Lively Lab 2018 Fall

Science!

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Dr. Lively's group focuses on engineering advanced separation devices through a combination of materials science and chemical engineering. In particular, the group's research investigates the use of nanoporous materials such as zeolites, metal-organic frameworks and polymers.

the crew

Meet the team! We are a group of dedicated scientists and engineers working on creating and developing advanced separation devices based on nanoporous materials. Check here for any job postings.

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research highlights

• Energy efficient molecular separation processes

• Design of multi-layer hollow fiber devices: sorbents, membranes, contactors and reactors

• Creation and engineering of high performance polymers and nanoporous materials

see the lab!

Discover the capabilities within the Lively Lab:

Asymmetric hollow fiber spinning & testing facility, Micromeritics HPVA II & ASAP2020, TA Instruments VTI-SA+ & Q500, Polymer film casting and drying station, Automated cyclic pressure swing adsorption unit, Multi-component liquid permeation system etc.

The Lively Lab

Announcements

Aug 2019, Yao has won the 2019 AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award, which she will receive at the Separations Division’s Awards Banquet on November 11 at the Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Congrats!

Jul 2019, Yao has been selected as the recipient of the 2019 Eastman Graduate Fellowship in Chemical Engineering. This fellowship of $10,000 will provide Yao with an additional $5000 in stipend and $5000 in resources for materials and travel. Congrats!

Jul 2019, Fengyi just published an article in Chemistry of Materials. The article developed a metal oxide-infused membrane, which could offer a low-energy alternative for chemical separations. -- Check it out here.

Jun 2019, Yao just published an article in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, which has been selected as a VIP (very important paper) and cover paper. The article focuses on the development of carbon molecular sieve membrane with mid-range micropores for xylene isomer separation. Check it out here.

Apr 2019, Isaiah has been awarded a 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship -- Congrats! See the story here.

Feb 2019, Yao has been selected as one of the three recipients for the 2019 NAMS Student Fellowship -- congrats! In addition to a $500 prize, she will present her research at the 2019 NAMS in Pittsburgh in a special award session.

Jan 2019, Guanghui just published an article in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. The article focuses on a new type of membrane known as a "molecularly-mixed composite membrane". Check it out here.

Jan 2019, Chunyi, Isaiah, Pavithra, and Young Hee all passed their PhD qualifying exams! Congrats!

Oct 2018, Fengyi has won the 2018 Ziegler Award for Best Paper -- Congrats! See the picture, here!

Oct 2018, The Lively Lab has grown! Chunyi, Dan, Isaiah, Pavithra, and Young Hee have all recently joined the group!

July 2018, Yao just published her paper, which focused on xylene isomer separation in CMS materials. Check it out here!

June 2018, Dr. Brian Pimentel (Lively Lab alum) collaborated and co-authored a new paper in Angewandte Chemie! Check it out here.

June 2018, Dr. Lively has received the 2018 DOE Early Career Award! Check out the story here.

May 2018, Fengyi has just published his first paper, which focused on 3D printing PIM-1! Check it out here!

May 2018,Leo just published a new article on biochemical separations using MOF adsorbents! Check it out here!

May 2018, Congratulations to Dr. Pimentel -- the second PhD student from The Lively Lab and one of the founding members! See the picture here!

Apr 2018, The Lively Lab has grown! Dr. Yun-Ho Ahn has joined as the group's newest post-doctoral researcher.

Mar 2018, Guanghui has won the UNCAGE-ME EFRC "Best Paper Award" for 2017-2018. You can find the paper here

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