2019 Lab Announcements

Nov 2019, Hye Youn just published an article focusing on the development of defect‐free polymeric hollow fiber membranes as a robust platform for organic solvent reverse osmosis. This article was selected as a cover paper for the "Future" issue of AIChE Journal, which invites early career researchers to contribute their pioneering works. Check it out here.

Sep 2019, The Lively Lab has grown! Hannah Holmes, Yacine Feliachi, Youngjoo Lee, and Yi Ren have all recently joined the group!

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!