Principal Investigator
Milad Rabbani Esfahani, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
University of Alabama
Office : Bevill 1110 ; Lab : Bevill 032
201 7th Avenue
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0203
Phone 205-348-8836
Fax 205-348-7558
email : mesfahani@eng.ua.edu
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Post-Doctoral Researcher
Dr. Ahmed Al Mayyahi
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, 2023
M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri, 2016
Graduate students
Mr. Himangshu Mondal
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2022-2027
M.S., Chemical Engineering, The State University of New York at Buffalo, NY, USA, 2021.
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur (C.G), India, 2018
Email:hmondal1@crimson.ua.edu
Google Scholar
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Ms. Sweta Modak
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2021-2026
M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, 2020
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India, 2016
Email:smodak@crimson.ua.edu
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Mr. Ashish Srivastava
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2022-2027
M.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India, 2020
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India, 2016
Email:avsrivastava@crimson.ua.edu
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Mr. Atta Ur Razzaq
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2022-2027
M.S.C, Power Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany, 2021
B.E, Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Pakistan, 2017
Email:arazzaq@crimson.ua.edu
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Ms. Jasneet Pala
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2021-2026
M.E., Chemical Engineering, Bits Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, India, 2021
B.E., Chemical Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, India 2019
Email:jkpala@crimson.ua.edu
Google Scholar
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Ms. Medha Kasula
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2021-2025
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University , OH, 2020
B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India, 2018
Email:mkasula@crimson.ua.edu
Google Scholar
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Mr. Tin Le
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2020-2024
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University , MS, 2020
B.S., Chemical Engineering , Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN , 2016
Email:tnle@crimson.ua.edu
Google Scholar
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Undergraduate students
Ms. Elizabeth Collinson
Project: MOF for water treatment
Specialty : Metal–organic frameworks (MOF) fabrication for water treatment
Fall 2022-now
Email: ercollinson@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-collinson/
Ms. Lela Connors
Project: NF membrane for water treatment
Specialty : Membrane fabrication
Fall 2022-now
Email:lgconnors@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/lelaconnors/
Mr. Brenner Kar
Project: NF membranes for water treatment
Specialty : Membrane fabrication
Fall 2022-now
Email: blkar@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brennerkar.
Ms. Kaitlyn Crowe
Project: NF membranes for water treatment
Specialty : Membrane fabrication
Fall 2022-now
Email:kmcrowe5@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kaitlyn-crowe-703891253/
Ms. Adrienne (Addie) Thomsen
Project: MOF for water treatment
Specialty : Metal–organic frameworks (MOF) fabrication for water treatment
Fall 2020 – Spring 2022
Email: arthomsen@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrienne-thomsen/
Mr. Carlos Reynoso
Project: MOF-membranes
Specialty : Membrane fabrication and testing
Fall 2022
Email: careynoso@crimson.ua.edu
Mr. Zane Parkerson
Project: Advanced Membrane Process For Water Treatment – Dye removal
Specialty : Nano-composite ultafiltration fabrication
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
email: zjparkerson@crimson.ua.edu
Ms. Gabrielle (Gabi) Piercy
Project: Renewable-Cellulose-based membranes
Specialty : Membrane fabrication and testing
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Email: gnpiercy@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellepiercy/
Ms. Maya McKane
Project: Advanced Membrane Process For Water Purification
Specialty : Membrane fabrication – Electrospinning
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
email: mmckane@crimson.ua.edu
Mr. Benjamin (Ben) Anderson
Project: Mixed Matrix Membranes for Water treatment
Specialty : Ultrafiltration membranes permeation experiments
Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
email: bcanderson1@crimson.ua.edu
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Ms. Lauren Peck
Project: Advanced Membrane Process For Water Purification
Specialty : Nano-composite ultafiltration fabrication
Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
email: lpeck1@crimson.ua.edu
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Ms. Autumn Taylor
Project: Renewable-Cellulose-based membranes
Specialty : Nano-composite ultrafiltration fabrication
Fall 2017 – Spring 2019
email: adtaylor8@crimson.ua.edu
Mr. Johnny Miller
Project: Hollow fibers Membranes
Specialty : Membrane fabrication
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
email: jfmilleriv@crimson.ua.edu
Mr. Christopher Gothman
Project: Forward Osmosis Membrane- Desalination
Specialty : Thin-film nano-composite membranes
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
email: cpgothman@crimson.ua.edu
Mr. Zachary Joseph Smith
Project: Renewable-Cellulose-based membranes
Specialty : Membrane fabrication and testing
Fall 2020 – Fall 2021
Email: zjsmith3@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zjsmith13
Ms. Nicole Serwinowski
Project: Renewable-Cellulose-based membranes
Specialty : Nano-composite ultrafiltration fabrication
Spring 2019
email: nserwinowski@crimson.ua.edu
Mr. Jacob Brokwell
Project: Hollow fibers Membranes
Specialty : Membrane fabrication
Fall 2018 – Spring 2019
email: jrbrockwell@crimson.ua.edu
Ms. Elizabeth McDonough
Project: Forward Osmosis Membrane- Desalination
Specialty : Thin-film nano-composite membranes
Spring 2019
email: elmcdonough@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn
Mr. Ferriss Bailey
Project: Mixed Matrix Membranes for Water treatment
Specialty : Membranes casting solution rheology
Fall 2017 – Fall 2018
Currently: Engineering Consultant at Ramboll
email: fbailey1@crimson.ua.edu
LinkedIn
Mr. Luis Cesar (Luis) Caballero Forero
Project: Mixed Matrix Membranes for Water treatment
Specialty : Nano-composite ultrafiltration fabrication
Fall 2017
email: lccaballero@crimson.ua.edu
Mr. Aubrey Barnes
Project: Mixed Matrix Membranes for Water treatment
Specialty : Membranes casting solution rheology
Fall 2017 – Spring 2018
email: afbarnes1@crimson.ua.edu
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Former students
Mr. Mostafa Dadashi Firouzjaei
Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Alabama, USA, 2018-2020