People
Principle Investigator
Younjin Min, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering (July 2019-Present)
Editorial Board, “Colloids and Interfaces” (2016-Present)
Editorial Board, "Coatings" (2018-Present)
Editorial Board, "Tribology and Lubricants" (2019-Present)
Prof. Min’s Google Scholar Profile
B.S. Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University
M.S. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Calif. Santa Barbara
Postdoctoral Training: Chemical Engineering, MIT
Email: ymin@engr.ucr.edu
Students
Alessandro Perego
Ph.D. Student (August 2018 ~ Present)
B.S. Brigham Young University (Chemical Engineering, 2018)
Email: ap226@zips.uakron.edu
Stephen Merriman
Ph.D. Student (August 2018 ~ Present)
B.S. The Ohio State University (Chemical Engineering, 2018)
Email: sm439@zips.uakron.edu
Wenhe Chen
M.S Student (August 2017 ~ Present)
B.S. Beijing University of Chemical Engineering(Polymer Engineering)
Email: wc41@zips.uakron.edu
Wenhao Li
M.S Student (August 2017 ~ Present)
B.S. East china University of Science and Technology (Materials Science and Engineering)
Email: wl57@zips.uakron.edu
Shifeng Huang
M.S Student (August 2017 ~ Present)
B.S. South China University of Technology (Polymer Engineering)
Email: sh208@zips.uakron.edu
Rundong Huang
M.S Student (August 2018 ~ Present)
B.S. Beijing University of Chemical Technology (Polymer Materials and Engineering)
Email: rh124@zips.uakron.edu
Lab Alumni
Yuchen Zhao, MS 2016
Thesis: Thermal behaviors and NMR Investigations of Ionic Liquids under Different Degrees of Confinement
Post graduation: Process engineer, Chengda Engineering Co., LTD, China.
Tianxin Zhang, MS 2016
Thesis: Silk based porous microneedle array for programmable drug delivery
Xiaoxu Lu, MS 2016
Thesis: A facile method to fabricate versatile Janus nanoparticles
Jingyu Li, MS 2015
Thesis: Novel m-fluidic channel assisted encapsulation technique for Layer-by- Layer polymer nano- and microcarrier fabrication
Post graduation: Program Assistant at Automotive Insight, LLC, Plymouth, Michigan, USA
Yupeng Hu, MS 2015
Thesis: Electrospun nanofibers for programmable drug delivery system sequentially targeting inflammation and infection
B.S. Sichuan University
Post graduation: Shanghai KEDI Environmental Technologies Co. Ltd.
Shihao Wen, MS 2016
Thesis: Design of multi-drug release coaxial electrospun mat for wound healing application
B.S. East China University of Science and Technology
Post graduation: PhD student in Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron
Undergraduate Students
Julia Meyer (May 2015 ~ August 2015: REU Program) B.S.: Stark State College, Chemical Engineering Email: jmeyer0816@starkstat.net
Helen Terrill (August 2014 ~ January 2015) B.S.: University of Akron, Chemical Engineering Email: hct6@zips.uakron.edu
Kamshat Dukenbaeva (June ~ October 2014) B.S.: University of Akron, Chemical Engineering Email: kd55@zips.uakron.edu
Denny Hanreck (Spring 2014) B.S.: University of Akron, Biomedical Engineering Email: dh72@zips.uakron.edu
Outreach Activities (Internship Program)
Kacey Fang (Summer 2013) Email: 15kaceyf@students.harker.org
Serena Wang (Summer 2013) Email: 15serenaw@students.harker.org
Zane Bellar (Summer 2013) Email: zanemikeb@gmail.com
Michael Borowski (Summer 2014: RET Program) Email: michael.borowski@rgdrage.org
Abigail Volk (Fall 2015 – Spring 2016) Email: avolk@students.stvm.com
Vitaliy Baranovskiy (Summer 2016: RET Program) Email: vbaranov@mail.bw.edu
Abigail Volk won several awards (Polymer Award, Governor’s Award for advanced materials, ASM Award, Edison Welding Institute Award) from St. Vincent-St. Mary Science Fair, University of Akron District Science Fair, Northeast Ohio Science and Engineering Fair, and The Ohio State Science Day during her internship in the lab. Congratulations, Abby!!
Group Photos
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