SANKAR NAIR RESEARCH GROUP  
                    		   	    at the Georgia Institute of Technology

 

 Engineering Materials and Chemical Processes at the Nanoscale

 

 

 

           People
Group Leader 
 Sankar Nair
 Associate Professor
     B.Tech., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (1997)
          M.S., Physics, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2002)
          Ph.D., Chemical Engineering,University of Massachusetts Amherst (2002)
   Phone: 404 894 4826     E-mail
Postdoctoral Fellows 
 Jae-kyu Cho 
            Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2009)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Biofuel separation membranes
 
 Kwang-suk Jang
   - 2009 Korea Research Foundation Fellow
             Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (2009)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Mesoporous membranes
 
 Zhengzhi Zhou
            Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2009)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Zeolite membranes
Graduate Researchers 
 Amir Ahmadi
 Ph.D. Candidate 
   - GT Presidential Fellow, 2006 Polymer GAANN Fellow
             B.S., Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University (2005)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Nanopore devices
 
 Tae-Hyun Bae
 Ph.D. Candidate (co-advisor: C. W. Jones)          
                    M.S., Chemical Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea (2006)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Nanocomposite membranes
 
 Andrew Brown
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate (co-advisor:C. W. Jones)          
                    B.S., Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology (2008)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Metal-organic frameworks
 
 Christopher Edmonds
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate (co-advisors: P. Hesketh, A. Chatterjee)          
                    M.S., Electrical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (1999)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Nanopore devices
 
 Dun-Yen Kang
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate (co-advisor: C. W. Jones)          
                    M.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University (2008)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Nanotubes, nanocomposite membranes
 
 Mohamad Kassaee
 Ph.D. Candidate (co-advisors: D. Sholl and R. Chance) 
                  M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee-Knoxville  (2007)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Zeolite membranes
 
 Hyung Ju Kim
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate (co-advisor: C. W. Jones)          
                    B.S., Chemical Engineering, Korea University (2008)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Inorganic/organic hybrid membranes
 
 Wun-Gwi Kim
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate           
                    M.E., Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University (2007)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Nanoporous layered materials, Nanocomposite membranes
 
 Megan Lydon
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate (co-advisor: C. W. Jones)          
                    B.S., Chemistry, California State Polytechnic University (2008)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Surface engineering of nanomaterials
 
 Kathrine McFadden
 M.S. Candidate
                  B.S., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2007)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Biofuel separation membranes
 
 Joshua Thompson
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate (co-advisor: C. W. Jones)     
                  B.E., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University (2008)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Nanocomposite membranes
 
 Gulfem (Ipek) Yucelen
 Ph.D. pre-Candidate (co-advisor: H. W. Beckham)     
                  M.S.., Mechanical Engineering, Southern Illinois University (2008)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Nanotubes
Undergraduate Researchers 
 Gabriel Tong     
   - 2007 PURA awardee, 2009 GT Undergraduate Research Award
    E-mail
    Research Subject: Nanotubes
 
 Mckinley Schroeder   
    E-mail
    Research Subject: Fuel cell membranes
 
 Casey Timmerman  
    E-mail
    Research Subject: Thin film adsorption measurements
 
 Courtney Brown
    E-mail
    Research Subject: Metal-organic frameworks
Other Co-advised Researchers 
 Cheng Chen 
            Postdoctoral Fellow (advisor: W. J. Koros)
                      - Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology (2009)
   E-mail
 Research subject: Air separation membranes
 
 Darshan Mithaiwala
            Undergraduate Researcher (advisor: D. S. Sholl)
    E-mail
 Research subject: Nanotube materials
 
 M. Reid Davis
            Undergraduate Researcher (advisor: D. S. Sholl)
    E-mail
 Research subject: MOF materials
Alumni (2009-2014)
GP = Graduate Researcher (PhD), PD = Postdoctoral Fellow, UG = Undergraduate Researcher 
Suchitra Konduri
 
GP
 
2005-2009
 
Intel Corporation
 

Alumni and Visitors 2003-2008
Visiting Researchers (2009-2014) 

Dr. Cantwell Carson       School of MSE, Georgia Tech (Summer 2009)
Hiyong Byun                Gwinnett School of Math Sci & Technology (2009-2010)
Joshua Holley              Gwinnett School of Math Sci & Technology (2009-2010)
Undergraduate Visitors (2009-2014) 
 
K-12 Teacher Visitors (2009-2014) 
Dr. Lindsey Stamm     Gwinnett School of Math Sci & Technology (Summer 2009)
 
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