Dr. Yu Morimoto, Chief Scientist
Research scientist, Toyota Central R&D labs., Inc. (1989- 2020)
Senior researcher, Doshisha University (2021)
Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University
B.S. & M.S., Nuclear Engineering, Nagoya University
Dr. Bilal Iskandarani, Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD , Material Science and Nanoengineering
Sabanci University, Istanbul
Master in Molecular Inorganic Chemistry
Lebanese University, Beirut
B.S in Chemistry, Lebanese University, Beirut
Research Interests: material synthesis , fabrication, and characterization. Electrospining. PEM fuel cells
Hobbies: Going to gym, soccer, watching documentaries, and swimming
Hung-Ming Chang, Postdoctoral Fellow
Former ChairForce, Taiwan
Ph.D. Chemical Biomolecular Engineering, University of California Irvine
M.S. in Polymer Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University
B.S. in Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University
Email: hungminc@uci.edu
Research interests: renewable energy, rheology, polymer, and soft matter
Hobbies: drawing, cooking, surfing, watching movies
Magnolia Pak, Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering), co-advised with Prof. Brouwer
B.A. in Physics, Wellesley College (2019)
Email: magnolip@uci.edu
Research interests: renewable energy, electrochemistry, fuel cells, electrolyzers, solar energy
Hobbies: climbing, baseball, traveling, watching movies
Celine Chen, Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering)
B.A. in Chemical Engineering, Brown University
B.A. in Chemistry, Brown University
Email: yingchc5@uci.edu
Research interests: renewable and sustainable energy, fuel cells, electrochemistry, catalyst durability, electrochemical characterization, material synthesis
Hobbies: cooking, baking, playing golf, swimming, hiking, playing cello
Nausir Firas, Ph.D. Candidate (Mechanical Engineering)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2024)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2021)
Email: nfiras@uci.edu
Research interests: electrochemistry, electrolyzer modeling, hydrogen fuel cells, renewable energy systems
Hobbies: reading, playing video games, playing guitar, basketball
Jack Lang, Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical Engineering)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2024)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2022)
Email: jacktl@uci.edu
Research interests: renewable and clean energy, materials chemistry, nuclear chemistry, electrochemistry
Hobbies: volleyball, basketball, playing guitar/bass, biking
Jesus Alexis Lopez Ochoa, Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical Engineering)
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2024)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2022)
Email: jlopezoc@uci.edu
Research interests: interfacial charging, fuel cells, electrochemistry, renewable energy
Hobbies: weight lifting, watching movies, YouTube
Cliffton Wang, Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering) – Group social chair
B.A. in Chemical and Physical Biology, Harvard University
email: clifftow@uci.edu
Research interests: Clean and renewable energy, hydrogen energy, electrochemistry, electrolyzers, system durability and optimizaiton
Hobbies: surfing, watching sunsets, camping, literally anything outdoorsy, skating, doing dumb stuff, being in awe about how nice Orange County is
Thirawit Sornsuchat, Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering), co-advised with Prof. Atanassov
M.E. in Chemical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Mahidol University, Thailand
email: tsornsuc@uci.edu
Research interests: Electrochemistry, electrolyzers, electrocatalysis, decarbonization, carbon dioxide reduction, system design and optimization
Hobbies: Learning history, following NEWS, playing video games
Robert Antón, Ph.D. Candidate (Materials Science & Engineering)
B.S. University of Virginia
Email: ranton@uci.edu
Research Interests:
Hobbies: Cooking
Luis Henriquez, Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical Engineering), co-advised with Prof. Mohraz
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2024)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2022)
Email: lhenriq1@uci.edu
Research interests: Fuel cells, Renewable energy, Ink rheology, Electrolyzers
Hobbies: Football (Soccer), Running, watching movies, traveling, hiking
Patrick Yang, Ph.D. student (Chemical Engineering)
Email: Patricy4@uci.edu
B.S. in Chemical Engineering & B.A. Business Administration, University of California, Irvine (2023)
Research interests: renewable energy, energy storage and batteries, electrochemistry, nanotechnology
Hobbies: reading, listening to music, gardening, swimming
Obeen Kwon, Ph.D. student (Chemical Engineering)
Email: Obeenk@uci.edu
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Soongsil University, South Korea (2022)
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Soongsil University, South Korea (2020)
Research interests: Nanoporous materials, Fuel cells, Electrolyzers
Hobbies: Playing piano, Listening to music, Biking
Jiazhe “Loki” Chen, Ph.D. student (Chemical Engineering)
Email: Jiazhec2@uci.edu
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2023)
Research interests:
Hobbies:
Nergis Mahajar, Ph.D. student (Chemical Engineering)
Email: Nmahajar@uci.edu
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, Irvine (2024)
Research interests: Electrolyzers, Fuel Cells, Renewable energy, CO2 reduction and carbon capture technologies
Hobbies: Hiking, Camping, Styling and water color painting
Vivek Shastry Devalla, Ph.D. Student (Chemical Engineering)
Email: vdevalla@uci.edu
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of California, San Diego (2023)
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Warangal, India (2021)
Research Interests: Electrochemical Energy, Conversion and Storage, Renewable Energy, Nanomaterials, System Optimization
Hobbies: Traveling, exploring new places and cultures, soccer and swimming, listening to music, playing guitar, watching TV shows/YouTube
Mateusz Wojtaszek, Ph.D. Student (Chemical Engineering), co-advised with Prof. Mohraz
Email: mwojtasz@uci.edu
M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Stanford University
Research interests: Soft matter science, rheology, colloids and interfaces, clean energy
Hobbies: Board games, biking, traveling