These Georgia Tech students received a Renewable Bioproducts Institute Fellowship for the current year.
RBI Fellows
Joshua Ako
Material Science and Engineering
As of: March 2025
Completion:
Email: jako3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Gold-Catalyzed Upconversion of Lignin and Lignin-Derived Aromatic Monomers
Advisor: Jason D. Azoulay
Advisor: Natalie Stengelin
Loly Amaya
As of: May 2024
Completion Date:
Email: lamaya3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Sustainable Approaches for Producing Precursors to Nylon 6 and Nylon 66
Advisor: Jake D. Soper
Rebecca Banner
Material Science and Engineering
As of: September 2023
Completion Date: May 2024
Email: rbanner7@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Fabrication of Transistor Paper for On-Demand Microelectronics
Advisor: Michael Filler
Advisor: Eric Vogel
Advisor: Victor Breedveld
William Berkey
School of Chemistry and Biochemistry
As of Date: September 2023
Completion Date: May 2024
Email: wberkey3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Unprotected Carbohydrate Derived Furans for the Synthesis of Value-Added Chemicals
Advisor: Stefan France
Advisor: Christopher Jones
Paul Branham
Chemistry
As of: July 2024
Completion Date:
Email: pbranham3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Sufation of Cellulose Using Red Algae Enzymes
Advisor: Stefan France
Advisor: Christopher Jones
Catelyn Chamblee
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
As of: August 2024
Completion Date:
Email: cchamblee9@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Advanced Processing of Agro-waste and its Application in Building Construction
Advisor: Ebenezer Fanijo
Advisor: Kim Kurtis
Advisor: Valerie Thomas
Danae A Chipoco Haro
Materials Science and Engineering
As of Date: September 2023
Completion Date:
Email: dharo3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Electrochemical Base-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Lignin
Advisor: Marta Hatzell
Advisor: Faisal Alamgir
Shaafique Chowhury
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of: January 2024
Completion Date:
Email: schowdhury76@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Lignin-Derived Biodegradable Biolatex
Advisor: Pamela Peralta-Yahya
Sarah Cribb
Civil and Environmental Engineering
As of: August 2024
Completion Date:
Email: scribb6@gatech.edu
Research Focus: PAPER-ZERO: Pulp and Paper Emissions Reductions: Zero-Emissions Roadmap and Objectives
Advisor: Joe Bozeman
Advisor: Marta Hatzell
Advisor: Micha Ziegler
Anomitra De
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of: November 2024
Completion Date:
Email: anomitra3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: High-Performance Porous Carbon Materials from Kraft Lignin
Advisor: Matthew McDowell
Advisor: Sankar Nair
Advisor: Meisha Shofner
Parker Dulin
As of: January 2025
Completion Date:
Email: dulin3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Sustainable & Cost-Effective Treatment of Pulp & Paper Effluent: Removal of challenging Inorganic Contaminants via Bioremediation
Advisor: Christos Athanassiou
Advisor: Patricia Stathatou
Gard Gudvangen
As of: January 2024
Completion Date:
Email: ggudvangen3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Sustainable Solvent Production from Woody-Biomass
Advisor: Anthony Arduengo
Advisor: Andy Bommarius
Advisor: Stefan France
Advisor: Jake Soper
Yidong Hua
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of: October 2024
Completion Date:
Email: yhua42@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Paper-Zero: Opportunities to Achieve a Carbon-Negative Future with Black Liquor
Advisor: Joe Bozeman
Advisor: Marta Hatzell
Advisor: Micha Ziegler
Elnaz Jamshidi
Materials Science and Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: ejamshidi3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Carbon-Negative Building Materials based on Engineered Wood for Structural and Thermal Insulation Applications project
Advisor: Asha Menon
Advisor: Joe Bozeman
Advisor: Kyriaki Kalaitzidou
Jiaying Jin
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of: January 2025
Completion Date:
Email: jjin95@gatech.edu
Research Focus: A Data Science Workflow for Sustainable Packaging Development
Advisor: Martha Grover
Advisor: Meisha Shofner
Hsiang-Ju (James) Kai
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: james.kai@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Unraveling the physical chemistry of polyolefin-cellulose interfaces
Advisor: Natalie Stingelin
Jungin E Kim
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December 2023
Completion Date:
Email: jkim3252@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Biodegradable Polymer Design with Quantum Optimization
Advisor: Yan Wang
Advisor: Karl Jacob
Akanksha Lakra
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: alakra8@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Advances in refining for better product quality at lower energy consumption in MP forming
Advisor: Julene Tong
Advisor: Cyrus Aidun
Advisor: Chris Luettgen
Geng-Sheng Lin
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: glin60@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Cellulose-based triboelectric membrane sensor for heavy metal removal and detection
Advisor: Julene Tong
Advisor: George Lan
Evan Moore
USDA
As of:
Completion Date:
Email: emoore98@gatech.edu
Research Focus: nZADS-Instrument for Rapid and Robust CNC Size Distribution Measurement
Advisor: Victor Breedveld
Opeyemi A Ojelade
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: oojelade3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Catalytic Processing of Enriched Hydroxy Acids from Kraft Black Liquor
Advisor: Sankar Nair
Advisor: Chris Jones
Kim Anh Pham
Material Science and Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: kpham47@gatech.edu
Research Focus: The Effect of Slot Die Coated CNC on Glass Fiber Fabric Reinforced Composites
Advisor: Kyriaki Kalaitzidou
Advisor: Karl Jacob
Advisor: Tequila Harris
Shivam Prajapati
As of:
Completion Date:
Email: Shivam.prajapati@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Development of Net-Zero Energy Solutions for Paper Making: Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Forming and Drying System
Advisor: Cyrus Aidun
Beth Quay
Industrial Systems and Engineering
As of: August 2024
Completion Date:
Email: beth_quay@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Impact of Data Uncertainty in Environment Life Cycle Assessment
Advisor: Valerie Thomas
Arjun Thangaraj Ramshankar
Civil and Environmental Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: arjunthangaraj@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Sustainably sourced natural fibers for Thermal Insulation in Buildings – A holistic life cycle perspective
Advisor: Akanksha K. Menon
Advisor: Joe Bozeman
Advisor: Kyriaki Kalaitzidou
Javaz Rolle
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: jrolle@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Adhesion and durability effects on bio-based barrier coatings
Advisor: Carson Meredith
Advisor: Natalie Stingelin
Fariha Rubaiya
Materials Science and Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: frubaiya3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Understanding Electromechanical Coupling in Cellulose for Single Component Auxetic-Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters
Advisor: Meisha Shofner
Advisor: Lauren Garten
Asa Sappington
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: March 2025
Completion Date:
Email: asappington3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: PAPER-ZERO: Pulp and Paper Emissions Reductions: Zero-Emissions Roadmap and Objectives
Advisor: Micah Ziegler
Lilly Schroer
Materials Science and Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: lschroer6@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Engineering Damage-Tolerant Packing Materials by Controlling Steady-State Damage Accumulation in Fiber Networks
Advisor: Chris Muhlstein
Burhan Suhan
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date:
Completion Date:
Email: msuhan3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Towards Net-Zero Paper Machine Technology: Analysis of the Refiner
Advisor: Carson Meredith
Talia Thomas
Mechanical Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: tthomas326@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Functionalized Cellulose Matrices for Battery Applications
Advisor: Matthew McDowell
Quyen (Peter) Tran
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: qtran47@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Adhesion and durability effects on bio-based barrier coatings
Advisor: Natalie Stingelin
Advisor: Thomas Gartner
Harsh Kumar Verma
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: August 2024
Completion Date:
Email: hverma32@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Improved Formulations for Energy Efficient Paper Manufacturing
Advisor: Blair Brettman
Preksha Vichare
Materials Science and Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: pvichare6@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Improving dewatering in the press section of paper making industry
Advisor: Victor Breedveld
Advisor: Chris Luettgen
Advisor: Valerie Thomas
Advisor: Blair Brettmann
Abraham Weinstein
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: January 2025
Completion Date:
Email: aweinstein7@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Micromodular Electronics for Computational Paper
Advisor: Michael Filer
David Witdorchic
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: dwitdorchic3@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Oxygen containing intermediates from renewable woody biomass
Advisor: Andy Bommarius
Xintong Xu
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: xxu467@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Data-driven Process for Aviation Fuels and Biochemicals from Forestry Residues
Advisor: Zhaohui Tong
Advisor: Carson Meredith
Matthew Yen
As of Date: January 2025
Completion Date:
Email: myen01@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Cellulose Nanofibril-Based Separators for Lithium-ion and Sodium-ion Batteries
Advisor: Matthew McDowell
Ahmed Yanus
Civil and Environmental Engineering
As of Date: January 2024
Completion Date:
Email: ayunus7@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Leveraging Wastewater Resource Recovery to Reduce Landfill Organic Loading: Process Modeling, Environmental, and Economic Impacts Assessment
Advisor: Joe Bozeman
Advisor: Yongheng Chen
Li Zhang
Materials Science and Engineering
As of Date: December, 2023
Completion Date:
Email: lzhang686@gatech.edu
Research Focus: Controlled Durability and Degradation using ALD in Cellulosic Products
Advisor: Mark Losego
Advisor: Todd Sulchek
