Miguel A. Modestino
Miguel is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering of New York University. He obtained his B.S in Chemical Engineering (2007), M.S. in Chemical Engineering Practice (2008) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley (2013). Between 2013-2016 he was a postdoctoral fellow and project manager of the SHINE project at École Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne.
Postdocs
Thomas Yu
Thomas is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering (2018) from Northwestern University, Chicago. He is currently working on a commercialization project on solid state hydrogen storage technology, as part of the NYU and Department of Defense’s MD5 Program.
Ph.D. Students
Daniela E. Blanco
Daniela is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. She obtained her B.S. in Chemical Engineering (2016) from Universidad Simon Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela. She is currently working towards developing renewable energy driven textile production processes.
Daniel Frey
Daniel is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He obtained his B.S. in Biomolecular Engineering (2016) from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He is currently working towards developing electrochemical energy storage devices for grid flexibility.
Adlai B. Katzenberg
Adlai is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He obtained his B.S. in Nanoengineering (2015) from the University of California, San Diego. He is currently working towards redefining the design of catalyst layers of water electrolyzers and CO2 electroreduction devices.
Zhixiao Zhao
Zhixiao a.k.a. George is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering. He obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Technology (2014) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in Shanghai, China. He is currently working towards understanding the effects of bubbles in Multiphase Flow Electrochemical Reactors.
M.S. Students
Cesar Munoz
Cesar is a Master's student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. He is currently working in the techno-economical optimization of the Solar Textiles development.
Nicole Schnabel
Nicole is a senior BS/MS student studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering/Biomedical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She is currently working to develop novel nanoparticle incorporated photocatalytic hydrogels for water treatment applications.
B.S. Students
Brian Chen
Brian is a sophomore studying Applied Physics and Mathematics at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is currently working towards the development of perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomers with molecular control over their structure as alternatives to Nafion membranes for electrochemical energy conversion.
Tana Siboonruang
Tana is a junior studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is currently studying the effects of ionic-liquid/ionomer catalyst layers on the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide.
Aaliyah Zainub
Aaliyah is a junior studying Chemical and Biomolecular engineering, and is part of the BS/MS Chemical Engineering program at Tandon. She is currently working as part of the SolarTextiles team on how to optimize the selectivity of the electrochemical conversion of acrylonitrile towards adiponitrile.
Undergraduate Summer Researchers
Ally Carlton-Lyndall
Ally is a rising junior studying Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She is currently working through the Undergraduate Summer Research Program on thin film catalyst layers of water electrolyzers.
Andrew Hamlin
Andrew is a fourth-year student in the Mechanical Engineering program at Union College in Schenectady, NY. He is participating in the REU program at NYU, and he is working on hydrogel-based photocatalytic reactors for light-driven water treatment.
Steven Ng Yu
Steven is a sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. He is currently working on developing electrochemical energy storage devices by testing different electrolytes for their effects on performance.
Purnima Prasad
Purnima is a sophomore studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She is currently testing different device configurations to maximize efficiency of the electrosynthesis of adiponitrile.
Junyi Sha
Junyi is a sophomore studying Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Mathematics at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. She is currently studying the effects of differential pulse amperometry on the electrochemical conversion of acrylonitrile towards adiponitrile.
Visiting Students
Akash Raman
Akash is a final year student of Chemical Engineering at SASTRA University, India. He is currently working on his bachelor's thesis on hydrogel-based photocatalytic reactors for light-driven water treatment.
Group Alumni
Alexandra R. Ryan
Past Visiting Students
