Current Position: Process Engineer at Intel
M.S. (2018) in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.S. (2016) in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
Research Area: Applying machine learning to model order-reduction of distributed parameter systems.
Hyun-Kyu Choi
Current Position: Product Engineer at Samsung Electronics
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (2017 ~ 2021)
B.S. (2017) in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea (South)
Research Area: Multiscale modeling and control of pulp and paper manufacturing for improved renewable resource efficiency.
Pallavi Kumari
Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering (2017 ~ 2022)
M.S. (2014) in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
B.S. (2014) in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Research Area: Root cause and consequence analysis of rare events in chemical process industries.
Co-advised with Professor Qingsheng Wang
Priscille Etoughe
Current Position: Process Engineer at Green Generation Solutions
M.S. (2018) in Energy, Texas A&M University
B.S. (2016) in Energy, Business, and Finance, Pennsylvania State University
Research Area: Modeling and economic analysis of hydraulic fracturing in shale formations.
Mohammed Saad Faizan Bangi
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering (2019 ~ )
M.S. (2019) in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.Tech. (2015) in Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, India
Research Area: A hybrid modeling approach integrating first principles with machine learning.
Kaiyu Cao
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering (2020 ~ )
M.S. (2019) in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.E. (2017) in Chemical Technology, Dalian University of Technology, China
Research Area: Integration of process design and control for sustainable water management of hydraulic fracturing.
Silabrata Pahari
Current Position: Process Enginner at ExxonMobil Corp
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering (2019 ~ 2024)
B.E (Hons) (2017) Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Research Area: Modeling of living-polymers in complex fluids: application to hydraulic fracturing.
Niranjan Arvind Sitapure
Current Position: Consultant at Bain & Company
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering (2018 – 2023)
B. Tech. (2018) in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India
Research Area: Multiscale modeling and control of CsPBBr3 perovskite nanocrystals: application to quantum dots.
Bhavana Bhadriraju Venkata Naga Sai
Current Position: Process Engineer at Dow Inc.
Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering (2020 ~ 2023)
M.S. (2018 – 2020) in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B. Tech. (2016) in Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India
Research Area: Data-driven adaptive sparse modeling of chemical process systems: application to process safety and control
Co-advised with Professor Faisal Khan
Parth Bhandakkar
Current Position: Data Scientist at Intel
M.S. (2020) in Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
B.E. (Hons.) (2018) in Chemical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Research Area: Application of MPC to maximize oil production in a naturally-fractured unconventional reservoir using a multi-size proppant addition schedule.