Current Group Members
Principal Investigator
Prof. Hao Sun
PhD Students
Tarek Ibrahim
Education:
M.Sc., Chemistry
University of New Haven (2023)
B.Sc., Chemistry
Alexandria University, Egypt (2012)
Current Research Interests: Biomass-derived polymers as sustainable materials
Education:
M.Sc., Chemistry
University of New Haven (2023)
B.Sc., Chemistry
Alexandria University, Egypt (2012)
Current Research Interests: Biomass-derived polymers as sustainable materials
Master of Science Students
Katie Durkee
Education:
B.Sc., Biology
University of New Haven (2022)
Current Research Interests: Self-healing polymer materials for space applications
Education:
B.Sc., Biology
University of New Haven (2022)
Current Research Interests: Self-healing polymer materials for space applications
Kyle Rocha
Education:
B.S., Forensic Science, Chemistry
Roger Williams University (2022)
Current Research Interest: Synthetic polymer-based biomimetic catalysts
Education:
B.S., Forensic Science, Chemistry
Roger Williams University (2022)
Current Research Interest: Synthetic polymer-based biomimetic catalysts
Undergraduate Students
Angelo Ritacco (24' BS-Fors)
Current Research Interests: Biomass-derived degradable polymer materials
Current Research Interests: Biomass-derived degradable polymer materials
Mia Rodriguez (24' BS-CHEM)
Current Research Interests: Depolymerizable polymer materials
Current Research Interests: Depolymerizable polymer materials
High School Students
Grace Cavallaro (Amity Regional High School)
Alumni
Farbod Shirinchi
Current position: PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Notre Dame
Education:
M.Sc., Chemistry
University of New Haven (2023)
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering
Amirkabir University of Technology (2020)
Current Research Interests: Biopolymer-based anti-cancer therapeutics
Current position: PhD student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at University of Notre Dame
Education:
M.Sc., Chemistry
University of New Haven (2023)
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering
Amirkabir University of Technology (2020)
Current Research Interests: Biopolymer-based anti-cancer therapeutics