Meet our Research Group
Current Ph.D. Students
Jitendra Choudhary
jitendrac17@tamu.edu
Ph.D. Student (JEB 526)
Jitendra is a highly motivated science
enthusiast. He is currently working towards the synthesis of Ultra High-temperature carbide nanowires and their assemblies for thermal protection systems.
Ryan Loden
ryan_loden@tamu.edu
Ph.D. Student (JEB 526)
Ryan has a strong background in Chemistry, and he is currently working on the synthesis of Ultra-high-temperature Transition Metal Carbide (TMC) nanowires and their assemblies.
Dharani Sathwik Ram
sathwik27@tamu.edu
Ph.D. Student (JEB 526)
Dharani brings solid expertise in chemical engineering. He is working on a risk-based understanding of the mechanisms involved in Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC)
Current M.S. Student
Stephen Scoggins
stephen_scoggins@tamu.edu
M.S. Student (JEB 526)
Stephen is using his chemistry background to develop ultra-high-temperature carbide nanowires and tune their physical properties for use as thermally resistant materials.
Ph.D. Alumni
Dr. Charles Kofi Ayi (Defended in October 2026, co-advisor, advised by Prof. Faisal Khan)
Dissertation Title: Experimental Investigation and Atomistic Analysis of Hazards Associated with Hydrogen Ignition.
Dr. Naga Venkata Saidileep Korlapati (Graduated in May 2025, co-advisor, advised by Prof. Faisal Khan)
Dissertation Title: Hydrogen-Induced Damage in Steel Pipelines: Atomistic Modeling and Probabilistic Risk Assessment
Dr. Yutian Qian (Graduated in August 2024, co-advisor, advised by Prof. Faisal Khan)
Dissertation Title: Integration of process safety in chemical engineering curriculum: An initiative with simulation and project-based learning
Dr. Niraj Ashutosh Vidwans (Graduated in December 2023)
Dissertation Title: In-situ cell motility studies for deducing mechanisms and kinetics underlying photocatalytic disinfection of water
Dr. Azhar Ali (Graduated in December 2020)
Dissertation Title: Synthesis, processing, and characterization of magnesium-based thermoelectric materials
Dr. Yixi Chen (Graduated in December 2020)
Dissertation Title: Filler-matrix interaction and its effect on mechanical properties of nanowire-epoxy composites
Dr. Pranav Kannan (Graduated in August 2018, co-advised by Prof. M. Sam Mannan)
Dissertation Title: Towards the development of biosensors for the detection of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC)
Dr. Venkata Vasiraju (Graduated in December 2016)
Dissertation Title: Design and synthesis of stable, aligned and welded magnesium silicide nanowire assemblies for fabrication of efficient and reliable thermoelectrics
Dr. Yongmin Kang (Graduated in December 2014)
Dissertation Title: Phase transformation for the large-scale synthesis and assembly via welding of metal silicide nanowires for thermoelectric applications
Dr. Lance Brockway (Graduated in May 2014)
Dissertation Title: Nanoscale engineering for the design of efficient inorganic-organic hybrid thermoelectrics
Previous M.S./M.Eng. Students
Krishna Shankar (Chemical Engineering, Graduated in May 2026)
Dharani Sathwik Ram Panchagnula (Chemical Engineering, Graduated in December 2025)
Jitendra Choudhary (Chemical Engineering., Graduated in August 2024)
Nivin Palanisamy (Materials Science and Engineering, Graduated in May 2024)
Omkar Newalkar (Chemical Engineering, Graduated in May 2023)
Koyena Banerjee (Master of Biotechnology Program, Graduated in August 2023)
Jonathan Bockenstedt (Chemical Engineering, Graduated in December 2021)
NFN Rakesh (Chemical Engineering, Graduated in December 2017)
Yidong Pan (Chemical Engineering, Graduated in December 2013)
Other Alumni
Undergraduate Students
(Partial List of >50 UG students trained)
Anirudh Chandramohan
Tyler Marks
Eshan Sandhu
James Lockwood
Brett Studley
Nathaniel Chen
Carter Dickson
Jonathan Bockenstedt
Joseph Leimer
Brion Cakaj
David Norris
Sukriti Gakhar
Maxime Van Laer
Stephen Kohn