Principal Investigator
Xuejun Zhu, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, TAMU CV
Location: JEB 212
Email: xjzhu@tamu.edu
Team Members
Arella (Xuanzi) Chen
PhD student, Chemical Engineering
Aug 2023 – Current
Location: JEB 511
Email: xc1126@tamu.edu
Smit Kashinath Sakpal
PhD student, Chemical Engineering
Nov 2024 – Current
Location: JEB 511
Email: smitsakpal@tamu.edu
Insuvai Kumar
PhD student, CHEN
Aug 2025 – Current
Location: JEB 509
Email: insuvaikumar@tamu.edu
Alumni
Postdoc
Anjali Kharb, Ph. D. (2024-2026)
Graduate students
Lois Gordils-Valentin (PhD 2025, Postdoc, VMBS at TAMU)
Lois Gordils-Valentin (PhD 2025, Postdoc, VMBS at TAMU)
Faye (Huanrong) Ouyang (PhD 2025, Senior Scientist, AbbVie Inc.)
Liangyu Qian (PhD 2023, Postdoc, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Ibijoju Akinyeye (MS 2022, LTD Semiconductor Process engineer, Intel)
Ibijoju Akinyeye (MS 2022, LTD Semiconductor Process engineer, Intel)
Undergraduate students
Jackson Belobrajdic (BS 2026, PhD student at UT Austin)
Kaden Lehrmann (Chemical Engineering, TAMU)
Kaden Lehrmann (Chemical Engineering, TAMU)
Rebecca Nguyen (Chemical Engineering, REU, TAMU)
Taylor Monique Aaron (Chemical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University)
Hiam Al Mallah (Texas Summer Research Program (TSRE) through TAMUQ)
Joshua Hong (BS 2022, R&D lab support technologist, Sandia National Laboratories)
Alexis Lizarraga Barrera (Chemical Engineering, TAMU)
Jeshua Malroy (BS 2021, PhD student at Baylor College of Medicine)
Taylor Monique Aaron (Chemical Engineering, Prairie View A&M University)
Hiam Al Mallah (Texas Summer Research Program (TSRE) through TAMUQ)
Joshua Hong (BS 2022, R&D lab support technologist, Sandia National Laboratories)
Alexis Lizarraga Barrera (Chemical Engineering, TAMU)
Jeshua Malroy (BS 2021, PhD student at Baylor College of Medicine)
Group Photos
2025 Winter
2025 Spring
2024 Summer
2022 Spring
2021 Summer