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Meet The Group

Damien Guironnet - professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering

Damien Guironnet

Associate Professor

  guironne@illinois.edu

 

 

  • Senior Research Scientist (2011-2014)

BASF Corporation- Charlotte, NC

 

  • CENTC Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-2011)
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC

 

 

Education

Ph.D. in Chemistry, summa cum laude (2005-2009)- Universitat Konstanz, Germany

Research advisor: Prof. Stefan Mecking

MS in Chemical Engineering (2001-2005)- Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Mulhouse, France

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yash Laxman Kamble

4th Year ChBE Graduate Student

 ykamble2@illinois.edu

 

 

 

 

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering (2015-2019)

Institute of Chemical Technology- Mumbai, India

Research

My project focuses on the synthesis of shaped and water-soluble bottlebrush polymers with a potential application in nanomedicine. Simultaneously, I work on developing photonic materials with the synthesized bottlebrush polymers.

Hobbies

When the research and science get the better of me, I resort to arts and crafts, spending time with friends, binging shows and movies, and losing myself in the words of a good book. 

 

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Vanessa DaSilva

3rd Year ChBE Graduate Student

 

dasilva5@illinois.edu

 

 

 

Education

BS in Chemistry (2016-2020)

Minor in Mathematical and Statistical Modeling (2016-2020)

Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU)- Chicago, IL

Research

My research focuses on developing a process to catalytically depolymerize polyolefins.

Hobbies

 I enjoy outdoor adventures, traveling, and dancing.

 

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Keelee McCleary-Petersen

3rd Year Chemistry Graduate Student

 

keeleem2@illinois.edu

 

 

Education

BS in Chemistry (2016-2020)

The University of Arizona- Tuscon, AZ

Research

My research focuses on developing a chemically diverse and tunable polymer system to make shape-controlled bottlebrush polymers.

Hobbies

I like to read and listen to music.

 

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Jerry Rong

2nd Year ChBE Graduate Student 

 

yrong6@illinois.edu

 

 

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering (2017-2021)

University of Colorado- Boulder, CO

Research

My research is to incorporate bottlebrush polymer channels in membranes.

Hobbies

I love playing the piano and bartending.

 

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Kaitlyn Wiegand

2nd Year Chemistry Graduate Student

kwiegand@illinois.edu

 

Education

BS in Chemistry (2019-2021)

Southern Illinois University- Carbondale, IL

Research

My research is focused towards making shaped bottlebrush polymers dispersed in water for potential nanomedicine applications.

Hobbies

I enjoy baking, arts and crafts, and music. I especially enjoy learning new skills in all these areas, like learning how to bake new pastries or playing new songs on the piano.

 

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Alfons Pineda-Knauseder

2nd Year Chemistry Graduate Student

alfonsp2@illinois.edu

 

Education

BS in Chemistry (2019-2021)

University of Rochester- Rocherster, NY

Research

I am investigating Nickel (II) catalysts for the synthesis of non-alternating Polyketones.

Hobbies

I like fishing, literature, and music!

 

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Michael Taleff

1st Year ChBE Graduate Student

mtaleff2@illinois.edu

 

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering (2018-2022)

BS in Chemistry (2018-2022)

University of Texas- Austin, TX

Research

I am studying how to control polymer structure and its effects on material properties such as crystallization. Primarily, I am looking at automating polymer synthesis to better enable structure property relationship discovery.

Hobbies

On the more physically active side, I like to ride my bike and play disc golf when I can. Whenever I am feeling less energetic, I play video games or get stuck customizing Emacs.

 

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Yating Feng

2nd Year Undergraduate Student in Chemistry

 

yfeng53@illinois.edu

 

Mentor: Keelee McCleary-Petersen

 

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Dareall Acheampong

2nd Year Undergraduate Student in ChBE

 

dache2@illinois.edu

 

Mentor: Vanessa DaSilva

 

Alumni

PostDocs
  • Camille Boucher-Jacobs ('19)- Solugen

  • Muhammad Rabnawaz ('17)- Associate professor at Michigan State University

  • Scott Hicks ('15)- University of Rochester

Graduate
  • Susannah Miller ('23)- EcoLab

  • Brian VanDyke (Masters '22)- Crystal Pharmatech

  • Nicholas Wang ('22)- Braskem

  • Danielle Harrier ('22)- Exponent

  • Alexander Horn ('21)- 3M

  • Tianwei Yan ('21)- Postdoc at University of Delaware (Epps/Korley Lab)

  • Dylan Walsh ('20)- Postdoc at MIT (Jensen/Olsen Lab)

  • Micheal Hyatt ('20)- Postdoc at University of Minnesota (Mahanthappa/Bates Lab)

  • Jaimie Kurtz (Masters '18)- University of Illinois (College of Education)

  • Carl Schultz ('21)- Boston start-up

  • Marjorie Bridgewater ('21)- JPL National Lab

  • Lingze Wei (Masters '17)- Graduate student at Stanford University

Undergraduate
  • David Yang

  • Devin Schinski

  • Thomas Johnston

  • Bugra Sahin

  • Robert Schneider

  • Muneeb Ansari

  • Mikaela Dressendorfer

  • Kristen Lee

  • Pak Wing Chen

  • Chengling Qiu

  • Bryan Scheulin

  • SiiHong (Will) LauSiiHong (Will) Lau

  • Regev Trigalo

  • Tola Okesanjo

  • Eric Su

  • Yasheen Jadidi

  • Evan Richter

  • Michael Kubacki

  • David Braker

  • Joseph Schlude

  • Brett Llewellyn

  • Rahul Gogia

PostDocs
  • Camille Boucher-Jacobs ('19)- Solugen

  • Muhammad Rabnawaz ('17)- Associate professor at Michigan State University

  • Scott Hicks ('15)- University of Rochester

Graduate
  • Susannah Miller ('23)- EcoLab

  • Brian VanDyke (Masters '22)- Crystal Pharmatech

  • Nicholas Wang ('22)- Braskem

  • Danielle Harrier ('22)- Exponent

  • Alexander Horn ('21)- 3M

  • Tianwei Yan ('21)- Postdoc at University of Delaware (Epps/Korley Lab)

  • Dylan Walsh ('20)- Postdoc at MIT (Jensen/Olsen Lab)

  • Micheal Hyatt ('20)- Postdoc at University of Minnesota (Mahanthappa/Bates Lab)

  • Jaimie Kurtz (Masters '18)- University of Illinois (College of Education)

  • Carl Schultz ('21)- Boston start-up

  • Marjorie Bridgewater ('21)- JPL National Lab

  • Lingze Wei (Masters '17)- Graduate student at Stanford University

Undergraduate
  • Devin Schinski

  • Thomas Johnston

  • Bugra Sahin

  • Robert Schneider

  • Muneeb Ansari

  • Mikaela Dressendorfer

  • Kristen Lee

  • Pak Wing Chen

  • Chengling Qiu

  • Bryan Scheulin

  • SiiHong (Will) LauSiiHong (Will) Lau

  • Regev Trigalo

  • Tola Okesanjo

  • Eric Su

  • Yasheen Jadidi

  • Evan Richter

  • Michael Kubacki

  • David Braker

  • Joseph Schlude

  • Brett Llewellyn

  • Rahul Gogia