Faculty Mentors
Dr. Alan Allgeier
Associate Professor
alan.allgeier@ku.edu
Allgeier Research Group
Area of Emphasis: Catalysis, continuous pharma. manufact., & porous material characterization
Dr. Reza Barati
Associate Professor
rezab@ku.edu
Area of Emphasis: Characterization and simulation of gas reservoirs, nanoparticles, & fracturing
Dr. Prajna Dhar
Professor
prajnadhar@ku.edu
Area of Emphasis: Molecular engineering & interfacial nanomedicine
Dr. Steve Gehrke
Professor
shgehrke@ku.edu
Gehrke Group
Area of Emphasis: Synthesis, properties and characterization of hydrogels, & biomimetic mater
Dr. Kevin Leonard
Associate Professor
kcleonard@ku.edu
Leonard Lab
Area of Emphasis: Electrocatalysis & scanning electrochemical microscopy
Dr. Xiaoli Li
Associate Professor
li.xiaoli@ku.edu
Area of Emphasis: Phase behavior, gas transport, hydrates, enhanced oil recovery, & shale gas
Dr. Ana Morais (co PI)
Assistant Professor
ana.morais@ku.edu
FEWLS Research
Area of Emphasis: Environmentally sustainable & economical food, energy, & water technol
Dr. Aaron Scurto
Professor
ascurto@ku.edu
Area of Emphasis: Supercritical fluids and alternative solvents
Dr. Mark Shiflett (PI)
Distinguished Professor
mark.b.shiflett@ku.edu
Shiflett Research Group
Area of Emphasis: Advanced materials for sustainable separations & entrepreneurship
Dr. Susan Williams
Professor
smwilliams@ku.edu
Williams Group
Area of Emphasis: Biomass conversion, reaction engineering, & hydrothermal liquefaction
Key Contributors
Dr. Felipe Anaya
Lab Director
felipe.anaya@ku.edu
Affiliation: KU Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Expertise: REU Director
Dr. David Corbin
Senior Research Scientist
david.r.corbin@ku.edu
Affiliation: Institute for Sustainable Engineering
Expertise: Inorganic chemistry
Mr. Kent Smith
Graphic Artist
Affiliation: KU Department of Architecture and Design
Expertise: Illustration and Animation
Dr. Kate Meyer
Curator
Affiliation: KU Spencer Museum of Art
Expertise: Works on Paper
Dr. Jorge Soberón
Director and Senior Scientist
jsoberon@ku.edu
Affiliation: KU Natural History Museum
Expertise: Scale spatial patterns & modeling
Industry Collaborators
Aerosol Recycle, Bond Biosciences, Chemours, Chromis Technologies, DuPont, Shell, Avium, ExxonMobil, Hiden Isochem, Hills Pet Nutrition, Hudson Technologies, Iconium Engineering, Wonderful
REU: IDEA Incubator 