There are no postdoc postitions available at this time.

The group just prior to the end of the Spring 2018 semester. (Absent: Cannon Hackett) 

Luke Kruse
Ph.D. student, chemical engineering
Simulation of lipoprotein micelle formation and properties

Mason Heins
Ph.D. student, chemical engineering
Helium transport in lithium and tungsten

Camryn DeVore
Senior, chemical engineering
Hydrogen's influence on mechanical properties in metals

W. Rick Schroeder
Senior, chemical engineering
Mechanisms of zeolite hydrolysis

Julia Boeyink
Senior, chemical engineering
Hydrogen transport near grain boundaries

Ralph Waltz
Senior, chemical engineering
Mechanisms of zeolite hydrolysis

Mr. Joshua MacGregor, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2015: Modeling of hydrogen adsorption on fusion-relevant materials

Mr. Gabriel Ort, B.S., biochemistry, University of Missouri, 2018: Visualization of plasma-facing materials simulations

Ms. Kaylee Parr (née Libbert), B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2018: Simulation of radiation damage in fission materials

Mr. Chase Skawinski, B.S., chemical engineering, 2017: Helium transport in fusion materials near grain boundaries

Ms. Marissa Zirges, B.S., chemical engineering, 2017: Simulation of helium transport in fusion materials

Ms. Maria de Almeida Monteiro, B.S., chemical engineering, Universidade de São Paulo, 2017: Adsorption in microporous materials

Ms. Anqi Zhang, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2016: Helium transport in fusion materials near grain boundaries

Mr. Jiasen Guo, M.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2017.
Thesis: Computational Study of Infrared Spectra of Silica Polymorphs, University of Missouri, 2017.

Mr. Cannon Hackett, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2017: Adsorption in microporous materials; krypton diffusion in sodalite

Mr. Zhuocen Yang, M.S., nuclear engineering, University of Missouri, 2018.
Thesis: Helium Segregation and Migration Behavior Near Symmetric Tilt Grain Boundaries in Tungsten, University of Missouri, 2018.

Ms. Valerie Wilson, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2018: Iodine adsorption on carbonaceous materials

Mr. Jason Ogle, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2019: Assessment of risk due to valve failure in nuclear power plants

Mr. Derek Ruff, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2018: Analysis of molecular simulation data

Mr. Parker Schellenberg, B.S., chemical engineering, Missouri S&T, 2019: Synthesis and characterization of zeolites for optical applications

Mr. Ian Naeger, B.S., computer engineering, University of Missouri, 2018: Visualization of plasma-facing materials simulations

Mr. Kenneth Distefano, B.S., physics, Missouri S&T, 2020: Cascade damage in plasma-facing tungsten

Mr. James Congdon, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2020: Modeling of adsorption and catalysis in nitrided zeolites

Mr. Zachary Valleroy, B.S., chemical engineering and B.S., physics, University of Missouri, 2019: Modeling ion scattering of adsorbed hydrogen on tungsten

Dr. Andrea A. Saltos, Ph.D., nuclear engineering, University of Missouri, May 2020.
Dissertation: Phonons and Thermal Neutron Scattering in γ-U and U–Mo Alloys, University of Missouri, 2020.

Dr. Amir Mehdi Mofrad, Ph.D., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, December 2020.
Dissertation: Application of Electronic Structure Calculations to Vibrational Spectroscopy and Gas Encapsulation in Zeolites, University of Missouri, 2020.

Dr. A. Rafi M. Iasir, Ph.D., nuclear engineering, University of Missouri, May 2021.
Dissertation: Influence of Inert Gases on Heat and Mass Transfer in Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors, University of Missouri, 2021.

Ms. Megan Herrington, B.S., chemical engineering and physics, University of Tulsa (anticipated): Cascade damage in plasma-facing tungsten

Ms. Hannah Neo, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2023: Diffusion of xenon in uranium alloys

Mr. Brandon Lee, B.S. chemical engineering and physics, University of Missouri, 2022: Helium bubble expansion and bursting in fusion materials

Mr. Seth Paradise, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2022: Helium transport in fusion materials

Mr. Trent Adelmann, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2022: Simulation of zeolites with Brønsted base sites in zeolites

Ms. A. Camila Leiva Quijada, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2022: Hydrogen’s influence on mechanical properties in metals

Mr. Cody Harris, B.S., chemical engineering, University of Missouri, 2022: Kinetic processes in zeolites

Mr. Ethan Lenhardt, undergraduate student, electrical and computer engineering

• Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing (SciDAC) on Plasma–Surface Interactions (see also our prior collaboration)

• Robert Kolasinski (Sandia National Laboratories)

• Dimitrios Maroudas (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

• Giridhar Nandipati (Pacific Northwest National Laboratories)

• Wahyu Setyawan (Pacific Northwest National Laboratories)

• Brian Wirth (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)