Michael completed his MSci degree from Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) in 2016 after completing a master’s research project on Fluorescent Logic Systems for Sensing and Molecular Computation for Edge Detection under the supervision of Prof. A. P. deSilva. Continuing his studies at QUB, Michael completed his PhD in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. A. Mills, where he investigated Gas Phase Photocatalysis.

Zach graduated from North Carolina State University in 2019 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. While he was there, he researched stimuli-responsive polymers and their incorporation into non-woven polymer matrices. Zach has also interned at an electroplating company, working in technical services and research & development. Zach also is a huge football fan and enjoys disc golf. Zach joined the Lynd group in Fall 2019.

From Dunn, North Carolina, Jared obtained his undergraduate degree at East
Carolina University as part of their Honors College and EC Scholars programs. As an
undergraduate majoring in chemistry, he did research investigating the role of
visual cues in the social status formation of zebrafish under the direction of Dr. Fadi
Issa

Louise graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 2019 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. As an undergraduate, she worked on modeling the effect of extensional stress on protein structure. She also studied water purification filters at Penn State. Louise joined the Lynd group in Fall 2019.

From New York, August graduated from Cornell University in 2018 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering.

International student from Cairo, Egypt. I completed my undergraduate  Chemical Engineering degree at Georgia Tech. I worked on the synthesis of carbon molecular sieve (CMS) membranes for gas separation applications with Dr. Koros.

Ben graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2017 with his B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. While at UIUC, Ben worked under Prof. Steven C. Zimmerman on functionalized organic nanoparticles and small molecule therapeutic agents for Myotonic Dystrophy type I. 

Aubrey graduated from Purdue University in 2021 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics. She did research over olefin oligomerization on single site heterogeneous catalysts under Dr. Jeff Miller. Aubrey also completed 2 summer internships with Ford. When not in lab, Aubrey enjoys running, being outdoors, and cooking.

Freddy graduated from Arizona State University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 2018. While there, he worked with Dr. Mary Laura Lind assisting with research regarding desalination membrane processes. He joined the Freeman/Lynd research groups in the fall of 2018 to begin work with the newly founded EFRC Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems (MWET).

From Malaysia, Isaac graduated from Mississippi College in 2020 with a B.S. in chemistry, as well as a physics minor. During that time he worked on the synthesis of conjugated 2-D dendrimers under the direction of Dr. Trent Selby. He enjoys cooking and playing a variety of instruments in his free time.