One of the oldest chemical engineering
departments in the United States, our
program has granted about 800 doctoral degrees
and more than 880 master's degrees since it was
founded in 1905. Alumni are active and influential
in academic institutions and the chemical industry
throughout the world. The strong demand for our
graduates by both industrial and academic employers
reflects both the merits of our students and the superior
reputation of our program. Historically, over
one-fifth of our PhD graduates obtain faculty positions,
and UW is represented on the faculties of top
chemical engineering departments nationwide and
overseas. Recent graduates are listed here.
Listings include:
- Name
- Previous degree(s) and school
- Thesis or project title (advisor)
- Position after graduation
2008-09 MS Degrees
Gaertner, Christian A.
Vordiplom, Universität Stuttgart (Process Engineering)
Catalytic Coupling of Biomass-Derived Intermediates by Ketonization (J.A. Dumesic)
BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Sundaramoorthy, Arul
BS, National Institute of Technology; ME, National University of Singapore
Simultaneous Batching and Scheduling in Multistage Processes (C.T. Maravelias)
Continuing student
Sunkara, Sunil R.
BS, University of Mumbai (U.I.C.T.)
A Study on Oxidation in Magnetorheological (MR) Fluids (D.J. Klingenberg)
Mumbai, India
Welander, Adam M.
BS, Carnegie Mellon University
Directed Self-Assembly of Block Copolymer Films on Chemically Nanopatterned Surfaces (P.F. Nealey)
Continuing student
2008-09 PhD Degrees
Agarwal, Nitin
BS, University of Mumbai (D.J. Sanghvi); MS, UW-Madison
Antibody-Based Membrane Proteomics of the Blood-Brain Barrier (E.V. Shusta)
Medimmune, Gaithersburg, MD
Bond, Jesse Q.
BS, Louisiana State University
Sn-MCM-41 Catalysts: Applications in Green, Selective Oxidations (T.W. Root)
Postdoc, UW-Madison
Burns, Michael L., Jr.
BE, University of Michigan; BS, University of Michigan (Microbiology); MS, UW-Madison
Heterologous Production of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor in Yeast (E.V. Shusta)
Medical School, Northwestern University
Cullen, Sean P.
BS, University of Dayton
Synthesis and Evaluation of Polymer Brushes and Crosslinked Thin Films as Scaffolds for Biomolecule Immobilization (P. Gopalan (MS&E) and P.F. Nealey)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA
Gettelfinger, Brian T.
BS, University of Minnesota
Modeling Composite Systems of Nematic Liquid Crystals (J.J. de Pablo)
Procter & Gamble, West Chester, OH
Grabow, Lars C.
Diplom, Universität Stuttgart
Water-Gas-Shift Reaction and Methanol Synthesis on Platinum-and Copper-based Catalysts (M. Mavrikakis)
Postdoc, Technical University of Denmark
Gupta, Jugal K.
BS, IIT-Delhi; MTech., IIT-Delhi (Process Engineering and Design)
Effects of Confinement and Interfacial Chemistry on the Ordering of Liquid Crystals (N.L. Abbott and J.J. de Pablo)
ExxonMobil Upstream Research, Houston, TX
Karlsson, Amy J.
BS, Iowa State University
14-Helical Beta-Peptides with Antifungal Activity Against Candida albicans Planktonic Cells and Biofilms (S.P. Palecek)
Postdoc, Cornell University
Metallo, Christian
BS, University of Pennsylvania
Directed Differentiation of Pluripotent Human Cells to Epithelial Lineages (S.P. Palecek and J.J. de Pablo)
Postdoc, M.I.T.
Miller, Clark A.
BS, Brigham Young University
Thermodynamics of Beta-Peptides in Folding, Association, and Adsorption Processes (J.J. de Pablo)
ConocoPhillips, Bartlesville, OK
Pavoor, Tej V.
BS, University of Mumbai (U.I.C.T.)
Creation of GFAbs: GFP-based Biosensors Possessing the Binding Properties of Antibodies (E.V. Shusta)
Merck & Co., Lebanon, NH
Rathi, Manish K
BS, IIT-Kharagpur
Investigation of High Sb-content GaAs1-xNx-GaAs1-ySby Heterostructures for Long Wavelength Application (T.F. Kuech)
Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, OR
Riordan, William T.
BS, Pennsylvania State University
Analysis and Design of Membrane Adsorbers for Viral Clearance (M.R. Etzel and R.M. Murphy)
Abbott Labs, North Chicago, IL
Stuen, Karl O.
BS, Stanford University
The Directed Assembly of Block Copolymer-Homopolymer Ternary Blend Films: Materials and Processes (P.F. Nealey)
Brady, Milwaukee, WI
Sung, Charles
BS, University of Texas at Austin
Mixed-Integer Linear Programming (MILP) Methods for Integration of Production Planning and Scheduling (C.T. Maravelias)
U.S. Navy
Uhlrich, John J.
BS, University of Missouri-Columbia
Surface Chemistry and Electronic Properties of GaN and ZnO for Use in Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Electronic Devices (T.F. Kuech)
Postdoc, Fritz Haber Institute, Berlin, Germany
West, Ryan M.
BS, UW-Madison (Chemistry)
Renewable Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass Derived Carbohydrates (J.A. Dumesic and M. Mavrikakis)
Procter & Gamble, West Chester, OH
Yin, De-Wei
BS, University of Waterloo; MS, University of Waterloo (Mechanical Engineering)
Simulation and Theory of Volumetric Properties of Polyelectrolyte Gels (J.J. de Pablo)
Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
