Jeffrey D. Rimer

Ernest J. and Barbara M. Henley Chemical Engineering Assistant Professorship

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
B.S., Chemistry, Allegheny College
Email: jrimer@central.uh.edu
Phone: (713)743-4131
Curriculum Vitae

 

 

Postdoctoral Researchers

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Mariano Susman

2016 Ph.D., Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Email: marianosusman@yahoo.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

Manjesh Kumar

2016 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Houston

Email: kr.manjesh@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-0999

 

 

 

 

 

Xi Geng

2017 Ph.D., Chemistry, Virginia Tech

Email: xigenguh@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

 

 

Jihae Chung

2017 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston

Email: jhchung2@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-0999

 

 

 

 

Graduate Students

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Bryan Alamani

2014 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2013 M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman
2008 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Email: bgalamani@uh.edu
Phone: (713)743-0999

 

 

 

Aseem Chawla

2016 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
Email: achawla3@uh.edu
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

 

 

Madhuresh Choudhary

2015 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2008 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
2003 B.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras
Email: madhuresh@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

 

Heng Dai

2016 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Rice University
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China
Email: dave0915tju@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

Rishabh Jain

2016 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 B.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Email: mail4rishabhjain@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

Doyoung Kim

2016 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering,
Email: dxk5119@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

Thuy T. Le

2016 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis
Email: ttle@ucdavis.edu
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

 

Rui Li

2013 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2012 B.S. Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
Email: ericleeruili@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

 

Wehchuan Ma

2016 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
2012 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Email: mawenchuan1234@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-6907

Co-advised with Prof. Peter Vekilov (UH Chemical Engineering)

 

 

Wei Qin

2014 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2013 B.S. Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Email: wqin2@uh.edu
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

 

Yufeng Shen

2014- Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2012 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Email: yshen6@uh.edu
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

Ricardo Sosa

2016 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 B.S. Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
Email: rdsosa@uh.edu
Phone: (713)743-6907

 

 

 

 

Yunwen Zhou

2016- Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Email: zhouyunwenuh@gmail.com
Phone: (713)743-0999

 

 

 

 

Undergraduate Students

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James Sutjianto

Junior, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
Email: jsutjianto@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthew Patton

Junior, Chemistry, University of Houston
Email: mattdpatton@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zachery Baker

Sophomore, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
Email: zacherybaker96@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mangalaa Dinivahi

Junior, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
Email: mdinivahi@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diego Guala

Junior, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
Email: diego_guala@hotmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

Brandon Melendez

Junior, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
Email: Brandon.melendez3857@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rosendo Garcia

Junior, Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
Email:  garcia_rosendo28@outlook.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Researchers

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Marlo Diosomito

KIPP Houston High School, AP Chemistry
Founding Science Teacher and Science Department Chair
M.S., Chemistry, Mindanao State University, Iligan Institute of Technology
B.S., Chemistry, University of the Philippines
B.S., Mathematics, University of the Philippines
2010 NSF RET Fellowship
2011 NSF RET Fellowship
Email: mdiosomito@kipphouston.org

 

 

Andrea Lee

Friendswood High School, Biology
B.S., Biology, University of Texas, San Antonio
2014 NSF RET Fellowship
2013 NSF RET Fellowship
Email: alee@fisdk12.net

 

 

 

Arden Zimmerman

Friendswood High School, Biology
2015 NSF RET Fellowship
Email: azimmerman@fisdk12.net

 

 

 

 

Evan Lu

Clearlake High School (Senior)
2017 Summer Research
Email: evan.lu1248@outlook.com

 

 

 

 

Former Graduate Students

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Alexandra Lupulescu 2013 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2009 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tulane University Current position: Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX
Sahar Farmanesh 2013 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2009 M.S., Chemical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic 2007 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tehran Polytechnic Current Position: UOP (A Honeywell Company), Houston, TX
Arian Ghorbanpour 2015 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2010 M.S., Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran 2007 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran Current Position: Postdoc, University of Virginia

Matthew D. Oleksiak 2016 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2011 B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware Current position: Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX
Manjesh Kumar 2016 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2011 B.S., Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur Current position: Postdoc, University of Houston
Megan A. Ketchum 2016 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston (Co-advisor: P.G. Vekilov) 2012 B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas Current position: GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA

Katy N. Olafson 2017 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2012 B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Louisville Current position: Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jihae Chung 2017 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2011 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Soongsil University Current position: Postdoc, University of Houston

Former Postdocs

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Elena V. Petrova, 2012 – 2013 2004 Ph.D., Physics and Mathematics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia 2000 B.S., Physics, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Current Position: TomoWave Laboratories, Houston, TX
Marlon T. Conato, 2012 – 2014 2012 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 2007 M.S., Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman 2001 B.S., Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman Current Position: Associate Professor, Dept. Chemistry, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Ming-Feng Hsieh, 2015 – 2017 2014 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara 2008 B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Current Position: Johnson Matthey, England

Former Masters Students

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Di Wang, 2010-2011 2012 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2011 M.S., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston 2009 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China Current Position: Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN

 

Former Undergraduate Students

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Kristin Nordstrom 2010 NSF REU Summer Fellowship, Trinity University	Temitope Ajala 2010-2011, University of Houston 2011 PURS Fellowship
Diego Campanella 2011 Visiting Researcher Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina	Megan Ketchum 2011 NSF REU Summer Fellowship, University of Kansas
Miguel Maldonado 2012 B.S. Chemical Engineering 2010 PURS Fellowship 2011 SURF Award 2012 Senior Thesis Award	Gautham Prakash 2012 Visiting Researcher Dartmouth College

 

Maneesh Anand 2013 – 2015 2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering 2011 B.S. Biochemistry, UT Austin	Eduardo Lyra 2014 – 2015 Federal Univ. of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Stephanie Roohi 2015 – 2016 University of Houston	Karla Munoz 2015 – 2016 University of Houston
Ricardo Sosa 2016 B.S. Chemical Engineering University of Houston	Ashwin Anthony 2015 – 2016 University of Houston

Josiah Hanson 2017 NSF REU Case Western University

Former High School Students

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Elliott Landon 2010 Summer Fellowship, Currently at Carnegie Mellon University

Nhan Thai 2010-2012, KIPP Houston High School Currently at University of Texas, Austin

Paschalis Economou 2016 Summer Internship, The Village School

Royce Hong 2016 Summer Internship, Clearlake High School

 

Rimer Group Events

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2015 Gathering to Celebrate the End of the Year and Jeff’s Tenure Promotion

Left-to-right: Jeff, Manjesh, Madhuresh, Prof. Jeremy Palmer and Michelle, Megan (with Nicholas), Prof. Lars Grabow and Gunes, Ricardo (with guest), Stephanie, Karla, Prof. Peter Vekilov and Natalia, Ale (with Benjamin), Bryan, James, Marlo, Rui, Ashwin, Matthew, Ming-Feng, Wei, Matt, Jihae, Katy and Jon, Yufeng; (missing: Arian)

Rimer Group Lunch at the 2016 AIChE Meeting in San Francisco, CA

Left-to-right: Jeff, Bryan, Katy, Di, Wei, James, Ming-Feng, Rui, Yufeng

 

 

Celebration of Jeff’s NSF CAREER Award at Papasito’s Restaurant

Left-to-right: (front row) Jihae, Sahar, Nhan, Arian, Ricardo; (back row) Jeff & Ale, Elena, Manjesh, Di, Matt, Gautham, Alex & Jason, Marlo

Fall 2011: Grilling out at the Rimer house Winter 2011: Dinner at Buca de Bepo Summer 2010: Bowling at Dave & Busters Summer 2014: Lunch with Andrea Winter 2013: Alex and Sahar’s Graduation 2014 AIChE Meeting in Atlanta 2015 AIChE Meeting in Salt Lake City 2016 Visit of Prof. Tatsuya Okubo Spring 2017: Bowling party at UH Summer 2017: Group party at UH

Summer 2011: Dinner at Prego in Rice Village Summer 2011: Dinner in Houston China Town Winter 2012: Wine and Cheese Party Fall 2012: Thanksgiving Celebration Spring 2014: Group Dinner . Winter 2014: Marlon’s Farewell Gathering Summer 2015: Bowling Group Event Summer 2016: Group Dinner Spring 2017: Farewell for Ming-Feng

 

Former Group Pictures

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Summer 2011 (Left to Right): Megan Ketchum, Matthew Oleksiak, Arian Ghorbanpour, Miguel Maldonado, Alex Lupulescu, Sahar Farmanesh, Marlo Diosomito, Jeff Rimer (Missing: Di Wang, Nhan Thai, Temiktope Ajala) Summer 2012 (Left to Right): (Back) Jeff Rimer, Di Wang, Arian Ghorbanpour, Alex Lupulescu, Sahar Farmanesh, (Front) Miguel Maldonado, Ricardo Sosa, Nhan Thai 2015 Group Picture

2010 Group Picture (Left to Right): Nhan Thai,  Miguel Maldonado, Marlo Diosomito, Elliot Landon, Sahar Farmanesh, Kristin Nordstrom, Alex Lupulescu, Jeff Rimer (Missing: Di Wang) .           2014 Group Picture (Left to Right): (back) Megan Ketchum, Sahar Farmanesh, Alex Lupulescu, Matt Oleksiak, Jeff Rimer, Manjesh Kumar, Wei Qin, Rui Li, Zheng; (front) Katy Olafson, Jihae Chung, Arian Ghorbanpour, Ricardo Sosa, Marlo Diosomito

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