Jeffrey D. Rimer

Abraham E. Dukler Chemical Engineering 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


Si Li
2022 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University
Email: sli52@central.uh.edu
Hanchang Kwon
2021 Ph.D., Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, KAIST
Email: hkwon20@central.uh.edu
Jugal Kishore Das
Ph.D. – CSIR-Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute
Kolkata & Jadavpur University, India
Email: jdas4@central.uh.edu
Menghui Yao
2024 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University
Email: myao5@central.uh.edu

Graduate Students


Abar Zadeed Ahmed
2024 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2021 M.S., Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka
2018 B.Sc., Applied Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, University of Dhaka
email: aahmed62@uh.edu
Co-advised with Prof. Karim (UH Chemical Engineering)
Tanvir Ahmed
2023 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2019 MS Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
2016 BS Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Email: tahmed21@cougarnet.uh.edu
Amir K Abu-Talib
2022 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemistry, U. Houston
2021 B.S., Chemistry, University of Houston
Email: akabutalib@valdosta.edu
Co-advised with Prof. Randy Lee (UH Chemistry)
Hamidreza Azargoshasb
2023 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2013 M.S. Chemical Engineering – Biotechnology, Tarbiat Modares University
2011 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
Email: hazargos@cougarnet.uh.edu
Co-advised with Prof. Vekilov (UH Chemical Engineering)

Vraj Chauhan
2021 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2019 M.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda
Email: vpchauhan@uh.edu


Dipayan Chakraborty
2021-Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2020, M.S  Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
Email: dchakra4@cougarnet.uh.edu

Sambita Choudhury
2022-Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2020, M.S  Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
Email: schoudh4@cougarnet.uh.edu

Muhammad Fiji
2021 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2018 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Taiwan Tech (NTUST)
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Sriwijaya University, Indonesia
Email :mffirdau@cougarnet.uh.edu

Debasmita Halder
2022-Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2021 M.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
2019 B.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT Guwahati
Email: dhalder2@uh.edu

Chenfeng Huang
2021 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2020 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University-New Brunswick
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology
Email: chuang32@uh.edu

Muhammad Osman Khalid
2024 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2023 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences
Email: mkhalid7@cougarnet.uh.edu

Jaeyul Kim
2022 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2013 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
2009 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
2007 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Email: jkim141@uh.edu

Huan-Jui Lee
2022 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2021 M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
Email: hlee69@CougarNet.UH.EDU
Co-advised with Prof. Vekilov (UH Chemical Engineering)

Abby Montierth
2024-Present, PhD. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2019 B.S. Chemistry, University of Houston
Zhiyin Niu
2021-Present, PhD. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2019 M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Washington
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University
Email: zniu@uh.edu
Arshia Nosrati
2024 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2023 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University
2019 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Sharif University
Email: anosrati@cougarnet.uh.edu
Johncarlo Ruvalcaba
2023 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2023 B.S. Chemical Engineering University of Houston
Email: ruvalcabajohncarlo@gmail.com
Suchetana Samanta
2023 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2021 B.E. Chemical Engineering, Jadavpur University
Email: ssamant2@cougarnet.uh.edu
Co-advised with Prof. Bollini (UH Chemical Engineering)
Kumari Shilpa
2020 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2019 M.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
2018 B.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Email: kshilpa@uh.edu
Sowrav Barua
2024 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2023 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Email: sbarua2@cougarnet.uh.edu
Edgar Turizo Pinilla
2023 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2022 M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez Campus
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia
Email: eeturizo@cougarnet.uh.edu

Manasa Yerragunta
2022 – Present, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2021 M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
BTech. Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Calicut, India
Email: myerragu@cougarnet.uh.edu
Co-advised with Prof. Vekilov (UH Chemical Engineering)

Undergraduate Students


 

Gabriel Espindola
Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
April 2022-present
eekgabriel@hotmail.com
Eric Luna
Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
August 2023-present
eluna98033@gmail.com
Muad Shaikh
Chemistry, University of Houston
October 2023-present
msshaik2@cougarnet.uh.edu
Anh Le
Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
February 2024-present
hle23@cougarnet.uh.edu
Aasmi Prabhu
Health, University of Houston
May 2024-present
apprabhu@cougarnet.uh.edu
Arpan Sharan
Chemical Engineering, University of Houston
October 2024-present
asharan2@cougarnet.uh.edu

High School Students


 

Christine Xu
Kingwood High School
Senior
Siddharth Satish
William P. Clements High School
Junior

Medhansh Bhagchandani
The John Cooper School
Senior
J’Lon Owen
Summer Creek High School
2024 Summer ACS SEED Project
Sanjita Chinta
Elkins High School
Sophomore

Visiting Researchers


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
Lee_MemberPageAndrea 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
Zimmerman_Arden-2Arden Zimmerman
Friendswood High School, Biology
2015 NSF RET Fellowship
Email: azimmerman@fisdk12.net

Nicola Irwin
Queens University Belfast (Ireland)
School of Pharmacy
Email: n.irwin@qub.ac.uk

Xiujie Li
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Email: xiujieli@dicp.ac.cn

Aren Renz Y. Centeno
University of Philippines Diliman
Materials Science and Engineering
Email: aycenteno@gmail.com

Jenica Rozette Y. Uy
University of Philippines Diliman
Materials Science and Engineering
Email: jenicarozetteuy@gmail.com

Former Graduate Students



Alexandra Lupulescu
2013 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2009 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Tulane University
Current position: Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX
Farmanesh_MemberPageSahar 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: Clariant
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: Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

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

Rui Li
2017, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2012 B.S. Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Current position: Assistant Investigator, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Wei Qin
2018, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2013 B.S. Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, China
Current position: Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN

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Yufeng Shen
2018, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2012 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Current position: W.R. Grace and Company, Columbia, MD

Bryan G. Alamani
2018, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2008 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Current position: Assistant Professor, University of the Philippines, Diliman


Madhuresh K. Choudhary
2019, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2008 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Current Position: Postdoc, University of Minnesota
Chawla_MemberPageAseem Chawla
2020, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi.
Current position: Micron Technology Inc., Boise, ID

Zhou_MemberPageYunwen Zhou
2020, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota
Current position: Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX
Le_ThuyThuy T. Le
2020, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of California, Davis
Current Position: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Wenchuan Ma
2021, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester
2012 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Current Position: Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Doyoung Kim
2021 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2015 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Current Position: Samsung, South Korea

sosa-02_memberpageRicardo Sosa
2021 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 B.S. Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
Current Position: AbbVie, Chicago, IL

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Heng Dai
2021 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Rice University
2015 B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China
Current Position: Albemarle, Houston, TX

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Rishabh Jain
2021 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2016 B.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Current Position: UOP Honeywell, Chicago, IL

Deependra Parmar
2022 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2014 B.S. Chemical Engineering, IIT Roorkee
Current Position: Albermarle, Houston, TX

Xiaohui Zhao
2022 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2017 B.S. Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science Technology
Current Position: Micron Technology Inc., Boise, ID

Yu Liang
2023 Ph.D., Chemistry, U. Houston
2017 B.S. Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Current Position: UOP Honeywell, Chicago, IL

Adam Mallette
2023 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2018 B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Notre-Dame
Current Position: ICPE Consulting Engineers, UT

Former Postdocs


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

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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

Manjesh Kumar, 2016 – 2017
2016 Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U.Houston
2011 B.S., Chemical Engineering, IIT Kanpur
Current Position: Assistant Professor, IIT Delhi

Xi Geng, 2017 – 2019
2017 Ph.D., Chemistry, Virginia Tech
Current Position: Solvay S.A., Houston, TX

Seung Hyeok Cha, 2018 – 2020
2017 Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea
Current Position: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Daejeon, South Korea


Madhuresh K. Choudhary, 2020-2021
2019, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2008 M.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
Current Position: Postdoc, University of Minnesota
Tang Weiwei, 2019-2021
2018 Ph.D., Tianjin University, China
Current Position: Associate Professor, Tianjin University
Sungmin Han, 2020-2022
2020 Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin
Current Position: Intel, AZ
Susman_MarianoMariano Susman, 2016-2022
2016 Ph.D., Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
Current Position: Sabic, TX
Seungwan Seo, 2021-2022
2019 Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology
Current Position: Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology

Former Masters Students


Di Wang, 2010-2011
2011 M.S., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2009 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
Current Position: Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN
Mangalaa Dinivahi
2020 M.S., Chemical Engineering, U. Houston
2018 B.S. Chemical Engineering, U. Houston

Former Undergraduate Students



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
Lyra-Eduardo_MemberPageEduardo Lyra
2014 – 2015
Federal Univ. of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Roohi_StephanieStephanie Roohi
2015 – 2016
University of Houston
Munoz_Karla

Karla Munoz
2015 – 2016
University of Houston

 

 

Ricardo Sosa
2016 B.S. Chemical Engineering
University of Houston

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Ashwin Anthony
2015 – 2016
University of Houston

 patton-matthew_memberpage-02Matthew Patton
2015-2017
University of Houston
 Baker_ZacheryZachery Baker
2016-2017
University of Houston

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Brandon Melendez
2016-2017
University of Houston

Josiah Hanson
2017 NSF REU
Case Western University

Olivia Williams
2018 NSF REU
Mississippi State University

Alison Chan
2018 NSF REU
Kansas State University

James Sutjianto
2015-2018
University of Houston

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Mangalaa Dinivahi
2016-2018
University of Houston

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Diego Guala
2016-2018
University of Houston

Rosendo Garcia
2017-2018
University of Houston

Nam Le

2019-2021
University of Houston

Jakob Claret

2019-2021
University of Houston

Jakob Truong

2019-2021
University of Houston

Hang Nguyen

2019-2021
University of Houston

Vivian Nguyen

2019-2020
University of Houston

Aakash Srikanth

2019-2021
University of Houston

Oluwapelumi Esther Akinwande
University of Houston

Andrea Lopez
2021
University of Houston
Khoa Nguyen
2021, SURF Fellowship
University of Houston
Nathan Varghese
University of Houston
2022-2023
Johncarlo Ruvalcaba
University of Houston
2022-2023

Raghav Baskar
University of Houston
2021-2022

Former High School Students

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

Evan Lu 
2017 Summer Internship,
Clearlake High School

Rakan Jabareen
2018 Summer Internship,
Seven Lakes High School
Sathvik Sankaranarayanan
2021 Summer Internship,
Ridge Point High School
Aasmi Prabhu
William B. Travis High School
Senior
Joshua Rojas
William B. Travis High School
Senior
Adarsh Nambi
Stephen F Austin High School
Senior
Diego Rodriguez
Strake Jesuit Preparatory
Senior

Rimer Group Events


 

2024 Group Event at Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant

 

2020 Group Event at St. Arnolds Brewery

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

 

 

2018 Welch Foundation Norman Hackerman Award Luncheon

 

 

Fall 2011: Grilling out at the Rimer house

Winter 2011: Dinner at Buca de Bepo

Summer 2010: Bowling at Dave & Busters

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Summer 2014: Lunch with Andrea

2013: Celebration of NSF CAREER Award

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Winter 2013: Alex and Sahar’s Graduation

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2014 AIChE Meeting in Atlanta

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2015 AIChE Meeting in Salt Lake City

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2016 Visit of Prof. Tatsuya Okubo

Spring 2017: Bowling party at UH

Summer 2017: Group party at UH

Wei’s Goodbye Party 2018

Spring 2019: Farewell for Xi

Fall 2022: Farewell for Sungmin

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

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Spring 2014: Group Dinner

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Winter 2014: Marlon’s Farewell Gathering

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Summer 2015: Bowling Group Event

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2015 Tenure Party

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Summer 2016: Group Dinner

Spring 2017: Farewell for Ming-Feng

Fall 2018: Joint Rimer/Bollini group meeting

Winter 2018: Rui farewell party

Spring 2019: Farewell for Madhuresh

Fall 2022: Farewell for Mariano & Seungwan

 

Former Group Pictures


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

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2015 Group Picture

2019 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)

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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


2017 Group Picture

2021 Group Picture

2022 Group Picture

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