{"id":1401,"date":"2025-07-14T19:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T19:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/?page_id=1401"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:14:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:14:25","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uds-hero-lg alignfull has-btn-row \" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-8);\"><div class=\"hero-overlay\"><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2310\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/08\/Green-Group-Picture-at-Old-Main-Fall-25-Zoomed-In-scaled-e1756859011826.jpg\" class=\"hero\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/08\/Green-Group-Picture-at-Old-Main-Fall-25-Zoomed-In-scaled-e1756859011826.jpg 2310w, 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class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div role=\"doc-subtitle\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Green Research Group<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d07bbb756dc318a20377fc734eb3b7aa\">Meet our team!<\/h1>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"principal-investigator\"><span class=\"highlight-black\">Principal Investigator<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-one\" style=\"\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/02\/2024_Headshot_MDGreen_2-scaled-e1765217112248.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/2410854\">Matthew Green<\/a><\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Professor<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:mdgreen8@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: mdgreen8@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Matthew Green\" data-ga=\"mdgreen8@asu.edu\">mdgreen8@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:480-965-8051\" aria-label=\"User phone number: 480-965-8051\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Matthew Green\" data-ga=\"480-965-8051\">480-965-8051<\/a><\/li><li>ENGRC 277<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Green is the Director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions. His research focuses on polymers for use in applications such as water purification, carbon dioxide capture, and nanocomposites.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/matthew-green-b066648\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Matthew Green\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/green_polymers\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: x-twitter\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Matthew Green\" data-ga=\"x-twitter\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-x-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&#038;user=3lYHQlUAAAAJ\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Matthew Green\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/lcq1ec6stzod96cslh7o5\/Matt-Green_CV_Final.pdf?rlkey=nfievapgwvv0uzotfx6c3wgh9&#038;dl=0\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: file-pdf\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Matthew Green\" data-ga=\"file-pdf\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section  class=\"uds-section alignfull bg topo-black \" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Postdoctoral Researchers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-one\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/20250309_204724-Marlene-Alejandra-VELAZCO-MEDEL-scaled-e1756857138935-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/20250309_204724-Marlene-Alejandra-VELAZCO-MEDEL-scaled-e1756857138935-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/20250309_204724-Marlene-Alejandra-VELAZCO-MEDEL-scaled-e1756857138935-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/20250309_204724-Marlene-Alejandra-VELAZCO-MEDEL-scaled-e1756857138935-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/20250309_204724-Marlene-Alejandra-VELAZCO-MEDEL-scaled-e1756857138935-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Marlene Velazco Medel<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Member since Fall 2022<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:mvelazc3@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: mvelazc3@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Marlene Velazco Medel\" data-ga=\"mvelazc3@asu.edu\">mvelazc3@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>Ph.D. in Chemistry <br \/>\r\n(Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico, 2022)<br \/>\r\nM.S. in Organic Chemistry <br \/>\r\n(Universidad Nacional Aut\u00f3noma de M\u00e9xico, 2017)<br \/>\r\nB.S. in Pharmaceutical Chemistry (Universidad de Colima, 2013)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Marlene designs and synthesizes stimuli-responsive and sustainable polymers for applications spanning from drug delivery, medical devices, biotechnology to environmental solutions like CO2 capture. She brings valuable experience in organic synthesis, polymer surface modification and teaching. Outside the lab, she enjoys swimming and dancing.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mvelazcomedel\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Marlene Velazco Medel\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=liWMOzUAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Marlene Velazco Medel\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/mmodayi1-e1756856250592-150x150.png\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Mani Modayil Korah<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Member Since Spring 2019<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:mmodayi1@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: mmodayi1@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Mani Modayil Korah\" data-ga=\"mmodayi1@asu.edu\">mmodayi1@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Arizona State University, 202)<br \/>\r\nM.S. in Chemical Engineering (Cornell University, 2014)<br \/>\r\nB.Tech. in Chemical Engineering <br \/>\r\n(National Institute of Technology Calicut, 2011)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">He is working on amino acid and guanidine-based polymer Direct Air Capture (DAC) sorbents. He is trying to commercialize activated carbon-potassium carbonate-based DAC sorbents. Outside the lab, he loves playing the piano and is an awesome cook.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/manimk\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Mani Modayil Korah\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&#038;user=L59i4KgAAAAJ\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Mani Modayil Korah\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/11\/Kaciepic-e1756802986993-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/11\/Kaciepic-e1756802986993-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/11\/Kaciepic-e1756802986993-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/11\/Kaciepic-e1756802986993-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2020\/11\/Kaciepic-e1756802986993-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Kacie Niimoto<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Member Since 2020<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:kniimoto@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: kniimoto@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Kacie Niimoto\" data-ga=\"kniimoto@asu.edu\">kniimoto@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (ASU, 2025)<br \/>\r\nM.S. in Mechanical Engineering (University of Hawaii at M\u0101noa, 2020)<br \/>\r\nB.S. in Biological Engineering (University of Hawaii at M\u0101noa, 2018)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Kacie investigates the chemistry and transport physics of moisture-swing sorbents for direct air capture (DAC). After encountering limits with conventional kinetic models, she developed numerical simulations to clarify when model fitting fails to represent physical behavior and is now building a physically grounded model of moisture-swing dynamics.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kacie-niimoto-01984713a\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Kacie Niimoto\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=UTrMDQEAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Kacie Niimoto\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/AiChE246507-Lindsey-Hamblin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Lindsey Hamblin<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Member Since Summer 2021<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:lindsey.hamblin@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: lindsey.hamblin@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Lindsey Hamblin\" data-ga=\"lindsey.hamblin@asu.edu\">lindsey.hamblin@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Arizona State University, 2025)<br \/>\r\nB.S. in Chemical Engineering (University of Colorado Boulder, 2021)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Lindsey\u2019s dissertation examined integration of low-grade waste heat within DAC processes, specifically focusing on feasibility within data. She now focuses on scaling and instrumentation for DAC at ASU\u2019s Center for Negative Carbon Emissions. Originally from Colorado, she came to Arizona for her Ph.D. and enjoys hiking with her dog (weather permitting) and playing Dungeons &#038; Dragons.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lindsey-hamblin\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Lindsey Hamblin\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"uds-section alignfull bg topo-black \" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 198, 39);\">Ph.D.<\/span><span class=\"highlight-gold\"> Students<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-one\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-09-21_15-59-20-e1756844507879-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-09-21_15-59-20-e1756844507879-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-09-21_15-59-20-e1756844507879-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-09-21_15-59-20-e1756844507879-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2021\/02\/photo_2021-09-21_15-59-20-e1756844507879-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Ani Nazari<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Spring 2021<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:anazar11@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: anazar11@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Ani Nazari\" data-ga=\"anazar11@asu.edu\">anazar11@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>B.S. in Chemical Engineering<br \/>\r\n(California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 2016)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Ani investigates degradation mechanisms in sorbents used for moisture-swing direct air capture (DAC). She worked as an environmental and quality engineer at Marathon Petroleum Company, the California Air Resources Board, and Biosense Webster after her undergraduate studies. Outside the lab, she enjoys traveling, scuba diving, hiking, swimming, kickboxing, weightlifting, playing with her puppy, and reading horror stories.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/aninazari\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Ani Nazari\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Deepak-Narayana-Murthy-Akundi-e1756852966612-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Deepak-Narayana-Murthy-Akundi-e1756852966612-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Deepak-Narayana-Murthy-Akundi-e1756852966612-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Deepak-Narayana-Murthy-Akundi-e1756852966612-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Deepak-Narayana-Murthy-Akundi-e1756852966612-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Deepak Narayana Murthy Akundi<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member Since Fall 2022<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:dakundi@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: dakundi@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Deepak Narayana Murthy Akundi\" data-ga=\"dakundi@asu.edu\">dakundi@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:   \" aria-label=\"User phone number:    \" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Deepak Narayana Murthy Akundi\" data-ga=\"   \">   <\/a><\/li><li>B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering <br \/>\r\n(National Institute of Technology Calicut, India, 2022)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Deepak works on the synthesis and characterization of novel polymer-based sorbents for efficient direct air CO\u2082 capture supported by NSF. He studied Poly sulfone nanofiltration membranes for wastewater treatment during his undergraduate studies. Outside the lab, he enjoys dancing, badminton, squash, movies, and rewatching Friends.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/deepakakundi\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Deepak Narayana Murthy Akundi\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=rExchF8AAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Deepak Narayana Murthy Akundi\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Mitesh-Headshot-150x150.png\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Mitesh-Headshot-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Mitesh-Headshot-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Mitesh-Headshot-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Mitesh-Headshot-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Mitesh-Headshot-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Mitesh-Headshot.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Mitesh Patil<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Materials Science and Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member Since Fall 2022<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li>B.Tech. in Surface Coating Technology<br \/>\r\n(Institute of Chemical Technology Mumbai, India, 2022)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Mitesh works to develop new tools for sorbent heat management, regeneration pathways, and process optimization Autothermal Direct Air Capture and Moisture Swing processes. He focuses on the design, construction, and modelling of experimental systems that probe adsorption thermodynamics and kinetics to understand CO\u2082\/H\u2082O adsorption -desorption, energy efficiency, and system performance under realistic conditions. Beyond the lab, he enjoys dancing, gaming, camping, and driving.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/miteshpatil24\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Mitesh Patil\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=WPomWEQAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Mitesh Patil\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2024\/01\/pic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2024\/01\/pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2024\/01\/pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2024\/01\/pic-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2024\/01\/pic.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Romina Keshavarz<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Materials Science and Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Fall 2023<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:rkeshav1@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: rkeshav1@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Romina Keshavarz\" data-ga=\"rkeshav1@asu.edu\">rkeshav1@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>M.S. in Engineering Science (Clarkson University, 2023)<br \/>\r\nB.S. in Materials Science and Engineering <br \/>\r\n(K. N. Toosi University of Technology, 2020) <\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Romina\u2019s research is focused on stimuli-responsive polymer nanocomposites. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at ASU. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, researching, and skating.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rominakeshavarz\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Romina Keshavarz\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=xE6Is9UAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Romina Keshavarz\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/af4cc149-21d8-4bfc-a723-b4563ee7e361-Anusha-Richelle-Henry-Raj-e1756852736519-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/af4cc149-21d8-4bfc-a723-b4563ee7e361-Anusha-Richelle-Henry-Raj-e1756852736519-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/af4cc149-21d8-4bfc-a723-b4563ee7e361-Anusha-Richelle-Henry-Raj-e1756852736519-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/af4cc149-21d8-4bfc-a723-b4563ee7e361-Anusha-Richelle-Henry-Raj-e1756852736519-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/af4cc149-21d8-4bfc-a723-b4563ee7e361-Anusha-Richelle-Henry-Raj-e1756852736519-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Anusha Richelle Henry Raj<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Materials Science and Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Spring 2024<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:ahenryra@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: ahenryra@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Anusha Richelle Henry Raj\" data-ga=\"ahenryra@asu.edu\">ahenryra@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>B.Tech. in Materials Science and Engineering (Anna University, 2023)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Anusha develops and evaluates the performance of poly(zwitterionic) thermo-responsive hydrogels for atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) and direct air carbon capture. Outside research, she enjoys reading, hiking, and board games.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/anusha-richelle-henry-raj\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Anusha Richelle Henry Raj\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Saheed-e1756857024408-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Saheed-e1756857024408-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Saheed-e1756857024408-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Saheed-e1756857024408-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Saheed-e1756857024408-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Saheed Raheem<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Materials Science and Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Spring 2024<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:soraheem@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: soraheem@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Saheed Raheem\" data-ga=\"soraheem@asu.edu\">soraheem@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"tel:\u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \" aria-label=\"User phone number: \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Saheed Raheem\" data-ga=\"\u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \">\u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e \u200e <\/a><\/li><li>M.S. in Physics     (University of Lagos, 2018)<br \/>\r\nB.S. in Physics     (Lagos State University, 2014)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Saheed\u2019s research focuses on ocean carbon capture and treatment of hypersaline waters using chemically modified Poly sulfone membranes, with a focus on material innovation and electroactive integration to boost CO\u2082 removal and overall performance.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/saheed-raheem\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Saheed Raheem\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Shahanaz-cropped-Shahanaz-Munnir-e1756856029885-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Shahanaz-cropped-Shahanaz-Munnir-e1756856029885-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Shahanaz-cropped-Shahanaz-Munnir-e1756856029885-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Shahanaz-cropped-Shahanaz-Munnir-e1756856029885-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Shahanaz-cropped-Shahanaz-Munnir-e1756856029885-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Shahanaz Munnir<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Materials Science and Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Fall 2024<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:smunnir@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: smunnir@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Shahanaz Munnir\" data-ga=\"smunnir@asu.edu\">smunnir@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>M.S. in Polymers (University of Leeds, 2019)<br \/>\r\nM.S. in Materials Science (Indian Institute of Science, 2018)<br \/>\r\nB.S. in Materials Science (Indian Institute of Science, 2017)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Shahanaz develops emulsion-templated polyHIPEs\u2014porous polymer networks designed for efficient adsorption of CO\u2082 from ambient air. Outside the lab, she enjoys reading, traveling, and experimenting in the kitchen.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/shahanazmunnir94\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Shahanaz Munnir\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-07-at-12.23.49-Marcellinus-Ugwu-e1756854750923-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-07-at-12.23.49-Marcellinus-Ugwu-e1756854750923-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-07-at-12.23.49-Marcellinus-Ugwu-e1756854750923-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-07-at-12.23.49-Marcellinus-Ugwu-e1756854750923-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-06-07-at-12.23.49-Marcellinus-Ugwu-e1756854750923-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Marcellinus O. Ugwu<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Fall 2024<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:mugwu@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: mugwu@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Marcellinus O. Ugwu\" data-ga=\"mugwu@asu.edu\">mugwu@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Caritas University, Enugu, 2022)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Marcellinus designs systems-level water management in direct air capture technologies. He enjoys dancing, reading thought-provoking books, playing video games, and watching action films.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/marcellinus-onyedikachi-ugwu-570a1a28a\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Marcellinus O. Ugwu\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Ramesh-Babu-Komma-e1756842595508-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Ramesh-Babu-Komma-e1756842595508-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Ramesh-Babu-Komma-e1756842595508-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Ramesh-Babu-Komma-e1756842595508-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Ramesh-Babu-Komma-e1756842595508-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Ramesh Babu Komma<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Spring 2025<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:rkomma1@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: rkomma1@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Ramesh Babu Komma\" data-ga=\"rkomma1@asu.edu\">rkomma1@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><li>B.S. in Environmental Science<br \/>\r\n(Penn State Behrend, Schreyer Honors College, 2023)<\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Ramesh improves chemically modified Polysulfone membranes for treating hypersaline waters and investigates microstructure performance relationships in sorbents for gas separations, including direct air capture. Outside research, he enjoys cricket, films, Carnatic music, and cooking.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kommarameshbabu\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Ramesh Babu Komma\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=32UEMGwAAAAJ&#038;hl=en\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: google-scholar\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Ramesh Babu Komma\" data-ga=\"google-scholar\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-google-scholar\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"uds-section alignfull bg topo-black \" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Undergraduate Students<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-one\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/IMG_9397-Weiyu-Wu-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/IMG_9397-Weiyu-Wu-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/IMG_9397-Weiyu-Wu-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/IMG_9397-Weiyu-Wu.jpeg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Weiyu Wu<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Environmental Chemistry <\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member Since Fall 2023<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:weiyuwu@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: weiyuwu@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Weiyu Wu\" data-ga=\"weiyuwu@asu.edu\">weiyuwu@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">He is designing amino acid-based sorbents for Direct Air Capture (DAC) and optimizing both lifetime and energy input for regeneration of DAC sorbents. He loves watching movies, reading novels, playing billiards and video games especially Diablo 4 and Pillars of Eternity 2.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill-white\" style=\"\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/09\/Headshot-Sarina-Roy-Moder-150x150.jpg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Sarina Roy-Moder<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Electrical Engineering &#038; Minor in Materials Science &#038; Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Spring 2024<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:sroymode@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: sroymode@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Sarina Roy-Moder\" data-ga=\"sroymode@asu.edu\">sroymode@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">She is working with composite materials (carbon nanotubes) and cross-linked polymers to enhance material properties and performance. She investigates structure property relationship to optimize material properties. Outside the lab, she is passionate about writing and photography. As a published author, she has written poetry and short stories in her free time, expressing my perception and experiences. She loves watching sunsets and capturing moments in nature on camera, designing the ideal perspectives and angles to recreate a lived moment.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/IMG_3418-Sriya-Sridhar-scaled-e1764964632231.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Sriya Sridhar<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>Chemical Engineering<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Summer 2024<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:ssridh80@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: ssridh80@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Sriya Sridhar\" data-ga=\"ssridh80@asu.edu\">ssridh80@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Sriya fabricates and tests electro spun poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) fibers to create hyper cross-linked, high-surface-area sorbents with tailored structure and chemistry for stronger water-mediated interactions. This work advances scalable materials for direct air capture under ambient humidity.<\/p><\/div><ul class=\"person-social-medias\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sriya-sridhar44\/\" aria-label=\"Go to user social media accouunt: linkedin\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Sriya Sridhar\" data-ga=\"linkedin\"><i class=\"fa-classic fa-brands fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section  class=\"uds-section alignfull bg topo-black \" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--uds-size-2);\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">High School Student<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"uds-profile-grid col-one\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"uds-person-profile is-style-large fill\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\"><div class=\"profile-img-container\"><div class=\"profile-img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/247\/2025\/12\/40FF7B3D-9822-4342-9DDC-D55306F736CC_1_105_c-Sarah-Bendok-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"profile-img\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"person\"><div class=\"person-name\"><h3 class=\"person-name\">Sarah Bendok<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"person-profession\"><h4><span>High School Student<\/span><\/h4><h4><span>Member since Spring 2025<\/span><\/h4><\/div><ul class=\"person-contact-info\"><li><a href=\"mailto:ssridh80@asu.edu\" aria-label=\"Mail to: ssridh80@asu.edu\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-type=\"internal link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"Sarah Bendok\" data-ga=\"ssridh80@asu.edu\">ssridh80@asu.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div><p class=\"person-description\">Under the mentorship of Dr. Marlene Velazco-Medel at ASU\u2019s Center for Negative Carbon Emissions, Sarah  synthesizes hydrogel sorbents for carbon capture, evaluating CO\u2082 adsorption, thermal stability, and material properties through FTIR and TGA analysis. She also tests polyisoprene-based adhesives, combining literature review with experiments on adhesive strength and rheology, with the goal of developing a CO\u2082-Capturing Adhesive. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Taysha Telenar (Ph.D. 2025) &#8211; Postdoc at <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/lind\/\">Lind Lab<\/a>, ASU<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lindsey Hamblin (Ph.D. 2025) &#8211; Postdoc at <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\">Green Research Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kacie Niimoto (Ph.D. 2025) &#8211; Postdoc at <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\">Green Research Lab<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Husain Mithaiwala (Ph.D. 2024) &#8211; Dupont, Virginia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani (Ph.D. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brad Grim (Ph.D. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cameron Morgan (B.S.E. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emmie Bernard (M.S. 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adarsh Bakkireddy (M.S. 2023) &#8211; Intel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zahra Khademmodaresi (Postdoc. 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jae Sang Lee (Ph.D. 2023) \u2013 Applied Materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mani Modayil Korah (Ph.D. 2023) \u2013 Postdoc at Arizona State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salma Ly (B. S.E 2023) \u2013 Boeing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jasmine Chase (B. S.E 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yuta Kaneko (Ph.D. 2023) <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adam Martin (M.S. 2022) \u2013 NXP semiconductors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monique Weber (M.S. 2022) \u2013 Intel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rahul Rakesh Saini (M.S. 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Douglas Pivonka (B.S.E 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexis Hocken (B.S.E 2021) \u2013 Ph.D. student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tejaswi Nori (M.S. 2021) \u2013 Ph.D. student at University of Maryland<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kari Trimble (M.S. 2020) \u2013 Intel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Michael Tran (M.S. 2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meng Wang (Ph.D. 2020) \u2013&nbsp;Postdoc at Lehigh University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yi Yang (Ph.D., Postdoc. 2020) \u2013 Intel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dhruv Dholaria (M.S. 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Daniel Rivera (B.S.E. 2019) \u2013 Ph.D. student at Arizona State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Zach Tronstad (B.S.E. 2019) \u2013 Ph.D. student at University of California, Berkeley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nick Silva (B.S.E. 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Usamma Amjad (M.S. 2018) \u2013 Intel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Katelyn Kline (M.S. 2018) \u2013 WL Gore<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Srishti Gupta (M.S. 2018) \u2013 Ph.D. student at Arizona State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tyler Piper (M.S. 2018) \u2013 Olin Corporation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jack Felmly (M.S. 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Varun P. Kelkar (M.S. 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeffrey Quinn (M.S. 2017) \u2013 Sandia National Laboratory<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kristen Brown (M.S. 2017) \u2013 Boston Scientific<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ana Nelson (B.S.E. 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Madeline Lent (B.S.E. 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alexander Bridge (B.S.E. 2017) \u2013 Pursuing a Ph.D. at University of Texas at Austin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Justin Easa (B.S.E. 2017) \u2013 Pursuing a Ph.D. at Notre Dame<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rama Srinivasan (M.S. 2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pummy Singh (M.S. 2016) \u2013 Intel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joe Gaustad (B.S.E. 2016) \u2013 IM Flash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Felicia Romero (B.S.E. 2016) \u2013 Stellana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anna Moe (B.S.E. 2016) \u2013&nbsp;Pursuing a JD&nbsp;at Cornell Law School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HeeRan Hong (M.S. 2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mohammed Altraiki (M.S. 2015) \u2013 Schlumberger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-2\">Principal Investigator Alumni<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":456,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1401","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1401","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1401"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1401\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.engineering.asu.edu\/green\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1401"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}