ODES-Lab: People
Principal Investigator, Current Students
Vivek Sharma
Associate Professor (09/2019-) & Principal Investigator of the ODES-lab (11/2012-)
Email: viveksATuic.edu
Team Leader || Google Scholar || Biosketch || Poet/Writer
Ph. D. Students
Cheryl Slykas
Ph. D. Student (Aug 2020-)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago. (2020).
Macromolecular Engineering of Formulations, “Spinnability, Printability, & Gloopiness”
cslyka2ATuic.edu
Andrew Rasmussen
Ph. D. Student (Aug 2020-)
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL.
Drug dissolution. Polysaccharides in Pharmaceutical Formulations
arasmu3ATuic.edu
Nadia Nikolova
Ph. D. Student (Aug 2022-)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL. 2021
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL. 2022
Emulsions: Food and Cosmetics
nnikol4ATuic.edu
Yash Vidyasagar
Ph. D. student (Jan 2023-)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.
Viscoelastic instabilities and future foods.
yvidya2ATuic.edu
Louie Edano
Ph. D Student (Jan 2023-)
M. S. Chemical Engineering, UIC, Chicago, IL. (2022)
B. S. Chemical Engineering, UIC, Chicago, IL. (2016)
Centrifugal Spinning; Fibrous membranes
ledano2ATuic.edu
Somayeh Sepahvand
Ph. D Student (Jan 2023-)
M. S. Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. (2016)
B. S. Chemical Industries Engineering, Valiasr Technical University, Tehran. (2011)
Protein-Polysaccharide Mixtures. Polysaccharide Thickeners. Rheology of Plant-based Foods.
ssepah2ATuic.edu
Somayeh Sepahvand
Ph. D Student (Jan 2023-)
M. S. Chemical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran. (2016)
B. S. Chemical Industries Engineering, Valiasr Technical University, Tehran. (2011)
Protein-Polysaccharide Mixtures. Polysaccharide Thickeners. Rheology of Plant-based Foods.
ssepah2ATuic.edu
Kim Ngo
Ph. D Student (Aug 2024-)
M. S. Organic Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN. (2020)
B. S. Chemistry, Emphasis on Coatings & Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University. (2017)
M. S. Students
Nisha Shivrambhai Chaudhari
Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
B. S. Students
Sarah Schroll
Sophomore in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Angelica Ramirez
Sophomore in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Monse Reynoso
Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Capillarity-driven pinching dynamics of food dispersions. Milk Foams
Aaron Casas
Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Alina Iovu
Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Plant-based Foods
Karim Al Zahabi
Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Varun Maheshwari
Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Extensional Rheology
Miriam Jaber
Junior in Chemical Engineering, the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Spinnability and rheology
Ria Patel
Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Extensional Rheology
Qussay Suleinman
Junior in Chemical Engineering, the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Spinnability and rheology