ODES-Lab: People
Principal Investigator, Current StudentsVivek 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
Lena Hassan
Ph. D. Student (June 2020-)
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Chicago (2020).
B.S. in Biochemistry, Saint Xavier University. (2018).
Rheology of Food Proteins, Protein Foams & Emulsions, Plant-Based Proteins
lhassa3ATuic.edu
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
Sehar Ahmed
Ph. D Student (Nov 2023-)
M. S. Chemical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainsville, FL. (2017)
B. S. Chemical Engineering, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore, India. (2012)
Foam drainage and stability. Rheology of foams and emulsions. Rheology of plant-based foods.
sahme206ATuic.edu
M. S. Students
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
Ameena K Beg
Junior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ramiro Maldonado
Senior in Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Centrifugal Spinning.
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