Group Leader
Prof. Victor M. Zavala
Postdoctoral Researcher, Argonne National Laboratory
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Iberoamericana
Areas of Expertise: Computational Mathematics
Email: victor.zavala@wisc.edu
Personal Webpage: [link]
CV: [link]
Graduate Researchers
Shengli Jiang
B.S. Chemical Engineering, UC-San Diego
Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning
Project: Machine Learning for ChemE
Email: sjiang87@wisc.edu
Weiqi Zhang
B.S., Chemical Engineering, UCLA
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Electrical-Computing Infrastructures
Email: wzhang483@wisc.edu
Personal Webpage: [link]
Leonardo Gonzalez
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University
Areas of Expertise: Process Controls
Project: Automated Experimental Design
Email: gonzlezchvez@wisc.edu
Shiyi (Amy) Qin (Co-Advised with Van Lehn)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Case Western Reserve
Areas of Expertise: Data Science and Machine Learning
Project: Machine Learning for ChemE
Email: sqin34@wisc.edu
Jiaze Ma
B.S.& M.S. Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Food-Water-Energy Nexus
Email: jma258@wisc.edu
Bo-Xun Wang
B.S. Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Systems Optimization for Biodegradable Plastics
Email: bwang355@wisc.edu
David Cole
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University
Areas of Expertise: Graph Theory, Optimization
Project: Graph-Based Optimization
Email: dlcole3@wisc.edu
Blake Lopez
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Oregon State Univ
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Hydrogen Markets
Email: brlopez@wisc.edu
Lisa Je (Co-Advised with Van Lehn)
B.A. Chemistry, B.E Chemical Engineering, Dual Degree Vassar & Dartmouth Colleges
M.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, UW-Madison
Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning and Molecular Science
Project: Machine Learning for ChemE
Email: lje@wisc.edu
Jaron Thompson (Co-Advised with Venturelli)
B.S. & M.S. Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University
Areas of Expertise: Computational Biology
Project: Microbiome Engineering
Email: jcthompson5@wisc.edu
J. Elvis Umana (Co-Advised with Gebbie)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas
Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning and Electrochemsitry
Project: Machine Learning for Electrolyte Design
Email: elvis.umana@wisc.edu
Postdoctoral Researchers
Philip Tominac
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, McMaster University
Areas of Expertise: Optimization and Game Theory
Project: Environmental Economics
Email: tominac@wisc.edu
Aurora Munguia
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Michoacana
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Process Optimization for Plastic Upcycling
Email: munguialopez@wisc.edu
Daniel Laky
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
Areas of Expertise: Optimization and Pharmaceutical Modeling
Project: Optimization and Data Science
Email: dlaky@wisc.edu
Former Members
Alexander Smith, Now at University of Minnesota
Dilara Goreke
Yue Shao, Now at Dow Chemical
Joshua Pulsipher, Now at Carnegie Mellon
Yicheng Hu, Now at Dow Chemical
Sungho Shin, Now at Argonne National Lab
Apoorva Sampat, Now at Dow Chemical
Ranjeet Kumar, Now at Dow Chemical
Jordan jalving, Now at Sandia National Labs
Ilse Hernandez, Now at Universidad Michoacana, Mexico
Hani Yoo, Now KAIST at South Korea
Heriberto Alcocer, Now at Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico
Qiugang Lu, Now at Texas Tech
Renke Kuhlmann, Postdoc, Now at GAMS Corporation, Germany
Caroline Satye, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Santiago Rodriguez, Purdue University
Aurora Munguia, Universidad Michoacana, Mexico
Jaime Garibay, Visitor, Tecnologico de Celaya, Mexico
Yankai Cao, Postdoc, Now Faculty at University of British Columbia
Dulce Lopez, Visitor, Now at Universidad Michoacana, Mexico
Javier Tovar, Visitor, Now at Universidad Michoacana, Mexico
Alexander Dowling, Postdoc, Now Faculty at Notre Dame
Kibaek Kim, Postdoc, Now Staff at Argonne
Nai-Yuan Chiang, Postdoc, Now Staff at United Technologies
Yeonsook Heo, Postdoc, Now Faculty at University of Cambridge
Luis Fabián Fuentes-Cortés, Visitor, Now at ITESM, Mexico
Magdalena Santos-Rodriguez, Visitor, Now at ITESM, Mexico