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
David Cole
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University
Areas of Expertise: Graph Theory, Optimization
Project: Graph-Based Optimization
Email: dlcole3@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
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: Molecular analysis and design of electrolytes
Email: lje@wisc.edu
Blake Lopez
H.B.S. Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University
M.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, UW-Madison
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Curriculum Analysis
Email: brlopez@wisc.edu
J. Elvis Umaña (Co-Advised with Gebbie)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Kansas
Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning and Electrochemsitry
Project: Molecular analysis and design of electrolytes
Email: elvis.umana@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
Jukbin Kim
B.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, Yonsei University
M.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Multi-scale optimization of energy systems
Email: jukbin.kim@wisc.edu
Ugochukwu Ikegwu (Co-Advised with Van Lehn)
B.Eng. (Hons) Chemical Engineering, Landmark University, Nigeria.
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of The Witwatersrand, South Africa.
Area of Expertise: Molecular Simulations and Systems Engineering.
Project: Plastic upcycling
Email: ikegwu@wisc.edu
Ashley McCullough (Co-Advised with Avraamidou)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Electricity Markets and Policy for Emerging Technologies
Email: abmccullough@wisc.edu
Joe Flory
B.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University
M.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University
Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning and Optimization
Project: Closed-loop Experimental Design
Email: jflory@wisc.edu
Brandon Flores
B.S. Chemistry, UC San Diego
Areas of Expertise: Density functional theory
Project: Data Science for Chemisty
Email: bsflores@wisc.edu
Adam Martin
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University
Areas of Expertise: Optimization and Control
Project: Graph Theory and Optimization
Email: ammartin36@wisc.edu
Yicheng Li (Co-Advised with Van lehn)
B.E. Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
M.S. Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning and Molecular Science
Project: Liquid crystals for environmental sensing
Email: yli2744@wisc.edu
Kiernan Jennings (Co-Advised with Avraamidou)
B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut
Areas of Expertise: Graph Theory and Optimization
Project: Graph-based multilevel optimization under uncertainty
Email: kxjennings@wisc.edu
Ethan Deutsch (Co-Advised with Cersonsky)
B.S. Chemical & Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University
Areas of Expertise: Machine Learning and Optimization
Project: Topological Data Analysis and Molecular Simulations
Email: egdeutsch@wisc.edu
Postdoctoral Researchers
Brenda Cansino
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Universidad Michoacana
Areas of Expertise: Modeling and Optimization
Project: Process Optimization and Sustainability
Email: cansinoloeza@wisc.edu
Yoel René Cortés-Peña
Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Areas of Expertise: Process Modeling and Sustainable Design
Project: Graph Theory & Process Simulation
Email: cortespea@wisc.edu
Angan Mukherjee
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University
Areas of Expertise: Physics Constrained Machine Learning and Optimization
Project: Topological Data Analysis and Data-Driven Optimization
Email: amukherjee43@wisc.edu
Alejandro Ayala-Cortés (Co-Advised with Huber)
Ph.D. in Engineering, National Autonomous University of Mexico
Areas of Expertise: Solar thermochemical biomass conversion processes and catalytic hydrodeoxygenation
Project: Mineral and Metal Oxide Removal from Biomass
Email: ayalacortes@wisc.edu
Former Members
Leo Gonzalez, PhD [link]
Aurora Munguia, Postdoc [link]
Amy Qin, PhD [link]
Jiaze Ma, PhD [link]
Javier Garcia-Martinez, Visitor [link]
Saul Herrera Ovando, Visitor [link]
Daniel Laky, Postdoc, [link]
Weiqi Zhang, PhD, [link]
Shengli Jiang, PhD, [link]
Philip Tominac, Postdoc [link]
Alexander Smith, PhD, [link]
Dilara Goreke, MSc, [link]
Yue Shao, PhD, [link]
Joshua Pulsipher, PhD, [link]
Yicheng Hu, PhD, [link]
Sungho Shin, PhD, [link]
Apoorva Sampat, PhD, [link]
Ranjeet Kumar, PhD, [link]
Jordan Jalving, PhD, [link]
Ilse Hernandez, Visitor, [link]
Hani Yoo, Visitor
Heriberto Alcocer, Visitor, [link]
Qiugang Lu, Postdoc, [link]
Renke Kuhlmann, Postdoc, [link]
Caroline Satye, Visitor, [link]
Santiago Rodriguez, Visitor, [link]
Aurora Munguia, Visitor, [link]
Jaime Garibay, Visitor, [link]
Yankai Cao, Postdoc, [link]
Dulce Lopez, Visitor, [link]
Javier Tovar, Visitor, [link]
Alexander Dowling, Postdoc, [link]
Kibaek Kim, Postdoc, [link]
Nai-Yuan Chiang, Postdoc, [link]
Yeonsook Heo, Postdoc, [link]
Luis Fabián Fuentes-Cortés, Visitor, [link]
Magdalena Santos-Rodriguez, Visitor, [link]
Bethany Nicholson, Intern [link]
Francisco Trespalacios, Intern [link]