Principal Investigator
Marcella Lusardi joined Princeton University as an Assistant Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Materials Institute in July 2022. Prior to that, she worked on designing next generation diesel emissions catalysts as a research scientist at BASF (2021-2022), and conducted postdoctoral research in Prof. Mark Davis's group at…
Graduate Students
Kushaan is a third-year Ph.D. student in CBE. He received his undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley and is passionate about sustainability research. His current work focuses on designing materials for photocatalytic CO2 reduction. In his free time, he loves watching and playing sports (go Warriors), reading, and cooking…
Henry is a first-year Ph.D. student in CBE. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2024 with a range of research experiences including zeolite propane dehydrogenation and enzymology. In the Lusardi and Bocarsly labs, he works on electrocatalytic materials and electrochemical methods. In his free time, he enjoys cooking…
Tara is a first-year Ph.D student in CBE. She grew up in the Bay Area and received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley in 2024. As an undergraduate, she worked under Dr. Jeffrey Reimer where she studied carbon capture in bio-inspired metal-organic frameworks. Her current work focuses on integrated CO2 capture and photocatalytic…
Winnie is a second-year Ph.D. student in CBE. She is from Fontana (not Montana), CA. She earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University in 2023 where she engineered muscle-mimetic materials from ion-responsive proteins under the guidance of Dr. Danielle Mai. Co-advised by Marcella Lusardi and Michele Sarazen, her current work…
Illya is a third-year Ph.D. student in CBE. He grew up in the Twin Cities and received his Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota. His undergraduate research in Dr. Christopher Ellison's research group focused on improving the mechanical properties of poly(lactide) through the incorporation of poly(ethylene oxide)…
Hannah is a first-year Ph.D. student in CBE. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2024, where she worked under the guidance of Dr. Rebecca DeVasher on developing green and sustainable undergraduate teaching laboratory experiences. Her current research in…
Undergraduate Students
Lab Alumni
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