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PEOPLE
Dr. Kurt Ristroph
Dr. Ristroph is an assistant professor at Purdue University in the Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering (by courtesy). He earned bachelor's degrees in chemical engineering and classics at Louisiana State University; completed a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and materials science at Princeton; and worked in civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University as a Schmidt Science Fellow. He has also spent time researching at Moderna and the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Lauren Terruso
lterruso@purdue.edu
RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS, AND VISITING SCIENTISTS
Mojhdeh Baghbanbashi
mbaghban@purdue.edu
Bilal Ahmed
ahmed249@purdue.edu
Anas Aljabbari
aaljabba@purdue.edu
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Sophia Dasaro
sdasaro@purdue.edu
Gabriel Harris
harrisgs@purdue.edu
Luke Johnson
john2494@purdue.edu
Faezeh Masoomi
fmasoomi@purdue.edu
Caleb Fretz
cfretz@purdue.edu
Titania Bethiana
tbethian@purdue.edu
Megan Bordner
mbordner@purdue.edu
Emily Czaplewski
eczaplew@purdue.edu
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Emma Kessinger
ekessing@purdue.edu
Katy Brauer
brauer6@purdue.edu
Lana Malek
malekl@purdue.edu
Laurian Lien
llien@purdue.edu
Sophia Zielinski
zielins3@purdue.edu
Carolyn Sams
sams4@purdue.edu
ALUMNI
Michael McGovern (B.S. 2023) – next position: Technical Services and Manufacturing Scientist, Eli Lilly
Pablo Vega-Vásquez (postdoc 2023) – next position: North America Plant Health Risk Assessment Lead, Bayer
Andy Liu (SURF 2023) – next position: Ph.D. student, MIT Chemical Engineering
Deepika Madireddy (M.S. 2023) – next position: Analytical Chemist, Caterpillar Inc.
Alicia Zeh (B.S. 2024) – next position: Manufacturing Engineering Associate, General Mills
Rachel Zheng (B.S. 2024) – next position: Pharmaceutical Development Associate Scientist II, Catalent
Luiza Stolte Bezerra Lisboa de Oliveira (M.S. 2024) – next position: Chemical Engineer, Eastman Chemical Co.
Shivendra Tenguria (postdoc 2025)
Ingrid Melton (B.S. ChE 2025) – next position: Manufacturing Engineer, Procter & Gamble
Lukas Sizemore (B.S. 2025) – next position: Ph.D. student, Purdue Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Samar Sayed Ibrahim Mohamed (Fulbright 2025) – Associate Professor, National Research Centre, Egypt
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