People

Principal Investigator

Hongfei Lin

Hongfei Lin

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
  • M.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

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Office: 109 Wegner Hall  Phone: 509-335-1341
Email: hongfei.lin@wsu.edu

Postdoctoral Fellows

Jangam Ashok

Jangam Ashok

Postdoctoral Fellow
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

  • Ph.D. Chemistry, Catalysis Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, India
  • M.S. Chemistry, Osmania University, India

Email: ashok.jangam@wsu.edu

Caiqi Wang

Caiqi Wang

Postdoctoral Fellow
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

  • Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, China

Email: caiqi.wang@wsu.edu

Graduate Students

Yue Zhao

Yue Zhao

Ph.D. Student
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

  • M.S. Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, China
  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, China

Email: yue.zhao1@wsu.edu

Jim Barret Floyd

Ph.D. Student
Washington State University, Pullman, WA

  • B.S. Chemical Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA

Email: Jim.floyd@wsu.edu

Undergraduate Students

Alumni

Graduate Students (Chemical Engineering)

  • Chuhua Jia, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Condensed-Phase Catalysis For Alternative Fuels Production”; Aug. 2017- Jul. 2021
  • Aimee L. Church, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Development of Catalytic Processes for Carbon Dioxide Utilization”; Aug. 2013- Dec. 2016
  • Xiaokun Yang, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Liquid Phase Conversion of Biomass to Renewable Fuels and Chemicals”; Jan. 2013-Dec. 2016
  • Lisha Yang, Ph.D. Dissertation: “Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives”; Jul. 2012-Aug. 2015
  • Ying Liu, MS Thesis: “Mechanistic Investigation of Partial Oxidation of Cellulosic Biomass In Aqueous Phase”; Aug. 2011-Aug. 2013
  • Jason Strull, MS Thesis: “Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to Carboxylic Acids Through Aqueous Phase Partial Oxidation”; Aug. 2010 – Aug. 2012

PostDoc Fellows

  • Dr. Shaoqu Xie, Postdoc Fellow in Chemical Engineering. Sept. 2017 – May 2021
  • Dr. Guodong Ding, Postdoc Fellow in Chemical Engineering. June 2017 – May 2018
  • Dr. Teng Li, Postdoc Fellow in Chemical Engineering. Sept. 2016 – Aug. 2017
  • Dr. Ji Su, Postdoc Fellow in Chemical Engineering. Jan. 2013-Mar. 2015

Visiting Scholars/Students

  • Dr. Yao Yao, Visiting Postdoc Fellow in Chemical Engineering. Jan. 2018 – Jan. 2019
  • Wanli Zhang, visiting Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering. Sept. 2018- Dec. 2020
  • Cheng Zhang, visiting Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering. Dec. 2017-May

Undergraduate Students

  • Muhammad Hanzal Rosli Wan, Jan. 2020 – Jun. 2021
  • Lily Crane, Jan. 2020 – Jun. 2021
  • Lam Hong Tran, Sept. 2019 – Jan. 2020
  • Philip Virtue, Jan. 2018 – Aug. 2019
  • Kristian Gubsch, Jun. 2018 – Aug. 2018
  • Trong Hoang Anh Huynh, Oct. 2017 – May 2019
  • Scott Ong, May 2017 – May 2019
  • Gent Ferati, June 2017 – May 2019
  • Ousman Jammeh, Jan. 2018 – May 2018
  • Gabriel Cofield, Jan. 2017 – May 2018
  • Wyatt Fick, May 2017 – May 2018
  • Mackenzie Palafox, Jan. 2017 – May 2018
  • Xinpei Zhou, Jan. 2016 – Aug. 2016
  • Richard Mannschreck, Jan. 2016 – May 2016
  • Emmy Tian, Undergraduate summer intern, University of California, Berkeley, Jun. 2015 – Aug. 2015
  • Isabelly Azevedo, Exchange undergraduate from Brazil, University of Nevada, Reno, Jun. 2015 –  Aug. 2015
  • Gabriele Miranda Effgen de Souza, Undergraduate summer intern, Exchange undergraduate from Brazil, University of Nevada, Reno, Jun. 2015 – Aug. 2015
  • Marcus Vinicius Pereira, Exchange undergraduate from Brazil, University of Nevada, Reno, Jan. 2015 – Aug. 2015
  • Elli Tian, Undergraduate summer intern, Johns Hopkins University, May 2014 – Aug. 2014
  • Reed Liu, Jan. 2013 – May 2014
  • Sarah Carl, Jan. 2012 – May 2014
  • Justin Donat, Jan. 2012 – May 2014
  • Emily Truong, Jan. 2012 – Jan. 2013
  • Nolan Nicholson, Jan. 2012 – Aug. 2012
  • Zachary Karmiol, Jan. 2011 – Jul. 2012
  • Kelsey Plank, Oct. 2011 – Jul. 2012
  • Morgan Vonnahme, Nov. 2010 – Aug. 2011