Graduate Students
Oghosa H. (Honor) Akenuwa
Advisor: Steve Abel
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Washington and Lee University
oakenuwa@tennessee.edu
Ali Al-Najada
Advisor: Cong Trinh
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from King Saud University, MS from University of Southern California
aalnajad@tennessee.edu
Monireh Asoudeh
Advisor: Paul Dalhaimer
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Sharif University of Technology
masoudeh@tennessee.edu
Brian A. Barth
Advisor: Tom Zawokzinski
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS and MS from University of Pittsburgh
bbarth@tennessee.edu
Chris Bottoms
Advisor: Gila Stein
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Wake Forest University
cbottom2@tennessee.edu
Mahdi Boudaghi-Khajehnobar
Advisors: Bamin Khomami, Brian Edwards
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from University of Tabriz, MS from KN Toosi University
mboudagh@tennessee.edu
Jonah W. Brown
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Iowa State University
jbrow290@tennessee.edu
Nathan D. Bryant
Advisor: Art Ragauskas
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Tennessee Technological University, MS from UT
nbryant3@tennessee.edu
Nilesh Charpota
Advisor: Gila Stein
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BTech from Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad; MS from University of Florida
ncharpot@tennessee.edu
Gaurav Chauhan
Advisor: Steve Abel
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BTech from Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad
gchauhan@tennessee.edu
Austin Conte
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from University of Rhode Island
aconte1@tennessee.edu
Jonathan P. Coote
Advisor: Gila Stein
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Tulane University
jcoote@tennessee.edu
Christopher J. Cotter
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from University of North Carolina
ccotter1@tennessee.edu
Elijah M. Davis
Advisor: Dibyendu Mukherjee
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from UT
edavis77@tennessee.edu
David S. Dooley
Advisor: Cong Trinh
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Tennessee Tech
ddooley2@tennessee.edu
Liang Fang
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BEng from Wuhan Institute of Technology, MMS from Wuhan Institute of Biological Products
lfang5@tennessee.edu
Mustafa Farahat
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Iowa State University
mfarahat@tennessee.edu
Read A. Fritts
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: MS
Previous Degree: BS from University of Utah
rfritts1@tennessee.edu
Thomas K. Gaetjens
Advisor: Steve Abel
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from UT
tgaetjen@tennessee.edu
Rohit Ghanta
Advisor: Manolis Doxastakis
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BTech from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, M. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology
rghanta@tennessee.edu
Kaylie C. Glynn
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS and MS from Rochester Institute Tech
kglynn4@tennessee.edu
Sijie Guo
Advisor: Siris Laursen
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Hunan University
sguo19@tennessee.edu
Achal Gupta
Advisor: Paul Dalhaimer
Degree Plan: MS
Previous Degree: BTech from Thapar University
agupta21@tennessee.edu
Bryce B. Hansen
Advisor: Joshua Sangoro
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Arizona State University
bhanse10@tennessee.edu
Matthew A. Harris
Advisor: Joshua Sangoro
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from City College of New York
mharri93@tennessee.edu
Javad Jeddi
Advisor: Joshua Sangoro
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS and MS from Amirkabir University of Technology
jjeddi@tennessee.edu
William A. Khomtchenko
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
zyl941@tennessee.edu
Thomas P. Kinsey
Advisor: Joshua Sangoro
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Spring Hill College
tkinsey@tennessee.edu
Charles T. Koudelka
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: MS
Previous Degree: BS from Tennessee Tech University
ckoudelk@tennessee.edu
Travis S. Laws
Advisor: Gila Stein
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Appalachian State University
tlaws@tennessee.edu
Niantai Li
Advisor: Cong Trinh
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BEng from Shandong University of Technology, MEngr from Illinois Institute of Technology
nli25@tennessee.edu
Yuanshun Li
Advisor: Tom Zawodzinski
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BEng from Iowa State University
yli203@tennessee.edu
Luna Liang
Advisor: Art Ragauskas
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Jiangnan University
lliang3@tennessee.edu
Xubo Luo
Advisor: Stephen Paddison
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BEng and MS from Tianjin University
xluo16@tennessee.edu
Karthika Madathil Soman Pillai
Advisor: Gila Stein
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BTech from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, MS from Arizona State University
kmadathi@tennessee.edu
Edward J. (Joey) Michaud
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: MS
Previous Degree: BS from UT
emichau1@tennessee.edu
Mahshid Mokhtarnejad
Advisor: Bamin Khomami
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Urmia University, MS from University of Tabriz
mmokhtar@tennessee.edu
Max K. Mortensen
Advisor: Siris Laursen
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Brigham Young University
mmorten1@tennessee.edu
Nikhil Nambiar
Advisor: Steve Abel
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BTech from Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, and MS from Carnegie Mellon University
nnambia1@tennessee.edu
Neel Patel
Advisor: Dayakar Penumadu
Degree Plan: MS
Previous Degree: BS from UT
npatel46@vols.utk.edu
Bindica Poudel
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from University of New Mexico
bpoudel1@tennessee.edu
Mitchell Raith
Advisor: Paul Dalhaimer
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Ohio State University
mraith@tennessee.edu
Hannah N. Schmidt
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from East Tennessee State University
hschmid3@tennessee.edu
Hyeongmin Seo
Advisor: Cong Trinh
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Konkuk University
hseo5@tennessee.edu
Nobahar Shahidi
Advisor: Manolis Doxastakis
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Sharif University of Technology, MS from UT
nshahidi@tennessee.edu
James L. Shippy
Advisor: Robert Counce
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Auburn University, MS from UT
jshippytennessee.edu
Yuanjun Song
Advisor: Siris Laursen
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Yantai University, MS from Southeast University
ysong26@tennessee.edu
Stephanie A. Spittle
Advisor: Joshua Sangoro
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Appalachian State University, MS from UT
sspittle@tennessee.edu
Brandon L. Stevens
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: MS
Previous Degree: BS from University of Alabama
bsteve22@tennessee.edu
Robert A. (Drew) Viers
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from Virginia Polytechnic Institute
rviers@tennessee.edu
Caleb M. Walker
Advisor: Cong Trinh
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
fyz692@tennessee.edu
Brian Washington
Advisor: Eric Boder
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degree: BS from University of Alabama
bwashin7@tennessee.edu
Stefan T. Williams
Advisor: Tom Zawodzinski
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS from Morehouse College, MS from UT
swill178@tennessee.edu
Shuyang Zhang
Advisor: Art Ragauskas
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS and MS from Sichuan University
szhang59@tennessee.edu
Zhenghao Zhu
Advisor: Stephen Paddison
Degree Plan: PhD
Previous Degrees: BS and MS from East China University of Science and Technology
zzhu19@tennessee.edu