Alumni
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| Name | Year | Where are they now? | |
| Rose Ward | 2026 | Fuji Film | |
| Charlotte Barker | 2026 | Brewer Science | |
| Arko Das (Post-doc) | 2025 | -- | |
| Logan Hessefort (Ph.D.) | 2025 | Founder and CEO of Lysis Corp. | |
| Christobal Moreno (undergrad) | 2025 | -- | |
| Declan Cappasola (undergrad) | 2025 | -- | |
| Timothy Chase (undergrad) | 2025 | Chemistry Ph.D. Student at Columbia University | |
| Taysha Telenar | 2025 | Post-doctoral Researcher (Mary Laura Lind's Research Lab at ASU) | |
| Cameron Pascoe (Post-doc) | 2024 | Avidity Biosciences | |
| Jose Sintas (Ph.D.) | 2024 | Scientist (Syensqo) | |
| Ren Bean (Ph.D.) | 2024 | Post-doctoral Researcher (Sandia National Lab) | |
| Jianheng Wen (Ph.D.) | 2024 | Research scientist (Alkon Inc.) | |
| Cody Weyrich (Ph.D.) | 2023 | Precise Polymer Inc., Brewer Science | |
| James Brown (Ph.D.) | 2023 | Assistant Professor (The University of the Incarnate Cross) | |
| Boer Liu (Ph.D.) | 2023 | Semiconductor Packaging Engineer (Intel) | |
| Johanna Vandenbrande (Ph.D.) | 2023 | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | |
| Dr. Charles Rolsky (Post-Doc) | 2022 | Executive Director (Shaw Institute), International Director of Science (Plastic Oceans) | |
| Anastasia Volokhova Arrington (Ph.D.) | 2022 | Packaging R&D Engineer (Intel) | |
| Clay Arrington (Ph.D.) | 2021 | Packaging R&D Engineer (Intel) | |
| Josh Wolfgang (Ph.D.) | 2021 | Research Chemist (Milliken and Company) | |
| Tyler White (Ph.D.) | 2021 | -- | |
| Ben Stovall (M.S.) | 2021 | Graduate Student at Penn State | |
| Emily Wilts (Ph.D.) | 2020 | Medical Device Consultant (Exponent) | |
| Xi Chen (Ph.D.) | 2020 | Product Development (3M) | |
| Philip Scott (Ph.D.) | 2020 | Senior Scientist (DuPont) | |
| Mark Cashman (M.S.) | 2019 | Graduate Student at Virginia Tech (Expected 2024) | |
| Katherine Heifferon (Ph.D.) | 2019 | Polymer Synthetic Chemist (Eastman Kodak) | |
| Ryan Mondschein (Ph.D.) | 2018 | Research Scientist (Solvay) | |
| Mingtao Chen (Ph.D.) | 2018 | -- | |
| Justine Sirrine (Ph.D.) | 2018 | Innovation Value Assessment Manager (Solvay) | |
| Kevin Drummey (Ph.D.) | 2018 | Analytical Manager (PPG Traffic Solutions) | |
| Jana Herzburger (Post-doc) | 2018 | Senior Scientist at Procter & Gamble | |
| Allison Pekkanen Morgan (Ph.D.) | 2017 | Senior Manager (BeiGene) | |
| Joseph Dennis (Ph.D.) | 2017 | Research Scientist (Army Research Laboratory) | |
| Nicholas Moon (Post-doc) | 2017 | R&D Team Lead (Milliken and Company) | |
| Evan Margaretta (Ph.D.) | 2016 | Senior Scientist II (L'Oréal) | |
| Alison Schultz (Ph.D.) | 2016 | Senior Scientist II (Owens Corning Science & Technology) | |
| Keren Zhang (Ph.D.) | 2016 | Material Tech Lead (Meta) | |
| Sachin Bobade (Post-doc) | 2016 | Research Scientist at EMD Electronics | |
| Chainka Jangu (Ph.D.) | 2015 | Materials Reliability Engineer (Apple) | |
| Ashley Nelson Dustin (Ph.D.) | 2015 | Scientist VI - Senior Research Staff Chemist (HRL Laboratories) | |
| David Inglefield (Ph.D.) | 2014 | Patent Engineer (Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP) | |
| Asem Abdulahad (Post-doc) | 2014 | Assistant Professor (Xavier University of Louisiana) | |
| Sean Hemp (Ph.D.) | 2013 | Senior Principal Materials Development Engineer (Michelin) | |
| Nancy Zhang (Ph.D.) | 2013 | Senior R&D Manager (Carbon) | |
| Daniel Buckwalter (Ph.D.) | 2013 | Advanced R&D Engineer (Owens Corning) | |
| Michael Allen (Ph.D.) | 2012 | Director Of Innovation (Adhesives Research Inc.) | |
| Mana Tamami (Ph.D.) | 2012 | Technical Service Specialist (Skin and Sun Care), Adjunct Professor (Long Island University) | |
| Tianyu Wu (Ph.D.) | 2012 | Research Specialist (3M) | |
| Steven June (Ph.D.) | 2012 | Global R&D Director (Bostik) | |
| Renlong Gao (Ph.D.) | 2012 | Technology Director (Roehm) | |
| Matthew Green (Ph.D.) | 2012 | Director of Center for Negative Carbon Emissions (ASU), Professor (ASU) | |
| Shijing Cheng (Ph.D.) | 2011 | Adhesive Materials Engineer (Meta) | |
| Erin Murphy (Post-doc) | 2011 | Consultant (Talas Engineering) | |
| Philip Bissel (Post-doc) | 2011 | Professor (Hollins University and Bluefield State College) | |
| Matthew Hunley (Ph.D.) | 2010 | Innovation Group Leader (Adhesives Research Inc.) | |
| Eveline van der Aa Glass (M.S.) | 2010 | Project Manager (Fujirebio Diagnostics) | |
| Matthew Cashion (Ph.D.) | 2010 | -- | |
| Christian Schreiner (Post-doc) | 2010 | Head of Materials and Technologies Battery Solutions (SGL Carbon) | |
| Andy Duncan (Ph.D.) | 2009 | Application Development Manager (Covation Biomaterials) | |
| Tomonori Saito (Ph.D.) | 2008 | Senior Researcher (Oakridge National Laboratory) | |
| Sharlene Williams (Ph.D.) | 2008 | Industrial Solutions Innovation Process Leader (DuPont) | |
| John Layman (Ph.D.) | 2008 | Senior R&D Director (Proctor and Gamble) | |
| Takeo Suga (Post-doc) | 2008 | Associate Professor (Waseda University) | |
| Brian Mather (Ph.D.) | 2007 | Senior Director (Abrus Bio) | |
| William Heath (Post-doc) | 2007 | R&D Manager at The Dow Chemical Company | |
| Ann Fornof (Ph.D.) | 2006 | Lead Research Specialist | |
| Afia Karikari (Ph.D.) | 2006 | Principal TS&D Scientist (Dow) | |
| Kalpana Viswanathan (Ph.D.) | 2006 | Scientific Consultant | |
| Serkan Unal (Ph.D.) | 2005 | Professor (Sabanci University) | |
| Casey Elkins (Ph.D.) | 2005 | Associate Organic Chemist (Eastman Chemical Company) | |
| Lars Kilian (Ph.D.) | 2004 | Director Tape & Specialty PSA Product Development (Bostik) | |
| Scott Trenor (Ph.D.) | 2004 | Technical Director (The Association of Plastics Recycling) | |
| Matt McKee (Ph.D.) | 2004 | Prospect Research Analyst | |
| David Williamson (Ph.D.) | 2003 | Chief Science and Technology Officer (Modern Meadow, Inc) | |
| Jeremy Lizotte (Ph.D.) | 2003 | Director of Innovation (Insight Polymers and Compounding) | |
| Qin Lin (Ph.D.) | 2003 | Product Development Specialist (3M) | |
| Valdimir Sinani (Post-doc) | 2002 | Senior Chemist (Spartech) | |
| Philip Madison (M.S.) | 2001 | Senior Leader (Piedmont Chemical Company) | |
| Taigyoo Park (Post-doc) | 1994 | Lab Head (Bridgestone Biorubber Processing Center) | |
| Rebecca Huyck | -- | ||
| Gozde Ozturk | -- | ||
| Huaiying Kang (Ph.D.) | Chief Strategy Officer (Milliken) | ||
| Anthony Pasquale | -- | ||
| Erika Borgerding | -- | ||
| Adam Smith | -- | ||
| Sean Ramirez | -- | ||
| Kevin Miller | -- | ||
| Youngtai Yoo | -- | ||
| Zhenhe Wang | -- | ||
| Maruti Hegde | -- | ||
| Koji Yamauchi | -- | ||
| Ejembi Onah | -- | ||
| Cheryl Heisy | -- | ||
| Shad Mallakpour | -- | ||
| Mary Dean Colemann | -- | ||
| Akshay Kokil | -- | ||
| Funda Senyurt | -- | ||
| Hideki Matsumoto | -- | ||
| Daisuke Yamamoto | -- | ||
| Adam Smith | -- | ||
| Makito Yoko | -- | ||
| Zhiyang Zhang | -- |