Truskett Research Group

Interfaces and the structure & dynamics of complex fluids

McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0400, Austin, Texas 78712

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Principal Investigator
	Prof. Thomas M. Truskett Department Chair, Paul D. & Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professor, and Bill L. Stanley Leadership Chair Email: truskett at austin dot utexas dot edu

Graduate Students
	James Carmer Department of Chemical Engineering CPE 5.450 Phone: 512-471-4549 Email: jcarmer at che dot utexas dot edu
	Avni Jain Department of Chemical Engineering Email: avni at che dot utexas dot edu
	Kyle Hollingshead Department of Chemical Engineering Email: kyleh at utexas dot edu
	Ameya Borwankar (co-advised w/ K. P. Johnston) Department of Chemical Engineering Email: ameyaborwankar at gmail dot edu
	Mark Ferraro (co-advised w/ R. T. Bonnecaze) Department of Chemical Engineering Email: mferraro at che dot utexas dot edu
	Jon Bollinger Department of Chemical Engineering Email: JonathanABollinger at gmail dot com
	Shuqi Zhang (co-advised w/ K.P. Johnston) Department of Chemical Engineering Email: zhang10 at utexas dot edu
	Barton Dear (co-advised w/ K.P. Johnston) Department of Chemical Engineering Email: bartondear at gmail dot com

Recent Group Alumni
	Dr. Mark Pond PhD, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2011) Thesis: Structure and dynamics of fluids: From molecular to colloidal perspectives Current Position: Business Analyst, Capital One
	Dr. Gaurav Goel PhD, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2009) Thesis: From polymer collapse to confined fluids: Investigating the implications of interfacial structuring Current Position: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Delhi
	Dr. William P. (Bill) Krekelberg PhD, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2008) Thesis: Relationships between structure and dynamics of attractive colloidal fluids Current Position: NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical and Biochemical Reference Data Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
	Dr. Jeetain Mittal PhD, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin (2007) Thesis: Structure, thermodynamics, and dynamics of confined and supercooled liquids Current Position: Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University
	Dr. Jason K. Cheung PhD, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Thesis: Coarse-grained modeling of concentrated protein solutions Current Position: Associate Principal Scientist, Merck & Co.
	Dr. Pooja Shah Postdoctoral Associate, The University of Texas at Autin Current Position: Adjunct Faculty, Dallas County Community College (DCCD)
	Tanuj Kumar MSE, The University of Texas at Austin Current Position: Process Engineer, KBR, Inc.
	Scott Carmichael BS, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Current Position: PhD student, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara
	Artemis Ailianou B.S., Chemical Engineering,The University of Texas at Austin, Current Position: PhD student, Chemical Engineering, Caltech
	Prajakta (Poonam) Raverkar BS, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin Senior Honors Thesis: Using a thermodynamic model and data from the human proteome to understand protein stability Current Position: Graduate student, Civil & Environmental Engineering Rice
	Dr. Katherine Clarridge, MD BS, Chemical Engineering, BA, Plan II, & MSE, Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Plan II Honors Thesis: Predicting protein behavior in a confined space Current Position: Resident, UC Internal Medicine & Cincinatti Children's Hospital Medial Center


Recent Visiting Scientists
	Frank van Swol, PhD Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, Albuquerque, New Mexico
	Trond Ingebrigtsen The Department of Science, Systems and Models Universitetsvej 1 DK-4000, Roskilde, Denmark
	F. Nicholas Braun, PhD Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromso, Tromso, Norway.