Faculty
Dr. Kirti M. Yenkie
Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering
Rowan University
Email: yenkie@rowan.edu
Phone: 856-256-5375
Office: 329 Rowan Hall
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yenkiekm
Curriculum vitae: CV_Yenkie,KM
Professional Experience:
Assistant Professor-Chemical Engineering, Rowan University (09/2017-08/2023)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Delaware (04/2017 to 08/2017)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015-03/2017)
Academic Qualifications:
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA, 2014
M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, India, 2010
B.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, LIT Nagpur, India, 2008
Graduate Researchers
Ph.D. Students
Barnabas Gao
Hometown: Zongo Macheri, Oti Region, Ghana
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: gaobar13@students.rowan.edu(LinkedIn)
Research: Roadmap for Efficient Transportation and Packaging Processes in Petroleum Pipelines
Hobbies & Interests: Soccer, Basketball, Table Tennis, Video Games, and Music
Andres Castellar-Freile
Hometown: Barranquilla, Colombia
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: castel46@rowan.edu(LinkedIn)
Research: Integration of Graph Theory-based Networks with Machine Learning for Enhanced Process Synthesis and Design.
Hobbies & Interests: Playing Guitar, Reading, and Soccer
Harriet Dufie Appiah
Hometown: Apedwa, Eastern Region, Ghana
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: appiah27@rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Research: Develop a Decision-Making Framework for Optimal Pathways of Food Waste Disposal & Recycling
Hobbies & Interests: Chess, Exercising, and Cooking
Ronald Borja-Roman
Hometown: Chinú, Córdoba, Colombia
Major: Chemical Engineering & Software Engineering
Email: borjar55@rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Research: Development of New Composites & Materials for Enhanced Applications using Process Systems Engineering and Artificial Intelligence
Hobbies & Interests: Competitive Programming, Basketball, and Reading
Masters Students
Evans Eleezar
Hometown: Baaglo-Odumase, Oti Region-Ghana
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: eleeza72@rowan.edu(LinkedIn)
Research: Optimizing Microbial Fuel Cells for Bioremediation of Metals in Cold Regions
Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Music Production, and Video Games
Undergraduate Researchers
Name: Matt Conway
Hometown: Haddon Township, NJ
Graduation Year: 2025
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: conway64@students.rowan.edu(LinkedIn)
Project: Plastic End-Of-Life Analysis and AIChE Sustainable Engineering Corp Climate Solutions
Hobbies & Interests: Running, reading, and walking my dog
Name: Emma Padros
Hometown: New Milford, CT
Graduation Year: 2025
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: padros98@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Roadmap for Efficient Transportation and Packaging Processes in Petroleum Pipelines
Hobbies & Interests: Swimming, Mountain bike, and Collect license plates
Name: Milo Barkow
Hometown: Marlton, NJ
Graduation Year: 2025
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: barkow53@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Machine Learning for Sustainable Chemicals and Processes
Hobbies & Interests: Hiking, camping, reading, and running
Name: Marcella McMahon
Hometown: Bridgeton, NJ
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: mcmaho93@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Machine Learning for Sustainable Chemicals and Processes
Hobbies & Interests: Reading, Theather, and Hiking
Name: Alec Guerra
Hometown: Glassboro, NJ
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: guerra93@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Wastewater Treatment
Hobbies & Interests: Gaming
Name: Amarelys Rios
Hometown: Lumberton, NJ
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: riosam33@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Roadmap for Efficient Transportation and Packaging Processes in Petroleum Pipelines
Hobbies & Interests: Gardening and baking
Name: Joel Patterson
Hometown: Clementon, NJ
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: patter68@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Roadmap for Efficient Transportation and Packaging Processes in Petroleum Pipelines
Hobbies & Interests: Sports, Hiking, Dirt-bike, and Riding
Name: Andrew Malec
Hometown: West Milford, NJ
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: maleca18@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Roadmap for Efficient Transportation and Packaging Processes in Petroleum Pipelines
Hobbies & Interests: Working on Cars, Baseball, and Bowling
Name: Thien An Pham
Hometown: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: phamth92@students.rowan.edu
Project: Roadmap for Efficient Transportation and Packaging Processes in Petroleum Pipelines
Hobbies & Interests: Cooking, Badminton, Motorcycles, and Swimming
Name: Benjamin Chivers
Hometown: Burlington Township, NJ
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: chiver18@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Preventing Pollution in Industry
Hobbies & Interests: Video Games, Music, Computers, and Movies
Name: Brendan Weil
Hometown: Mt. Royal, NJ
Graduation Year: 2026
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: weilbr33@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Machine Learning Sustainability
Hobbies & Interests: Fishing
Name: Deanna Mariano
Hometown: West Deptford, NJ
Graduation Year: 2027
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: marian86@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Integration of Graph Theory-based Networks with Machine Learning for Enhanced Process Synthesis and Design
Hobbies & Interests: Gym, Movies, and Traveling
Name: Brian Guillermo
Hometown: Deptford, NJ
Graduation Year: 2027
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: guille83@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Integration of Graph Theory-based Networks with Machine Learning for Enhanced Process Synthesis and Design
Hobbies & Interests: Soccer, Chess, Reading, and Running
LAB ALUMNI
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Fred Ghanem, Ph.D. (01/2019 – 10/2023); VP Life Sciences Division, Sunresin
Emmanuel A. Aboagye, Ph.D. (09/2019 – 09/2023); Postdoc, Princeton University, NJ
Swapana S. Jerpoth, Ph.D. (09/2019 – 09/2023); Postdoc, NYU
John D. Chea, Ph.D. (09/2018 – 12/2022); Postdoc, US EPA, Cincinnati, OH
Jake Stengel, M.S. (09/2020 – 06/2022); Hovione NJ
VISITING SCIENTISTS AND POSTDOCS
Dr. Parul Sahu, (09/2022-02/2023); Scientist CSIR-CSMCRI Lab, India
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Tyler Heritage (09/2022 – 05/2024); EPCOR
Sean Lawton (09/2023 – 05/2024)
Steven Roth (01/2023 – 08/2024)
John Pazik (05/2023 – 08/2024)
Michael Fracchiolla (05/2022 – 05/2024); PBF Holding LLC
David Theuma (05/2022 – 05/2024); Chelton House
Jared Longo (09/2023 – 05/2024)
Sean Curtis (05/2022 – 12/2023); US Navy
Ethan Blanda (09/2023 – 12/2023)
Ethan Shumaker (09/2022 – 08/2023)
Anne-Marie C.A. Zamor (09/2022 – 05/2023)
Christopher Cavalieri (09/2022 – 05/2023)
Liela Clarke (09/2021 – 05/2023); Graduate Student – UChicago
Brandon Jarrett (09/2021 – 05/2023); SPX Flow, Inc
Elizabeth Dellorco (01/2023- 05/2023); NJ DEP
Jacob Martin (01/2021 – 05/2022); US Navy
Erik Dunn (01/2021 – 05/2022); DPS Global Group
Quint Kearns (09/2021 – 05/2022); Saint-Gobain Plastics
Nathaniel Nelson (09/2021 – 05/2022)
Dylan Snyder (09/2021 – 05/2022); HiT Nano
Emily Rooney (01/2021 – 05/2022); PhD Student at RIT
Andrew T. Sikora (09/2021-05/2022); Avery Dennison
Joseph D’Intino (06/2020 – 12/2021); Jacobs
Gabrielle Powell (09/2021 – 12/2021)
Austin Lehr (05/2019 – 05/2021)
Carley Tran (09/2019 – 05/2021); BioAir Solutions LLC
Maya Desai (09/2019 – 05/2021); Pfizer
Marissa Martine (09/2019 – 12/2020); Edmund Optics
Kiana Ramirez (09/2019 – 05/2021); Ingredion Incorporated
Brianna Acosta (01/2020 – 05/2021); Corning Incorporated
Kayla Heider (06/2020 – 05/2021); Environmental Resources Management
Phuong Le (06/2020 – 07/2021); DuPont
Justin York (01/2021 – 05/2021); WL Gore & Associates
Madison Hicks (01/2021 – 05/2021); PhD student – UMaryland
Diana Martinez (01/2021 – 05/2021)
Anthony Wylie (06/2020 – 05/2021)
Nicolas Altieri (09/2020 – 05/2021)
James Geier (06/2020 – 05/2021); Wilmington PharmaTech
Jake Stengel (01/2019 – 05/2020)
Spencer Verdoni (09/2019 – 12/2020)
Evan Vandzura (09/2020 – 12/2020); PSEG
Hailey Lynch (06/2019 – 08/2020); PhD Student – UNotreDame
Casey Wagner (09/2019 – 05/2020); Haines Fire & Risk Consulting Corporation
Gabrielle Moskalow (09/2019 – 05/2020); Frontida BioPharm, Inc.
Vanessa Pierce (09/2018 – 12/2019); Johnson Matthey
Samantha Resnick (09/2019 – 12/2019)
Jordan Holman (09/2019 – 12/2019)
Eric Purcell (09/2018 – 08/2019)
Rohan Zia (09/2018 – 08/2019)
Amanda Christon (09/2018 – 05/2019); Associate Scientist at Merck
Sean Burnham (01/2018 – 05/2019); Process Engineer at Air Liquide, DE
Alex D’Aloia (09/2018 – 05/2019)
Hannah Work (09/2018 – 05/2019); PhD Student at UColorado
Matthew Razze (09/2018 – 05/2019)
Maxim Russ (09/2018 – 05/2018)
Anthony Pace (09/2018 – 05/2019); Materion Corporation
Katherine Schmidt (04/2018 – 05/2019); MS Student at Villanova University
Alexa Lynch (01/2019 – 05/2019); U.S. Army Futures Command
Amanda McCahill (09/2018 – 12/2018); PhD Student at University of Delaware
Julia Reilly (09/2018 – 12/2018); Field Engineer at DuPont
Zachary Lubelski (09/2018 – 12/2018)
Ian C. Dunn (09/2017 – 06/2018); Associate Scientist at Pfizer
James Matthew Dailey (09/2017 – 05/2018); Stryker, Mahwah, NJ
Matthew Scott Schwenger (09/2017 – 12/2017); Ph.D. student Rowan
Sommer M. Vandergrift (09/2017 – 12/2017); Nipro PharmaPackaging
Chaun Steven Giddings (09/2017 – 12/2017)
Yenkie Research Group 