Faculty

Dr. Kirti M. Yenkie
Assistant 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
Education & Research Experience:
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Delaware (04/2017 to 08/2017)
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2015-03/2017)
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
VISITING SCIENTISTS & POSTDOCS

Dr. Parul Sahu
Hometown: Uttar Pradesh, India
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: sahu@rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Research: 1) Salt and marine chemicals recovery
2) Crystallization-based separation processes (Co-hosted by Dr. Capellades)
Hobbies & Interests: Fine arts, Music, Martial arts, Travelling
Graduate Researchers
Ph.D. Students

Emmanuel A. Aboagye
Hometown: Akim Aboabo, Eastern Region – Ghana
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: aboagy26@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Research: 1) Solvent Recovery Processes
2) Wastewater Treatment Networks
Hobbies & Interests: Tennis, Music, Playing Piano, Playing Guitar

Fred Ghanem
Hometown: Mullica Hill, NJ
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: ghanem@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Research: Purification using polymeric based resins
Hobbies & Interests: Reading and Dining

Swapana S. Jerpoth
Hometown: Nagpur, India
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: jerpot94@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Research/Project: (1) Roadmap for Efficient Processes in Petroleum Pipelines (2) Solar Energy Systems Evaluation
Hobbies & Interests: Singing, Cooking, Painting, and Travelling

Austin Lehr
Hometown: Carneys Point, NJ
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: lehra3@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Research: Solvent and Polymer Recovery
Hobbies & Interests: Soccer, Music, Cooking, Video games

Barnabas Gao
Hometown: Zongo Macheri, Oti Region, Ghana
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: gaobar13@students.rowan.edu(LinkedIn)
Research: Roadmap for Efficient Processes in Petroleum Pipelines
Hobbies & Interests: Soccer, Basketball, Table Tennis, Video Games, and Music
Undergraduate Researchers

Name: Liela Clarke
Hometown: Howell, NJ
Graduation Year: 2023
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: clarke75@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Solvent & Polymer Recovery Roadmap
Hobbies & Interests: tennis, running, renewable energy source research

Name: Brandon Jarrett
Hometown: Woodbridge, New Jersey
Graduation Year: 2023
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: jarret93@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Solvent & Polymer Recovery Roadmap
Hobbies & Interests: Running, blacksmithing, chemistry, snowboarding, and rockwall climbing

Name: Tyler Heritage
Hometown: Woodstown, New Jersey
Graduation Year: 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: herita88@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Wastewater Asset Management
Hobbies & Interests: Competitive archery, hiking out west, and working out on a regular basis

Name: Anne-Marie C.A. Zamor
Hometown: Haiti
Graduation Year: 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering (Minor: Mathematics)
Email: zamora44@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Wastewater Asset Management
Hobbies & Interests: Reading, singing, painting/drawing, dancing and playing volleyball. Interested in Global warming, recycling, psychology, business

Name: Christopher Cavalieri
Hometown: Mantua, New Jersey
Graduation Year: 2024
Major: Civil Engineering
Email: cavali75@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Wastewater Asset Management
Hobbies & Interests: Lifting weights, video games, football, music

Name: David Theuma
Hometown: Hammonton, New Jersey
Graduation Year: 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: theuma37@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Pipeline Cleaning Operations for Lube Oil Blending Facilities
Hobbies & Interests: Marvel, Board games, Dungeons and Dragons

Name: Michael Fracchiolla
Hometown: Long Valley, New Jersey
Graduation Year: 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: fracch76@students.rowan.edu
Project: Pipeline Cleaning Operations for Lube Oil Blending Facilities
Hobbies & Interests: Swimming and Cooking

Name: Sean Curtis
Hometown: Marlton, New Jersey
Graduation Year: 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: curtis4@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Pipeline Cleaning Operations for Lube Oil Blending Facilities
Hobbies & Interests: Collecting houseplants, gardening, rock climbing, cooking

Name: Ethan Shumaker
Hometown: Elizabethtown, PA
Graduation Year: 2024
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: shumak96@students.rowan.edu(LinkedIn)
Project: Machine Learning for Sustainable Chemicals & Processes
Hobbies & Interests: Developing TTRPGs

Name: Elizabeth Dellorco
Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ
Graduation Year: 2023
Major: Chemical Engineering
Email: dellor39@students.rowan.edu (LinkedIn)
Project: Machine Learning for Sustainable Chemicals & Processes
Hobbies & Interests: Music, Reading, and Travelling
LAB ALUMNI
John D. Chea, Ph.D. (09/2018 – 12/2022); US EPA, Cincinnati, OH
Jake Stengel, M.S. (09/2020 – 06/2022); Hovione NJ
Jacob Martin (01/2021 – 05/2022)
Erik Dunn (01/2021 – 05/2022)
Quint Kearns (09/2021 – 05/2022)
Nathaniel Nelson (09/2021 – 05/2022)
Dylan Snyder (09/2021 – 05/2022)
Emily Rooney (01/2021 – 05/2022)
Andrew T. Sikora (09/2021-05/2022)
Joseph D’Intino (06/2020 – 12/2021)
Gabrielle Powell (09/2021 – 12/2021)
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)
Madison Hicks (01/2021 – 05/2021)
Diana Martinez (01/2021 – 05/2021)
Anthony Wylie (06/2020 – 05/2021)
Nicolas Altieri (09/2020 – 05/2021)
James Geier (06/2020 – 05/2021)
Spencer Verdoni (09/2019 – 12/2020)
Evan Vandzura (09/2020 – 12/2020)
Hailey Lynch (06/2019 – 08/2020); GIS Intern at Idaho National Lab
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 University of Colorado
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
Amit Dhundi (09/2018-12/2018)
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 University
Sommer M. Vandergrift (09/2017 – 12/2017); Nipro PharmaPackaging
Chaun Steven Giddings (09/2017 – 12/2017)