Washington State University

^{The Gene and Linda Voiland School of} _{Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering}

Faculty & Staff

Director

Name	Email	Research Focus
James Petersen Director & Professor	jn_petersen@wsu.edu	Bioremediation of contaminated aqueous systems, modeling of biological processing operations and on-line optimization of biological processes

Named Professors

Name	Email	Research Focus
Alla Kostyukova The Paul Hohenschuh Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engineering	alla.kostyukova@wsu.edu	Regulation of actin dynamics by actin-binding proteins, protein structure and protein-protein interactions, protein engineering, circular dichroism
Norbert Kruse Voiland Distinguished Professor	norbert.kruse@wsu.edu	Heterogeneous catalysis: from fundamentals to industrial applications
Yong Wang Voiland Distinguished Professor	yong.wang@pnnl.gov	Development of novel catalytic materials and reaction engineering for the conversion of fossil and biomass feedstocks to fuels and chemicals

Professors

Name	Email	Research Focus
Birgitte Ahring Professor Bioproduct Sciences & Engineering Laboratory (BSEL)	bka@wsu.edu	Microbiology, biomass conversion to biofuels and high-value bioproducts
Haluk Beyenal Professor	beyenal@wsu.edu	Biofilms
Su Ha Professor / Director, O.H. Reaugh Laboratory for Oil and Gas Research	suha@wsu.edu	Energy generations from alternative fuels
Cornelius F. Ivory Professor	cfivory@wsu.edu	Electrofocusing, forensic microelectrophoresis, nanochannel separations, diagnostic microfluidic devices, microchannel sample preparation
Marc Levin Career Track Professor	marc.levin@wsu.edu	Process/technical safety, catalysis, plant design, upstream technology
Peter Pfromm Professor	peter.pfromm@wsu.edu	Advancing engineering research in fundamental and applied aspects
Mary Rezac Professor, Dean of the Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture	mary.rezac@wsu.edu	Molecular-level fundamentals of new separation processes; integration of this knowledge with industrial scale processes
Kirk Schulz Professor, President of Washington State University	PresidentsOffice@wsu.edu	Catalysis, surface science, materials science
Bernard Van Wie Professor	bvanwie@wsu.edu	Biotechnology including biosensors and bioanalytical devices, cell and tissue culture, engineering education research

Associate Professors

Name	Email	Research Focus
Wen-ji Dong Associate Professor	wdong@vetmed.wsu.edu	Cardiac muscle biology and mechanics, protein chemistry and engineering, fluorescence techniques, computer modeling, nanoscale biosensor design and engineering
David Lin Associate Professor	davidlin@wsu.edu	Integrated mechanical properties of skeletal muscle and spinal reflexes
Hongfei Lin Associate Professor	hongfei.lin@wsu.edu	Catalyst synthesis and application; catalytic conversion of biomass; CO₂ reduction; renewable hydrogen production; fuel cell electrocatalysis; advanced functional nanomaterials; photocatalysis
Jean-Sabin McEwen Associate Professor	js.mcewen AT wsu.edu	Atomistic modeling of catalytic processes for energy applications
Steven R. Saunders Associate Professor	steven.r.saunders@wsu.edu	Nanotechnology for novel catalytic systems, sustainable solvent technologies
Anita Vasavada Associate Professor	vasavada@wsu.edu	Biomechanics and neural control of the musculoskeletal system, focusing on the human head and neck system
Xiao Zhang Associate Professor	x.zhang@wsu.edu	Biomass chemistry, biomass conversion to bioproducts and bioenergy

Assistant Professors

Name	Email	Research Focus
David Thiessen Clinical Assistant Professor	thiessen@wsu.edu	Fluid mechanics of drops, bubbles, and capillary channels, applications in microgravity
Di Wu Assistant Professor & Founding Director of Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Thermodynamics	d.wu@wsu.edu	Heterogeneous catalysis, porous materials, surface science, materials chemistry, thermodynamics, nanogeoscience and nanotechnology
Xianglong Wang Scholarly Assistant Professor	xianglong.wang@wsu.edu	Computer-Aided Detection and Diagnostics with Machine Learning

Emeritus Faculty

Name	Email	Research Focus
Denny Davis Emeritus Professor	dennycdavis73@gmail.com	Engineering education, design education and assessment, engineering entrepreneurship, engineering for K–12 education, pedagogies for innovation and professional development
Howard Davis Emeritus Professor	davish@wsu.edu	Engineering and entrepreneurship pedagogy, technology development and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation
KNona Liddell Emeritus Professor	liddell@wsu.edu	Electrochemical kinetics and reactor design; Applications to environmental problems and materials processing
R. Mahalingam Emeritus Professor	mahalingam@wsu.edu
Reid Miller Emeritus Professor	millerrc@moscow.com
William J. Thomson Emeritus Professor	privprof@yahoo.com
Richard Zollars Emeritus Professor	rzollars@wsu.edu	Colloidal phenomena/interfacial phenomena, multiphase heat transfer, engineering education

Research Professors

Name	Email	Research Focus
Junming Sun Assistant Research Professor	junming.sun@wsu.edu	Bio-mass conversion, catalytic bio-oil upgrading, hydrogen and fuel production by ethanol steam reforming, nano-catalysis, and synthesis of nano-metal/metal oxide
Dmitri Tolkatchev Assistant Research Professor	dmitri.tolkatchev@wsu.edu	Protein chemistry and structure, protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions; protein engineering; protein NMR
Oscar Marin-Flores Assistant Research Professor	omarinflores@wsu.edu	Biomass conversion, hydrogen production for fuel cells applications via reforming of liquid fuels, direct solid oxide fuel cells, mathematical modeling of fuel cell systems, photocatalytic/electrochemical processes for CO₂ mitigation

Adjunct Faculty

Name	Email	Research Focus
Murali Chandra	murali@vetmed.wsu.edu	Understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for regulation of the contractile machinery of heart muscle cells, and how myofilament remodeling is linked to pathogenesis of heart diseases
Zdenek Dohnalek	zdenek.dohnalek@wsu.edu	Experimental studies of fundamental model systems that are necessary to understand complex processes that take place in heterogeneous catalysis and environment
Manuel Garcia-Perez	mgarcia-perez@wsu.edu	Biomass thermochemical conversion (torrefaction, pyrolysis, gasification and combustion); development and testing of new bio-oil refineries to produce advanced bio-fuels and bio-chemicals; environmental impact of thermochemical processes
David Heldebrant	david.heldebrant@pnnl.gov	Design and development of switchable ionic liquids that chemically capture acid gases such as carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide from power plant gas emissions; Amine Boranes as potential high energy density fuels for hydrogen fuel cells
Olga A. Marina	Olga.Marina@pnnl.gov
M. Grant Norton	mg_norton@wsu.edu	Ceramic materials, nanotechnology, and clean technology
Ryan Renslow	ryan.renslow@pnnl.gov
Louis Scudiero	scudiero@wsu.edu	Model layered bimetallic materials and core-shell and alloy nanoparticles for formic acid oxidation for portable fuel cells (DFAFCs)
Bert Tanner	bertrand.tanner@wsu.edu	Normal, mutated, and diseased proteins that influence muscle contraction and relaxation
Venky Prabhakaran	venky@pnnl.gov	Predictive design of electrochemical interfaces in ion separation, energy storage, electrochemical energy conversion, and corrosion science
Aaron Wright	aaron.wright@pnnl.gov	Activity-based protein profiling of microbes and microbial communities involved in biofuel production and drug metabolism

Staff

Name	Email	Phone	Office
Billy Schmuck Laboratory Coordinator	bschmuck@wsu.edu	509-335-4776	107N Wegner Hall
Kate Konen IT System Administrator	kate.konen@wsu.edu	509-335-8039	249 Wegner Hall
Lael Gray Administrative Manager	l.gray@wsu.edu	509-335-4731	105G Wegner Hall
Malena Braatne-Millstein Administrative Assistant 1	m.braatne@wsu.edu	509-335-3151	105D Wegner Hall
Maria Greaney Curry Academic (Undergraduate) Coordinator	mgreaney@wsu.edu	509-335-1041	105B Wegner Hall
Nicole Leavitt Fiscal Analyst 1	nicole.leavitt@wsu.edu	509-335-3205	105 Wegner Hall
Samantha Bailey Academic (Graduate) Coordinator	samantha.bailey@wsu.edu	509-335-4001	105E Wegner Hall
Tucson Smith Fiscal Analyst 3	smitht@wsu.edu	509-335-3811	105H Wegner Hall

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Name	Email	Research Focus
Abdul Mohamed	a.mohamed@wsu.edu
Benjamin (Jamie) Kee	benjamin.kee@wsu.edu
Dezhou Gao	dezhou.guo@wsu.edu
Dong Jiang	dong.jiang@wsu.edu	Low-temperature catalytic combustion; Single-atom catalysts (SACs), Ammonia (NH₃) synthesis, Mayenite (C₁₂A₇) compounds (oxide, electride, and hydride)
Junrui Li	junrui.li@wsu.edu
Kristin Bryant	kristin.bryant@wsu.edu
Shaoqu Xie	shaoqu.xie@wsu.edu	Extraction, thermodynamics, biomass to biofuels and chemicals, biphasic catalysis, CO₂ capture and conversion
Weixin Huang	weixin.huang@wsu.edu
Yixiao Li	yixiao.li@wsu.edu	Heterogenous catalysis and reaction engineering study for efficient glucose transformation

Visiting Scholars

Name	Working with	Visiting
Wanli Zhang Chemical Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, China	Hongfei Lin	September 1, 2018 through March 2021