2022-2023 CTC Leadership Team
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Faculty Advisor:
Jeffrey J. Richards
Prof. Jeffrey J. Richards is an assistant professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department. The Richards laboratory seeks to quantify the relationships linking the microscopic structure of multicomponent materials to their macroscopic properties. |
President:
Dylan Bardgett
Dylan is a 2nd year PhD student in the Chemistry department working in the Haile lab. His research broadly encompasses transition metal oxynitride catalysts for a variety of reactions including advanced oxidation processes and nitrogen-to-ammonia synthesis. When not researching in the lab, Dylan enjoys dancing, running, cycling, hiking, cooking, and really any excuse to go outside when it is raining. |
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Vice President (Internal):
Paul Chery
Paul is a 3rd year Materials Science and Engineering Ph.D. student in the Haile group. His research focuses on transport through oxide materials for fuel cell electrodes. In his free time he enjoys playing piano, reading, and going on bike rides. |
Vice President (External):
Chris Marquez
Chris is in the final year of a MS in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on energy and sustainability. His research interests are in electrification and decarbonizing utilities. In his free time he works in community gardens and likes to volunteer. |
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Secretary:
Dawn Duan
Dawn is a 5th year PhD student in Chemistry. Dawn’s research focuses on investigating electrochemical properties of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and utilizing MOFs and their derivatives as electrocatalysts. Beyond work, she enjoys video games (currently on Factorio), coffee, puzzles, learning Japanese. |
Treasurer:
Yanxuan Shao
Yanxuan Shao is a 4th year in the Physics department at Northwestern. She mainly studies quantum networks. She cares a lot about the climate and the environment! |
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Discussion Group Co-captain:
Michael Thuis
Michael grew up in Colorado Springs, CO before heading to the Colorado School of Mines to get a B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Working in the Haile group, he studies methods for the high-throughput characterization of sodium ion conductors for batteries. Outside of the lab, he enjoys gaming, running, climbing, and looking at adorable birds. |
Discussion Group Co-captain:
Chuyan Wan
Chuyan Wan is a 2nd year PhD student in Earth and Planetary Science. Her research focuses on paleoenvironment reconstruction, surface Earth processes, and diagenesis during the Cretaceous using the Ca-Sr multi-proxy. In her spare time, she enjoys sculpting pottery, making acrylic paintings, and watching true crime docuseries. |
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Advertising and Media:
Grace Xiong
Grace is a 4th year PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering. Her research studies solid acid materials as electrolyte candidates in solid acid fuel cells. Outside of lab, she likes looking for new books to read and painting. |
Outreach Officer:
Jerren Grimes
Jerren Grimes is a 4th year PhD candidate in the Barnett group in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. His research focus has been on reversible solid oxide cell technology with specific improvements that can be made to slow their degradation rate via electrode modification or optimizing their conditions of operation. In his spare time, he does photography and videography of lots of various subjects! |
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Jessica Chabot
 Jessica Chabot is a second year MBA student at Kellogg majoring in operations. She is focused on the clean technology and renewable energy industry. Her hobbies are hiking, biking, skiing, and anything outdoors! |
Elise Goldfine
Elise is a 6th year PhD candidate in Materials Science and Engineering. Her research focuses on x-ray based characterization of oxynitride materials for photocatalysis in fuel cells and electrolyzers. Outside the lab, she enjoys doing triathlons, hiking, cooking, and reading. |
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Jay Pandya
 Bio coming soon.
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Sapna Ramesh
 Sapna is a second year Chemical Engineering PhD student in the Lopez group. She works on lithium metal batteries. Her hobbies include taking care of houseplants and reading. |
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Carrie Schoeneberger
Carrie is a 5th year PhD candidate in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department. Her research is in energy systems modeling and sustainability analysis, where she develop models that evaluate the potential for renewable energy and low carbon technologies in the industrial sector. Outside of work, she enjoys cycling, soccer, tennis, movies & TV, reading, painting, coffee. |
Ben Shindel
Ben Shindel is a 4th year materials science PhD student in the Dravid group working on adsorbent materials for environmental applications. Outside of work, he likes writing, basketball, and consuming plastic in various capacities. |
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Matt Sweers
Matt is a 5th year PhD Candidate in the Seitz Lab in the Chemical Engineering Department. |
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