People

Faculty

Name Title Office Phone and Email
Mahdi M. Abu-Omar

Mellichamp Chair in Green Chemistry
Professor, Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical Engineering

3241 Chemistry (805) 893-5043
mabuomar@ucsb.edu
Christopher M. Bates

Assistant Professor, Materials and (by courtesy) Chemical Engineering

1518 Engineering II (805) 893-5383
cbates@ucsb.edu
Joseph Chada (he/him/his)

Associate Teaching Professor

Pronounced: Joe Chad-ah

3334 Engineering II (805) 893-4596
jchada@ucsb.edu
Bradley Chmelka

Professor

3327 Engineering II (805) 893-3673
bradc@ucsb.edu
Phillip Christopher (he/him/his)

Professor, Rinker Founder's Chair - Mellichamp Chair, Sustainable Manufacturing - Dept Vice Chair

3335 Engineering II (805) 893-2610
pchristopher@ucsb.edu
Siddharth Dey

Associate Professor

3008 BioEngineering Bldg. (805) 893-5387
sdey@ucsb.edu
Michael Doherty (he/him/his)

Professor
Mellichamp Chair in Process Systems Engineering - NAE

3323 Engineering II (805) 893-5309
mfd@ucsb.edu
Glenn Fredrickson

Mitsubishi Chemical Professor
NAE, NAS

3105 MRL Bldg (805) 893-8308
ghf@mrl.ucsb.edu
Michael Gordon

Warren G. and Katharine S. Schlinger Professor 
Department Chair

3351 Engineering II (805) 893-7346
gordon@ucsb.edu
Matthew Helgeson (he/him/his)

Professor

Pronounced: HEL-guess-un

3337 Engineering II (805) 893-3372
helgeson@ucsb.edu
Eric McFarland

Professor

3331 Engineering II mcfar@ucsb.edu
J. Tyler Mefford

Assistant Professor 

3333 Engineering II tmefford@ucsb.edu
Carolyn Mills (she/they)

Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical Engineering

carolynemills@ucsb.edu
Arnab Mukherjee

Assistant Professor

3349 Engineering II (805) 893-5137
arnabm@ucsb.edu
Michelle O'Malley (she/her/hers)

Professor

3343 Engineering II (805) 893-4769
momalley@ucsb.edu
James B. Rawlings

Mellichamp Process Control Chair
NAE

3329 Engineering II (805) 893-3089
jbraw@ucsb.edu
Susannah Scott

Distinguished Professor
Mellichamp Academic Initiative in Sustainability Chair, Sustainable Catalytic Processing

3325 Engineering II and Sycamore Hall (Building 489), Room 101A (805) 893-5606
sscott@ucsb.edu
Rachel Segalman (she/her/hers)

Edward Noble Kramer Professor
NAE
Pronounced: RAY-chel SEE-gahl-man

3353 Engineering II & 3117E MRL (805) 893-3709
segalman@ucsb.edu
M. Scott Shell (he/him/his)

Professor
John Myers Founder's Chair 
Department Vice Chair

3321 Engineering II (805) 893-4346
shell@ucsb.edu
Todd Squires

Professor
 

3347 Engineering II (805) 893-7383
tsquires@ucsb.edu
Sho Takatori (he/him/his)

Assistant Professor

3341 Engineering II (805) 893-7089
stakatori@ucsb.edu

Adjunct Faculty

Name Title Office Phone and Email
David Gay

Adjunct Professor
Director of Technology, UCSB Institute for Collaborative Biotechnologies

2704 Ellison Hall (805) 893-4675
david.gay@icb.ucsb.edu

Emeriti

Name Title Office Phone and Email
L. Gary Leal

Professor Emeritus
Research Professor - NAE

3332 Engineering II (805) 893-8510
lgl20@engineering.ucsb.edu
Gene Lucas

Professor Emeritus

gene@engineering.ucsb.edu
Duncan Mellichamp

Professor Emeritus

3336 Engineering II (805) 893-2821
duncan_mellichamp@ucsb.edu
Dale Seborg

Professor Emeritus
Research Professor

(805) 893-3352
seborg@ucsb.edu
Theo Theofanous

Professor Emeritus
Director, Center for Risk Studies & Safety

(805) 689-1311
theo@theofanous.net

Staff

Name Title Office Phone and Email
Rosaura Aguirre (she/her/hers)

Contracts & Grants Analyst

3361A Engineering II 805-893-7577
rosaura_aguirre@ucsb.edu
Mike Best (he/him/his)

Management Services Officer

Pronounced: mY-k

3355A Engineering II (805) 893-4131
mbest@ucsb.edu
Anneclaire Cain (she/her/hers)

Financial Manager

3361A Engineering II 805 893-2950
anneclaire@ucsb.edu
George Crespo

Computer & Network Tech

3328 Engineering II (805) 893-5911
george@engineering.ucsb.edu
Erica Diaz (she/her/hers)

Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Manager

Pronounced: air-i-kuh

3357A Engineering II (805) 893-8671
erica@engineering.ucsb.edu
Rachel Irving (she/her/hers)

Academic Personnel Analyst

Pronounced: RAY-chull

3350 Engineering II (805) 893-8692
rachelirving@ucsb.edu
Ariel Kim

Undergraduate Lab Manager

1161 & 1165 Engineering II (805) 893-5395
arielkim@ucsb.edu
Karina Nuñez de la Torre

Payroll Analyst

3357B Engineering II (805) 893-5146
knunezdelatorre@ucsb.edu
Cynthia Rojo (she/her/hers)

Chair's Assistant
Seminar Coordinator

Pronounced: sin-thee-uh

3353 Engineering II (805) 893-5438
crojo@engineering.ucsb.edu
Laura Spracher

Purchasing, Travel, and Entertainment

3357B Engineering II 805-893-3561
spracher@ucsb.edu
Vacant

Mellichamp Academic Initiative Program Coordinator

Building 489 Room 101 (805) 893-8614
Jasmine Velazquez (she/her/hers)

Student Affairs Coordinator 

3357 Engineering II 805-893-3412
jasminevelazquez@ucsb.edu

Visiting Scholars

Name Title Office Phone and Email
Hiroki Aramaki

Visiting Scholar, Segalman Group

3228 Engr II hirokiaramaki@ucsb.edu
DongHwan Oh

Visiting Scholar, Scott (link is external)Group

donghwanoh@ucsb.edu

Postdocs

Name Title Office Phone and Email
Saeed Najafi

Postdoctoral Scholar, Fredrickson Lab

snajafi@ucsb.edu
Nicholas Maciulis

Postdoc, Scott Lab

3215H Engineering Science nmaciulis@ucsb.edu
Yu-Jin Choi

Postdoctoral Scholar, Segalman Lab

3328 6175995163
yujinc@ucsb.edu
Shailesh Pathak (he/his/him)

Postdoctoral Scholar, Eric McFarland Group

Pronounced shay-luhsh

 
Engr II, 3330 805-951-9595
spathak@ucsb.edu
Kenneth Cerdan Gomez

Postdoctoral Scholar, Helgeson Group

kennethcg@ucsb.edu
Christopher Balzer

Postdoctoral Scholar, Fredrickson(link is external) Lab

balzer@ucsb.edu
Erfan Behravesh

Postdoctoral Scholar, Susannah Scott Lab(link is external)

Engineering Science Building, 3411 805-893-8941
ebehravesh@ucsb.edu
Duyu Chen
Postdoctoral Scholar, Fredickson's Group
 
 
duyu@ucsb.edu
Jinhu Dong

Postdoctoral Scholar, Susannah Scott Lab

ESB 3411 8205873544
jhdong@ucsb.edu
Caidric Gupit

Postdoctoral Scholar, Helgeson(link is external) Group

gupit@ucsb.edu
Tongxin Han

Postdoctoral Scholar, Susannah Scott Lab

3213 Engineering Science Building tongxin_han@ucsb.edu
Seunghwa Hong

Postdoctoral Scholar, Christopher Lab

3118 Henley hall hongsh@ucsb.edu
Dae Yeon Kim

Postdoctoral Scholar, Takatori Group

Engineering II 3338 805-259-6546
daeyeon_kim@ucsb.edu
Kaamini Marimuthu Dhanabalan

Postdoc, Mukherjee Lab

 
 
Elings 18059519406
Kaaminimd@ucsb.edu
Silvia Marino

Postdoctoral Scholar, Christopher Lab

3002 Henley Hall smarino@ucsb.edu
Justin Marlowe

Postdoctoral Scholar, Eric McFarland and Phil Christpher Group

jmarlowe@ucsb.edu
Pankaj Mogha

Postdoctoral Scholar, Dey Lab

pankaj@ucsb.edu
Oscar Nordness

Postdoctoral Scholar, Segalman Lab

nordness@ucsb.edu
Hugh Purdy

Postdoctoral Scholar, O'Malley Group

hmpurdy@ucsb.edu
Samji Samira

Postdoctoral Scholar, Christopher Lab

ssamira@ucsb.edu
Saumya Sarkar

Postdoctoral Scholar, Dey Lab

saumya_sarkar@ucsb.edu
Neha Saxena

Postdoctoral Scholar, Dey Lab

nsaxena@ucsb.edu
Trilokpati Tribedi

Postdoctoral Scholar, Eric McFarland Group

triloktribedi@ucsb.edu
R Bharath Venkatesh

Postdoctoral Scholar, Rachel Segalman Lab

267-815-4050
rbharath@ucsb.edu
Xiangxi Meng

Postdoctoral Scholar, Segalman Lab

xiangximeng@ucsb.edu
Shuyi Xie

Postdoctoral Scholar, Segalman Lab

shuyixie@ucsb.edu
Dafei Yuan

Postdoctoral Scholar, Segalman Lab

yuandafei14@ucsb.edu
Bo Zhang

Postdoctoral Scholar, Michelle O'Malley Lab

bozhang@ucsb.edu

Graduate Students

Name Title Office Phone and Email
Cameron Adams

Graduate Student, Segalman Lab

cameronadams@umail.ucsb.edu
Gaurav Agarwal (He/him/his)

Graduate Student, Squires Lab

Pronounced: GAH-ruhv

gauravagarwal@umail.ucsb.edu
Colleen Ahern (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student, O'Malley Lab

colleen_ahern@umail.ucsb.edu
Zakariya Al Kharusi

Graduate Student

alkharusi@umail.ucsb.edu
Janelle Arnold

Graduate Student, O'Malley and Mills Lab

jdarnold@umail.ucsb.edu
Daniel Arnold (he/him/his)

Graduate Student, Takatori Lab

Pronounced: dan-YUHL

danielarnold@umail.ucsb.edu
Samantha Ausman

Graduate Student, Scott and Han Lab

sausman@umail.ucsb.edu
Michelle "Logan" Baldini (He/Him/His, They/Them/Theirs)

Graduate Student, Mukherjee Lab

mbaldini@umail.ucsb.edu
Shoili Banerjee

Graduate Student, Mills Lab

shoili@umail.ucsb.edu
Isabel Beeley

Graduate Student

isabelbeeley@umail.ucsb.edu
Ryan Berry

Graduate Student, Gordon and Christopher Lab

berry@ucsb.edu
Jonathan Bingaman (He/They)

Graduate Student, Segalman and Scott Lab

jbingaman@umail.ucsb.edu
Elaina Blair

Graduate Student, O'Malley Lab

elainablair@umail.ucsb.edu
Lazarina Butkovich (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student, O'Malley Lab
Pronounced: LAW-zuh-REE-nuh BOOT-koh-vitch

lbutkovich@umail.ucsb.edu
Devon Callan

Graduate Student, Bates Lab

devoncallan@umail.ucsb.edu
Annabelle Canestraight

Graduate Student, Fredrickson and Vlcek Lab

acanestraight@umail.ucsb.edu
Jason Chalmers

Graduate Student, Scott Lab

jchalmers@umail.ucsb.edu
Vincent Chen

Graduate Student

v_chen214@umail.ucsb.edu
Kyu Hwan Choi (He/him/his)

Graduate Student, Takatori  Lab

Pronounced:Kyoo Hahn

kyuhwan@umail.ucsb.edu
Prithvi Dake

Graduate Student, Rawlings Lab

prithvidake@umail.ucsb.edu
Anukta Datta (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student, Helgeson Lab

Pronounced: Aa-nook-ta

anukta@umail.ucsb.edu
Victoria Diaz

Graduate Student, Gordon and Chmelka Lab

victoria_diaz@ucsb.edu
Jerrick Edmund

Graduate Student, Segalman and Hawker Lab

jedmund@umail.ucsb.edu
Colby Fronk

Graduate Student, Petzold Lab 

colbyfronk@umail.ucsb.edu
Matteo Garcia-Ortiz

Graduate Student

garcia-ortiz@umail.ucsb.edu
Aakanksha Gubbala

Graduate Student, Takatori Lab

aakanksha_gubbala@ucsb.edu
Hosu Gwak

Graduate Student, Chmelka and Han Lab

gwak@umail.ucsb.edu
Juyeon Ha

Graduate Student, Mukherjee and Takatori Lab

juyeonha@ucsb.edu
Tse-Chiang Huang

Graduate Student, Helgeson and Shell Lab

tse-chiang@umail.ucsb.edu
Rika Ilagan

Graduate Student, Scott Lab

mqilagan@ucsb.edu
Anika Jalil

Graduate Student, Christopher Lab

anikajalil@umail.ucsb.edu
Shirley Jin

Graduate Student, O'Malley Lab

jin18@umail.ucsb.edu
Mizuki Kamata

Graduate Student, Fredrickson Lab

mkamata@ucsb.edu
Seongeun Kang

Graduate Student

seongeun_kang@umail.ucsb.edu
DongBeom Kim

Graduate Student

dongbeom@umail.ucsb.edu
Steven Kuntz

Graduate Student, Rawlings Lab

skuntz@umail.ucsb.edu
Jaewon Lee

Graduate Student, Mefford Lab

jaewon_lee@umail.ucsb.edu
Matt Lertola (he/him/his)

Graduate Student, Chmelka Lab

mjlertola@umail.ucsb.edu
Isaac Lewis

Graduate Student

ialewis@umail.ucsb.edu
Anthea Li

Graduate Student

antheajli@umail.ucsb.edu
Charles Li

Graduate Student, Shell and Fredrickson Lab

charlesli@umail.ucsb.edu
Xichen Liang

Graduate Student, Zhu and Squires Labs

xichenliang@umail.ucsb.edu
Norleakvisoth Lim

Graduate Student, Gordon and Nakamura Labs

norleakvisoth@umail.ucsb.edu
James Lin

Graduate Student

jamesjlin@umail.ucsb.edu
Ming-Pei Lin

Graduate Student, Mefford Lab

ming-pei@umail.ucsb.edu
Yin-Chen Lin

Graduate Student, Gordon Lab

yin-chenlin@umail.ucsb.edu
Samuel Lobo

Graduate Student, Shell and Shea Labs

lobo@umail.ucsb.edu
Davide Mannini

Graduate Student, Rawlings Lab

dmannini@ucsb.edu
Ethan McGarrigle (he/him/his)

Graduate Student, Fredrickson Lab

Pronounced: eeth-in

emcgarrigle@umail.ucsb.edu
Alyssa McNarney

Graduate Student, Chmelka Lab

alyssamcnarney@ucsb.edu
Michael Meng

Graduate Student

m_meng@umail.ucsb.edu
Shawn Mengel (he/him/his)

Graduate Student, Segalman Lab

Pronounced: Shawn

mengel@umail.ucsb.edu
Vikram Mubayi

Graduate Student, O’Malley Lab

vmubayi@ucsb.edu
Sachit Nagella

Graduate Student

sgnagella@umail.ucsb.edu
Neha Padwal

Graduate Student, Doherty Lab

nehapadwal@umail.ucsb.edu
Andrea Perez

Graduate Student, Helgeson Lab

andreaperez@ucsb.edu
Anna Pischer (She/her/hers)

Graduate Student, Chmelka Lab

Pronounced:AN-na

annapischer@umail.ucsb.edu
Dylan Pollard

Graduate Student, Squires Lab

pollard@umail.ucsb.edu
Siobhan Powers

Graduate Student, Helgeson Lab

spowers@ucsb.edu
Evan Pretti

Graduate Student, Shell Lab

pretti@umail.ucsb.edu
Titus Quah (He/him/his)

Graduate Student, Rawlings and Takatori Lab

Pronounced:Tai-tus

titusquah@umail.ucsb.edu
Timothy Quah

Graduate Student, Fredrickson Lab 

timothy_quah@umail.ucsb.edu
R. Ramya Ragunathan

Graduate Student, ChmelkaO'Malley, and Brzezinski Lab

r_ragunathan@umail.ucsb.edu
Graham Reitz

Graduate Student, Gordon Lab 

grahamreitz@umail.ucsb.edu
Kelsey Richardson

Graduate Student, Abu-Omar and Christopher Lab

kelseyrichardson@umail.ucsb.edu
Daniela Rivera Mirabal (She/her/hers)

Graduate Student, Segalman and Shell Lab
Pronounced:DAH-nee-e-lah REE-vuh-rah MEE-rah-bal

driveramirabal@umail.ucsb.edu
Sara Sandlass (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student, Gordon Lab

ssandlass@umail.ucsb.edu
Elizabeth Schauer (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student, Dey Lab

Pronounced: Elizabeth Shower

elizabethschauer@umail.ucsb.edu
Emily Schroeder

Graduate Student, Christopher Lab 

ekschroeder@umail.ucsb.edu
Vikram Shanbhag

Graduate Student, O'Malley and Shell Lab

vvshanbhag@umail.ucsb.edu
Anoushka Shandilya (she/her/hers)

Graduate Student, Helgeson Lab

Pronounced A-noosh-ka

ashandilya@ucsb.edu
Kirsten Sjoberg

Graduate Student

ksjoberg@umail.ucsb.edu
Manseong Song

Graduate Student

m_song@umail.ucsb.edu
Cassidy Tobin

Graduate Student, Read de Alaniz and Bates Labs

cassidytobin@umail.ucsb.edu
Beatrice Tremblay

Graduate Student

tremblay@umail.ucsb.edu
Chieh Wang

Graduate Student, Dey Lab

chieh_wang@umail.ucsb.edu
Zachary Westman

Graduate Student, Christopher and Abu-Omar Lab 

zwestman@umail.ucsb.edu
Rembert White (He/him/his)

Graduate Student, Fredrickson and Beyerlein Lab

Pronounced:REM-bert

rembertwhite@umail.ucsb.edu
Jenna Wolfanger

Graduate Student

jwolfanger@umail.ucsb.edu
Yaxin Xu

Graduate Student, Takatori Lab

yaxinxu@umail.ucsb.edu
Zachary Yam

Graduate Student

zyam@umail.ucsb.edu
Alec Zackin

Graduate Student

akzackin@umail.ucsb.edu
David Zhao

Graduate Student, Fredrickson and Shell Lab

djzhao@umail.ucsb.edu