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Faculty

  • Architectural Engineering

  • Biology

  • Chemical Engineering

  • Chemistry

  • Engineering Education

  • Materials Science & Engineering

  • Mechanical Engineering

Eric Payton

Role:

co-Principal Investigator

Program:

Materials Science & Engineering

Area of focus:

Low-carbon materials and infrastructure

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I used to play in a band with an earplug sponsorship.

David Reeping

Role:

Program evaluator

Program:

Engineering Education

Area of focus:

Curricular complexity in engineering programs

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I taught math at a juvenile detention center for a semester

Ying Sun

Role:

Principal Investigator

Program:

Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Area of focus:

Energy storage

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I like to travel around the world to explore different cultures, people, and food.

Kishan Bellur

Role:

Senior personnel

Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Area of focus:

Low-carbon fuels 

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I’ve taught classes on brewing and fermented almost everything I could: sourdough, kombucha, kimchi, tempeh, tepache, beer, wine, pickles, etc.

Jianbing Jiang

Role: 

Senior personnel

Program:

Chemistry

Area of focus:

Energy storage

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I like outdoor activities.

Milind Jog

Role:

Professor

Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Area of focus:

Energy efficiency

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I love mountaineering. My three expeditions - Friendship Peak (17352 ft), Bharatekunta (21581 ft) in the Himalayas and the first ascent of Kokankada (a 2000 ft rock face in the Sahyadri mountains)

Junhang Dong

Role:

Senior personnel

Program:

Chemical Engineering

Area of focus:

Low-carbon fuels 

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I am a foodie who hopes to learn how to cook.

Raj Manglik

Role:

Project advisor / senior personnel

Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Area of focus:

Energy storage

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I have no fun.

Matt Steiner

Role:

Project advisor / senior personnel

Program:

Materials Science & Engineering

Area of focus:

Rare-earth-free permanent magnets

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I may be the world’s leading expert in pasta electron microscopy.

Sarah Watzman

Role:

Project advisor / senior personnel

Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Area of focus:

Renewable energy

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One of the proudest moments of my life so far was when my toddler asked to “play Taylor Swift, dance with mama” in our kitchen.

Annette Rowe

Role:

Project advisor / senior personnel

Program:

Biology

Area of focus:

Low carbon fuels

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I love family bike rides about Cincinnati and cuddling with my pugs.