People

Prof. Jean-Philippe Tessonnier

Prof. Jean-Philippe Tessonnier

Richard C. Seagrave Professor in Chemical & Biological Engineering

Phone : 515-294-4595
Email : tesso@iastate.edu

Graduate Student Researchers

Joseph Hadel

Joseph Hadel

B.S., University of Kansas

Prathamesh Prabhu

Prathamesh Prabhu

M.S., Purdue University
B.Tech., Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Koushik Achanta

Koushik Achanta

M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad.
B.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

Md Mosaddek Hossen

Md Mosaddek Hossen

M.S., University of New Mexico
B.S., Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Devanshi Mistry

Devanshi Mistry

M.Tech., Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
B.E., University of Mumbai

Alumni

Daniel Vincent Sahayaraj (Ph.D. ‘22)

Daniel Vincent Sahayaraj (Ph.D. ‘22)

Process Engineer, Intel Corporation

Awards & Activities
ACS CATL – ChemCatBio Graduate Student Award
Vice President, Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Organization
Senator, Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS)

Hamed Bateni (Ph.D. ‘22)

Hamed Bateni (Ph.D. ‘22)

Research Scientist – Product Development, Elanco

Awards & Activities
Kokes Award, North American Catalysis Society
Teaching Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College
Teaching Award, ISU Graduate and Professional Students Senate
Young Scientist Award, 17th International Congress on Catalysis, IACS
Engineering Fellow, NSF Trinect program

Prerana (Pri) Carter (Ph.D. ‘22)

Prerana (Pri) Carter (Ph.D. ‘22)

PhD Leadership Development Program, BASF

Awards & Activities
ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium
Teaching Excellence Award, Graduate College, ISU

Marco Dell’Anna  (Ph.D. ‘21)

Marco Dell’Anna (Ph.D. ‘21)

Engineer, Honeywell UOP

Mathew Laureano (M.S. ‘20)

Mathew Laureano (M.S. ‘20)

Process Engineer, Verbio Nevada Biorefinery

Elspeth M. Petersen (M.S. ‘19)

Elspeth M. Petersen (M.S. ‘19)

Project Engineer & project Manager, NASA Johnson Space Center

Awards & Activities
NASA Harriett G. Jenkins Graduate Fellowship

Sanaz (Sani) Abdolmohammadi (Ph.D. ‘19)

Sanaz (Sani) Abdolmohammadi (Ph.D. ‘19)

Technical Service Manager, J.M. Huber Corporation

Awards & Activities
ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award

Radhika G. Rao (Ph.D. ‘18)

Radhika G. Rao (Ph.D. ‘18)

Global Technical Marketing Manager Custom Catalysts

Awards & Activities
McNair Graduate Student Mentor of the Year Award
Brown Graduate Fellowship, ISU Office of the Vice President for Research
Kokes Award, North American Catalysis Society
Teaching Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College
President of the Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE)

Season Si Chen (Fulbright Visiting Scholar ‘18)

Season Si Chen (Fulbright Visiting Scholar ‘18)

Assistant Professor, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Environment and Ecology

Awards & Activities
Hong Kong RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fulbright Visiting Scholar

Thomas C. Hoff (Ph.D. ‘17)

Thomas C. Hoff (Ph.D. ‘17)

Research Engineer, Intel Corporation

Awards & Activities
James Katzer Energy Graduate Fellow

John E. Matthiesen (Ph.D. ‘17)

John E. Matthiesen (Ph.D. ‘17)

Technology Development Manager, Intel Corporation

Awards & Activities
Research Excellence Award, ISU Graduate College
Kokes Award, North American Catalysis Society
Reginald R. and Jameson A. Baxter Graduate Fellow

Jack M. Carraher (Postdoc ‘17)

Jack M. Carraher (Postdoc ‘17)

Senior Laboratory Director Green Compass, Inc.

Alex Liu (M.Eng. ‘16)

Alex Liu (M.Eng. ‘16)

Co-Founder and Head of Product Development, Hydrogen Works