| Postdoctoral Fellows | Ph.D. Students | Master’s Students | Former Members |
Principal Investigator
Chao Wang
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Whiting School of Engineering
Johns Hopkins University
Professor Wang received his B.S. degree in 2004 from the University of Science and Technology of China, his M.S. degree in 2005 and Ph.D. degree in 2009 from Brown University. He was a postdoc fellow at Argonne National Laboratory before joining in Johns Hopkins University in 2012.
The Group
Lab Manager/Assistant Research Scientist
Dr. Canhui Wang
Ph.D., Physics, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2016
M.S., Optics, Xiamen University, 2010
B.S., Physics, Xiamen University, 2007
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Weiye Qu
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Fudan University, 2023
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Fudan University, 2018
Dr. Pengcheng Yao
Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, 2022
Ph.D. Students
Huakun Wang
M.S./B.S., Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2024/2021
Xiaoyu Wang
M.S., Physical Chemistry, Nankai University, 2024
B.S., Applied Chemistry, Nankai University, 2021
Kaiyan Zhang
M.S., Chemistry, Tongji University, 2024
B.E., Chemical Engineering and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, 2021
Zhixin Zhang
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, 2024
Ha Ngoc Ngan Tran
B.S., Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University, 2025
Ronaldo Pangestu Hadi
M.Sc., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, 2022
B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, Universitas Surabaya, 2020
Qingzhe Xin
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
B.S., Chemistry, University of Delaware, 2021
[LinkedIn]
Yulin Liu
B.S., Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 2020
Zimin He
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
B.S., Chemistry, Nankai University, 2020
Fan Bu
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
B.S., Condensed Matter Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 2019
Cheng-ao Zhou
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, 2018
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2015
Buwei (Sonia) Hou
B.S., Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 2022
Baichuan Guo
M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2021
Master’s Students
Yixin Xue
MHS, Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2027
B.S., Food Nutrition and Health, Northwest A&F University, 2025
Xulai Wang
B.Eng., Nanomaterial and Technology, Beijing Jiaotong University, 2023
B.ASc., Materials and Nano-Science, University of Waterloo, 2023
Sherwin FANG
B.E., Energy and Environmental Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2024
Undergraduate Students
Will Sangpachatanaruk
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2025
Josh Alcantar
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2027
Keerthi Selvam
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2027
Annaliese Veach
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2027
Isabella Buck
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2028
Perry Zhou
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2028
Sylvia Diaz
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2028
Jason Han
B.A., Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2027
Former Members
Postdoctoral Fellows
Dr. Pengfei Xie
ZJU Young 100 Professor of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University
Ph.D., Chemistry, Fudan University, 2016
B.S., Chemistry, Huazhong Agricultural University, 2011
Dr. Peikun Wang
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, 2018
M.S., Physical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, 2012
B.S., Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 2010
Dr. Lei Wang
Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University
Ph.D., Material Chemistry, Northwest University & Suzhou Institute of Nano-Science and Nano-Bionics, Chinese Academy of Science, 2014
M.S., Cell Biology, Northwest University, 2011
B.S., Chemistry, Xi’an University, 2008
Dr. Shalaka Dewan
Laser Engineer, IPG Photonics
Ph.D., Chemistry, Temple University, 2015
M.S., Physical Chemistry, University of Mumbai, 2008
B.S., Chemistry, University of Mumbai, 2006
Ph.D. Alumni
Dr. Han Zong
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
M.S., Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2023
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018
[LinkedIn]
Noah Zecher-Freeman
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2024
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, 2019
Dr. Hao Shen
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
B.S., Chemistry, Fudan University, 2019
Dr. Mukund Madhav Goyal
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2023
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2019
B.Tech., Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru NIT, 2017
Dr. Fei Xu
Senior Cell Engineer at Tesla
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2022
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2018
B.S., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 2016
Dr. Yuxuan (Ben) Wang
Management Consultant, Qral
Ph.D., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2021
B.S., Chemistry, Nankai University, 2017
[LinkedIn]
Dr. Akshat Vij
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2020
B.Eng., Chemical and Process Engineering, The University of Western Australia, 2010
B.Comm., Finance, The University of Western Australia, 2010
[LinkedIn]
Dr. Michael Giroux
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2019
B.S., Chemistry, Washington College, 2014
[LinkedIn]
Dr. Yifan Liu
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2019
B.S., Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, 2013
Dr. Michael Manto
R&D Engineer, W. R. Grace & Co.
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2018
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2014
[LinkedIn]
Dr. David Raciti
Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Ph.D., Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2017
B.S., Biochemistry, University of Delaware, 2012
Master’s Alumni
Weichen Deng
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2025
B.Eng., Polymer Materials and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 2021
Congcong Yu
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2025
B.Eng., Light Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, 2023
Rundong Yu
M.S.E., Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2025
B.S., Space Science, Nanjing University, 2023
Moyan Wang
M.S., Geography and Environmental Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 2025
BSc., Chemistry, University of Birmingham, 2023
Ning Wang (2014)
Matt Gonzalez (2016)
Jerome Fineman (2016)
Tiancheng Pu (2018) LinkedIn
Mitchell Keller (2018) LinkedIn
Wilhelm Liano (2018)
Pingfan Hu (2019)
Shi Zhang (2019)
Jun Ha (Jason) Park (2019)
Han Zhang (2020)
Zeyuan Sun (2020)
Wenqi Zhou (2020)
Hanqian Zhi (2020)
Xingyang (James) Li (2021)
Elijah Nyakio (2021)
Guangye Zhou (2021)
Mingsen Liang (2021)
Zhaoye Wang (2021)
Jinyi Zhang (2023)
Mingyu Zhang (2023)
Angie Martinez (2023)
Jose Daniel Fuentes (2023)
Undergraduate Alumni
George Arsnow (2024)
Kayla Ghezzi (2023)
William Rong (2023)
Xinsui Zhang (Visiting Undergraduate Student 2023)