Alumni
Eugenia Ndieze
Eugenia's research included the goal of treating water-based wastes while producing value-added products in a biochemical waste conversion system (BIOSYS) with a main focus on the anaerobic digestion stage. “The foundation of the whole research project is what I’m working on,” she said.
View Eugenia's poster, presentation, and latest work.
Advisor: Mr. Bill Holmes
Degree: BS in Chemical Engineering
Hayden Hulin
“I do a little bit of everything here at EIL. I’m currently 3D Printing photo-bio reactors, helping with the LUS pilot reactor-- I’ve 3D printed a belt for one of the machines before, that was pretty fun. Lately I have been researching how to make things we have 3D printed and make them more chemically and thermally resistant. There is realy never a dull moment here at EIL.”
View Hayden's work.
Advisor: Mr. Bill Holmes
Degree: BS in Mechanical Engineering
Andrew Curet
"As a Student Researcher for the Energy Institute of Louisiana, I've had the opportunity to work under two different Graduate students. Their research is involved with wastewater sludge that is recovered from a nearby wastewater treatment facility. We have researched methods of sterilizing this waste and the affects that oxygen content has on the microbial life in the sludge. I have gained priceless knowledge, lab experience and relationships from my time here."
Advisor:
Degree: BS in Chemical Engineering
Ashton Fremin 
“Right now, I’m doing machine learning and computer coding for NASA’s LaSPACE program. I’m analyzing data sets from the MAVEN satellite and applying machine learning to generate self-organizing maps. Before this, I worked on the anaerobic digestion part of the MARS project that EIL is working on with NASA.”
Advisor: Dr. Dhan Fortela
Degree: BS Chemical Engineering
George Kurian Parapuram
Advisor: Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari
Degree: Masters in Petroleum Engineering
Dissertation title: Prediction and Analysis of Geomechanical Properties of the Upper and Middle Bakken Formation utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Data Mining
Sukanta Kumar Mondal
Advisor: Dr. Emmanuel Revellame
Degree: MS in Chemical Engineering
Dissertation topic: Process Simulation of the Volatile Organic Acids-Directed Anaerobic Digestion.
Liew Chien Go
Advisor: Dr. Rafael Hernandez
Degree: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
Dissertation topic: Corrosion inhibitor production from biological substances and corrosion tracking with chemical method
Jerry Conerly III
Advisor: Dr. Rafael Hernandez
Degree: MS in Chemical Engineering
Dissertation Topic: The removal of sulfur contaminants from natural gas streams
Jonathan Trahan
Advisor: Dr. Mark Zappi
Degree: MS in Civil Engineering
Dissertation Topic: The anaerobic digestion of food waste produced at the university cafeteria
Donald Blue
Advisor: Dr. Emmanuel Revellame
Degree: MS in Chemical Engineering
Rahul Kanshik
Advisor: Dr. Asadollah Hayatdavoudi
Degree: MS in Petroleum Engineering
Lingyiqian Luo
Advisor: Dr. Rafael Hernandez
Degree: PhD in Chemical Engineering
Brandon Plaisance
Advisor: Dr. Rafael Hernandez
Degree: PhD in Chemical Engineering
Timothy Boudreaux
Advisor: Dr. Prashanth Buchireddy
Degree: MS in Chemical Engineering
Prithvi Morampudi
Advisor: Dr. Prashanth Buchireddy
Degree: MS in Chemical Engineering
Chunkai Fu
Advisor: Dr. Ning Liu
Degree: MS in Petroleum Engineering
Zheng Zhang
Advisor: Dr. Boyun Guo
Degree: PhD in Petroleum Engineering
Kanjicai Dong
Advisor: Dr. Boyun Guo
Degree: PhD in Petroleum Engineering
Ming Wang
Advisor: Dr. Boyun Guo
Degree: PhD in Petroleum Engineering
Chi Zhang
Advisor: Dr. Boyun Guo
Degree: MS in Petroleum Engineering
Fatick Nath
Advisor: Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari
Degree: PhD in Petroleum Engineering
Shuxian Jiang
Advisor: Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari
Degree: PhD in Petroleum Engineering
Dissertation title: Geochemical, Geophysical and Geomechanical properties of Eagle Ford Shale
Shubhankar Shrey
Advisor: Dr. Mehdi Mokhtari
Degree: MS in Petroleum Engineering