People

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Adriana San Miguel

Associate Professor – Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Georgia Tech (2011)

B.S., Chemical Engineering, ITESM (2005)

asanmig@ncsu.edu

Engineering Building I (EB1) 2010

919-515-2934

Graduate Students:

Victoria Yarmey

Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Biomedical Health & Sciences Engineering

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill & NC State University (2021)

vryarmey@ncsu.edu
Kin Gómez

Ph.D. Candidate

B.S. Chemical Engineering in Sustainable Processes

Tecnológico de Monterrey (2021)

kgomez3@ncsu.edu
Contact photo Hrishikesh Mane

Ph.D. Candidate

B. Chem. Engg. Chemical Engineering

Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai (2021)

hgmane@ncsu.edu
Kaleb Decker

Ph.D. Candidate

B. S. Chemical Engineering: Bio & Biomedical Materials, Interfaces and Systems Option

University of Washington, Seattle (2022)

cdecker2@ncsu.edu
Contact photo Nathaniel Rudman

Ph.D. Student

B.S. Chemical Engineering

University of Florida (2024)

nprudman@ncsu.edu
Profile photo of Daniel Singer Daniel Singer

Masters Student

Bachelor’s in Global Studies, Cultural Studies; Minor in Geography

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2024)

dnsinger@ncsu.edu

 

Undergraduate Students:

Colette Mulhall

Department of Chemical Engineering (est. graduation 2026)
Michael Haller

Department of Chemical Engineering (est. graduation 2027)
Esmeralda Zuniga

Department of Chemical Engineering (est. graduation 2027)
Thanh Thuy Bui

Department of Chemical Engineering (est. graduation 2027)

 

Alumni:

 

Ph.D. Graduates

  • James Lichty – Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2024)
    • Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Crook Lab @ NCSU
  • Andrew Clark  – Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2023)
    • Last Known Position: BASF – Ph.D. Leadership Development Program
  • Victoria Karakis – Ph. D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2023)
    • Last Known Position: Century Therapeutics
  • Javier Huayta –  Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (2022)
    • Last Known Position: Postdoctoral Researcher, Joel Meyer Lab at Duke University
  • Daniel Midkiff –  Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (2021)
    • Last Known Position: Animal Cancer DX
  • Sahand Saberi – Ph.D. Chemical Engineering (2020)
    • Last Known Position: Leadership Development Program – BASF

 

Previous Lab Members

  • Gianna Vega Ortiz – B.S. Chemical Engineering (est. graduation 2026)
  • Noah Torreyson – B.S. Chemical Engineering (est. graduation 2025)
  • Jaclyn Kenzel – B.S. Chemical Engineering (2024)
  • Daisy Aguilar – B.S. Chemical Engineering (2024)
    • Last Known Position: Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering at University of Florida
  • Morgan Stephens – B.S. Chemical Engineering (2024)
    • Last Known Position: PhD Student in Chemical Engineering with the Cockrell School of Engineering Fellowship at University of Texas: Austin
  • Zachary Kalmanson  – B.S. Genetics (2023)
    • Last Known Position: Studying for EMT position + medical school applications
  • Sreevansh Mareddy – B.S. Chemical Engineering (2023)
    • Last Known Position: Industry
  • Joey Crapster – Post-Bachelors
    • Last Known Position: Internship at NIH  -> Ph.D. at UT Austin
  • Mohammad Nourmohammadzadeh –  Postdoctoral Researcher
    • Last Known Position: Merck
  • Karthik Suresh Arulalan – M.S. Chemical Engineering (2020)
    • Last Known Position: Nexgen Power Systems
  • Rita Tejada Vaprio – Post-Bachelors
    • Last Known Position: Locus Biosciences, Inc.
  • Zack Crawford – B.S. Physics & B.S. Chemical Engineering
    • Last Known Position: Ph.D. Student at UC Irvine
  • Mohammad Omary – B.S. Chemical Engineering
    • Last Known Position: Merck
  • Riley Reid – B.S. Chemical Engineering & B.S. Physics
    • Last Known Position: Ph.D. Student at UC Boulder
  • Sean Engel – B.S. Chemical Engineering
    • Last Known Position: Ph.D. Student at UT Austin
  • Hanna Thompson – B.S. Chemical Engineering
    • Last Known Position: Medical School, University of Louisville
  • Carolina Lopez – B.S. Chemical Engineering
    • Last Known Position: M.S. Student, NC State
  • Josh Currens – B.S. Chemical Engineering (2021)
    • Last Known Position: Ph.D Student at UNC Chapel Hill
  • Ori Soker – B.S. Chemical Engineering (2021)
    • Last Known Position: Ph.D. Student at Colorado School of Mines
  • Mariam Shah – B.S. Chemical Engineering (2022)