PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Janani Sampath (she/her)
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2018
M.S. Chemical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 2016
B.E. Chemical Engineering, R.V. College of Engineering, 2010
Janani joined the University of Florida in January 2021. She was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, supervised by Jim Pfaendtner and Chris Mundy. She earned her Ph.D. from The Ohio State University under Lisa Hall. Prior to joining graduate school, Janani worked as a research engineer at Unilever R&D in Bangalore, India. She recently won the Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty award (2023) as well the ACS PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award (2023).
Outside of research, Janani enjoys hiking, running, cooking Indian food, and spending time with her dog Saabu and daughter Bhumi.
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Mohammed Al Otmi (he/him)
Otmi joined the group as a PhD student in Fall 2020. Outside of research, he enjoys soccer, running, and painting.
Diana Aponte-Claudio (she/her)
Diana joined the group as a PhD student in Fall 2023. Besides research, she enjoys gardening and aquascaping. Diana is supported by an NSF GRFP.
Yinhao Jia (he/him)
Yinhao joined the group as a master’s student in Spring 2021. He enjoys photography and playing badminton in his spare time.
Taofeek Tejuosho (he/him)
Taofeek joined the group in Fall 2021 as PhD student. He enjoys playing soccer and reading books on productivity/human behaviors.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Connor Osmond
Ciara O’Grady
Emily Soto
Dominick Szabo
Patricia Mariash
ALUMNI
M.S. Students
Marissa Premsukh
December 2021
Current Position: Process Engineer, Intel
Marco Padilla Soto
December 2021
Current Position: Invista
Undergraduate Students
Adam Fernandez
May 2023
Current Position: Medical School
Brendan Wernisch
May 2023
PhD Student, Northwestern University
Sohil Kollipara
May 2023
Data Scientist, Aether Biomachines
Timothy Rigaurd
May 2023
Automation OTN Engineer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Danielle Geils
Grace Freeman