Meet our team
Dr. Jiantao Li
Research Assistant Professor
Year Joined Group: 2025
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Research Experience: Research Fellow at Argonne National Lab (12/2019-12/2024)
Project: Technical Development of Dry Coating Electrodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Electrolyte Engineering for Zinc-Ion Batteries
Hobbies: Playing basketball, Texas Hold’em
Ciara Henry
1st Year PhD Student
Year Joined Group: 2025
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate School: Johns Hopkins University
Undergraduate Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Project: High-Entropy Electrolytes
Hobbies: Running, Skiing, Mixology
John Hoskins
1st Year PhD Student
Year Joined Group: 2025
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate School: University of Louisville
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Project: High-Energy Lithium-Metal Battery Conversion Cathodes
Hobbies: Lifting, Cooking, Reading, Swimming
Shiyu Ge
2nd Year PhD Student
Year Joined Group: 2024
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate School: Hainan University
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering and Technology
Masters School: Tsinghua University
Project: Investigating electrode/electrolyte interface
Hobbies: Traveling and Swimming
Thanh Nguyen
2nd Year PhD Student
Year Joined Group: 2024
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate School: University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Project: Investigating the Electrochemical Double Layer and Solid Electrolyte Interphase Structure
Hobbies: Traveling, Ping Pong, Anime, Cooking
Isha Sura
2nd Year PhD Student
Year Joined Group: 2024
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate School: Purdue University
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Project: Air Tolerant Battery Recycling
Hobbies: Books, Travel, and Cooking
Tianna Green
3rd Year PhD Candidate
Year Joined Group: 2023
Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Undergraduate School: Wellesley College
Undergraduate Major: Physics
Project: Binder Design to Enable Stable Cycling of Conversion Cathodes for Li-ion Batteries
Hobbies: Baking/Cooking, Taiko, Bouldering (working on it), The 2008 Theory (ask her about it)
Zach Liu
3rd Year PhD Candidate
Year Joined Group: 2023
Home Department: Chemistry
Undergraduate School: NYU
Undergraduate Major: Chemistry
Project: Investigating Sulfur-Containing Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
Hobbies: Traveling
Willa Brenneis
4th Year PhD Candidate
Year Joined Group: 2022
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate School: Columbia University
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Project: Solvent-Free Electrodes
Hobbies: Baking, Biking, and Going to Concerts in Chicago
Guilherme Missaka
4th Year PhD Candidate
Year Joined Group: 2022
Home Department: Materials Science and Engineering
Undergraduate School: Harvey Mudd College
Undergraduate Major: General Engineering
Project: Developing Tools for High-Throughput Battery Material Characterization
Hobbies: Puzzles and Exploring Chicago
Sapna Ramesh
4th Year PhD Candidate
Year Joined Group: 2022
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Undergraduate School: Columbia University
Undergraduate Major: Chemical Engineering
Project: Investigating Fluorinated Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
Hobbies: Reading, Cooking and Indoor Gardening
Cecelia Barr
Undergraduate Student
Year Joined Group: 2023
Home Department: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Project: Investigating Nitrile Electrolytes for Lithium Metal Batteries
Hobbies: Going out to eat, Hanging Out at the Beach
Xi-Aan Loh
Undergraduate Student
Year Joined Group: 2024
Home Department: Computer Science
Project: Automated Electrolyte Synthesis
Hobbies: Drumming, Badminton
Claire Huang
Undergraduate Student
Year Joined Group: 2024
Home Department: Material Science and Engineering
Project: Conversion Cathodes
Hobbies: Going to the Beach and Online Shopping
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Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road, Tech E168
Evanston, IL 60208-3109