Who we are

We are a team of chemists and engineers working hard towards a more sustainable future.

We push the boundaries of chemistry, polymer science and engineering to address the issues of today and tomorrow.

ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Yoan C. Simon

Associate Professor

School of Molecular Sciences (SMS)

Biodesign Center for Sustainable Macromolecular Materials and Manufacturing (SM3)

yoan.simon@asu.edu

Meet the Team

  • Courtney Leo

    Postdoctoral Scholar

    PhD Florida State University

    B.S. University of New Hampshire

  • Kapil Chandra Akula

    PhD Student

    Chemical Engineering

    M.S. Arizona State University

    B.S. BV Raju Indian Institute of Technology

  • Christine Rajarigam

    PhD Student

    Biochemistry

    B.S. Arizona State University

  • Brody Carrithers

    M.S. Student

    B.S. Arizona State University

  • Ethan Gilmore

    B.S. Arizona State University

    Biological Sciences

  • Maya Watkins

    Undergrad Student

    Major: Chemistry & Astrophysics

  • Nicolas Valdes

    Undergrad student

    Major: Material Engineering

Alumni

  • Sonia Stanciu ITW Evercoat Product Development Chemist

    Jacob Schekman _

    Cheyenne Liu 10X Genomics Scientist

    Logan Dugas Lygos Scientist II

    Brad Davis Raw materials development engineer Dow Chemicals

    Tamuka Chidanguro Senior research chemist 3M

    Wade Korf Materials engineer Medtronic

    Marc Karman R&D chemist Markem-Imaje

    Mathieu Ayer R&D engineer The Swatch Group R&D Ltd.

    David Thevenaz Scientific project leader Armasuisse

    Anna Lavrenova Technical project manager Pfizer

    Roberto Vadrucci Marie Curie fellow BASF SE

    Sandra Graterol _ Ph.D. student Adolphe Merkle Institute

    Bastien Schyrr Founder TheranOptics

    Soo-Hyon Lee Data scientist Pfizer

  • Sinu Rajappan Research scientist Department of Energy Conversion and Storage, DTU Denmark

    Stephen Schrettl Professor Technical University Munich

    Ester Verde Sesto Postdoctoral research Materials Physics Center Donostia

    Alexander Hähnel R&D expert Freudenberg

    Yoshimitsu Sagara Assistant professor Tokyo Tech U.

    Burçak Içli Pollard Food Contact Material QA specialist Nestle System Tech Center, R&D

    Rebecca Parkhurst Senior Physical Scientist U.S. Government Accountability Office

    Hua Zou Associate professor University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

    Shuo Bai

  • Sydney Cole In memoriam

    Larry Bird Tex Tech Industries Rubber Process Engineer

    Blake McKay Associate engineer James Hardie

    Haley Carroll Bassham Ph.D. student GA Tech

    Elina Ghimire Ph.D. student U. Chicago

    Kundu Thapa Ph.D. student Southern Miss

    Alexandra Garrett ResTek

    Jared Bowman Postdoc Oak Ridge National Lab

    Kyle Foster

    Sarah Gaston

    Allison Roberts Chemist Cascade Chemistry

    Gilberto Rodriguez Project Specialist Mississippi Polymer Institute

    Samuel Brister R&D Chemist Ozark Materials LLC

    Jeanne de Lavallaz Internal Medicine Resident Rush University Medical Center


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