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

Diplôme d’Ingénieur 2004
Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier

Ph.D. Polymer Science and Engineering 2008
University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Meet the Team

Courtney Leo

Postdoctoral Scholar
PhD Florida State University
B.S. University of New Hampshire

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Kapil Chandra Akula

PhD Student
Chemical Engineering
M.S. Arizona State University
B.S. BV Raju Indian Institute of Technology

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Christine Rajarigam

PhD Student
Biochemistry
B.S. Arizona State University

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Isaiah-Manuel Otico

PhD Student
Chemistry
B.S. University of San Francisco

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Austin Croke

PhD Student
Chemistry
B.S. University of Massachusetts, Amherst

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Brody Carrithers

M.S. Student
B.S. Arizona State University

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Ethan Gilmore

B.S. Arizona State University
Biological Sciences

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Maya Watkins

Undergrad Student
Major: Chemistry & Astrophysics

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Nicolas Valdes

Undergrad student
Major: Material Engineering

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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