Dr. Natale

Giovanniantonio Natale

Associate Professor, University of Calgary, 2016 - present

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, 2015-2016

PhD, Polytechnique de Montreal, 2012-2015

MSc, University of Naples, 2009-2011

BSc, University of Naples, 2006-2009

Contact: (403) 220-5980 | gnatale@ucalgary.ca

 

Staff

Christine Meng

Christine Meng

Research Scientist, SSE Technical Services

Focus: Technical Support, Lab Safety and Management, Coordination and Liaison

Contact: Christine.meng@ucalgary.ca

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-meng-4663b0103

Postdocs

 Jacob

Jacob John

Research focus:

  • Rheology of active colloidal suspensions and microrheology of gels

Start date:  October 2021

Contact: jacob.john1@ucalgary.ca

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=-fH7jhgAAAAJ&hl=en

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacob-john-bbab10b3

Graduate Students

Di Pu

Di (Dino) Pu

PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering

Research Focus:

  • Thermally non-equilibrium transport phenomena in aqueous media

Co-supervised with Dr. Anne Benneker 

Starting Date: September 2019

Contact: di.pu@ucalgary.ca 

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taichikabata7

Website: https://www.taichikabata.com

Amirreza Panahi

Amirreza Panahi

PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering

Research Focus:

  • Colloid thermophoresis in viscoelastic polymeric solutions

Co-supervised with Dr. Anne Benneker 

Starting Date: September 2020

Contact: amirreza.panahi1@ucalgary.ca

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirreza-panahi-19737719a/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ts0ZAqcAAAAJ&hl=en

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amirreza-Panahi

Huiying (Kathy) Han

Huiying (Kathy) Han

Masters Student in Chemical Engineering

Research Focus:

  • Smart hydraulic fracturing fluids

Co-supervised with Dr. Maen Husein 

Starting Date: Fall 2021

Contact: huiying.han@ucalgary.ca

 

Priyanka Sreeram

Priyanka Sreeram

Masters Student in Chemical Engineering

Research Focus:

  • Transport phenomena in porous media

Co-supervised with Dr. Anne Benneker 

Starting Date: Fall 2021

Contact: priyanka.sreeram@ucalgary.ca

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-sreeram/

Mohammad Javad Raei

Mohammad Javad Raei

Masters Student in Chemical Engineering

Research Focus:

  • Design of graphene aerogel for CO2 capture

Co-supervised with Dr. Edward Roberts

Starting Date: Fall 2021

Contact: mohammadjavad.raei@ucalgary.ca

Linkedin : linkedin.com/in/mohammadjavadraei

Jens Martens

Jens Martens

Masters Student in Chemical Engineering

Research Focus:

  • Rheology of complex interfaces

Starting Date: Fall 2023

Contact: jens.martens@ucalgary.ca

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jens-martens2

 

Undergraduate Students

Alumni

Veronica Chmierlarski

4th Year Undergraduate Student

NSERC USRA Award Winner

Chemical Engineering

Summer 2018

 

Harsovin Kaur

Research Focus: Synthesis of bio-compatible active colloids 

Research associate

Chemical Engineering

May 2018 - April 2019

Apurva Bhardwaj

Research Focus: Dissipative particle dynamics

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern

Summer 2019

Chemical Engineering

 

Shay Mochulsky

NSERC USRA Award Winner

Chemical Engineering

Summer 2020

Sameer Mhatre

Research Focus: Asphlatene stabilized droplets interactions, emulsions dynamics and microstructures in presence of electric field.

Research Associate

October 2019 - April 2021

Current position: Research Associate at University of British Columbia

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sameer-mhatre-8752bb9b

Samin Habibi

Research Focus: Iron Oxide Janus Particles Synthesizing & Rheological Characterization and Assembly.

PhD in Chemical Engineering

January 2019 - June 2023

Current position: Mine Water Management Engineer Co-op at Teck Resources Limited

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sana-samin-habibi-963519260

Narges Mohammad Mehdipour

Research Focus: Small angle light scattering of nanoclay suspensions in complex flow fields.

PhD in Chemical Engineering

August 2018 - December  2022

Current position: Research Associate at University of Calgary

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/narges-m-mehdipour-6295b117a

Hamza Issa

Research Focus: Modeling and Numerical Simulations of Brownian Particles

PhD in Chemical Engineering

October 2020 - November 2023

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hamza-issa98

Varnit Jain

Research Focus: Development of computational methods for image analysis of colloidal dynamics

Micas Globalink Research Intern

Summer 2023

Metallurgy and Materials Engineering

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varnit-jain-018

 

Sanjay Srinivasan

4th Year Undergraduate Student

NSERC USRA Award Winner

Chemical Engineering

Summer 2018

Gaurav Kumar

Thesis: Settling dynamics of two spheres in a  dilute suspension of Brownian rods

MSc in Chemical Engineering

May 2017 - July 2019

 

Bich Dung Do

NSERC USRA Award Wnner

Chemical Engineering

University of Calgary

Summer 2019

Saud Kiani

Research Focus: Nanocrystal cellulose nematic films

Mitacs Research Training Award

Fall 2020

Chemical Engineering

 

 

Angela Le

4th year undergraduate thesis

Biomedical Engineering 

September 2020 - April 2021

Alina Arslanova

Research Focus: The sideways thermocapillary-propelled Janus particles.

FWO Vlaanderen Funded Visiting Student

September 2021- December 2021

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at Northwestern University

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-arslanova-533b15103

Teetas Roy

Thesis: Characterization of heterogeneous fluid-fluid interfaces via microrheology. 

MSc in Chemical Engineering

September 2020 - August 2022

Current position: Project Engineering Intern - EIT (Technology and Innovation)

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teetas-roy-a350b1152

Matina Nooryani

Research Focus: Diffusiophoresis of colloidal particles in microfluidics.

MSc in Chemical Engineering

January 2021 - April 2023

Current position: Technical Services EIT at Submit Nanotech

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matinanooryani

Shermarke Yusuf

4th Year Undergraduate Student

NSERC USRA Award Winner

Chemical Engineering

Summer 2018

Ajay Rai

Thesis: pH-responsive Pickering emulsion using magnetic nanoparticle

MSc in Chemical Engineering

September 2017 - January 2020

Current position: Research Engineer at EnviCore Inc.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajayrai1

Shabab Saad

Thesis: Diffusiophoresis of Active Colloids: From Synthesis to Dynamics in Complex Media

MSc in Chemical Engineering

September 2017 -  March 2020

Current position: Research Associate at University of Calgary

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabab-saad-a09499bb

Vibhor Jajoo

Research Focus: Study of active Janus Silica platinum (manufacturing, active motion, rotational behaviour particles) and development of biofilm and study of diffusion of antibodies using fluorescence microscopy.

Research Project Manager

February 2020 - January 2022

Current position: Engagement Manager at Imperial College London

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vibhorjajoo

Ashna Rajeev

Research Focus: Rheology of cellulose based liquid crystalline nanocomposites and colloidal systems.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

November 2019 - February 2023

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Waterloo

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashna-rajeev-3510ba42

Subham Das

Thesis: Rheological modelling and simulations of dilute polyelectrolyte solutions in complex geometries

MSc in Chemical Engineering

September 2020 - September 2022

Current position: R&D Verification Engineer at ANSYS

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/subham-das-2579ab159

Anna Ulrich

4th Year Undergraduate Student

Chemical Engineering

Fall 2021

Current position: Research Associate at University of Calgary

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-ulrich-a1440a1a2

Ali Heydari Beni

Research Focus: CFD-DEM in viscoelastic fluids: a settling sphere

2nd Year MEng student

Chemical Engineering

Sept 2017 - April 2018

Current position: PhD student at McMaster University

Kangkana Kalita

Research Focus: Surface Plasmon Resonance in Gold Nanoparticles

Mitacs Globalink Research Intern

Summer 2019

Chemical Engineering

 

Thomas Scott

4th year undergraduate thesis

Biomedical Engineering

September 2019 - April 2020

Sundeep Singh

Research Focus: Numerical simulations of viscoelastic fluids.

Postdoctoral Associate

January 2021 - April 2022

Current position: Assistant Professor at University of Prince Edward Island

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundeep-singh-ph-d-746304188

Tanvir Hossain

Thesis: Dynamics of Colloids at Liquid-liquid Interface: Insights from Mesoscale and Microscale Simulations.

PhD in Chemical Engineering

October 2017 - May 2022

Current position: Technical Analyst at Patching Associates Acoustical Engineering

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-tanvir-hossain-phd-1b454716

Razie Khalesi Moghaddam

Research Focus: Destabilization of asphaltene stabilized water-oil emulsions by ultrasound.

PhD in Chemical Engineering

May 2018 - February 2023

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of British Columbia

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/razie-khalesi-moghaddam-9870a438

Sucharita Pal

Research Focus: Design of graphene aerogels for CO2 capturing.

MSc in Chemical Engineering

September 2021 - July 2023

Current position: Quality Process Specialist at West Fraser

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sucharita-pal-73a42a144