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
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 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
Graduate Students
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
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
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
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
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
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
Amir Abbas Behbood
PhD Student in Chemical Engineering
Research Focus:
- lithium extraction from oilfield brines
Co-supervised with Dr. Milana Trifkovic
Starting Date: Fall 2024
Contact:amirabbas.behbood@ucalgary.ca
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)
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
Priyanka Sreeram
Thesis: Electrokinetic transport of silica nanoparticles in a biomimetic porous medium.
MSc in Chemical Engineering
September 2021 - April 2024
Current position: Quality control associate at Interface Fluidics
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
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
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
Anna Ulrich
4th Year Undergraduate Student
Chemical Engineering
Fall 2021
Current position: Research Associate at University of Calgary
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