Research Group Members

Dr. C. Heath Turner - Professor

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, NC State University (2002)
M.S., Chemical Engineering, NC State University (1999) 
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University (1996) 

Dept. of Chemical Engineering 
Box 870203 
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0203 
(205) 348-1733 (phone)
(205) 348-7558 (fax) 
hturner@eng.ua.edu
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Gabriel Barbosa - Postdoctoral Associate

Project: Molecular Simulations of High-Performance Solvents and Ionic Liquids

Post-doc, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Prof. Frederico W. Tavares (2018-2020)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil (2018)
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil (2015)
B.S., Environmental Engineering, State University of Southwestern Bahia, Brazil (2013)

gdbarbosa@ua.edu 
​gdbarbosa2@gmail.com
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Hossein Harami - Ph.D. Student
Headshot of Hossein Harami
Project: Recycling and Upcycling of Plastic Waste

M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Kashan, Iran (2016)
B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Shiraz University, Iran (2014)

hriasatharami@crimson.ua.edu
hossein.riasat.zx@gmail.com
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Xiaoyang Liu - Ph.D. Student

Headshot of Xiaoyang (Sherry) Liu
Project: Molecular Simulation of Multivalent Ionic Liquids for Gas Separation

B.S., Physics, Jilin Normal University (2015)
M.S., Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University of Engineering Science (2018)
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xliu126@crimson.ua.edu
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Manish Maurya - Postdoctoral Associate


Project: Molecular Simulation of Ionenes in Ionic Liquids Solvents 

Post-doc, Institute for Molecular Science, Japan (2019-2020)
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, Kanpur, India (2019)
B. Tech., UIET CSJM University Kanpur, Kanpur, India (2013)
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mmaurya@ua.edu
manish6023@gmail.com
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Group Alumni

  • Haining Liu (post-doc, 2012-2014)
  • Zhongtao (Eric) Zhang (Ph.D., 2014)
  • Cheyenne Paiva (B.S. 2015)
  • Anna Hawkins (B.S. 2015)
  • David Roveda (B.S. 2015)
  • Thomas Ludwig (B.S. 2016)
  • Kelvin Smith (REU - Auburn University, 2016)
  • Haley Gordon (REU - St. Mary's College/Notre Dame, 2013)
  • Thomas Wright (REU - University of Oklahoma, 2013)
  • Emma Brace (REU - Kansas State University, 2012)
  • Viviana Monje (REU - University of Maryland, 2011)
  • Alexander Cooper (REU - University of Virginia, 2011)
  • Jingjing Ji (M.S. 2018)
  • Asghar (Oscar) Abedini (Ph.D. 2018)
  • Joanna Szala-Bilnik (postdoc, 2018-2019)
  • Jerrad Thomas (B.S. 2011)
  • Katherine Phillips (B.S. 2009)
  • Wei An (post-doc, 2008-10)
  • Xian Wang (post-doc, 2008-2009)
  • Bradley Langston (B.S. 2011)
  • Ash Rice (B.S. 2010)
  • Chethan Acharya (Ph.D. 2008)
  • Zheng Hu (Ph.D. 2008)
  • Daniel Sullivan (B.S. 2007)
  • Maria Edwards (M.S. 2007)
  • Stefanie Lavender (B.S. 2007)
  • Jordan Vaughn (B.S. 2005)
  • Ryan Hamilton (M.S. 2015)
  • Henry Atkinson (B.S. 2018)
  • Praveenkumar Sappidi (postdoc, 2019-2020)

Group Visitors

  • Prof. Pui-Man Lam (Southern University, Baton Rouge)
  • Prof. Martin Lisal (Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague)