Our Team
Team Leader
Chen, Eugene Y.-X.
University Distinguished Professor
John K. Stille Endowed Chair in Chemistry
Millennial Professor of Polymer Science and Sustainability
BS/MS, Shangrao Normal University/Nankai University
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Postdoctoral fellow, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Sr. Research Chemist/Project Leader, Dow Chemical Company
Contact Information:
Department of Chemistry
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1872
Voice: (970) 491-5609
E-mail: eugene.chen [at] colostate.edu
Shipping address:
Chemistry Research Building
301 West Pitkin St.
0997 Campus Delivery
200 West Lake Street, Central Receiving
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-0997
Administrative assistant:
Elizabeth McCoy
Classic Chemistry Building, C200
Voice: (970) 491-7602
E-mail: Elizabeth.McCoy [at] colostate.edu
Current Members
Senior Researchers
Gowda, Ravikumar R.
Research scientist III. Group manager.
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
iCP & PHA: Polymer scaling
Chokkapu, Eswara Rao
Research Scientist II.
Ph.D. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
iCP: Circular process
Barange, Deepak, K.
Research Scientist II.
Ph.D. National Taiwan Normal University
iCP & PHA: Monomer scaling
Tian, Junjie
Postdoctoral fellow.
Ph.D. Nankai University
iCP & PHA: Redesign & discovery
Li, Ruirui
Postdoctoral fellow.
Ph.D. Nankai University
PHA: Polyolefin-like properties
Nam, Jiyun
Postdoctoral fellow.
Ph.D. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
LPP: Photonic crystals or films
Zhu, Min
Postdoctoral fellow.
Ph.D. Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, CAS
iCP & PHA: Redesign & discovery
Gao, Yunpeng
Postdoctoral fellow.
Ph.D. Peking University, Beijing.
UDC: Topological UDCs
Zheng, Weifeng
Postdoctoral fellow
Ph.D. Fudan University
iCP: Redesign & discovery
Lee, Jaeho
Postdoctoral fellow, 2025
Ph.D. Seoul National University
LPP: Tissue-like elastomers
Zhang, Tao
Postdoctoral fellow, 2025-
Ph.D. Nankai University
PHA: Selective depolymerization
Zografos, Aristotelis (Teli)
Postdoctoral fellow, 2026-
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
LPP: Sequence and topology control
Graduate Students
Baer, Andrea
B.S. Bradley University
PHA: Toughening & functionalization
Eckstrom, Francesca
B.S. University of Iowa
iCP: Insights into "doping" effects
Gace, Maëlle
B.S. Cardinal Stritch University
MPD: Stereomicrostructure & topology engineering
Kottage, Dimagi
B.S. University of California, Santa Barbara
LPP: Polycatenanes and photonic crystals
Mottur, Andrew
B.S. Bates College, 2025
UDC: Mechanical upcycling of homopolymers
Shamasan, Essa
B.S. University of California, Santa Barbara
UDC: Scalable UDC for high Tm plastics & fibers
Wang, Lili
B.S. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
MPD: Functionalization & compatibilization
Westworth, Xavier
B.S. University of California, Irvine
UDC: Mechanical upcycling of mixed plastics
Alumni
Bolig, Andy
Ph.D. (co-advised by Prof. L. Hegedus)
Assistant Professor, SFSU
Chakraborty, Debashis
Postdoc
Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Chen, Jiawei
Postdoc
Gelest
Chen, Xia
Visiting scholar/postdoc
Professor, Shanxi University
Clarke, Ryan
Ph.D. 2022
Hexion Inc.
Cui, Dongmei
Visiting professor
Professor, CIAC, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Cywar, Robin
Ph.D.
TDA Research
Diment, Wilf
Postdoc, 2022-2024
Assistant Professor, University of Graz
Do, Jung Yun
Visiting scholar
Associate Professor, Pusan National University
Dunn, Eric
M.S.
Ph.D. student, UNC Chapel Hill
Escudé, Nicole
M.S.
Tolmar Inc.
Feng, Kelvin
M.S.
China
Franklin, Kevin
M.S.
Gilsdorf, Reid
Ph.D. 2024
ST Engineering
Guo, Lihua
Visiting scholar/professor
Associate Professor, Qufu Normal University
Gustafson, Laura
M.S.
He, Jianghua
Postdoc, Research Scientist, 2011-2015
Associate Professor, Jilin University
Hong, Miao
Postdoc/research scientist
Professor, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hu, Yangjian
Postdoc
Associate Professor, Huaihua University
Jin, Jizu
Postdoc
ACS
Liu, Dajiang (DJ)
Ph.D. (co-advised by Prof. Sue. James)
Business Intelligence Analyst, Indeed
Ma, Yang
Postdoc, 2024-2025
Westlake University
Mariott, Wes
Ph.D.
Dow Chemical Company
McGraw, Michael
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas
Miyake, Garret
Ph.D.
Professor, Colorado State University
Mo, Zehuai
Postdoc
Assistant Professor, Ningbo University
Nicki, Matthew
M.S.
Senior Process Development Chemist, BASF
Ning, Yalan
Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Huston-Tillostson University
Noonan, Anderson
M.S., 2025
SusMer Inc.
Parker, Celine
Ph.D., 2025
Agilent
Peksenar, Yaman
M.S.
Sustainable Chemicals, LLC
Poppen, Ethan
2023-2025
Quinn, Ethan
Ph.D., 2025
Postdoc, California Institute of Technology
Reilly, Liam
Ph.D., 2025
Tolmar Inc.
Rodriguez, Antonio
Postdoc
Associate Professor, CSIC, Spain
Sangroniz, Ainara
Marie Curie MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor, POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain
Schmitt, Megan
M.S.
Scoti, Miriam
Visiting scholar, 2022
Assistant Professor
Università di Napoli Federico II
Shi, Changxia
Visiting PhD student, research associate, postdoc, 2018-2023
Professor, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science
Stubbs, Chris
Ph.D., 2025
Tang, Jing
Ph.D.
Wiley, Shanghai
Tang, Xiaoyan
Postdoc/research scientist
Assistant Professor, Peking University
Tsai, Chia-Hua
Postdoc
DuPont, Taiwan
Tu, Hang-Fei
Postdoc, 2023-2024
Professor, Nanjing University
Vidal-Penã, Fer
Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, POLYMAT, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain
Wang, Lu
Postdoc
Research chemist, Houston Methodist
Wang, Yang
Visiting scholar
Associate Professor, China Medical University
Watson, Eli
M.S.
Tolmar Inc.
Westlie, Andrea
Ph.D.
Oxman
White, Brian
M.S. (co-advised by Prof. M. Elliott)
Wilson, Jed
Ph.D.
Senior Process Chemist, Corden Pharma Colorado
Xu, Tieqi
Visiting scholar/postdoc
Professor, Dalian University of Technology
Yang, Ji
Postdoctoral Fellow
Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Zang, Hongjun
Visiting scholar
Associate Professor, Tianjin Polytech University
Zhang, Jianxin
Visiting scholar
Associate Professor, Tianjin Polytech University
Zhang, Yuetao
Postdoc/research scientist
Professor, Jilin University
Zhang, Zhen
Postdoc, 2021-2024
Professor, South China University of Technology
Zhao, Yingluo
Postdoc, 2024-2025
Kingfa Sci. & Tech
Zhou, Li
Postdoc, 2022-2025
Professor, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhu, Hongping
Postdoc
Professor, Xiamen University
Zhu, Jian-Bo
Postdoc
Professor, Sichuan University