Senkan Lab
UCLA Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Heterogeneous catalysis for the future
- Combinatorial methodology
- High-throughput catalyst preparation and screening
- Novel catalyst preparation techniques
- Nanomaterials for catalysis
- Industrial applications
- Materials characterization by XRD, TEM, SEM, EDAX, TGA, TPR, BET
People
The Senkan Lab at UCLA has always been a group of culturally diverse individuals, providing a welcoming environment for new students of any background. We share the quality of having inquisitive minds and a passion for discovering new territory, and frequently welcome collaborators from various other labs for interdisciplinary projects.
Principal Investigator
Selim M. Senkan, Professor, UCLA
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1977
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1973
BS, Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, 1972
PhD Students
Anusorn Seubsai, PhD Candidate, UCLA, degree expected June 2011
BS, Chemistry, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004
Daniel Goodman, PhD Student, UCLA
BS, Chemical Engineering, UC Davis, 2007
MS Students
Aaron Miller, MS Student, UCLA, Degree Expected June 2011
BS, Chemical Engineering, UCLA, 2009
Daniel Noon, MS Student, UCLA
BS, Chemical Engineering, UCLA, 2010
Jeannie Chu, Part-time MS Student, UCLA
Chemical/Process Engineer, employed at Fluor
BS, Chemical Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2007
Collaborating Students
Derya Duzenli, PhD Candidate, Middle Eastern Technical University (METU), Ankara, Turkey, Professor Isik Onal's group
Qiangfeng Xiao, PhD Candidate, UCLA, Professor Yunfeng Lu's group
David Tranchemontagne, Post Doc, UCLA, Professor Omar Yaghi's group
James LeVangie, PhD Student, UCLA, Professor Omar Yaghi's group
Past Students
Shici Duan, PhD, UCLA
Tom Miyazaki, PhD, UCLA
Kevin W. Krantz, PhD, UCLA
Anna Ly, MS, UCLA
Sukru Ozturk, Post Doc, UCLA & PhD, METU, Ankara, Turkey
Michael J. Kahn, PhD, UCLA, June 2010
BS, Chemical Engineering with Semiconductor Manufacturing Option, UCLA, 2005
ARCO Fellow, 2009
NSF-IGERT Fellow, Materials Creation Training Program (MCTP), 2006-2008