Jason S. Adams | Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Rice University

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Graduate Students

Simone Marshall | Graduate Student

B.S. Chemical Engineering and a minor in mathematics (2024, Texas A&M)   

Simone is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at Rice. Her current research focuses on electrocatalysis for hydrogen peroxide production.

(Jan 2025 – Present)

Odunola Orege | Graduate Student

B.S. Industrial Chemistry (2016, University of Ibadan)

M.S. Industrial Chemistry (2019, University of Ibadan)

During Odunola’s time at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, Odunola worked under the mentorship of Prof. F.A. Dawodu, where she focused on biomass valorization for energy and environmental applications. Odunola is currently working on the comparison of thermal and electrocatalytic ethanol oxidation, unlocking a door to sustainable commodity chemical production.

Outside of the lab, Odunola enjoys singing, sleeping, and cooking!

(May 2025 – Present)

Abdullah S. Alqallaf | Graduate Student | AASU Fellow

B.S. Chemical & Life Science Engineering and a minor in chemistry (2024, VCU)

Abdullah is working on the electrochemical conversion of alkanes to olefins. He seeks to find an alternative, cost-effective option in place of olefin crackers to reduce their associated high carbon footprint.

(Jan 2025 – Present)

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Undergraduate Students

Ali Raza | Undergraduate Student

Le Ren | Visiting Undergraduate Student

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Highschool Students

Aditya Puppala | High school Intern (Summer 2025)

Chima Obidoechi| High school Intern (Summer 2025)

Rohini SinhaDasgupta | High school Intern (Summer 2025)

Sarah Wang | High school Intern (Summer 2025)

Srilaasya Thadiboyina | High school Intern (Summer 2025)