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NanoFibTex Group Members

NanoFibTex Laboratory welcomes highly motivated:
- Ph.D. and Master Students (see details at https://www.human.cornell.edu/hcd/academics/graduate-study/fiber-science-grad-programs)
- Undergraduate Students (Cornell Undergrads are welcome to join NanoFibTex thru FSAD4010-Empirical Research)
- Postdocs (Currently, No funding is available, please contact if you have a scholarship)
- Visiting Researchers (Visiting Researchers are welcome to join NanoFibTex thru scholarships
If you are interested in joining NanoFibTex, contact us via e-mail: tu46(at)cornell.edu

Tamer Uyar

Assoc. Prof. Tamer Uyar PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR (PI) E-mail: tu46(at)cornell.edu Office: HEB-273

Mahmoud

Mahmoud Aboelkheir Ph.D. STUDENT @ Fiber Science E-mail: ma828(at)cornell.edu

Md Sazid Bin Sadeque

Md Sazid Bin Sadeque Ph.D. STUDENT @ Fiber Science E-mail: ms3829(at)cornell.edu

ZehraIrem

Dr. Zehra Irem Yildiz Postdoctoral Researcher E-mail: ziy2(at)cornell.edu

Miriam Lourie

Miriam Lourie UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER Major: Fiber Science

ClaireHsu

Claire Hsu UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER Major: Fiber Science

Elanur Irem Gulamov

Elanur I Gulamov UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER Major: Chemistry

Catherine Pak

Catherine Pak UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER Major: Materials Sci. Eng.

Ayse Demirbas

Asst. Prof. Ayse Demirbas Visiting Scholar E-mail: ad2425(at)cornell.edu

GRADUATE STUDENTS:​​

  • Mahmoud Aboelkheir (Ph.D. in Fiber Science) (Fall 2023- present)

  • Md Sazid Bin Sadeque (Ph.D. in Fiber Science) (Fall 2024- present)

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POSTDOCS:

  • Dr. Zehra Irem Yildiz (June 2025 - present)

 

MEng STUDENTS:

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VISITING RESEARCHERS:​

  • Asst. Prof. Ayse Demirbas (Faculty of Fisheries, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Turkiye). (March 2025 - present)

 

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS​

  • Catherine Pak (Major: Materials Sci. Eng.) (Fall 2025 )

  • Elanur I. Gulamov (Major: Chemistry) (Spring 2025 - present )

  • Claire Hsu ​(Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2024- present)

  • Miriam Lourie (Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2023- present)​​​​​​

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ALUMNI:​

POSTDOCS:

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M.S. Students:

  • Mahmoud Aboelkheir (M.S. in Fiber Science) (Fall 2021- Spring 2023)

  • Ruobai Xiao (M.S. in Fiber Science) (Fall 2021- Spring 2023) 

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MEng Students:​​

  • Grace Honeyman (Major: MEng @ MatSci&Eng) (Spring 2025)

  • Dana Nicole Prokop (Major: MEng @ MatSci&Eng) (Fall 2023 - Spring 2024)

  • Melisa Kreismanis (Major: MEng @ MatSci&Eng) (Fall 2022)

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VISITING RESEARCHERS:​

  • Prof. Dr. Ayse Tulin Oz (Food Engineering, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Turkiye). (1 August 2025 - 15 November 2025)

  • Asst. Prof. Zehra Irem Yildiz (Food Engineering, Bursa Technical University, Turkiye). (June 2024 - May 2025)

  • Assoc. Prof. Carlos Alberto Fuenmayor (Fulbright Scholar) (Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos (ICTA), Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia) (August 2024 - December 2024)

  • Handan Palak (Ph.D. Candidate, Textile Engineering, Istanbul Technical Univ (ITU), Turkey) (Oct 2023 - Oct 2024)

  • Dr. Karolina Dziemidowicz  (University College London (UCL), School of Pharmacy) (Aug 2023 - Sept 2023)

  • Kubra Ertan (Ph.D. Candidate, Food Engineering, METU, Turkey) (August 2021 - April 2022)

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Undergraduate Students:

  • Nicole Lee (Major: Food Science) (Spring 2025)

  • David A. Tawiah  (Major: Materials Sci. Eng.) (Spring 2025 )

  • Klaus McGinnis ​(Major: Biomedical Engineering) (Fall 2024- Spring 2025)

  • Holden F. Hitchcock ​(Major: Food Science) (Fall 2024- Spring 2025)

  • Grace Honeyman ​(Major: Fiber Science) (Fall 2024)

  • Matthew J. Kiewski ​(Major: Biomedical Engineering) (Fall 2024)

  • Nana Jiraphanphong ​(Major: Biomedical Engineering) (Fall 2024)

  • Gaby Markle ​(Major: Biological Sciences, Chemistry) (Fall 2024)

  • Camille Juliana Garcia ​(Major: Biological Sciences) (Fall 2024)

  • David Rha ​(Major: Environmental Engineering) (Fall 2024)

  • Emily Wei ​(Major: Human Bio, Health, & Society) (Fall 2024)

  • Alex Cerreno ​(Major: Biological Sciences) (Fall 2024)

  • Chloe Padelara ​(Major: Biological Engineering) (Fall 2024)

  • Lanqi Huang ​(Major: Human Bio, Health, & Society) (Fall 2024)

  • Ethan Drake ​(Major: Fiber Science) (Fall 2024)

  • Eliz Celik ​(Major: Biomedical Engineering) (Spring 2023- Fall 2023)

  • Emmy Z. Hsiung​ (Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2021- Spring 2023)

  • Katrina Reichenbach (Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2023)

  • Christine Yang (Major: Biological Sciences) (Fall 2022- Spring 2023)

  • Spoorthi Patil ​(Major: Biomedical Engineering) (Spring 2022- Spring 2023)

  • Andrea R. Wilson (Major: Biological Sciences/Biochemistry) (Spring 2022- Spring 2023)

  • Christina Simon (Major: Fiber Science) (Fall 2022)

  • Ashley Liaw (Major: Fiber Science) (Fall 2022)

  • Ashlyn Dumaw (Major: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering) (Fall 2022)

  • Tony Tan (Major: Biological Sciences) (Spring 2022- Summer 2022)

  • Mikayla Lin (Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2022)

  • Lameesa Zahedul ​(Major: Materials Sci. Eng.) (Fall 2021- Spring 2022)

  • Kai Anna Yokoo ​(Major: Materials Sci. Eng.) (Fall 2021- Spring 2022) 

  • Kareena Dash (Major: Biological Sciences/Chemistry) (Spring 2021- Spring 2022)

  • Christopher Lawson ((Major: Operations Research & Information Eng., Minor: Fiber Science) (Spring 2021- Spring 2022) 

  • Deniz Tekant (Major: Operations Research & Information Eng., Minor: Fashion Design) (Spring 2020 - Fall 2021)

  • Reilly Halvorson (Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2021- Summer 2021)

  • Dillon Eisman (Major: Applied Economics and Mgmt., Minor: Fiber Science) (Spring 2021)  

  • Nancy Wang​ (Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2021)

  • Antonio F. Saporito (Major: Chemistry) (Fall 2020 - Spring 2021)

  • Grace Falanga (Major: Materials Sci. & Eng.) (Spring 2019)

  • Antonio P. Martinez (Major: Fiber Science) (Spring 2019)​​

​Summer Interns:

  • Kaan Yavuz (Virginia Commonwealth University, B.S. Biomedical Engineering) (Summer 2025)

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