Meet the Team
Leadership
Associate Professor, PI
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center
University of Arizona
Associate Professor, co-PI
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center
University of Arizona
Research Scientist & Program Coordinator
Dep. of Chem & Environmental Engineering
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center
University of Arizona
Distinguished Professor, co-PI
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
University of Arizona
Professor, co-PI
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
University of Arizona
Assistant Professor, co-PI
Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering
University of Arizona
Professor of Optical Sciences, co-PI
Wyant College of Optical Sciences
University of Arizona
Assistant Professor, co-PI
Department of Environmental Science
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center
University of Arizona
Associate Research Professor, co-PI
Department of Environmental Science
Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center
University of Arizona
Collaborators
Utility Liaison
Deputy Director for Treatment
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department
Pima County
Senior Personnel
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering and Technology
Central Michigan University
Consultant
Founder and Principal
Vancouver, Washington, United States
DWP Energy Solutions LLC
Senior Personnel
Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
University of Arizona
Senior Personnel
Assistant Professor of Practice
Natural Resources & the Environment
University of Arizona
Students, Postdocs, and Researchers
Achilli's Research Group
Abdullah Aleidan
Ph.D. Student
Environmental Science Department
PI: Andrea Achilli
Alba Sabelli
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Bianca Chaves
Research Scientist
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Deana Nguyen
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Elliana Smalley
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Emilie Pierzina
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Leonel Almanzar
M.Sc. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Mervin XuYang Lim
Ph.D. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Michael Hegetschweiler
Research Scientist
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Tenzin Phakdon
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Valen McLaughlin
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Valeria Berumen
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Yunhwan Kim
Ph.D. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Zaid Omar Daher
M.Sc. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Andrea Achilli
Hickenbottom's Research Group
Arianna Tariqi
Ph.D. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Kerri Hickenbottom
Hua Jiang
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Kerri Hickenbottom
Leila Karimi
Research Scientist
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Kerri Hickenbottom
Reema Shinh
Ph.D. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Kerri Hickenbottom
Varinia Felix
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Kerri Hickenbottom
Sáez's Research Group
Alyssa Ackerman
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Dr. Eduardo Sáez
Angus Macdonald
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Dr. Eduardo Sáez
Dominique Stannus
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Dr. Eduardo Sáez
Evan Anderson
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Dr. Eduardo Sáez
Hercilio Zimila
Ph.D. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Eduardo Sáez
Ibrahim Alyami
Ph.D. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: David Quanrud
Isabel Chancay
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Dr. Eduardo Sáez
Maria Jose Lopez
Ph.D. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Dr. Eduardo Sáez
Miguel Astorga
Undergraduate Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Eduardo Sáez
Rayan Elnewehy
M. Sc. Student
Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering
PI: Dr. Eduardo Sáez
Betancourt and Ikner's Research Group
Damion Schwendiman
Undergraduate Student
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
PI: Dr. Luisa Ikner
Simran Singh
Ph.D. Student
Department of Environmental Science
PI: Dr. Luisa Ikner
Jewelya Brambila
Undergraduate Student
Department of Environmental Science
PI: Dr. Luisa Ikner
Norwood and Shafae's Research Group
Matthew Malaker
Ph.D Student
College of Optical Sciences
PI: Dr. Robert Norwood
Kate Newcomer
Graduate Student
College of Optical Sciences
PI: Dr. Robert Norwood
Md Habibor Rahman
Ph.D. Student
Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering
PI: Dr. Mohammed Shafae
Ryan Mowlai
Ph.D. Student
Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering
PI: Dr. Mohammed Shafae
Alumni
Undergraduate Students
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Brendon Cohen (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2026) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Ziynet Jienbaeva (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2026) - Andrea Achilli
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Siena Roberts (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2026) - Andrea Achilli
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Joshua Ortega (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2026) - Andrea Achilli
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Patrick Friery (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2026) - Andrea Achilli
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Chase Henderson (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2026) - Andrea Achilli
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Jorge Villapier (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Summer and Fall 2025) - Andrea Achilli
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Rayan Elnewehy (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2025) - Eduardo Sáez
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Admitted to the Accelerated Master Program (M.Sc.).
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Safwan Alhawsawi (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2025) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Jordan Thomas (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2025) - Eduardo Sáez
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Hunter James Gibbs (Department of Environmental Science, Spring 2025) - Luisa Ikner
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Leonel Almanzar (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) - Andrea Achilli
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Admitted to the Accelerated Master Program (M.Sc.).
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Clare Daelemans (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) - Andrea Achilli
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Camille Sacco (Environmental Science, Spring 2025) - Luisa Ikner
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Caleb Lyden (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2024 and Spring 2025) - Andrea Achilli
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Khai Nguyen (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2024) - Andrea Achilli
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Admitted to the graduate program (M.Sc.) at the University of Arizona.
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Andrew Vos (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2024) - Andrea Achilli
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Fatima Sanchez (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2024) - Andrea Achilli
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Elias Tonnerre (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Summer 2024 & Summer 2025) - Andrea Achilli
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Tamar Ozer (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Summer 2024) - Eduardo Sáez
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Hannah McCollum (BS, Chemical Engineering with a minor in Statistics and Data Science, May 2024) - Andrea Achilli
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Admitted to the graduate program (Ph.D.) at Stanford University.
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Abigail Albright (BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology with a Minor in Biochemistry, May 2024) - Walter Betancourt
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Admitted to the graduate program of the Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) department at the University of Connecticut.
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Allison Bornhoft (BS, Environmental Science, May 2024) - Luisa Ikner
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Jolynn Fleming (BS, Veterinary Science, May 2024) - Luisa Ikner
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Sophie Fuller (BS, Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering) - Eduardo Sáez
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Ryan Sunga (Mechanical Engineering, senior undergraduate in August 2023) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Walter Davenport (Mechanical Engineering, sophomore undergraduate student in August 2023) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Elizabeth Wilson (Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Fall 2023 and Spring 2024) - Kerri Hickenbottom
Graduate Students
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Mintallah Allouzi (Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2025) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Jeb Shingler (Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Summer 2025) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Juan José Albarracin (PhD student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Summer 2025) - Andrea Achilli
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Michael Landon (MS Student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2025) - Eduardo Sáez
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Ismael Hernandez (MS Student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2025) - Eduardo Sáez
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Violeta Martinez (PhD Student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2024) - Eduardo Sáez
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Luke Presson (Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, November 2024) - Andrea Achilli & Kerri Hickenbottom
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Varinia Felix (Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, November 2024) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Niraj Rasale (Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Summer 2024) - Andrea Achilli
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Rishivanthi Srinivasan Jayalakshmi (Professional Science Masters (PSM), Applied Bioscience, May 2024) - Luisa Ikner
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Mohammed Alhussaini (Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, December 2023) - Andrea Achilli
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Sai Gowtham Allu ( Ph.D. student, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Spring 2023) - Andrea Achilli
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Isabel Requena (Visiting Ph.D. student, Plataforma Solar de Almería – CIEMAT, Spring 2023) - Kerri Hickenbottom
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Mariam Waqas (M.E. Student, Department of Chemical & Environmental Engineering) - Eduardo Sáez
Postdocs
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Doorae Lee (Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Fall 2025) - Eduardo Sáez, Bob Arnold, and David Quanrud.
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Luke Presson (Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, November 2025) - Achilli & Hickenbottom
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Aidan Foster (Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Science, December 2024) - Luisa Ikner