Principal Investigator

Prof. Paresh Kumar Samantaray MRSC

• Assistant Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering, UAH 

• Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowship Trainee, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech (June 2021- June 2023)

• Research Fellow, IINM WMG, University of Warwick (Jan 2020- Jan 2021) 

• Ph.D., BioSystems Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2017-2019)

• MS. Engg., Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2015-2017)

• B.Tech., Plastics Engineering, Central Institute of Petrochemical Engg. and Technology (2010-2014)

Honors and Service:

• 2025 Associate to the Committee on Constitution & Bylaws of American Chemical Society

• President-elect 2024 North Alabama Section of the American Chemical Society

• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry 2024

• 2023 Presidential Postdoctoral Awardee, California Institute of Technology

• 2023 James LuValle Awardee for Promoting DEI Initiatives at Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Caltech

• 2023 Younger Leader Track Award by Younger Chemists Committee, American Chemical Society

• 2021 and 2022 Outstanding Reviewer for Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC Advances

• Advisory Board member of American Chemical Society Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholar Advisory Board

• Career Advancement Committee Member, Materials Research Society

Postdoctoral Scholars

No positions are available. If you are interested in applying for a fellowship with Prof. Paresh, please feel free to reach out!

Examples of external fellowships: Funding Opportunities for Postdoctoral Scholars | FAS Research Administration Services (harvard.edu)

Reshma Kailaskumar  Fall 2024-present

Dissertation Topic- Covalent Adaptable Networks for Polymer Applications

• MS (Research) in Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (2022-2024)

• M.Sc. Polymer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology (2018-2020)

• B.Sc. Physics, Kerala University (2015-2018)

Awards:

• Second Rank in (M.Sc.) Polymer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology (2020)

• Aspire Fellowship from the Kerala State Government for pursuing a Master's thesis at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2020), Summer Research Fellowship jointly sponsored by the Indian Academy of Sciences (IASc), Indian National Science Academy (INSA), The National Academy of Sciences (NASI) India (2019)

• Academic Proficiency award (First Rank) for B.Sc in Physics, Christian College Chengannur, Kerala University (2018)

Professional Experience: Assistant Professor (Junior), School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (April 2021-May 2022)                                     

Hobbies: Dancing and cooking

Hailey Holshouser

 JUMP Student in  Chemical Engineering

Awards:

UAH Chi Alpha Sigma Student-Athlete Honors | Recipient | April 2024

4.0 Semester Athlete Award | Recipient | December 2021 | May 2022 | May 2023 | May 2024

UAH Merit Scholarship | Recipient | August 2021

UAH Women’s Volleyball Athletic Scholarship | Recipient | August 2021

CPR Certification | Completed | August 2021

EKG Technician Certification | Completed | April 2021

National Technical Honor Society Award | Recipient | 2020 - 2021

Dual Enrollment Program (HS) 36 College Credit Hours| Completed | 2019 -2021

National Honor Society Award | Recipient | 2018 - 20217

Hobbies: Volleyball (Student Athlete)

Mu Alpha Theta Math Club | Member | 2019 - 2021

HOSA | Member | 2019 - 2021

Spanish Club | Member | 2019 - 2020

Phi Omega Sorority | Member | 2019 - 2021

Michael Newton

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering with a focus in Materials Science, in progress at UAH (Graduating Spring 2025)

Professional Experience:  Process Engineering Co-op, Viskase Companies Inc. (May 2022 - July 2023)

Hobbies: Time with friends, gaming, time outdoors, AIChE.

Michael McElhaney

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering with a focus in Materials Science, in progress at UAH.

Professional Experience: 

Senior Laboratory Technician, Advanced Drainage Systems (August 2024- August 2025)