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Principal Investigator

Tyler R. Josephson, Ph.D.

Professor Josephson’s academic career has included discovering reaction mechanisms in biomass catalysis, predicting multicomponent liquid-phase adsorption in nanoporous materials, and developing and applying interpretable machine learning techniques for chemistry. He is passionate about sustainability, equity, and science communication. During his downtime, he loves learning new things, thinking about deep topics (like science and philosophy), and playing the piano (his favorite pianist being Franz Liszt).

Graduate Students

Ejike David Ugwuanyi

Ejike David Ugwuanyi received his M.S in Chemical Engineering from Nigeria at Ahmadu Bello University where he worked on the Production of Antimicrobial Soap from a blend of Moringa Oleifera and Castor oil and also determined the activity of the soap against some selected pathogens such as E.coli, S. aureus, and C. albicans. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a research focus on formalizing chemical theories using the Lean theorem prover. Other areas of interest include using HPC to advance energy equity and environmental sustainability. In his free time, he enjoys watching football and interacting with folks.

Samiha Sharlin

Samiha received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2017. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. with a research focus on simulation methods for competitive adsorption in porous materials using molecular modeling and machine learning. In her free time, she enjoys exploring nature and listening to spiritual podcasts.

Charishma Puli

Charishma is a graduate student in Data Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, joined the Atoms Lab in 2023. She holds a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, she has actively engaged in projects focused on sentimental analysis and image processing, sparking her interest in machine learning. Currently, her research involves developing a machine learning algorithm, symbolic regression, specifically for multi-atomic equations with zeolites. Beyond academics, Charishma finds joy in watching movies and maintaining an active lifestyle at the gym.

Kianoush Ramezani Shabolaghi

Kianoush received his M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran in 2020, where he studied Molecular Simulations for adsorption in zeolites. He is currently working on Machine Learning algorithms (Symbolic Regression), which aims to finding mathematical relationships between dataset variables. In his free time you might find him traveling or lifting weights at the gym.

Undergraduate Students

Alan Vithayathil

Alan is a sophomore at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he is pursuing a major in Computer Science. His academic interests are primarily focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software development. In his free time, Alan enjoys physical activities such as weightlifting, cooking, and networking.

Colin Jones

Colin is a junior chemical engineering student at UMBC. He values opportunities to work with others and learn new ideas. In his free time, he enjoys exercising, playing chess, and reading science news.

Fariha Agbere

Fariha is a rising sophomore pursuing a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. She values the opportunity to meet people with similar interests or those with different perspectives. She finds meeting new people and being expose to diverse things academically is the way to finding what we are passionate about. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, TV shows (mostly anime) or drawing.

Hanifah Shoneye

Hanifah is a junior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering w/ a concentration in Bioinformatics and a minor in Computer Science. She enjoys meeting new people, going outside, and trying new things. She loves learning about breakthroughs in the biotech and AI community. She also has many hobbies from crocheting and skateboarding, to boxing and baking.

John Velkey

John is a senior majoring in Chemical Engineering in the traditional track, with a minor in Mathematics. He enjoys opportunities to learn outside his typical field of study, and working with others to address and solve complex problems. In his free time, he enjoys rock climbing and watching old films.

Kevin Ishimwe
  • Kevin Ishimwe (he/him)
  • Undergraduate Student, CSEE
  • kevini1 [at] umbc.edu
  • Kevin-ishimwe
Oscar Matemb
  • Oscar Matemb (he/him)
  • Junior, CSEE
  • od95178 [at] umbc.edu
  • oscar-matemb

Oscar is a junior and majoring in Computer Sciene and Mathematics. He joined the lab to help in Lean Theorem proving in August 2023. He enjoys reading, playing sports in spare time and also working towards his private pilote license.

Shashane Anderson

Shashane is a junior at UMBC pursuing a degree in chemical engineering on the bio track. Her passion for problem-solving serves as her motivation to learn more each day. She engages in activities such as painting, gaming, and listening to music during her spare time.

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Alumni

Undergrads
  • Neil Tran (he/him) - BS CBEE, Fall 2021
  • 2020 - 2021
    Subsequently: PhD Student @ UIUC
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  • Sophia Hamer (she/her) - BS CSEE, Fall 2022
  • 2021 - 2022
    Subsequently: MS Student @ UMBC CSEE
Masters
  • Charlie Fox (he/him) - MS CSEE, Summer 2022
  • 2021 - 2022
    Subsequently: Machine Learning Engineer @ CoVar
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Visiting Students