People
Faculty and Students at the Koh Lab
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Dr. Amanda KohDr. Amanda Koh joined the faculty of the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at UA in August 2018. Previously she did her post-doctoral fellowship at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, got her Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and her B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is originally from Brooklyn, New York.
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Graduate Students
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Sandhiya ThiagarajanSandhiya Thiagarajan joined Dr. Koh's Lab in Spring 2020. She is a passionate chemical engineer, and her research work focuses on the behavior of different materials in the presence of magnetic fields. Traveling has always been her passion and exploring the world about different materials is her constant hobby. She is an active member of Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers-Student chapter and also a recipient of Acharya P C Ray Award 2019. She is also a perfervid Mime artist.
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Elizabeth BuryElizabeth Bury has been a member of Dr. Koh’s Lab since Fall 2018. In December 2020, she graduated magna cum laude from The University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. During her time as an undergraduate, Elizabeth was involved in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, Omega Chi Epsilon, and Phi Eta Sigma. For her research as an undergraduate in the Koh Lab, she has received the Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering Symposium Award in 2020, the 2020 Alexander Stanton Memorial Undergraduate Research Award, the 2020 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, and was selected as a finalist in 2019 and 2020 for the Society of Women Engineers collegiate undergraduate research competitions. In Spring 2021, she returned to the Koh Lab as a graduate student. Her research primarily focuses on utilizing liquid metal and polymeric materials to develop novel soft and stretchable electronic materials.
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Anh HoangAnh Hoang began working in Dr. Koh's lab in August 2022. Anh received her Bachelor of Arts in Biochemistry from the University of Mississippi. After graduation, Anh planned to shift her focus from theoretical scientific research to a multidisciplinary curriculum with a greater emphasis on practical application. As a result, she became a graduate student in the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering at the University of Alabama. Her research focuses on the properties of liquid metal to create soft and deformable electronics. Outside of the lab, Anh works as a freelance graphic designer.
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Emmanual JohnsonEmmanual Johnson joined Dr. Koh’s Lab in Spring 2023. Emmanual gradated from the University of Alabama with his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering. As an undergraduate, he was involved with many organizations including the National Society of Black Engineers and 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Outside of the lab, Emmanual enjoys playing tennis and engaging in hobbyist computer science.
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Undergraduate Students
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Aubrey DettmanAubrey Dettman is a class of 2024 Mechanical Engineering major, with minors in Aerospace Engineering and Art History. She joined Dr. Koh's lab in the fall of 2021 and is studying the behavior and application of magnetorheological fluids (MRFs). Outside of the lab, Aubrey is a member of the UA Astrobotics Team, Society of Women in Engineering, and is the secretary of the Whitewater Kayaking club.
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Sydney Aldrich Sydney Aldrich is a class of 2025 chemical engineering major with a minor in Randall Research Scholars Program. She joined Dr. Koh’s lab in the fall of 2022 and is studying novel surfactants for high internal phase emulsion polymer foams as water treatment technology. Outside of the lab, she is a member of the RRS intramural soccer and volleyball teams, the UA Chapter of the Forest Stewards Guild, and the UA Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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Jamie DouglasJamie is a class of 2024 Chemistry Major, with minors in Psychology and Mathematics, on the pre-health track. She joined Dr. Koh’s lab in the Spring of 2023 and is studying the temperature dependence of electrical properties of various dispersions. Outside of the research, she is a member of the Million Dollar Band and the UA American Chemical Society. She also works as a licensed EMT and is a certified firefighter.
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Johanna FentonJohanna Fenton is a class of 2024 Chemical Engineering major and Microbiology major. She joined Dr. Koh’s lab in the Spring of 2023 and is studying the synthesis of surfmers to remove pollutants from water. Outside of the lab, Johanna is a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Society of Women in Engineering, and enjoys long-distance running outdoors.
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Darriana ThompsonDarriana Thompson is a class of 2025 chemical engineering major with a concentration in biology. She joined Dr. Koh’s lab in the fall of 2023 and is studying novel surfactants for high internal phase emulsion polymer foams as water treatment technology ( I do not know what exactly to put here). Outside of the lab, she is the President of the Higher Education Assembly of Research in Tuscaloosa (HEART), Vice President for the National Society of Black Engineers, member of the Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society, and member of The American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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