Our Team

Executive Leadership

  • Benny Freeman

    Benny Freeman

    Director, GAP B Co-Leader, GAP C Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform B Co-Leader:  Role of Hydration in Ion Transport and Separations

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Investigator:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    William J. (Bill) Murray, Jr. Endowed Chair in Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.

  • Lynn Katz

    Lynn Katz

    Associate Director, GAP A Co-Leader, GAP B Co-Investigator, GAP C Co-Investigator, IF Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform A Co-Leader:  Structure and Dynamics of Water and Solutes Near Interfaces

    Gap Attack Platform B Co-Investigator: Role of Hydration in Ion Transport and Separations

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Investigator: Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Hussein M. Alharthy Centennial Chair in Civil Engineering, Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, Director - Center for Water and the Environment, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Rachel Segalman

    Rachel Segalman

    Associate Director, GAP A Co-Investigator, GAP B Co-Leader, IF Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform A Co-Investigator: Structure and Dynamics of Water and Solutes Near Interfaces

    Gap Attack Platform B Co-Leader:  Role of Hydration in Ion Transport and Separations

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Edward Noble Kramer Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara

Leadership

  • Chris Bates

    Chris Bates

    GAP B Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform B Co-Investigator: Role of Hydration in Ion Transport and Separations

    Associate Professor of Materials, University of California Santa Barbara

  • Phillip Christopher

    Phillip Christopher

    IF Co-Leader

    Integrating Framework Co-Leader:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Mellichamp Endowed Chair of Sustainable Manufacturing, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara

  • RaphaĂ«le J. ClĂ©ment

    Raphaële J. Clément

    Gap Attack Platform B Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform B Co-Investigator:  Role of Hydration in Ion Transport and Separations

    Assistant Professor of Materials, University of California Santa Barbara

  • Ethan Crumlin

    Ethan Crumlin

    GAP A Co-Investigator, IF Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform A Co-Investigator:  Structure and Dynamics of Water and Solutes Near Interfaces

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Staff Scientist and Program Lead for Ambient Pressure X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (APXPS) and Photon Science Operations at Berkeley Lab Advanced Light Source

  • Berkin Dortdivanlioglu

    Berkin Dortdivanlioglu

    GAP C Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Investigator:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Assistant Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department, The University of Texas at Austin

     

  • Glenn Fredrickson

    Glenn Fredrickson

    GAP C Co-Leader

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Leader:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Professor, Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara

  • Venkat Ganesan

    Venkat Ganesan

    GAP B Co-Investigator, GAP C Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform B Co-Investigator:  Role of Hydration in Ion Transport and Separations

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Investigator:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.

  • Craig Hawker

    Craig Hawker

    IF Co-Investigator

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Materials), Co-Director Materials Research Laboratory, Director Dow Materials Institute, Director California Nanosystems Institute, University of California Santa Barbara

  • Graeme Henkelman

    Graeme Henkelman

    GAP A Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform A Co-Investigator:  Structure and Dynamics of Water and Solutes Near Interfaces

    George W. Watt Centennial Professor, Associate Chair, and Director Center for Computational Molecular Sciences, Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin.

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    Manish Kumar

    GAP C Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Investigator:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Associate Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Nate Lynd

    Nate Lynd

    GAP A Co-Investigator, GAP C Co-Investigator, IF Co-Leader

    Gap Attack Platform A Co-Investigator:  Structure and Dynamics of Water and Solutes Near Interfaces

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Investigator:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Integrating Framework Co-Leader: Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Associate Professor, Laurence E. McMakin, Jr. Centennial Fellowship in Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

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    Dylan McReynolds

    IF Co-Investigator

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Computing Systems Engineer in Computing - Photon Science Development at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Advanced Light Sources (ALS) division.

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    Zak Page

    IF Co-Investigator

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.

  • Gabriel Sanoja Lopez

    Gabriel Sanoja Lopez

    GAP C Co-Leader

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Leader:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

  • Scott Shell

    Scott Shell

    GAP A Co-Leader

    Gap Attack Platform A Co-Leader:  Structure and Dynamics of Water and Solutes Near Interfaces

    Professor of Chemical Engineering, John Meyer's Founders Chair, Department Vice Chair, University of California Santa Barbara

  • Todd Squires

    Todd Squires

    IF Co-Investigator

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator: Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara.

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    Greg Su

    GAP A Co-Investigator, GAP C Co-Investigator, IF Co-Investigator

    Gap Attack Platform A Co-Investigator:  Structure and Dynamics of Water and Solutes Near Interfaces

    Gap Attack Platform C Co-Investigator:  Fundamental Science of Robust Membrane Manufacturing

    Integrating Framework Co-Investigator:  Bridging Between Systems/Developing the Bridging Toolset

    Staff Scientist - Scattering - Photon Science Operations, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) Advanced Light Source and Materials Sciences Division

External Advisory Board

  • Amy Childress

    Amy Childress

    External Advisory Board

    Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Dr. Childress' research addresses the global challenge of fresh water scarcity. Her current research interests focus on membrane contactor processes for innovative solutions to contaminant and energy challenges; pressure-driven membrane processes as industry standards for desalination and water reuse; membrane bioreactor technology; and colloidal and interfacial aspects of membrane processes.

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    Franz M. Geiger

    External Advisory Board

    Professor of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston IL

  • Javier Guzman image

    Javier Guzman

    External Advisory Board

    Energy and Technology Advisor at Corporate Strategic Planning, ExxonMobil

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    Marc A. Hillmyer

    External Advisory Board

    McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota

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    Jovan Kamcev

    External Advisory Board

    Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan

  • Bill Mickols

    Bill Mickols

    External Advisory Board

    Over twenty years in the water industry. Lead scientist for The FilmTec Corp. Developed and commercialized greater than ten commercially successful membranes. Fundamental chemistry patents (over 50 patents and applications). Expertise in water sustainibility and RO/NF/UF/IX and solving water plant problems.

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    William Phillip

    External Advisory Board

    Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Notre Dame

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    Christopher Soles

    External Advisory Board

    Supervisory Materials Research Engineer, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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    Krista Walton

    External Advisory Board

    Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech

  • Carl Willis

    Carl Willis

    External Advisory Board

    Research Fellow with Kraton Polymers

Student Leadership Council

GAP Attack Platform A

  • Ethan Crumlin

    Ethan Crumlin

    GAP A Co-Investigator, IF Co-Investigator

  • Graeme Henkelman

    Graeme Henkelman

    GAP A Co-Investigator

  • Lynn Katz

    Lynn Katz

    Associate Director, GAP A Co-Leader, GAP B Co-Investigator, GAP C Co-Investigator, IF Co-Investigator

  • Nate Lynd

    Nate Lynd

    GAP A Co-Investigator, GAP C Co-Investigator, IF Co-Leader

  • Rachel Segalman

    Rachel Segalman

    Associate Director, GAP A Co-Investigator, GAP B Co-Leader, IF Co-Investigator

  • Scott Shell

    Scott Shell

    GAP A Co-Leader

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    Greg Su

    GAP A Co-Investigator, GAP C Co-Investigator, IF Co-Investigator

GAP Attack Platform B

GAP Attack Platform C

Integrating Framework

Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Scientists

Graduate Students

Staff

Alumni