BBPL Research Team
Rebecca Garlock Ong - PI
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering and Materials Science,
Michigan State University, 2011
Dr. Ong is an Associate Professor at Michigan Technological University. Her current research interests include sustainability of lignocellulosic biofuels, biomass characteristics that influence digestibility, production of co-products from lignocellulosic biomass, and deconstruction of waste polymers. In addition to research, she enjoys developing scientific graphics, web apps to support student learning, and outreach resources and activities that clearly communicate the more complicated concepts of biofuel production and chemical engineering.
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Chem Sci 717A
1400 Townsend Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931
Phone: +1-906-487-2662
Email: rgong1 [at] mtu [dot] edu
Graduate Researchers
Okwudili Obiakor
PhD Candidate,
Chemical Engineering
Okwudili joined the lab as a Ph.D. student in Fall 2024. His current research focus is on demineralization of agricultural byproducts and deconstruction of Sargassum as a lignocellulosic bioenergy feedstock.
Lab Alumni - Graduate Students
Hunter Stoddard
PhD Chemical Engineering
Sarvada Chipkar
PhD Chemical Engineering
Meenaa [Chandrasekar] Tinderholm
PhD Chemical Engineering
Raisa Andeme Ela
PhD Chemical Engineering
Josh Moore
MS Biomedical Engineering
Reeba Reji
MS Chemical Engineering
Kaushik Baruah
MS Chemical Engineering
Arunima Singh
MS Biological Sciences
Paul Langsford
MS Chemical Engineering
Aiden Truettner
MS Chemical Engineering
Marissa Gallmeyer
MS Chemical Engineering
Lab Alumni - Staff and PostDocs
Andrea Senyk
Assistant Research Scientist
Sulihat Aloba
Research Engineer
M. Aamir Bashir
Postdoctoral Scholar
Karleigh Krieg
Assistant Research Scientist
Ruochen Wu
Postdoctoral Scholar
Leela Joshi
Assistant Research Scientist