{"id":6748,"date":"2022-02-07T12:39:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T17:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/?page_id=6748"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:28:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T19:28:03","slug":"current-urg","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/current-urg\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" id=\"developing-new-generations-of-materials\" style=\"color:#3a4958;font-size:22px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Developing New Generations of Materials<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"898\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr.-Ullah.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr.-Ullah.png 898w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr.-Ullah-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dr.-Ullah-768x782.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"ekram-wassel\">Md. Wali Ullah<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"research-assistant-professor\"><strong>Research Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Ph.D. Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">M.S.\/B.S. University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/samruddhi-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/samruddhi-edited.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/samruddhi-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/samruddhi-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"lei-li\"><strong><strong><strong>Samruddhi Gaikwad<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"research-assistant-professor-1\">Ph.D. Graduate Student<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">B.S. Tech Institute of Chemical Technology, India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carolina-edited.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carolina-edited.png 173w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Carolina-edited-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"qianhui-liu\">Carolina Massay<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"postdoctoral-research-fellow\">Ph.D. Graduate Student<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">M.S.\/B.S. 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Tianjin University, China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1170\" height=\"1170\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1415-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1415-edited.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1415-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1415-edited-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1415-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_1415-edited-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"lei-li\">Jack Austin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"research-assistant-professor-1\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Ph.D. Graduate Student<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">B.S. 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University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sourav-edited-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sourav-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sourav-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sourav-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sourav-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sourav-edited.jpg 1081w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"ekram-wassel\">Sourav Biswas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"research-assistant-professor\">Ph.D. <strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Graduate Stude<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>nt <\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:14px\">B.S. University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSCN1795.JPG-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSCN1795.JPG-edited.jpeg 404w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSCN1795.JPG-edited-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DSCN1795.JPG-edited-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"lei-li\">Gopal Samanta<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"research-assistant-professor-1\"><strong><strong>Postdoctoral Research Fellow<\/strong><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" id=\"research-assistant-professor-1\">Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore India<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developing New Generations of Materials Md. Wali Ullah Research Assistant Professor Ph.D. Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan. M.S.\/B.S. University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Samruddhi Gaikwad Ph.D. Graduate Student B.S. Tech Institute of Chemical Technology, India. Carolina Massay Ph.D. Graduate Student M.S.\/B.S. Escuela Superior Polit\u00e9cnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Ecuador Jiahui Liu Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ph.D. &nbsp;Max Plank &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/current-urg\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Current Members<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6748","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"post-thumbnail":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/cecas.clemson.edu\/urbanresearch\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Developing New Generations of Materials Md. 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