Qandeel Almas

Office: ES&T 1358
Email: qandeel.almas@gatech.edu

Spirit Animal? Eagle
Favorite molecule? Trimethylxanthine

Educational Background

B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan, 2009
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan, 2013

Project

Hierarchical zeolites for the valorization of biomass-derived chemicals

The focus of this project is to understand the structural changes, coke formation, sintering of impregnated metals and the associated deactivation behavior of the zeolites employed in the upgrading of biomass-derived chemicals.

January 2021-

Four new PhD students join the group! Anu Osibo will work on depolymerization catalysis and Yoseph Guta will study amine adsorbent stability. Both will be co-advised by Prof. Sievers. MinGyu Song will study DAC under unconventional conditions, and will be co-advised by Prof. Lively. Laura Proano will evaluate catalytic sorbents for CO2 capture and conversion in a single, intensified process.

December 2020-

The group welcomes the arrival of new postdoctoral fellow Pranjali Priyadarshini, who recently completed her PhD at the University of Illinois.

October 2020-

We bid farewell to postdoctoral fellow Dharam Kumar and visiting PhD student Wei Zhou. We welcome the arrival of new postdoctoral Fellow Gabriel Short, who recently completed his PhD in chemistry at the University of Florida.