Graduate students
S. A. KEISHANA NAVODYE
Ph.D. Student (joined the Gunasooriya Lab, Spring 2023)
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2021
Keishana is interested in developing theoretical concepts to understand the electrochemical stability of catalytic materials and accelerating material discovery for sustainable energy conversion devices using data science approaches. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, watching action movies and cricket, and loves cooking.
Arnold D. SisoN
M.Sc. Student (joined the Gunasooriya Lab, Fall 2023)
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, USA, 2023
Arnold is passionate about kinetics and reaction engineering. He works on microkinetic modeling for thermal and electrochemical reactions to establish catalyst design principles. In his spare time, Arnold enjoys playing the trombone, watching basketball, and loves all sorts of food.
Abasi-ofon Tom
Ph.D. Student (joined the Gunasooriya Lab, Spring 2024)
B.Eng. Chemical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 2021
Tom is interested in the design of catalysts for sustainable energy production using computational, ML, and techno-economic approaches. In the Gunasooriya Lab, he is working on next-generation catalyst design for Carbon chemistry. In his free time, Tom enjoys playing racing games.
Michael Quaynor
M.Sc. Data Science and Analytics, (joined the Gunasooriya Lab, Spring 2024)
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, USA, 2023
Michael is interested in implementing machine learning approaches to create models that predict improved catalytic materials and contribute to advancements in the field of chemical engineering. In his free time, Michael enjoys watching Smithsonian documentaries and soccer games, with Arsenal being his favorite team.
Azhar Uddin Shehab
Ph.D. Student, co-advised with Prof. Reza Foudazi (joined the Gunasooriya Lab, Fall 2025)
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, 2025
Azhar is working towards predictive and sustainable rare earth element recovery using experiments and computational modeling. In his free time, Azhar enjoys gardening and fishkeeping.