Jimmy Lawrence
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering (M.F. Gautreaux/Albemarle Foundation)
jimmylawrence@lsu.edu (Google Scholar, LinkedIn)
Education
Postdoc, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (Prof. Craig J. Hawker)
PhD, Polymer Sci. & Engineering, Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst (Prof. Todd Emrick)
Research Engineer, Research Scientist, Schlumberger
MS, Chemical Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Prof. Takeo Yamaguchi)
BS, Chemical Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Profs. S. Kraines & H. Komiyama)
Parikshit Guragain
Postdoctoral Researcher
Joined Fall 2024
pguragain@lsu.edu
Education
M.S., Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Michael Dearman
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Joined Fall 2020
mdearm5@lsu.edu
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University
My research focuses on developing synthetic strategies to precisely tune the glass transition temperatures of bottlebrush polymers and their assembled structures for advanced thermal control.
Titilayo Deborah Oluwole
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Joined Fall 2022
toluwo2@lsu.edu
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Nigeria.
My research focuses on employing bottlebrush polymers as functional additives and surface modifiers to engineer material properties, interfacial behavior, and structural organization.
Alejandro Ramirez
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Joined Spring 2024
arami53@lsu.edu
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), Mexico.
My research focuses on the design and functionalization of nanomaterials using precision polymer ligands to control interfacial interactions, stability, and self-assembly behavior.
Aakriti Khadka
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Joined Fall 2024
akhad12@lsu.edu
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering , Kathmandu University (KU), Nepal
Hariharan Jayakumar
Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Joined Spring 2025
hjayak1@lsu.edu
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering , Anna University Chennai, India
Undergraduate students
Tharushi Weerakoon
(accepting applications)
High school interns
Louisa Zhu (BR Magnet HS)
Brandon Lin (BR Magnet HS)
Alumni (*current position)
Nduka D. Ogbonna Ph.D (Oak Ridge National Lab)
Jingya Xiao, MS (LSU ChE)
Cheng-Ta Cho, MS (LSU ChE)
C. Adarkwa Amofa
Marwan Mikdadi (BR Magnet HS, *Univ. of Michigan)
Nathan Zeringue, BS (LSU ChE, *ExxonMobil)
Jacob Danklefsen
Ava Kadi (St. Joseph Academy)
Phihan Nguyen
Marie Claire deKeyzer, BS
Joshua Gorman (*LSU EE)
Lucas Condes (*Univ. of Oklahoma)
Ruth Akintoye (*LSU Env. Sci)
Research opportunities
Graduate students (download this PDF for details)
Prospective graduate students who are interested in joining the group should apply to the PhD program in the Department of Chemical Engineering of LSU (http://gradapply.lsu.edu). Dr. Lawrence does not make admission decisions. Once you are admitted into our graduate program, contact Dr. Lawrence to discuss research opportunities. Please visit the following websites for more information about graduate admissions at LSU.
Chemical Engineering Graduate Program
Undergraduate students
If you are interested to carry out undergraduate research with us, please send an email to Dr. Lawrence along with your resume, unofficial transcript, and a brief cover letter summarizing your research interests, semester(s) you would like to work, and hours per week you would like to work. We are most interested in undergraduate researchers who can work for multiple semesters in the lab. Substantial hands-on lab experience will allow for meaningful training, effective mentoring, and major contributions to the team.
Postdoctoral fellows
We welcome applications from postdocs with backgrounds in the synthesis of small molecules, polymers, and/or nanomaterials. Please email Dr. Lawrence a brief cover letter indicating your research experience and areas of interest, along with a single PDF file that includes your CV and first-authored publications. In the cover letter please indicate your graduation timeline and career plan.