People

Principle Investigator

Ryan Poling-Skutvik

Assistant Professor

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Department of Physics

Curriculum Vitae
Email: ryanps@uri.edu
Phone: (401) 874-2627
Socials: LinkedIn | BlueSky

Graduate Students

Masoud Abdi

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: Polymer-grafted nanoparticles for advanced sensing (co-advised with Dr. Irene Andreu)

masoud.abdi@uri.edu

Mohammadjavad Hajirezaei

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: Stability of polymer liners for natural gas pipeline remediation

mohammadjavad@uri.edu

Kylie Hartley

M.S. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: 3D-printed anodes for benthic fuel cells (co-advised with Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver)

kylie_hartley@uri.edu

Elnaz Nikoumanesh

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: Elucidating the physics of the yield transition

elnaznm@uri.edu

Sabirul Khan Priyo

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: Promoting polymer bridge formation in colloidal suspensions

sabirulkhanpriyo@uri.edu

Sepehr Yari

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: Intracellular Dynamics of Carbon Nanotubes (co-advised with Dr. Daniel Roxbury)

sepehr.yari@uri.edu

Undergraduate Students

David Amirsadri

Chemical Engineering

Project: Polymer-grafted nanoparticles for advanced sensing

david_amirsadri@uri.edu

Colby Constantine

Chemical Engineering

Project: Biomimetic transport of nanoparticle-based therapeutics

cconstantine21@uri.edu

Aiden Ferreira

Mechanical Engineering

Project: Stability of polymer liners for natural gas pipeline remediation

aiden_ferreira@uri.edu

Lindsey Hui

Chemical Engineering

Project: Nanoparticle transport in biomimetic polymer-linked emulsions

lindsey.hui@uri.edu

Liam Kennings

Biomedical Engineering

Project: Liquid-crystal elastomers for artificial tendons

liam_kennings@uri.edu

Olivia Kittrell

Biomedical Engineering

Project: Liquid-crystal elastomers for artificial tendons

olivia_kittrell@uri.edu

Brianna Marandola

Chemical Engineering

Project: Biomimetic transport of nanoparticle-based therapeutics

bmarandola@uri.edu

Abigail Olson

Chemical Engineering

Project: 3D-printed anodes for benthic fuel cells

abigail_olson@uri.edu

Daniele Russo

Chemical Engineering

Project: Aggregation of polymer-functionalized emulsion droplets

daniele.russo@uri.edu

Gabriel Stradtman

Mechanical Engineering

Project: Printability metrics for thixotropic yield stress fluids

gstradtman@uri.edu

Samuel Toppa

Biomedical Engineering

Project: Liquid-crystal elastomers for artificial tendons

svtoppa@uri.edu

Alumni

PhD and MS

StudentDegreeGraduation DateCurrent Position
Dr. Daniel KeanePh.D. Chemical EngineeringDecember 2025Principal Chemist, Ingredion
Sophia BoianiM.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2025Regeneron

Undergraduates

StudentDegreeGraduation DateCurrent Position
Charles Joseph JouanehB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2025URI CHE
Maile CampbellB.S. Electrical EngineeringMay 2027URI EE
Sean CooperB.S. Electrical EngineeringMay 2027URI EE
Elias Newall-VuillemotB.S. Mechanical EngineeringMay 2027URI MISE
Matthew MellorB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2024Ph.D. Candidate – UMass Amherst PSE
Steven RegoA.A. Biology, CCRIMay 2025CCRI Biology
Jonatan FloresB.S. Pharmaceutical SciencesMay 2025URI BPS
Brittany BriereB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2022Validation Engineer at CAI
Enrique HernandezB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2022Manufacturing Associate at Amgen
Temitope AinaB.S. Biomedical EngineeringMay 2023International Engineering Program at URI