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

Jacob Cultrera

M.S. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: Optimization of 3D-printed anodes for benthic fuel cells

jacob_cultrera@uri.edu

Mohammadjavad Haji Rezaei

Ph.D. Candidate

Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Materials Engineering

Project: Stability of polymer liners for natural gas pipeline remediation

mohammadjavad@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

Leila Chowning

Chemical Engineering

Project: Faster-than-expected diffusion of single-wall carbon nanotubes in polymer solutions

leila.chowning@uri.edu

Aiden Ferreira

Mechanical Engineering

Project: Optical microscopy methods to identify microplastics

aiden_ferreira@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

Daniele Russo

Chemical Engineering

Project: Aggregation of polymer-functionalized emulsion droplets

daniele.russo@uri.edu

Carson Smith

Mechanical Engineering

Project: Establishing printing metrics for direct-ink writing

carson.smith@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
Kylie HartleyM.S. Chemical EngineeringAugust 2025Quality Control Chemist,
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals

Undergraduates

StudentDegreeGraduation DateCurrent Position
Abigail OlsonB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2025Ph.D. Candidate – UT Knoxville
Colby ConstantineB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2025Ph.D. Candidate – University of Delaware
David AmirsadriB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2025Ph.D. Candidate – University of Michigan
Charles Joseph JouanehB.S. Chemical EngineeringMay 2025URI Pharmaceutical Sciences MS Student
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