Lab Announcements

• Paper Submitted!  June 2025 - Dimitri submitted his second, first-author paper!

• May 2025 - Kahlil, Lily, Mia, and Ella presented posters on their URSA-Engage Projects at OSU's Spring Poster Symposium.  Great work everyone!!

• Paper Accepted!  May 2025 - Dimitri's first, first-author paper was accepted in Cell Reports Physical Sciences!  

• Thesis Defense! May 2025 - Andreas Palmateer successfully defended his Honors Thesis!  Congrats Andreas!

• Paper Published!  March 2025 - Selena's first paper was accepted and published in the Journal of Catalysis!  

• AWARD!  March 2025 - Andrew Tran won the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Award based on his research project in the Ellis Lab!!  Congrats Andrew!!  This is two years in a row for undergraduate researchers in the Ellis lab to be recognized!   

• AWARD!  February 2025 - Dimitri Gatzios won the prestigous Kokes Travel Award to present his research at NAM 29! 

• Grant Won!  November 2024 -  Professor Ellis & Coleman won a 1-year seed grant from the Western Sun Grant Center to develop catalysts to selectively synthesize alpha olefins from triglycerides.

• Invited Presentation!  October 2024 - Professor Ellis was invited to serve as the keynote speaker at the Murdoch College Science Research Conference.  What an honor to participate in the conference and hear about so many talented undergraduate researchers in the Pacific Northwest!  

• August 2024 - Stephen and Samantha wrapped up their Johnson Fellowships.  Check out Samantha's accomplishments in developing new educational toys in catalysis on our Catalysis Toys page.

• May 2024 - Stephen, Andrew, Samantha, and Ellie presented posters at the Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence (CUE) Symposium. 

• AWARD!  March 2024 - Jose Naranjo-Mendez wins the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Award based on his research project in the Ellis Lab!!  Congrats Jose!!  Link to the OSU announcement here.

• March 2024 - Selena & Dimitri will be presenting (oral presentations) their work at ACS in New Orleans.  See you there!

• Thesis Defense!  February 2024 - Selena Moore successfully defends her M.S. Thesis.  Congratulations Selena!!

• January 2024 - Hannah Frankovic was accepted into multiple Chemical Engineering Ph.D. programs.  Congratulations Hannah!  

• January 2024 - Coleman passed his qualifying exam!   Congratulations Coleman!

• November 2023 -  Professor Ellis, Henry, Andrew, Hannah, and Jose organized Make Your Own Biodiesel (CBEE & You) an educational event with a 15 minute lecture by Lucas Ellis, part of CBEE & You. (~30 students in attendance)

• Grant Won!  October 2023 -  Professor Ellis won the Doctoral New Investigator Grant from American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund!   

• October 2023 -  Professor Ellis participated in Engineering Day, organized by Critian Reyes, a full day of activities for underrepresented and underserved high school students (75 in total).  Lucas organized two 1-hour, hands-on activities, titled, "What do Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineers actually do?"

• September 2023 -  Professor Ellis participated in LSAMP Bridge Day, organized by Sahid Rosado Lausell, a full day of activities for underrepresented high school students transitioning to university.  Lucas organized two 1-hour, hands-on activities, titled, "What do Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineers actually do?"

• July 2023 - Ameila Prins & Jessica Finnie had a 1-week project in the Ellis Lab through the Summer Experience in Science & Engineering for Youth (SESEY) program.  Primary Mentors: Andreas Palmateer & Jose Naranjo-Mendez.

• June 2023 - Selena is off to Owens-Corning for a Summer Internship, which is part of her GEM fellowship.  She will be missed!

• May 2023 - Hannah, Jose, and Andrew present their posters at Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence (CUE) Symposium.  Awesome work Jose, Andrew, & Hannah!