B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 2016
M.S. in Energy, Texas A&M Energy Institute, 2017

Jinhyeun was born in South Korea. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Yonsei University in 2016. After that, he got his master’s degree from Texas A&M University in 2017, where he studied the development of novel heat exchangers with Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs) under the direction of Prof. Mustafa Akbulut. He joined the Boukouvala group in September 2018. He will be studying on hybrid modeling and high-dimensional data reduction. He likes sports and enjoys playing soccer and basketball. He was a part of school band during his undergrad, so he also likes playing bass guitar and listening to music in his free time.

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University

Zach grew up in Morgantown, West Virginia. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from West Virginia University in 2019. At WVU, he performed research under Dr. Fernando Lima looking into modeling modular process systems relevant to energy, such as SMR and NGCC. His thesis work will focus on hybrid modeling of power grid systems and will be in collaboration with Sandia National Labs. Zach loves soccer, traveling and learning about language. His favorite books include Lord of the Rings, Crime and Punishment, and 100 Years of Solitude.