We are thrilled to announce that one former and two current Winey group members have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships!
Vivek Nair (Class of 2025) participated in our polymer upcycling effort, which aims to transform waste polymers into higher-value polymers. Working with a graduate student mentor, now Dr. Eli Fastow, he is a co-author on two papers that also involve our collaborator Bryan Coughlin at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Vivek is currently a graduate student at the University of Minnesota.
Will McCambridge (Class of 2026) joined the group in January 2025 and is also working on polymer upcycling in collaboration with Dr. Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani. He has co-authored one paper with the group so far. Will is switching to chemical engineering for his doctoral studies at Columbia University.
Finally, we are also celebrating Sarah Gresham, who joined the group as a first-year chemical engineering student in January 2026. Sarah earned her B.S. in Chemistry from William & Mary, just like Dan Polis when the Winey group was just getting started.
Congratulations to you all! We have already seen what you are capable of and look forward to what unfolds ahead!!
See the full LinkedIn post here.
