Group Members

Giri Group Members

Members of Crystal Engineering Lab

Gaurav Giri

Assistant Professor

Prof. Giri graduated from Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, working on the crystallization control of organic semiconductors for flexible electronic applications. His postdoctoral work focused on the use of microfluidics and continuous flow processing for pharmaceutical industry.
Giri Research Group
Email gg3qd@virginia.edu

Graduate Researchers

Natalie Smith

5th year Ph.D. Graduate Student
B.S. Chemistry-Engineering, Washington and Lee University, 2018 Hometown: Richmond, VA Research Interests: Nanofluidic, Metal-organic Frameworks
Email NS7ZV@VIRGINIA.EDU

Prince Verma

5th year Ph.D. Graduate Student
B.Tech. Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, India, 2017 Hometown: Uttar Pradesh, India Research Interests: Thin films of Zr-based Metal Organic Frameworks
Email PKV2EU@VIRGINIA.EDU

Ankit Dhakal

2nd year Ph.D. Graduate Student
B.S. Chemistry-Engineering, Mississippi State University, 2021. Hometown: Biratnagar, Nepal. Research Interests: Metal Organic Framework polymer composite systems and their applications.
Email WFX7GM@VIRGINIA.EDU

Meagan Phister

2nd year Ph.D. Graduate Student
B.S. Engineering Science, Sweet Briar College, 2020. Hometown: Moneta, VA. Research Interests: Optoelectronics, Sustainability.
Email HJV7VT@VIRGINIA.EDU

Undergraduate Researchers

Hailey Hall

Mentored by Prince Verma
Email HEH4GEC@VIRGINIA.EDU

Alumni Researchers

Arian Ghorbanpour

Former Postdoctoral Research Associate
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Houston, 2015. M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2010. B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2007. Hometown: Sari, Iran.