Current Group Members

Orazem group photograph taken 9/3/2025 by Shaniece Benis

Photo taken by Shaniece Benis on September 3, 2025 in front of the chemical engineering building.
Left to Right: Yunhan Chuai (PhD), Daniel Avalos (UG), Cynthia Eluagu (PhD, December 2025), Breanna Stuart (UG), Kage Jones (UG), Mark Orazem (PI), Bernard Biney (PhD, August 2026), Kelsey Sinclair (PhD), and Lindsey Davis (UG).

Advisor

photograph of Prof. Mark E. Orazem and Alberta, the UF mascot.

Mark E. Orazem
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
morazem@che.ufl.edu
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BS 1976 Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University
MS 1978 Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University, with Larry Erickson
PhD 1983 Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, with John Newman

Photo taken with Alberta Gator

Fun Fact: I love writing, especially books. I am attracted to Florida by its wildlife, including birds and even alligators.

Doctoral Students

photograph of Orazem doctoral graduate student BYunhan Chuai.

Yunhan Chuai
yunhanchuai@ufl.edu
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Topic: COMSOL finite-element model of copper corrosion in nuclear waste repositories.
Sponsor: NWMO, Canada

BS 2020 Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum-Beijing, Beijing, China,
MS 2022 Chemical Engineering, University of Florida.

Fun fact: Love reading, music, playing table tennis, and keeping pets

photograph of doctoral graduate student Kelsey Sinclair.

Kelsey Ariel Sinclair
kelseysinclair@ufl.edu
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Topic: Ultramicroelectrodes for neural stimulation, Advised by Prof. Joshua Wong, Department of Neurology.
Sponsor: NIH and GEM Fellowship.

BS 2020 Biology, Florida Gulf Coast University
MS 2023 Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida.

Fun fact: I discovered a planet and an eclipsing binary (twin star system).