Alumni Profiles

Kyle Lennon

  • Program Years: 2019-2023
  • Academic Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Field of Study: Chemical Engineering
  • Academic Advisor: Patrick Doyle
  • Practicum(s):
    Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico (2021)
  • Degree(s):
    B.A. Chemical Engineering, and B.A. Physics, University of Delaware, 2018

Current Status

  • Research Area: Chemical Engineering

Publications

-- Publications --
1. M.V. Majji, B.J. Neyhouse, N.J. Matteucci, K.R. Lennon, C.T. Mallia, A.M. Fenton, J.W. Swan, F.R. Brushett. "Modeling Electrochemical and Rheological Characteristics of Suspension-Based Electrodes for Redox Flow Cells". J. Electrochem. Soc. (2023).
2. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Scientific Machine Learning for Modeling and Simulating Complex Fluids". arXiv:2210.04431 (2022).
3. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "A Data-Driven Method for Automated Data Superposition with Applications in Soft Matter Science". arXiv:2204.09521 (2022).
4. S.K. Gupta, K.R. Lennon, et al. "Optical Tweezer Measurements of Asymptotic Nonlinearities in Complex Fluids". Physical Review E (2021).
5. K.R. Lennon, S. Rajamanickam. "Learning Transferable Neural Network Surrogates for Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory". Sandia National Laboratories CSRI Summer Proceedings (2021).
6. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Medium Amplitude Parallel Superposition (MAPS) Rheology of a Wormlike Micellar Solution". Rheological Acta (2021).
7. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "The Medium Amplitude Response of Nonlinear Maxwell-Oldroyd Type Models in Simple Shear". Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (2021).
8. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Medium Amplitude Parallel Superposition (MAPS) Rheology, Part 1: Mathematical Framework and Theoretical Examples". Journal of Rheology (2020).
9. K.R. Lennon, M. Geri, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Medium Amplitude Parallel Superposition (MAPS) Rheology, Part 2: Experimental Protocols and Data Analysis". Journal of Rheology (2020).
10. E.Y. Chen, T.A. Welsch, J.M. Cleveland, C.C. Milleville, K.R. Lennon, H.Y. Ramirez, J.M.O. Zide, D.B. Chase, M.F. Doty. "Time-and Excitation-Dependent Photon Emission from Double Quantum Dot Upconverting Nanostructures". Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2021).
11. C.C. Milleville, E.Y. Chen, K.R. Lennon, J.M. Cleveland, A. Kumar, J. Zhang, J.A. Bork, A. Tessier, J.M. LeBeau, D.B. Chase, J.M.O. Zide, M.F. Doty. "Engineering Efficient Photon Upconversion in Semiconductor Heterostructures". ACS Nano (2018).
12. E.Y. Chen, Z. Li, C.C. Milleville, K.R. Lennon, M.F. Doty. "CdSe(Te)/CdS/CdSe Rods vs. CdTe/CdS/CdSe Spheres: Morphology-Dependent Carrier Dynamics for Photon Upconversion". IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics (2018).
13. E.Y. Chen, C.C. Milleville, K.R. Lennon, J. Zhang, J Bork, J.M.O Zide, M.F. Doty. "Engineering Efficient Upconversion in Core/Rod/Emitter Semiconductor Nanostructures". Advanced Photonics 2018, OSA Technical Digest (2018).
14. E.Y. Chen, J.M. Cleveland, C.C. Milleville, K.R. Lennon, J. Zhang, J Bork, J.M.O Zide, M.F. Doty. "Engineering Efficient, Broadband Upconversion in Core/Rod/Emitter Semiconductor Nanostructures". Light, Energy, and the Environment 2018, OSA Technical Digest (2018).
15. E.Y. Chen, C.C. Milleville, K.R. Lennon, J.M. Cleveland, J.M.O Zide, M.F. Doty. "Enhanced Upconversion Performance in Alloyed CdSe(Te)/CdS(1-x)Se(x)/CdSe Core/Rod/Emitter Nanostructures". 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (2018).
16. E.Y. Chen, C.C. Milleville, K.R. Lennon, M.F. Doty. "Upconversion Mechanisms in Semiconductor Core/Rod/Dot Nanostructures for High-Efficiency Photovoltaics". Light, Energy, and the Environment, OSA Technical Digest (2017).

-- Presentations --
1. "Math, Methods, and Models for Data-Driven Rheology." Computational Research in Boston and Beyond (2022).
2. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Learning Physically-Informed Differential Viscoelastic Constitutive Equations from Data". Society of Rheology 93rd Annual Meeting (2022).
3. "Math, Methods, and Models for Data-Driven Rheology." Invited Seminar in Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2022).
4. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "A Data-Driven Method for Automated Superposition of Rheological Data." Annual European Rheology Conference (2022).
5. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Learning Physically Informed Differential Viscoelastic Constitutive Models from Data". Annual European Rheology Conference (2022).
6. K.R. Lennon, S. Rajamanickam. "Learning Transferable Neural Network Surrogates for Kohn-Sham Density Functional Theory." APS March Meeting (2022).
7. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Automatic Construction of Rheological Master Curves". Society of Rheology 92nd Annual Meeting (2021).
8. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Medium Amplitude Parallel Superposition (MAPS) Rheology of a Wormlike Micellar Solution". Society of Rheology 92nd Annual Meeting (2021).
9. K.R. Lennon, M. Geri, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "High-Throughput Measurements of MAPS Rheology." The 18th International Congress on Rheology (2020).
10. K.R. Lennon, G.H. McKinley, J.W. Swan. "Medium Amplitude Parallel Superposition (MAPS) Rheology". Society of Rheology 91st Annual Meeting (2019).
11. K.R. Lennon, E.Y. Chen, C.C. Milleville, Z. Li, M.F. Doty. "Towards Efficient Photon Upconversion in CdSe(Te)/CdS/CdSe Nanostructures for High-Efficiency Photovoltaics". Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering Award Symposium (2017).
12. K.R. Lennon, E.Y. Chen, C.C. Millevillle, Z. Li, M.F. Doty. "Characterizing Upconversion Efficiency and Photophysics in CdSe(Te)/CdS/CdSe Nanostructures for High-Efficiency Photovoltaics". American Institute of Chemical Engineering National Student Conference (2017).
13. K.R. Lennon, E.Y. Chen, C.C. Millevillle, Z. Li, M.F. Doty. "Quantification of Upconversion Photoluminescence Quantum Yield in CdSe(Te)/CdS/CdSe Nanostructures". University of Delaware Undergraduate Research Symposium (2017).
14. K.R. Lennon, Q. Du, J. Hu. "Analysis of Fano Resonators as Optical Isolators". University of Delaware Undergraduate Research Symposium (2013).

Awards

-- Graduate --
1. Journal of Rheology 2022 Publication Award (for MAPS P1 and P2, awarded for the best paper published in the journal within the past two years).

2. Society of Rheology Student Travel Grant, 18th International Congress on Rheology (2020).

3. Society of Rheology Student Travel Grant, 91st Annual Meeting (2019)

4. NSF Graduate Fellowship (declined to accept CSGF) (2019)

5. Presidential Fellowship (2018); Massachusetts Institute of Technology

-- Undergraduate --

1. C. Richard Quade Award (2018); Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware (awarded to one student annually for outstanding academic performance)

2. Chemical Engineering Industrial Sponsors Research Award (2018); Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware (awarded to one student for excellence in a Senior Thesis project)

3. Future Leaders in Chemical Engineering Award (2017); Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University

4. Delaware Space Grant Undergraduate Tuition Award (2017); Delaware Space Grant Consortium

5. Chemical Engineering Class of 1950 Scholarship (2017); Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

6. American Chemical Society Award in Chemical Engineering (2017); American Chemical Society

7. Student of Distinction (2015, 2016); University of Delaware Office of the Provost

8. Chemical Engineering Industrial Sponsors Scholarship Award (2015); Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware