MEAN Laboratory Researchers

  • MEAN Lab PI: Evan K. Wujcik
  • Visiting Researchers
  • Graduate Researchers
  • Undergraduate researchers
  • MEAN Lab Alumni
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MEAN Lab Principal Investigator (PI): Assistant Professor Evan K. Wujcik

Evan K. Wujcik, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Mean Laboratory Principal Investigator (PI)
Office
307 Jenness Hall,
The University of Maine

E-mail
​[email protected]

Office Phone:
+1-207-581-2742

CBE Department Phone
+1-207-581-2277

CBE Department Fax
+1-207-581-2323
Prof. Wujcik is originally from Warren, RI USA and attended Mt. Hope High School. He obtained his BS in Chemical Engineering [Biology Track] (May 2008), BS in Applied Mathematics (May 2010), MS in Chemical Engineering (December 2009), and MBA (August 2011) from The University of Rhode Island and PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from The University of Akron (August 2013). He was directly hired as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lamar University (August 2013 through December 2016). In 2017, Prof. Wujcik joined the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of Alabama as a tenure-track Assistant Professor (January 2017-Summer 2022).  Prof. Wujcik then moved to the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Maine on August 1, 2022 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor.  
Principal Investigator [PI], Materials Engineering And Nanosensor [MEAN] Laboratory
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Advanced Structures & Composites Center
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The University of Maine

Preferred Pronouns: he/him/his

Founding Associate Editor, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials (Springer-Nature) [2021 IF: 11.806]
Executive Editorial Board, ES Energy & Environment (Engineered Science)
​Early Career Editorial Board, Composites Communications (Elsevier)
Editorial Board, ES Materials & Manufacturing (Engineered Science)

NSF Early CAREER Awardee

Trained Safe Zone Ally [Level I & II]
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Visiting Post-Doctoral Researchers

Dr. Colton L. Duprey
Mean Lab visiting Scholar
5/2024-present

Education
PhD, Chemical Engineering, The University of Maine [2024]

MS, Chemical Engineering, The university of Alabama [2022]

BS, Chemical Engineering , The university of alabama [2020]
Research Areas:
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Conductive Polymer Composites, Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors (OMIECs), Stretchable Electronic Polymer Sensors, Nanofiber-Based Water Sensors
Dr. Saeideh Alipoori
Mean lab VISITING scholar
8/2022 -present [Virtual]
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Education
phd, Polymer Science & technology - Department of chemistry, Hacettepe University [Ankara, Turkey 2024]

MS, Polymer Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology [Tehran, iran 2018]

BS, Polymer Engineering, Islamic Azad University [Tehran, Iran 2015]

Research Areas:
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Polymer Electrolytes, Conductive Polymers, Advanced Materials

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Researchers

Arya Ajeev
​​MEAN LAB PHD Candidate
​8/2022-PRESENT
Research Areas:
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Polymer Electronics, Wearables, Advanced Materials
Behrokh Shams
​​MEAN LAB PHD Researcher
1/2023-present
Research Areas:
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Green Bio-composites, Food Packaging Materials, Advanced Materials
Theodore Warfle
​​MEAN LAB PHD Researcher
6/2024-present
Research Areas:
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Advanced Materials, Polymer Electronics

Master of Science (M.S.) Researchers

Sara Maslaczynska-Salome
MEAN Lab MS Researcher
5/24-present
MEAN Lab UG Researcher
5/2023-5/2024
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering Minor in Bioinstrumentation (Sp'24)
(4+1) M.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Su'25)

Undergraduate Researchers

Kevin Smith
MEAN Lab UG Researcher
5/24-present
B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Sp'25)
Sydney London
MEAN Lab UG Researcher
9/24-present
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Sp'28)

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MEAN Laboratory Researchers' Contact Information:

MEAN Lab Research Office:
200 Jenness Hall, The University of Maine
Research Office Phone: +1-207-581-2258

MEAN Laboratory:
303 Jenness Hall, The University of Maine
Lab Phone: +1-207-581-4208 or +1-207-581-4209