{"id":49,"date":"2016-08-22T14:11:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-22T14:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-03-30T16:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:05:30","slug":"photos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/index.php\/photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n  .image-container {\n    width: 750px;\n    margin: 0 auto 40px auto; \/* center & spacing *\/\n    position: relative;\n    cursor: pointer;\n  }\n  .image-container img {\n    width: 100%;\n    height: auto;\n    display: block;\n  }\n  .image-caption {\n    position: absolute;\n    bottom: 0;\n    left: 0;\n    width: 100%;\n    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);\n    color: white;\n    text-align: center;\n    padding: 12px;\n    font-size: 16px;\n    box-sizing: border-box;\n    opacity: 0; \/* Initially hidden *\/\n    transition: opacity 0.3s ease;\n    pointer-events: none;\n  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src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/583_UB_Symposium2025_onionstudio.jpg\" alt=\"Tala_Symposium\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Tala Mon\u2019s poster presentation at UB\u2019s 28th Annual CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 28, 2025\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_1372-scaled-e1774886607460.jpeg\" alt=\"Symposium\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Jacob and Tala at UB\u2019s 28th Annual CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 28, 2025\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Symposium-picture_7.jpg\" alt=\"Symposium\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Sophie, Jacob, Tala at UB\u2019s 27th Annual CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 4, 2024\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Symposium-picture_1.jpg\" alt=\"Tala_Symposium\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Tala Mon\u2019s poster presentation at UB\u2019s 27th Annual CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 4, 2024\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Symposium-picture_6.jpg\" alt=\"Jacob_Symposium\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Jacob Concolino\u2019s poster presentation at UB\u2019s 27th Annual CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 4, 2024\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/group-lunch_November-17-2023_11zon-scaled-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Lunch\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Anna, Tala, Grace, Jacob, Professor Kyriakidou <br>\n    End of Semester Celebration <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, November 17, 2023\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Graduate-Student-Symposium-Picture_10_20_2023_4_11zon-scaled-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Symposium\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Grace, Jacob, Professor Kyriakidou, Tala at UB\u2019s 26th Annual CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 20, 2023\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Graduate-Student-Symposium-Picture_10_20_2023_3_11zon-scaled-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Tala_Symposium\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Tala Mon\u2019s poster presentation at UB\u2019s 26th Annual CBE Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 20, 2023\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_1946-1-scaled-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Tenure Lunch\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Professor Kyriakidou, Dr. Walker, Scott, Tala, Jacob, Ruth <br>\n    Celebrating Professor Kyriakidou\u2019s promotion to Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering with tenure!!! <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, May 17, 2023\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_1250_s-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"End-of semester Celebration\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Professor Kyriakidou, Tala, Scott, Jacob, Dr. Liu, Dr. Khatri <br>\n    End of Semester Celebration <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, December 10, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2831_s-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"2022 Award\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Professor Kyriakidou receives the 2022 UB&#8217;s Exceptional Scholar: Young Investigator Award <br>\n    Buffalo NY, November 10, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/ruth-bello-750x650.png\" alt=\"ruth-bello\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Ruth is conducting undergraduate research in Professor Kyriakidou\u2019s lab as part of UB\u2019s LSAMP summer program <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, July 7, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/judy-3-1-750x650.png\" alt=\"Dr. Judy\u2019s Liu Ph.D. hooding ceremony\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Dr. Judy Liu&#8217;s Ph.D. hooding ceremony <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, May 20, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/091_UBE-awards2022_onionstudio-XL-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Kyriakidou Award\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Professor Kyriakidou receives the 2021 SEAS Early Career Researcher of the Year Award <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, March 16, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_0081-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Judy\u2019s successful PhD defense\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Celebration of Judy\u2019s successful PhD defense! <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, February 27, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Picture11-1-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"New Year\u2019s Group Celebration\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    New Year\u2019s Group Celebration <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, January 23, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Photo-Jan-07-2-59-00-PM-1-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Junjie's PhD Defense Celebration\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Judy, Junjie, Tala <br>\n    Celebration of Junjie&#8217;s successful PhD defense! <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, January 7, 2022\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_1806-750x650.jpeg\" alt=\"Junjie PhD Presentation Award\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Junjie Chen, Professor Kyriakidou <br>\n    Ph.D. candidate Junjie Chen was awarded with an outstanding presentation certificate at the Fall 2021 CBE PhD seminar <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, December 8, 2021\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E661kypWEAMxf2o-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Angela Aguirre Presentation\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Angela Aguirre is presenting her work on \u201cUtilizing Palladium Oxide Catalysts to Decrease Methane Emissions\u201d at the UB Undergraduate Conference as part of her LSAMP Summer Research Internship <br>\n    Virtual, July 22, 2021\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Photo-Mar-01-2-54-10-PM-e1614965205227-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"PhD Defense Celebration\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Judy, Tala, Jungkuk Junjie <br>\n    Celebration of Jungkuk&#8217;s successful PhD defense! <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, March 1, 2021\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Jungkuk-1-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Jungkuk PhD Defense\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Jungkuk&#8217;s PhD defense <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, March 1, 2021\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Picture_aaa-750x650.png\" alt=\"New Year's Zoom Celebration\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (1st row from left to right): Dr. Walker, Professor Kyriakidou, Junjie, Jungkuk <br>\n    (2nd row from left to right): Kevin, Judy, Tala <br>\n    New Year&#8217;s Zoom Celebration <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, January 7, 2021\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Symposium_2019-1342-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Symposium 2019-1342\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Jungkuk, Caitlin, Professor Kyriakidou, Judy, Junjie at the 2019 CBE Annual Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 25, 2019\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Symposium_2019-1050-2-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Junjie Presentation\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Junjie Chen was selected to present his recent research entitled \u201cComplete Combustion of Methane over Ni\/CeO2-based Catalysts: A Kinetic Study\u201d at the 2019 CBE Annual Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 25, 2019\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Photo-Sep-18-7-47-23-AM-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Jungkuk Poster Presentation\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Jungkuk Lee\u2019s poster presentation at the Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reduction Simulations (CLEERS) Workshop <br>\n    Ann Arbor, MI, September 18, 2019\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Photo-Sep-18-7-47-06-AM-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Judy Poster Presentation\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Judy Liu\u2019s poster presentation at the Cross-Cut Lean Exhaust Emissions Reduction Simulations (CLEERS) Workshop <br>\n    Ann Arbor, MI, September 18, 2019\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Photo-Dec-19-8-52-24-PM-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Holiday Group Photo\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Caitlin, Ben, Professor Kyriakidou, Jungkuk, Judy, Junjie, Phoenix <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, December 19, 2018\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Kyriakidou-J-Lee-1-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Jungkuk Presentation Award\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Professor Kyriakidou, Jungkuk <br>\n    Ph.D. candidate Jungkuk Lee was awarded with an outstanding presentation certificate at the Fall 2018 CBE PhD seminar <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, December 5, 2018\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/\u5716\u72471-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Group Photo 2018\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Junjie, Judy, Pheonix, Professor Kyriakidou, Ben, Jungkuk <br>\n    21st Annual Chemical &#038; Biological Engineering Graduate Student Research Symposium <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, October 12, 2018\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5939-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Group Photo 2018\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    Second row (from left to right): Ben, Judy, Professor Kyriakidou, Jungkuk <br>\n    First row (from left to right): Phoenix, Junjie <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, August 24, 2018\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"image-container\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/kyriakidougroup.cbe.buffalo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_5915-750x650.jpg\" alt=\"Group Photo 2018\">\n  <div class=\"image-caption\">\n    (from left to right): Phoenix, Professor Kyriakidou, Judy, Junjie, Ben, Jungkuk <br>\n    Buffalo, NY, August 24, 2018\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div 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