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Jenna Ditto, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
- Email: dittoj@wustl.edu
Jenna Ditto is an assistant professor in the Department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering.
Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry & Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 2020-2022
Ph.D., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2020
M.S., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2017
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Brown University, 2015
Graduate students
We are recruiting graduate students for the 2024-2025 academic year!

Yingxi Lu
Ph.D. student
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2020
Yingxi’s research interests lie in studying indoor air quality and indoor microorganisms. Currently, she is researching the VOCs released by different microbial species on various common indoor surfaces. Outside of the lab or studying, she loves to travel, hike and spend time with friends.

Kinjal Kolhe
M.S. student
B.Tech + M.Tech, Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, 2024
Kinjal completed her Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. She is a student in the Joint Master’s of Science in Aerosol Science and Engineering program between WashU and IIT Bombay. Her research investigates polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their oxidation products in indoor and outdoor residential urban areas in Mumbai, India and St. Louis, US. In her free time, Kinjal enjoys painting and dancing as ways to express herself.
Undergraduate students
Interested in undergraduate research in our group? Please reach out by email to learn more about opportunities.

Dillon Colbert
Undergraduate researcher
Environmental Engineering student, Washington University in St. Louis
Dillon is from Troy, Missouri. He’s a rising 3rd year in Environmental Engineering and is highly interested in indoor air quality and urban greening. In the lab, he is characterizing the chemical composition of indoor dust. A few of his passions are soccer, music, and traveling!

Frankie Lynch
Undergraduate researcher
Environmental Engineering student, Washington University in St. Louis
Frankie is a rising senior studying Environmental Engineering at WashU. He is currently investigating air emissions of disinfection byproducts. In addition to his studies he is on the Track and Field team at WashU.
Minye Zhu ’24
Past group members
Jordyn Nydish ’25 (Spring 2023)
Max Rogler ’24 (Spring 2023)
Estele Odo Toledo de Barros ’26 (Visiting undergraduate researcher, Summer 2023)