JiaJi (Jay) Lin – Graduate Student
Jay was born and raised in New York City in the borough of Queens. He received a dual B.S. in Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from New York University. After graduation, he worked as an associate engineer and later as an engineer supervisor/project manager at Innoveering, an R&D aerospace and defense company in Bohemia, NY. Jay joined the Walton group in Fall 2022 as a Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ph.D. student. In Fall 2025, he also joined the Energy Innovation Lab, headed by his co-advisor Dr. Bachir El Fil. His research focuses on the material design of hierarchical mesoporous silica-hygroscopic salt composites for atmospheric water harvesting and understanding the water sorption mechanism within these composites. Outside of research, he enjoys going hiking around Atlanta, playing badminton and watching movies.
Contact: jay.lin@gatech.edu
Office: Bunger-Henry 323
