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Doctoral Candidates& Postdoctorates
Resume Booklet(2016 - 2017)
University of Delaware
Department of Chemical& Biomolecular Engineering
2016-2017 Resumes
CONTENTS
• Letter from Department Chair, Dr. Abraham M. Lenhoff • Alphabetical Listing of Resumes
R. Kyle Bennett
Michelle A. Calabrese
Cesar Calero-Rubio
Ellinor D. Carlson
Ru Chen
Camil A. C. Diaz
Marco E. Dunwell
Bassil El-Zaatari
Nikodimos A. Gebreselassie
Matthew J. Gilkey
Jacqueline Gonzalez
Jing Guo
Amber M. Hilderbrand
Jeong Eun Hyeon
Maria Katzarova
Maura Koehle
Stijn H.S. Koshari
Christopher P. Long
Rose Xiaoya Ma
Melody Morris
Erik V. Munsell
Brian M. Murphy
Marcel P. Nunez
Christopher J. O’Brien
Elisa M. Ovadia
Tamás A. Prileszky
Andrew C. Tibbits
January 2017 Dear Friends and Prospective Employers: On behalf of the faculty of the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, I am pleased to introduce to you candidates for professional careers at the doctoral or post-doctoral level who are or intend to be available for employment within the next year. We are now one of the largest producers of chemical engineering PhDs in the country, with more than 140 current graduate students, postdocs and researchers in the department. The tradition of excellence that has long permeated our principal missions of education and scholarship is especially clearly seen in our graduate program, which continues to be ranked as one of the top programs in the country. This recognition owes much to the outstanding qualities of our graduate students and other participants, and although we take great pride in their successes and accomplishments as students in the department, it is in their subsequent careers that they really come into their own. We therefore greatly appreciate your potential interest in their future employment, and look forward to their having a high impact in your organizations. Many of our graduate students take advantage of the rich array of interdepartmental and interdisciplinary programs and resources at the university to enhance their education and training. Examples include many institutes and centers, such as the Delaware Biotechnology Institute, UD Energy Institute, Institute for Energy Conversion, Center for Composite Materials, Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Center for Biomanufacturing Science and Technology as well as training programs such as the NIH Chemistry–Biology Interface Program and the NSF IGERT Program in Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments. These provide our students with access to facilities, faculty mentors, and graduate student peers well beyond the scope that any one department could offer, and are crucial to our commitment to provide educational and research opportunities at the interdisciplinary frontiers of our field. To learn more about the Department, our faculty and their research, and each of these students, I invite you to visit our web site www.che.udel.edu. The changes that we continually strive to make in terms of new faculty, new research initiatives, and new leadership will continue to make Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Delaware a premier educator of highly qualified doctoral and post-doctoral students. Finally, the motivation and organization for this effort originated with our graduate student organization, the Colburn Club. We are proud of our students and are grateful for the energy and creativity they bring to all our endeavors. We hope that this compilation of resumes will be of benefit to all – please share it broadly with others in your company interested in hiring students.
Sincerely, Abraham M. Lenhoff Allan P. Colburn Professor and Department Chair
R. KYLE BENNETT [email protected] · (302) 831-6168 Delaware Biotechnology Institute · 15 Innovation Way, Suite 288 · Newark, DE 19711 EDUCATION University of Delaware · Newark, DE Spring 2018 (Expected) Ph.D. candidate · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thesis advisor: Prof. Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis North Carolina State University · Raleigh, NC 2010 – 2013 B.S. · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Summa cum laude · Biotechnology minor Catawba Valley Community College · Hickory, NC 2008 – 2010 A.S. · Chemistry RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE Graduate Research Assistant 2013 – Present University of Delaware · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thesis advisor: Prof. Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis Thesis: “Engineering nonnative methanol metabolism in Escherichia coli”
- Performing genomic modifications (gene knockouts, knockins) and regulation of gene expression (RNA interference, metabolite responsive promoters)
- Applying molecular biology techniques for recombinant protein expression and characterization (plasmid construction, protein purification, enzymatic assays)
- Improving enzymatic function using protein engineering and high-throughput screening (library construction, fluorescence activated cell sorting, sequencing)
- Operating benchtop bioreactors for controlled E. coli fermentations (bioreactor sterilization, optimization of fermentation parameters, pH, DO monitoring)
Undergraduate Research Assistant 2012 – 2013 North Carolina State University · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Advisor: Prof. Robert M. Kelly
- Performed recombinant enzyme purification and characterization (protein chromatography, immunoblot analysis, enzymatic assays)
- Cultured hyperthermophilic organisms for degradation of lignocellulosic biomass and production of fuels and chemicals
Special Metals Welding Products Company 2011 A Precision Castparts Corporation Company · Newton, NC
- Full-time summer internship as a process engineer - Contributed to the review and improvement of ultrasonic cleaning processes - Performed tensile testing on wire specimens for process improvement
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant 2015 University of Delaware · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Instructor: Prof. Prasad Dhurjati
- Advised undergraduate seniors participating in Chemical Engineering Laboratory II, Fermentation and Bioseparation experiment
- Responsible for teaching bioreactor operation, microfiltration and ion-exchange chromatography to purify proteins upon complete fermentation
PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS 1. Whitaker, W.B., Jones, J.A., Bennett, R.K., Gonzalez, J.E., Vernacchio, V.R., Collins, S.M., Palmer,
M.A., Schmidt, S., Antoniewicz, M.R., Koffas, M.A., Papoutsakis, E.T., 2016. Engineering the biological conversion of methanol to specialty chemicals in Escherichia coli. Metabolic Engineering, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2016.10.015.
2. Papoutsakis, E.T., Nicolaou, S., Fast, A.G., Falara, V., Bennett, R.K., Whitaker, W.B., Sandoval, N.R., Gonzalez, J.E., Antoniewicz, M.R., 2016. Synthetic methylotrophy to liquid fuels and chemicals. Patent application. Pub. No.: US 2016/0333308 A1.
3. Whitaker, W.B., Sandoval, N.R., Bennett, R.K., Fast, A.G., Papoutsakis, E.T., 2015. Synthetic methylotrophy: engineering the production of biofuels and chemicals based on the biology of aerobic methanol utilization. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 33, 165–175.
4. Hawkins, A.S., Han, Y., Bennett, R.K., Adams, M.W., Kelly, R.M., 2013. Role of 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA synthetase in the CO2 fixation cycle in thermoacidophilic archaea. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 288(6), 4012–4022.
PRESENTATIONS
1. Bennett, R.K., Sandoval, N.R., Papoutsakis, E.T., Identifying NAD-Dependent Methanol Dehydrogenases for Synthetic Methylotrophy. AIChE Annual Meeting, 2016. San Francisco, CA. (Poster)
2. Bennett, R.K., Sandoval, N.R., Papoutsakis, E.T., Identifying NAD-Dependent Methanol Dehydrogenases for Synthetic Methylotrophy. Metabolic Engineering 11, 2016. Awaji Island, Japan. (Poster)
3. Whitaker, W.B., Bennett, R.K., Falara, V., Sandoval, N.R., Price, V., Palmer, M.A., Gonzalez, J.E., Jones, J.A., Antoniewicz, M.R., Koffas, M.A., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T., Engineering Synthetic Methylotrophy for Liquid Fuel Production: Engineering Growth of E. coli on Methanol. UD Microbial Systems Symposium, 2016. Newark, DE. (Poster)
4. Bennett, R.K., Papoutsakis, E.T., Synthetic Methylotrophy: Engineering Escherichia coli for Biofuel Production. UD Winter Research Review, 2016. Newark, DE. (Poster)
5. Whitaker, W.B., Bennett, R.K., Chen, L., Steinberg, L., Falara, V., Sandoval, N.R., Price, V., Raeeszadeh, M., Dong, M., Gonzalez, J.E., Jones, J.A., Antoniewicz, M.R., Bahnson, B., Koffas, M.A., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T., Synthetic Methylotrophy to Liquid Fuel. ARPA-E REMOTE Annual Meeting, 2015. San Diego, CA. (Poster)
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award · UD 2016 - Dean’s List · NCSU 2010 – 2013 - College of Engineering Scholarship · NCSU 2010 – 2012 - Excellence in Organic Chemistry Award · CVCC 2010 - High Honor Graduate · CVCC 2010 - Rotaract Club Scholarship · CVCC 2008 – 2010
ORGANIZATIONS AND OUTREACH
- Graduate Recruiting Volunteer · UD 2015, 2016 - American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2010 – 2016 - Society for Biological Engineering 2016 - Golden Key International Honour Society 2012 – 2013 - Gainesville State College Annual Mathematics Tournament 2009, 2010 - Rotaract Club 2008 – 2010
MICHELLE A. CALABRESE 2649 15th St NW 100 Bureau Dr. 235/E120
Washington, DC 20009 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102
[email protected] (301) 975-8378
I. PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
Univ. of Pennsylvania, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, minor in energy & sustainability, B.S. Magna Cum Laude (2012)
Univ. of Delaware (UD), Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Ph.D. under Norman J. Wagner (May 2017, GPA 3.87/4.0)
II. POSITIONS
WAGNER RESEARCH GROUP, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark DE
Graduate Research Assistant at UD (2012-2014) and NIST Center for Neutron Research (2014-present, Gaithersburg, MD)
Thesis: Structure-property relationships of branched wormlike micelles via rheology and small angle neutron scattering (SANS)
Employed state-of-the-art, simultaneous time-resolved SANS and non-linear rheology (shear startup, large amplitude
oscillatory shear) to characterize microstructure and macroscopic flow properties in branched wormlike micelles (WLMs)
Developed new time-resolved analysis and data processing methods to improve SANS resolution in space and time while
reducing scattering time; implemented at NIST and the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL, Grenoble, France)
Visiting scientist grant at ILL to develop SANS methods to determination of concentration gradients in flowing systems
WEBER RESEARCH GROUP, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley CA
Science Undergraduate Laboratory Intern (SULI) in Advanced Energy Technologies (2011)
Designed & performed tests on PEM Nafion membranes to study synergistic chemical and mechanical degradation effects
Current: Design, implementation of flow-SANS for local concentration changes, shear-induced effects in Nafion solutions
S. MARGULIES RESEARCH GROUP, Department of Bioengineering, UPenn, Philadelphia PA
Rachleff Scholars Research Assistant (2010-2011)
Conducted studies to determine effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) on biomarker levels in blood serums of piglets
Designed and implemented new protocols; trained future lab employees on biomarker methods
III. HONORS 1. American Conference on Neutron Scattering Outstanding Student Poster (2016)
2. ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium Langmuir Graduate Student Award - Top Ten (2016)
3. Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) Visiting Scientist Grant (2016)
4. Society of Rheology ICR Travel Award (2016)
5. University of Delaware Graduate Student Professional Development Award (2014; 2015)
6. Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award (2015)
7. American Physical Society FGSA Award for Excellence in Graduate Research (2015)
8. Exceptional Pass PhD Qualifying Exam (2013)
9. UPenn- Dean’s List; Melvin Molstad 3rd Prize in Chemical Engineering; SWE Research Poster Winner; Hexagon Honor Senior
Society; Rachleff Scholars Program (one of nine selected in class); 2nd prize in REU research symposium; 11 merit scholarships
IV. PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1. M.A. Calabrese, S.A. Rogers, L. Porcar & N.J. Wagner. “Understanding steady and dynamic shear banding in a model wormlike micellar solution,” Journal of Rheology, 2016, 60(5), 1001-1016. doi: 10.1122/1.4961035
2. M.A. Calabrese, N.J. Wagner and S.A. Rogers. “An optimized protocol for the analysis of time-resolved elastic scattering experiments,” Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 2301-2308. doi: 10.1039/c5sm03039k
3. M.A. Calabrese, S.A. Rogers, R.P. Murphy and N.J. Wagner. “The rheology and microstructure of branched micelles under shear,” Journal of Rheology, 2015, 59(5), 1299-1328. doi: 10.1122/1.4929486
4. S.A. Rogers, M.A. Calabrese, N.J. Wagner. “Rheology of branched wormlike micelles,” Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 2014, 19(6), 530-535. doi: 10.1016/j.cocis.2014.10.006
5. A. Kusoglu, M. Calabrese and A. Z. Weber. “Effect of mechanical compression on chemical degradation of Nafion membranes,” ECS Electrochemistry Letters, 2014, 3(5), F33-F36. doi: 10.1149/2.008405eel
V. BOOK CHAPTERS & OTHER ARTICLES
1. M.A. Calabrese and N.J. Wagner. “New Insights from Rheo-SANS,” chapter in: Wormlike Micelles: Systems, Characterisation, Applications, Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016.
2. M.A. Calabrese, N.J. Wagner, S.A. Rogers and L. Porcar. “Effect of branching on shear banding in worm-like micelles (WLMs) under large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS),” Instrument & Technical Upgrades - ILL News, Dec. 2015.
3. S.A. Rogers, M.A. Calabrese and N.J. Wagner. “Advances in Time Resolved Neutron Scattering from Flowing Complex Fluids,” NCNR Annual Report, 2014.
VI. ACCEPTED PROPOSALS
NIST Center for Neutron Research (Gaithersburg, MD, USA)- 4 funded proposals
1. Neutron Spin Echo (2015); 2. SANS 1-2 shear cell (2015); 3. SANS/USANS 1-2 shear (2014); 4. SANS 1-2 shear (2014) Discretionary beam time awards - November 2013 – present: 16+ discretionary time awards on 4 instruments
Institut Laue-Langevin (Grenoble, France)- 3 funded proposals
1. SANS 1-2 shear cell (6/2016); 2. SANS 1-2 shear cell (7/2016); 3. SANS 1-2 shear cell (6/2015) Discretionary beam time awards – 4/2015 & 6/2013
VII. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Teaching Assistant (2014) – CHEG345: Junior Laboratory
Head TA in charge of all grading/editing and giving large lectures on technical writing and error analysis Received student evaluation average of 4.86/5 over 6 categories from 90 students; Pigford TA Award from CHEG Dept.
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, Teaching Assistant and Instructor (2012)
Teaching assistant and lab instructor for summer course on biotechnology; research advisor for individual proposals Extensive instruction, office hours and proposal/research paper editing for 50 engineering students
LEE RESEARCH GROUP, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UPenn, Research Assistant for lab curriculum development (2012)
Designed experimental protocol for superhydrophobic/superoleophilic mesh for implementation in Penn curriculum Developed procedures and videos for mesh coatings, contact angle measurements and self-contained separations
VIII. SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
Rheometry: TA Instruments ARES and AR series rheometers and related software. Anton Paar Physica MCR 501 rheometer and related software. Orthogonal superposition rheology, CaBER (extensional rheology measurements).
Neutron Methods: Neutron spin echo; small angle neutron scattering (SANS): Static, rheo-SANS, and flow-SANS at the Gaithersburg, MD campus of NIST and the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France
Software/Programming: Matlab, Igor, Origin, Aspen, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat/Photoshop
IX. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS, LEADERSHIP and ACTIVITIES
Memberships: Society of Rheology (SOR), European Society of Rheology (ESR), American Physical Society (APS), Society of Women Engineers (SWE); Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA)
Gordon Research Seminar on Colloidal, Macromolecular & Polyelectrolyte Solutions – Chair for 2016 meeting
Advancing Women in Engineering (UPenn); Women in Engineering (UD); Engineering Peer Advising (UD/UPenn); Theta Tau Professional Engineering Fraternity; American Cancer Society Relay for Life; Big Brothers Big Sisters; K-12 Science Outreach; Best Buddies
X. SELECT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1. The XVIIth International Congress on Rheology, Kyoto Japan, August 8-13, 2016 ‘The effects of branching in worm-like micelles (WLMs) on nonlinear flow properties’
2. The 2016 American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Long Beach CA, July 10-14, 2016 ‘A Multi-Technique ‘Neutron Approach’ to Characterize Branching in Worm-Like Micelles (WLMs)’ (Poster presentation)
3. The 90th ACS Colloids & Surface Science Symposium, Boston MA, June 5-8, 2016 “Using advanced rheological and neutron scattering techniques to determine signatures of branching in wormlike micelles (WLMs)” (Langmuir Graduate Student Award Oral Presentation Session)
4. The Gordon Research Conference in Colloidal, Macromolecular & Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Ventura CA, Feb 6-12, 2016 “The effects of branching in worm-like micelles (WLMs) on nonlinear flow properties” (Poster presentation)
5. The Society of Rheology 87th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, October 11-15, 2015 ‘Effect of branching on shear banding in wormlike micelles (WLMs) under large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS)’
6. The 89th ACS Colloids & Surface Science Symposium, Pittsburgh, PA, June 15-17, 2015 ‘The effect of branching on dynamic response of wormlike micelles (WLMs) under nonlinear shear flows’
7. The 10th Annual European Rheology Conference, Nantes, France, April 14-17, 2015 a) ‘The effect of branching on the shear rheology and microstructure of wormlike micelles (WLMs)’ b) ‘The effect of branching on dynamic response of wormlike micelles (WLMs) under nonlinear shear flows’
8. The Society of Rheology 86th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, October 5-9, 2014. ‘The effect of branching on the nonlinear rheology of WLMs using SANS with spatial and temporal resolution’
9. The 88th ACS Colloids and Surface Symposium, Philadelphia PA, June 22-25, 2014 ‘Spatiotemporal measurements of branched micellar solutions under LAOS using small angle neutron scattering (SANS)’
10. The 2014 American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Knoxville TN, June 1-5, 2014 ‘Developing spatiotemporally-resolved SANS techniques to characterize branching in WLMs under nonlinear shear flows’
11. The Gordon Research Conference in Colloidal, Macromolecular & Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Ventura CA, Feb 15-21, 2014 a) ‘The effect of micellar topology (branching) on steady shear rheology’ (Gordon Research Seminar) b) ‘The effect of micellar topology (branching) on steady shear rheology’ (Poster presentation)
Cesar Calero-Rubio 150 Academy Street Newark, DE 19716
Email: [email protected] Phone: 302.602.9834
Education
University of Delaware Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering (expected 2018) Advised by Prof. C.J. Roberts GPA: 3.91/4.00 Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS (Bucaramanga, Colombia) Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (2012) Graduated with Highest Distinction: Cum Laude Advised by Prof. L.J. López-Giraldo, Prof. E. Stashenko and Prof. J.R. Martínez Thesis: “Developing new semi-empirical models for solubility of polyphenols in ternary solutions with supercritical carbon dioxide and ethanol“ GPA: 4.43/5.00
Research & professional experience
Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware (2013 – present) Graduate Research Assistant - Created a computational framework to simulate and predict protein second osmotic virial
coefficients (B22) and protein-protein Kirkwood-Buff integrals (G22) for highly concentrated monoclonal antibody (mAb) and other protein solutions.
- Developed novel approaches to measure protein-cosolute and protein-solvent interactions in liquid solutions via density measurements for dilute protein solutions.
- Tuned coarse-grained molecular models to accurately model unfolding and self-association behavior of peptides and scFv molecules.
- Studied non-native and native aggregation of peptides and proteins using continuous light scattering monitoring and size exclusion chromatography.
- Evaluated long-term monoclonal antibody non-native aggregation as a function of solution formulation at pharmaceutically relevant conditions.
CENIVAM (Bucaramanga, Colombia) (2012-2013) Research and Production Engineer - Developed stable formulations for essential oils-based products. - Extracted metabolites and antioxidants from natural raw materials using supercritical CO2. - Produced essential oils-based products under Chicamocha Magic® brand. - Extracted essential oils using water-vapor and microwave induced extraction. - Studied the viability and development of tick repellent formulations based on organic waste. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UIS (Bucaramanga, Colombia) (2010-2012) Undergraduate Research Assistant - Developed mathematical models for supercritical extractions. - Studied the viability of using supercritical CO2 to obtain secondary metabolites from organic
waste, flowers and fruits.
Teaching experience Dept. of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware (Fall 2014 and 2015) Graduate Teaching Assistant - Served as a teaching assistant for the graduate Thermodynamics class in chemical engineering. - Lectured two modules: multicomponent solutions and partial properties Dept. of Chemical Engineering, UIS (2010 - 2012) Undergraduate Teaching Assistant and Grader - Served as a teaching assistant and grader for the undergraduate Thermodynamics II class in
chemical engineering under Prof. L.J. López-Giraldo guidance. - Lectured two modules: heat engines and liquid-vapor phase equilibrium.
Publications
Calero-Rubio, C.; Paik, B.; Jia, X.; Kiick, K.L.; Roberts, C.J. Predicting Unfolding Thermodynamics and
Stable Intermediates for Alanine-Rich Helical Peptides with the Aid of Coarse-Grained Molecular Simulation. Biophys. Chem. 2016, 217, 8–19.
Calero-Rubio, C.; Saluja, A.; Roberts, C. J. Coarse-Grained Antibody Models for “weak” Protein-Protein Interactions from Low to High Concentrations. J. Phys. Chem. B 2016, 120 (27), 6592–6605.
Ghosh, R.; Calero-Rubio, C.; Saluja, A.; Roberts, C.J. Relating Protein-Protein Interactions and Aggregation Rates from Low to High Concentrations. J. Pharm. Sci. 2016, 105 (3), 1086–1096.
Calero-Rubio, C.; Stashenko, E.; Martínez, J.R.; López-Giraldo, L.J. Formulation of a New Generic Density-Based Model for Modeling Solubility of Polyphenols in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Ethanol. J. Supercrit. Fluids 2014, 85, 116–122.
Selected presentations
C. Calero-Rubio, R. Ghosh, A. Saluja, C. J. Roberts. Predicting high-concentration antibody interactions
with coarse-grained molecular modeling. ACS Spring National Meeting, San Diego, CA (2016). C. Calero-Rubio, B. A. Paik, X. Jia, K.L. Kiick, C. J. Roberts. Unfolding thermodynamics of helical
peptides. ACS Spring National Meeting, San Diego, CA (2016). M. A. Woldeyes, C. Calero-Rubio, E. M. Furst, C. J. Roberts. How predictive are protein-protein
interactions of elevated viscosity for protein solutions? ACS Spring National Meeting, San Diego, CA (2016).
Skills
Computer programming: Fortran 95, C++, Python, Matlab, Mathematica, VBA Molecular scale simulations: Transition Matrix Monte-Carlo, Replica Exchange Molecular
Dynamics, Discrete Molecular Dynamics, Mayer Sampling, Monte-Carlo, Molecular Dynamics Scattering measurements: Small-Angle Neutron and X-ray Scattering (SANS, SAXS), Static and
Dynamic Light Scattering (SLS, DLS), Simultaneous Multiple Sample Light Scattering (SMSLS) Chromatographic characterizations: HPLC-SEC, HPLC-SEC-MALS, HPLC-HIC, GC-MS, LC-MS Physicochemical characterizations: Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Partial Specific
Volume estimation via density measurements, protein solubility, Circular Dichroism (CD).
ELLINORD.CARLSON
University of Delaware w Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department Delaware Biotechnology Institute w 15 Innovation Way w Newark, DE 19711
[email protected] | 302-831-6168
EDUCATION University of Delaware
Ph.D. candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thesis Advisor: Terry E. Papoutsakis
Thesis: “Enhancing Microbial Product Yields Through Mixotrophic Fermentation”
Newark, DE Spring 2017 (expected)
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen M. Sc. in Molecular and Applied Biotechnology with a Concentration in Chemical Engineering
Aachen, Germany 2010-2012
University of Massachusetts, Amherst B. Sc. in Chemical Engineering with a Biochemistry Concentration
Amherst, MA 2006-2010
WORKEXPERIENCE Dec 2012-current Graduate Researcher, University of Delaware
Advisor: Dr. E. T. Papoutsakis · Improving microbial fuel production from waste gases using a synthetic CO2 fixation pathway · Molecular Cloning and Engineering for synthetic pathway design (employing genomic integrations and plasmid based expression systems) · Designing new anaerobic enzyme activity assays · Developing new mixotrophic fermentation utilizing both carbohydrate and gaseous feedstocks simultaneously · Studying biofuel fermentation of anaerobic clostridia species on sugars and gases
Jan 2012-June 2012
Graduate Researcher, University of Delaware Advisor: Dr. W. Chen, University of Delaware, Co Advisor: Dr. L. Blank, RWTH Aachen Master Thesis: “Designing nano-enzyme scaffolds for the assembly of mini cellulosomes on the yeast cell surface” · Molecular Cloning and Engineering for protein assemblies in E. coli and Yeast · Synthetic Cellulosome assembly for consolidated bioprocessing
Nov 2010-Nov 2011
Researcher at CAT Catalytic Center, ITMC, RWTH Aachen, Germany · Investigated phosgene free synthesis of isocyanates · Studied the kinetics and equilibrium of isocyanate reaction pathways · Used results to understand the Bayer Material Science fire-resistant isocyanate foams process
May 2010- Sept 2010
Summer Intern at ExxonMobil Corporation, Clinton, NJ ExxonMobil Process Research – Lubricants and Specialties · Studied catalytic de-waxing and directed high-throughput catalyst screening · Improved aromatic saturation of hydrocrackate by optimizing catalyst properties such as zeolite to binder ratio, platinum loading and Si/Al ratio
Jan 2008- May 2010
Research Assistant at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA Advisor: Prof. George Huber · Conducted independent research using algae as an alternative biomass feedstock for the production of fuels and chemicals · Studied the thermo-chemical decomposition of algae and characterized the decomposition products (thermodynamics of algae pyrolysis)
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Summer 2009 REU at Peking University, Beijing, China Research Advisor: Prof. Yuan Kou · Synthesized metal nanoparticle catalysts suspended in various organic and inorganic solvents for the hydrogenation of phenol to alkanes and alkenes
COMPUTERANDLABSKILLS Microsoft Office Suite, Mathlab, MathCad, Mathematica, Lotus Notes, ASPEN, HTML HPLC, MS/GC, Anaerobic Lab Work, Biological Culturing and Fermentation, Genetic Engineering Techniques
LEADERSHIPEXPERIENCE 2014-2015 Townsend Fellow, Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Organized STEM Outreach for Middle and High School students and communicated Science to all levels of education
2012-2016 Member of the Colburn Club DBI Rep: Served as a representative for students researching at DBI (2013) Vice President: Planned and executed the Prospective Graduate Student Visits (2014) 4th year Rep: Liaison for 4th-year graduate students and the Department (2015)
2010 President of the AICHE Student Chapter, UMass Amherst Increased membership by targeting freshmen involvement Started a Chem-E Car Team that compete in the national competition, Nashville 2009 Hosted and organized the Regional Student Conference, 2009
PUBLICATIONSANDPRESENTATIONS 1. Carlson, E. D. et al. CO2 fixation by anaerobic non-photosynthetic mixotrophy for improved carbon
conversion. Nat. Commun. 7:12800. 2016. 2. Fast, A. G., Schmidt, E. D., et al. “Acetogenic mixotrophy: novel options for yield improvement in
biofuels and biochemicals production”. Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 33, 60–72 (2015). 3. Carlson, E. D., E. T. Papoutsakis “CO2 Fixation for Increased Microbial Fermentation Yields”, Young
Presenter Award, Clostridium XVI, Darthmouth, VT, 2016 4. Schmidt, E. D. (presenting Author), E. T. Papoutsakis
“Instating the Wood-Ljungdahl Pathway for Carbon Dioxide Fixation into the Solventogenic Clostridium acetobutylicum”, AICHE Annual Meeting, Salt-Lake City, Utah 2015
5. Schmidt, E.D. , E. T. Papoutsakis “Enhancing Microbial Product Yields through Chemotrophic Carbon Capture”, Poster Presentation, Clostridium XIII, Shanghai, China 2014
· DBI Townsend Fellow · Otto-Bayer Fellowship · J&A Adams Tuition Waiver and Dean’s List · College of Engineering Scholarship · Research Assistant Fellowship
2014-2015 2012-2013 2006-2010 2007-2010 2008-2009
INTERESTS I am fluent in German and English and have dual citizenship. I am interested in renewable energy and
green chemistry, as well as microbiology. I am passionate about science communication and have made every effort to improve my presentation skills. I enjoy the outdoors, playing ultimate Frisbee, rock climbing, traveling the world and I love to learn foreign languages.
RU CHEN
662 59th St, NIST, 100 Bureau Dr. 235/E120Brooklyn, NY 11220 Gaithersburg, MD 20899Cell: (609)635-5666 [email protected]
EDUCATIONUniversity of Delaware (UD), Newark, DE 08/2013 - PresentPh.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering (w/ qualifier commendation) GPA: 3.87/4.00Principle investigator: Dr. Noman J. Wagner
City College of the City University of New York (CCNY), New York, NY 08/2009 - 06/2013B.S. with high honors in Chemical Engineering and minor in Mathematics Major GPA: 4.00/4.00
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS2nd Place at Delaware Startup Launchpad Entrepreneurship competition 11/2016SOR Student Travel Grant, XVIIth International Congress on Rheology 08/2016NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 09/2013 - PresentU.S.-Swedish International Research Scholar, Royal Institute of Technology 06/2013 - 09/2013Roslyn K. Gitlin Women in Engineering Alumni Award, CCNY 09/2012 - 08/2013Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges 09/2012 - 08/2013Merck Engineering & Technology Scholar 06/2012
ACADEMIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCEEntrepreneurial Lead, Delaware Startup Launchpad, The Horn Program in Entrepreneurship and Delaware Founders Initiative, UDAlfred Lerner College of Business & Economics, Newark, DE, USA 11/2016 - 12/2016Principle investigator: Dr. Norman J. WagnerProject: Established and validated business model for co-invented ultra-stretchable and conductive material based startup
• Completed 5 weeks’ intense hands–on business training based on Lean Startup method, with a focus on business canvasconstruction, falsifiable hypotheses testing, customer discovery interviews, scientific data analysis, evidence-based decision making,minimum viable product design, unique value proposition validation
• Conducted 34 customer discovery and solution interviews with technical and business sectors in global chemicals (Dow, Dupont,Gore, ExxonMobil Chemical Company) and sports gear companies (Nike, Under Armour, Adidas, Reebok) within 5 weeks
• Awarded 2nd Place in Delaware Startup Launchpad entrepreneurship pitch competition
Graduate Research Assistant, UD Wagner’s group & NIST Center for Neutron Research, Gaithersburg, MD, USA 09/2013 - PresentThesis advisors: Dr. Norman J. Wagner, Dr. Paul ButlerProject: Synthesis, self-assembly and characterization of Pluronic triblock copolymers in protic ionic liquid
• Developed new synthesis protocol for preparing deuterated protic ionic liquid with higher purity and yield• Performed characterization on micellization and gelation behavior of self-assembled block copolymer/ionic liquid solutions• Employed state-of-the-art time-resolved in-situ rheo-SANS and flow-SANS experiments to investigate microstructure-rheological
property relationship of self-assembled solution at quiescent state, start-up flow and under oscillatory shear deformation• Co-invented and characterized novel iono-elastomer with ultra-stretchability and high ionic conductivity for applications in
wearable electronics, smart textiles and motion sensors
Visiting Research Scholar, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden 06/2013 - 08/2013Principal investigator: Dr. Minna HakkarainenProject: Microwave-induced isothermal degradation of Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) in alkaline methanol solution
• Designed and implemented experiments on the novel microwave solvent extraction system to explore the degradation behavior ofPHB in alkaline solutions
• Investigated the effect of five governing factors that influenced the degradation behavior via various characterization techniques,such as H-NMR, IR spectroscopy, and size-exclusion chromatography
• Determined the critical conditions for optimal PHB degradation in alkaline methanol solutions
Merck Manufacturing and Development Summer Intern, Merck & Co., Inc., Danville, PA, USA 06/2012 - 08/2012Manager: Dr. Sankar RaghavanProject: Isopropyl alcohol (IPA) recovery from given mother liquor for reducing waste treatment cost
Undergraduate Research Assistant, CCNY, New York, NY, USA• Principal investigator: Dr. Raymond Tu (Chemical Engineering Department) 09/2012 - 06/2013
Project: Phase transition of Beta 9H peptide self-assembly at the water-air interface• Principal investigator: Dr. Teresa Bandosz (Chemistry Department) 09/2011 - 06/2012
Project: Systhesis and characterization of a novel copper-based metal-organic framework (MOF) and graphite oxide (GO)composites (MOF-GO) for potential use in air purification and filtration media
TEACHING EXPERIENCEUD, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringTeaching Assistant (09/2014 - 01/2015): CHEG 445: Senior Laboratory
• TA in charge of all grading/editing and giving lectures on technical writing and data analysis• Reviewed, edited and updated existing senior lab experimental documentations and videos, including ASPEN Plus tutorial
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CCNY, Department of Chemistry, Peer-Led Team Learning Workshop and Tutoring CenterWorkshop coordinator (09/2011 - 12/2012); liaison (06/2011 - 08/2011); leader (01/2010 - 06/2011) for General & Organic Chemistry
PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVITIES2016 Clean Tech Competition “Making an Impact” – Judge (03/2016)UD, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Colburn Club: – 1st year class representative (10/2013 - 09/2014)American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) – President (09/2011 - 06/2012)Memberships: American Physical Society (APS), American Chemical Society (ACS), Society of Rheology (SOR), Neutron ScatteringSociety of America (NSSA), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon, The Golden KeyInternational Honor Society, Inspiring Women in Engineering, Society of Women EngineersOutreach activities: Society of Rheology Community Outreach Initiatives (2014 - Present); American Cancer Society Relay for Life(2013 - Present); Big Brothers Big Sister, K-12 Science Outreach: Mentor students in Philadelphia, Delaware, DC area (2013 -present)
SKILLS AND EXPERTISERheometry: TA Instruments ARES and AR series rheometers and related software. Anton Paar Physica MCR 501 rheometer andrelated software. Sentmanat Extension Rheometer. KSV minimicro trough. Languir-Blodgett (LB) trough.Scattering: Light Scattering (SLS, DLS), X-Ray Scattering (SAXS at Argonne National Lab), Neutron Scattering (SANS at NIST andORNL; rheo-SANS and flow-SANS at NIST and the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) in Grenoble, France).Other analytical techniques: SEM, TEM, Cryo-TEM, NMR, FTIR, DSC, TGA, UV-Vis.Software/Programming: Matlab, Python, Minitab, Igor, Origin, Aspen, Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat/Photoshop, Java.
PUBLICATIONS1. Chen, R.; Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Wagner, N. J. “Tunable rheology, microstructure and sheared alignment of thermoreversible soft
micellar crystals in ionic liquids”. In preparation for JOR.2. Chen, R.; Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Wagner, N. J. “Co-micellization of binary mixture of binary PEO-PPO-PEO tri-block copolymer
P123 and F127 in ethyalmmonium nitrate”. In preparation for ACS Macro Letter.3. Chen, R.; Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Wagner, N. J. “Self-assembly of block copolymers in ionic liquids”. Book chapter for ACS
Symposium Series: “Ionic Liquids: Current State and Future Directions”. In press.4. Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Chen, R.; Wagner, N. J. “Ultrastretchable iono-Elastomers with mechanoelectrical response”. ACS Macro
Letter.,2016, 5, 1332-1338.5. Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Chen, R.; Wagner, N. J.; Beltramo, P. “Self-assembly of Pluronic F127-diacrylate in ethylammonium nitrate:
structure, rheology and ionic conductivity before and after photo-crosslinking”. Macromolecules, 2016, 49(14), 5179-5189.6. Cramer, H.; Mevawala, C.; Salonga, S.; Shockey, C.; Chen, R.; Colby, D.; Dhurjati, P.; Shiflett, M. “Chemical engineering senior
laboratory the University of Delaware”. Chemical Engineering Education, 2016, 2(5), 131-140.7. Chen, R.; Tu, R. “Phase Transition of an interfacially confined amphiphilic peptide”. Journal of Student Research The Grove School
of Engineering in the City College of New York. 2012, 5, 20-24.8. Seredych, M.; Chen, R.; Bandosz, T. J. “Effects of the addition of graphite oxide to the precursor of a nanoporous carbon on the
electrochemical performance of the resulting carbonaceous composites”. Carbon. 2012, 50(11), 4144-4154.
PATENTS1. Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Chen, R.; Wagner, N. J. Cross-linked ionoelastomers with outstanding tensile responses and high ion
conductivity. U.S. Patent Serial No. 62/393,133, September 12, 2016.
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (ORAL)1. NIST Low Q Seminar Series, November 16, 2016. National Institue of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA.
• Chen, R.; Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Wagner, N. J. “Towards wearable electronics and sensors: structure and tensile properties ofcross-linked Pluronic-diacrylate copolymers/ethylammonium nitrate iono-elastomers”.
2. The 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting, invited talk , November 13-18, 2016. San Francisco, CA, USA.• Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Chen, R.; Wagner, N. J. “Ultra-stretchable iono-elastomers with mechano-electrical response”.
3. The 4th International Soft Matter Conference (ISMC 2016), September 12-16, 2016. Grenoble, France.• Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Chen, R.; Wagner, N. J. “Structure and tensile properties of cross-linked Pluronic-diacrylate copolymers
/ethylammonium nitrate ionoelastomers”.4. The XVIIth International Congress on Rheology (ICR 2016), August 8-13, 2016. Kyoto, Japan.
• Chen, R.; Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Wagner, N. J. “Structure and tensile properties of cross-linked Pluronic-diacrylate copolymers/ethylammonium nitrate iono-elastomers”.
5. The 2016 American Conference on Neutron Scattering (ACNS 2016), July 10-14, 2016. Long Beach, California, USA.• Chen, R.; Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Wagner, N. J. “Microstructure and dynamics of polymeric wormlike micelles in ionic liquids”.
6. The 251st ACS National Meeting & Exposition Symposium on “Emerging Technologies using Ionic Liquids”, invitedtalk , March 13-17, 2016. San Diego, California, USA.
• Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Chen, R.; Wagner, N. J. “Structure and tensile properties of cross-linked Pluronic-diacrylate copolymers/ethylammonium nitrate iono-elastomers”.
7. The Gordon Research Conference on Colloidal, Macromolecular & Polyelectrolyte Solutions, February 6-12, 2016.Ventura, California, USA.
• Chen, R.; Lopez-Barron, C. R.; Wagner, N. J. “Tunable rheology, microstructure and sheared alignment of thermo-reversiblemicellar crystals in ionic liquids”.
8. The Urban University Conference Series - International Research Partnerships, August 6, 2013. Graz University ofTechnology, Graz, Austria.
• Chen, R.; Yang, X.; Hakkarainen, M. “Controlled degregation techniques for Poly(3-hydroxyalkanotes)”.
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Camil A. C. Diaz [email protected] • 150 Academy St, Newark, DE 19711 • (610) 955-5941
RESEARCH INTERESTS
To apply my skills in probing carbon and nitrogen metabolism towards synthetic microbial consortia using 13C-metabolic flux analysis (13C-MFA) EDUCATION
Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 2014 – present University of Delaware B.S. Chemical Engineering, Honors Program 2009 – 2013 Stanford University AWARDS
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention April 2015, 2016 Pigford Award, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Univ. of Delaware Aug 2014 U.S. Fulbright Research Fellowship, Philippines Nov 2013 Bio-X Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellowship, Stanford June 2013 Honors Research Award in Chemical Engineering, Stanford May 2013 American Inst. of Chemical Engineers Distinguished Service Award, Stanford May 2013 BP America Engineering Scholarship Sept 2012, 2011 Stanford Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Research Fellowship June 2012, 2011 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Antoniewicz Lab in Systems Biology and Metabolic Engineering, Univ. of Delaware Jan 2014 – present • Thesis: Engineering carbon and nitrogen self-sufficient co-cultures by adaptive evolution • Constructed a metabolic network model and performed 13C-MFA for the first time of the nitrogen-fixing
microbe, Azotobacter vinelandii. Designed nitrogen self-sufficient co-cultures using A. vinelandii. Contact: Maciek Antoniewicz, Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Univ. of Delaware [email protected] • +1 (302) 831-8960 U.S. Fulbright Fellow, International Rice Research Institute Nov 2013 – Aug 2014
• Objective: Development of iron-fortified, cisgenic indica rice with Genetic Transformation Lab (GTL) • Streamlined high-throughput assay to quantify iron content in rice endosperm. • Quantified effect of drought, salinity, and elevated CO2 on grain nutrition via ICP-OES to assess
implications of climate change on biofortification. • Developed public communications pieces on rice biofortification for IRRI’s Healthier Rice campaign.
Contact: Dr. Inez Slamet-Loedin, Head of GTL, Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology, IRRI [email protected] • +63 (2) 580-5600 ext. 2657 Sattely Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University Jun 2011 – Oct 2013
• Thesis: Metabolism of dietary, anticancer glucosinolates by the gut microbe, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, and implications for human health
• Designed and implemented high-throughput screen of a transposon mutant library. Identified microbial genes required to metabolize target plant anticancer compounds.
Contact: Prof. Elizabeth Sattely, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University [email protected] • +1 (617) 835-1937
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Rapid Fire Session, Metabolic Engineering 11, Kobe, Japan June 2016 13th International Association of Plant Biotechnology Congress, Melbourne, Australia Aug 2014 Invited talk, Thomas Jefferson Information Center, U.S. Embassy, Manila, Philippines June 2014 44th Crop Science Society of the Philippines Conference, Cebu City, Philippines May 2014 AIChE Western Regionals Conference, Second Place in Research Competition, San Diego, USA April 2013 Stanford Summer EPGY Program for high school students, Palo Alto, USA July 2013
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Metabolic Engineering 11, Kobe, Japan June 2016 National AIChE Conference: Bioengineering Nov 2013 Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium, Stanford University Aug 2013 David M. Mason Lecture Series, Chemical Engineering, Stanford University April 2012, 2013 Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Public Service, Stanford University Oct 2012 Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Research Colloquium, Stanford University Sept 2012, 2011
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering Laboratory I Spring 2016
SERVICE AT UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Co-chair, Graduate Women In Engineering Spring 2016 – present Founding Member, Colburn Club STEM Outreach Program Spring 2015 – present President, Graduate Student Body for Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Fall 2014 – present
SKILLS
• 13C-MFA to quantify fluxes in microbial systems. • GC-MS, LC-MS, ICP-OES to identify and quantify plant and microbial metabolites. • Derivatization and spectrofluorometric detection of target compounds. • Bioinformatics, sequence analysis and manipulation of genomic comparison tools, e.g. BLAST, to identify
candidate genes in silico • Transposon mutagenesis and high-throughput screening of a mutant library. • Molecular biology and recombinant DNA techniques in bacterial and plant hosts.
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Advanced Metabolic Engineering Fall 2015 Biomaterials in Drug Delivery Fall 2015 Systems Biology of Cells in Engineered Environments Fall 2014
LANGUAGES
English (proficient) Tagalog (fluent) French (conversational)
Marco E. Dunwell 29 Fairway Road, Apt. 1A, Newark, DE 19711 (575) 571-2712 | [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Delaware Newark, DE • Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, 2013 – Present • Advisors: Asst. Prof. Bingjun Xu, Prof. Yushan Yan • Developed in-situ spectroscopic techniques for the investigation of fundamental
electrochemical principles and important electrochemical systems such as hydrogen oxidation and CO2 reduction.
• Designed and developed new equipment and experimental techniques as an initial member of the Xu research group.
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, NM • BS in Chemical Engineering, 2009 – 2013 • GPA: 3.90 • Student Chapter Officer: American Institute of Chemical Engineers • Student Chapter Officer: National Society of Professional Engineers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE University of Delaware Teaching Assistant Spring 2014 - Fall 2015
• CHEG 231: Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I • CHEG 441: Mass Transfer Operations
Intel Corporation Technical Intern May 2012 - August 2012 & May 2013 - August 2013
• Developed procedures to prevent power interruptions to vital machines. • Instituted new procedures to prevent machine downtime and improve tool availability. • Analyzed cost of machine repairs and pinpointed areas of potential waste.
Los Alamos National Laboratory Physics Division June 2011 - August 2011
• Wrote LabVIEW programs for data acquisition and storage as well as real-time monitoring of critical systems.
• Assembled large-scale experimental apparatus. NMSU Chemical Engineering Labs Dr. Hongmei Luo Research Lab March 2011 - May 2013
• Synthesized zeolites for use as acid catalysts in the conversion of fatty acid methyl esters to hydrocarbon chains.
• Synthesized and analyzed metal-oxide nanomaterials for use as electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries.
HONORS AND AWARDS • Crimson Academic Scholarship • New Mexico AMP Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program • Paul W. & Valerie Klipsch Endowed Scholarship Honoring Joe and Priscilla Creed • Dean’s Honor List: College of Engineering • State of New Mexico Higher Education Department Recognition Program Scholar Award
PUBLICATIONS University of Delaware • Dunwell, M., Wang, J., Yan, Y., Xu, B., Surface Enhanced Spectroscopic Investigations of
Adsorption of Cations on Electrochemical Interfaces. submitted. • Dunwell, M., Lu, Q., Heyes, J., Rosen, J., Chen, J.G., Yan, Y., Jiao, F., Xu, B., The Central
Role of Bicarbonate in the Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide on Gold. submitted. • Heyes, J.; Dunwell, M.; Xu, B., CO2 Reduction on Cu at Low Overpotentials with Surface-
Enhanced in Situ Spectroscopy. Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2016). • Dunwell, M.; Yan, Y.; Xu, B., A surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopic study of
pH dependent water adsorption on Au. Surface Science (2015). New Mexico State University • Chen, G.; Liaw, S. S.; Li, B.; Xu, Y.; Dunwell, M.; Deng, S.; Fan, H.; Luo, H., Microwave-
assisted synthesis of hybrid CoxNi1−x(OH)2 nanosheets: Tuning the composition for high performance supercapacitor. Journal of Power Sources (2014), 251 (0), 338-343.
• Xu, Y.; Chen, G.; Fu, E.; Zhou, M.; Dunwell, M.; Fei, L.; Deng, S.; Andersen, P.; Wang, Y.; Jia, Q.; Luo, H., Nickel substituted LiMn2O4 cathode with durable high-rate capability for Li-ion batteries. RSC Advances (2013), 3 (40), 18441-18445.
• Xu, Y.; Yi, R.; Yuan, B.; Wu, X.; Dunwell, M.; Lin, Q.; Fei, L.; Deng, S.; Andersen, P.; Wang, D.; Luo, H., High Capacity MoO2/Graphite Oxide Composite Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters (2012), 3 (3), 309-314.
PRESENTATIONS University of Delaware • Dunwell, M., Yan, Y., Xu, B., “In-Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Investigation of Pyridine-
Mediated CO2 Reduction on Pt Electrocatalysts”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2016. (oral presentation).
• Dunwell, M., Wang, J., Yan, Y., Xu, B., “The Effect of Alkali and Quaternary Ammonium Cations on the Electrochemical Interface Studied by In-Situ Infrared Spectroscopy”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2016. (oral presentation).
• Dunwell, M., Lu, Q., Heyes, J., Rosen, J., Yan, Y., Chen, J.G., Jiao, F., Xu, B., “Mechanistic Insights into the Electrochemical Reduction of CO2 using In-situ Infrared Spectroscopy”, American Chemical Society Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2016. (oral presentation).
• Dunwell, M., Lu, Q., Heyes, J., Rosen, J., Yan, Y., Chen, J.G., Jiao, F., Xu, B., “The Central Role of Bicarbonate in the Electrochemical Production of CO on Gold”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2015. (oral presentation).
• Dunwell, M., Yan, Y., Xu, B., “Potential-Dependent Behavior of Near-Electrode Water on Au”, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, 2015. (oral presentation).
• Dunwell, M., Lu, Q., Heyes, J., Rosen, J., Yan, Y., Chen, J.G., Jiao, F., Xu, B., “The Central Role of Bicarbonate in the Electrochemical Production of CO on Gold”, Catalysis Club of Philadelphia, Wilmington, DE, 2015. (poster).
• Dunwell, M., Lu, Q., Heyes, J., Rosen, J., Yan, Y., Chen, J.G., Jiao, F., Xu, B., “The Central Role of Bicarbonate in the Electrochemical Production of CO on Gold”, Center for Catalytic Science & Technology Annual Review, Newark, DE, 2015. (oral presentation).
• Dunwell, M., Yan, Y., Xu, B., “Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Organic Cation Adsorption on Au Electrodes”, Catalysis Club of Philadelphia, Wilmington, DE, 2014 (poster).
New Mexico State University • Marco Dunwell, Yun Xu, Hongmei Luo, “Synthesis and Analysis of Vanadium (V) Oxide
Nanostructures as Cathode in Lithium-Ion Batteries”, NM AMP URA Research Symposium, Las Cruces, NM, October 5, 2012 (oral presentation). *Third Place in Oral Presentations
Bassil El-Zaatari 410 stone gate blvd, Elkton, MD 21921 | (919)-641-4748 | [email protected]
Education
DOCTORATE OF PHILOSOPHY | EXP 2018 | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
· Department: Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
· Advisor: Professor Christopher Kloxin
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE | MAY 2013 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
· Major: Chemical Engineering
· GPA 3.87/4.00 suma cum laude, Dean’s List (all semesters)
BACHELORS OF ARTS | MAY 2013 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
· Major: Chemistry
· GPA 3.87/4.00 suma cum laude, Dean’s List (all semesters)
Experience
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | JANUARY 2014 - PRESENT
· PhD research thesis with a focus on development of novel materials using copper(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne photopolymerizations for applications in dental materials
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE | FEBRUARY 2015 – DECEMBER 2015
· Served as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate statistics based class “CHEG 304: Random Variability in Chemical Processes” under Professor Douglas Buttrey. Developed a design of experiment project and lab for the honors section.
· Served as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate fluid mechanics class “CHEG 341: Fluid Mechanics” under Professors Prasad Dhurjati and James Tilton. Developed a computational based ANSYS FLUENT project for the students.
· Was awarded the Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award for my work in both classes.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | SEPTEMBER 2011-MAY 2013
· Developed novel nanocarrier (nanofiber) materials to be used in potential drug delivery applications
TUTOR | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | AUGUST 2012 – MAY 2013
· Tutored university athletes in fields including chemical engineering, chemistry, math, German and Arabic
· CRLA (Level 2) certified
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | JANUARY 2011 – MAY 2011
· Served as a teaching assistant in organic chemistry for Professor Kay Sandberg.
Publications
(1) Shete A, El-Zaatari B, French J, Kloxin C. “Blue-light activated rapid polymerization for defect-free bulk Cu (I)-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) crosslinked networks” Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 10574–10577.
(2) El-Zaatari B, Shete A, Adzima B, Kloxin C. “Towards understanding the kinetic behaviour and limitations in copper(I) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions.” Phys Chem Chem Phys. 2016, 18, 25504 - 25511
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Presentations
251st American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Diego, CA "Kinetic effects and applications of copper, photoinitiator and intensity on the photo-induced Copper(I) Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction," March 2016, (Oral)
Honors and Awards
· Robert Pigford Teaching Assistant Award (May 2016)
· Graduate Student Government: Outstanding Advocacy Award (April 2016)
· Caldwell Fellow Scholar (January 2010- May 2013)
· University Honors Program at NC State University (August 2009- May 2013)
Skills & Abilities
LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE
· Graduate Student Government: Chemical Engineering Senator (September 2014-May 2016)
· Faculty Senate Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (September 2016-Present)
· Local Chemical Engineering Colburn Club Member (September 2015-Present)
· Interfaith Leadership Institute (January 2012)
· Interfaith Student Organization Vice President at NC State (May 2011-May 2013)
· Alternative Spring Break Leader (March 2011)
LANGUAGES
· English (Fluent), Arabic (Fluent), German (Working Proficiency), French (Elementary Proficiency), American Sign Language (Elementary Proficiency)
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NIKODIMOS A. GEBRESELASSIE Ph.D. Candidate
150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716 Tel: (302) 831-6344 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION University of Delaware Aug 2012 – Present Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. Candidate (expected graduation summer/fall 2017)
University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Aug 2008 – May 2012 Chemical Engineering, B.S. (Magna Cum Laude) Biological Sciences, Minor certificate
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Doctoral Research May 2013 – Present Thesis Topic: Elucidating metabolism in microbial co-cultures through 13C-metabolic flux analysis Thesis Advisor: Maciek R. Antoniewicz, Ph.D o Developed and applied a novel methodology for co-culture 13C-metabolic flux analysis o Constructed and validated a compartmentalized network model for S. cerevisiae o Quantitatively analyzed dynamic metabolism of E. coli during diauxic growth shift
CBI Rotation program at the University of Delaware Jan 2013 – May 2013 o Dr. Fidelma Boyd’s lab, Biological Sciences: Learned and applied molecular biology tools to
knockout thermoresistant gluconokinase in V. cholerae o Dr. Eleftherios Papoutsakis’s lab, Chemical Engineering: Learned and applied molecular biology
techniques to insert groESL gene into E. coli chromosome o Dr. Maciek Antoniewicz’s lab, Chemical Engineering: Analyzed the growth profile and
metabolism of engineered Thermus thermophilus in various medium
Undergraduate Research Experience o Dr. Ross’ lab at UMBC, Chemical Engineering Oct 2010 – Jan 2012
- Analyzed the effects of shear stress on bacterial adhesion to surfaces o Dr. Lauffenburger’s lab at MIT, Biological Engineering Jun 2011 – Aug 2011
- Synthesized reagent for quantitative multiplexed immunoassay studies o Dr. Yang’s lab at University of Pittsburgh, Chemical Engineering Jun 2010 – Aug 2010
- Analyzed the effect of oxygen on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes
PUBLICATIONS
Gebreselassie NA, Antoniewicz MR. (2017) Complete growth characterization of E. coli Δpgi – Δzwf co-culture system through co-culture 13C-metabolic flux analysis. (In preparation) Gebreselassie NA, Lazor V, Antoniewicz MR. (2017) COMPLETE 13C-MFA of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. (In preparation) Long CP, Au J, Sandoval NR, Gebreselassie NA, Antoniewicz MR. (2016) Enzyme I facilitates reverse flux from pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate in Escherichia coli. Nature Communication. (Accepted) Gebreselassie NA, Antoniewicz MR. (2015) 13C-Metabolic flux analysis: A novel approach. Metabolic Engineering. 31: 132-139 He L*, Xiao Y*, Gebreselassie N*, Zhang F, Antoniewicz MR, Tang YJ, Peng L. (2014) Central metabolic responses to the overproduction of fatty acids in Escherichia coli based on 13C-metabolic flux analysis. Biotechnology Bioengineering. 111(3): 575-585 [*Co-first authors]
Nikodimos A. Gebreselassie
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TEACHING AND VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES
Shirley and Fraser Russell Teaching Fellow Feb 2016 – Jun 2016 University of Delaware, CHEG 342: Mass and Heat Transport o Taught one third of lectures (with supervision from experienced instructors) o Prepared lectures, conducted office hours, prepared projects and exams for 70+ students
University of Delaware Teaching Assistant CHEG 342: Mass and Heat Transport (90+ Undergrad students) Feb 2015 – Jun 2015 CHEG 845: Advanced Transport Phenomenon (20+ Grad students) Feb 2014 – Jun 2014 o Conducted office hours to guide students through problem sets o Helped student become independent thinkers and problem solvers
Other Teaching and Tutoring Experience CHEG 621: Metabolic Engineering, Guest Lecturer Nov 2016 University of Maryland Baltimore County LRC, Tutor Feb 2009 – Dec 2011
SUMMARY OF COMPETENCIES
Proficient in: Systems level and quantitative analysis of metabolism; 13C-metabolic flux analysis; isotopic labeling experiment design, implementation, and analysis; metabolic network model reconstruction and validation; Matlab; Originlab; Minitab; and bilingual (Amharic-English). Familiar with: Plasmid extraction; PCR amplification; gel electrophoresis; DNA ligation; transformation of chemically competent cells; transformation of electro-competent cells; primer design; restriction digest; plating; tolerance assays; BLAST; colony PCR; knocking out gene; Photoshop
HONORS, AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
First place poster award at FCBIS (May, 2016) ● Shirley and Fraser Russell Teaching fellow (2016) ● University of Delaware Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) Scholar (2012 – Present) ● MARC U* Scholar, NIH research grant and Scholarship (2010 – 2012) ● Meyerhoff Scholar (2008 – 2012) ● Outstanding Senior in Chemical Engineering (2012) ● National Society of Collegiate Scholar (2008 – 2012) ● W.E.B Du Bois Honors Society (2008 – 2012) ● Matters of Hear Scholar (2008) ● Tau Beta Pi Honors Society (2011) ● Outstanding Science Senior (2008) ● Outstanding Senior in Mathematics (2008)
SELECTED POSTER AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Metabolic Engineering XI (Kobe, Japan) [Poster] Elucidating the Physiology of Complex Microbial Systems through a novel co-culture 13C-MFA (June, 2016) Metabolic Engineering X (Vancouver, CA) [Poster & selected for rapid fire oral presentation] 13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis of Co-culture systems: a novel approach (June, 2014) AIChE Annual National Conference (Salt Lake City, Utah) [Poster] Limited Effect of Oxygen-containing Functional Group in the Carbon Source on the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes Catalyzed by Fe-Mo Nanoparticles (Nov, 2010) University of Delaware Winter Research Review (Newark, DE) [Oral] Elucidating the Physiology of Complex Microbial Systems Through a Novel Co-culture 13C-MFA (Jan, 2016) University of Delaware Chemistry Biology Interface (CBI) Seminar (Newark, DE) [Oral] 13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis of Co-culture systems: a novel approach (Sep, 2014)
Matthew J. Gilkey curriculum vitaePh.D. Candidate in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware | Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation
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Curriculum Vitae/Resume JACQUELINE GONZALEZ
University of Delaware, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department 12 Ardmore Rd, Newark, DE 19713 [email protected], (914) – 420 – 0233
EDUCATION________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cornell University, College of Engineering, Ithaca, NY Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, May 2013 Overall GPA: 3.8/4.0, Dean’s List all semesters University of Delaware, College of Engineering, Newark, DE PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Overall GPA: 4.0/4.0
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE___________________________________________________________________________________ PhD Candidate, Antoniewicz Lab, University of Delaware Fall 2013 – Present • Studied metabolism of Escherichia coli and Methanosarcina acetivorans for biofuel production • Used 13C-labeled substrates to quantify intracellular fluxes and examine pathway utilization • Measured labeling patterns and concentrations of metabolites using GC-MS Student Research Assistant, Therapeutic Tissue Engineering, Fischbach Lab, Cornell University Summer 2011- Summer 2013 • Learned cell culturing and sterile techniques • Examined the relationship between breast cancer and obesity • Collagen gel fabrication, Immunohistochemistry, Protein Analysis via Western Blot and ELISA techniques • Recipient of an Engineering Learning Initiatives Undergraduate Research Award • Presented research at the BioExpo Annual Research Symposium and the Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers National Conference WORK AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________________ Teaching assistant, University of Delaware 2015 • Biomolecular Engineering (CHEG420) and Chemical and Biomolecular Principles 1 (CHEG831) • Organized and held homework and exam review sessions • Designed lesson plan and taught lectures Physical Sciences Counselor, Cornell University Summer 2013 • Created activities and led physical sciences course for children ages 7-10 Student Intern, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ Summer 2012 • Engineered a cell line and utilized clones in the optimization and development of a bioassay • Quantified receptor expression using flow cytometry Academic Excellence Workshop Facilitator, Cornell University Fall 2010 – Fall 2013 • Directed cooperative learning session for first-year general chemistry course • Created weekly lectures and worksheets that reviewed material taught in class AWARDS/GRANTS___________________________________________________________________________________________ New York Science Supervisors Association Award in Chemistry, 2009 Engineering Learning Initiatives Undergraduate Research Grant, Cornell University, 2011 and 2013 Graduate University Fellow Award, University of Delaware, 2016 Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award, University of Delaware, 2016 Fraser and Shirley Russell Teaching Fellow in Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 2016 SKILLS_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Microsoft office, Matlab, Mathematica, Origin, HTML Mammalian and bacterial culturing techniques, Anaerobic culturing techniques, GC-MS, HPLC
PUBLICATIONS_____________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Gonzalez JE, Antoniewicz MR. Tracing metabolism from lignocellulosic biomass and gaseous substrates to products with stable-isotopes. Curr Opin Biotechnol. In Press, 2017.
2. Gonzalez JE, Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Comprehensive analysis of glucose and xylose metabolism in Escherichia coli under aerobic and anaerobic conditions by 13C-metabolic flux analysis. Metab Eng, In Press, 2017
3. Whitaker WB, Jones JA, Bennett K, Gonzalez JE, Vernacchio VR, Collins SM, Palmer MA, Schmidt S, Antoniewicz MR, Koffas MA, Papoutsakis ET. Engineering the biological conversion of methanol to specialty chemicals in Escherichia coli. Metab Eng, In Press, 2017
4. Long CP, Au J, Gonzalez JE, Antoniewicz MR. 13C-metabolic flux analysis of microbial and mammalian systems is enhanced with GC-MS measurements of glycogen and RNA labeling. Metab Eng, 38:65-72, 2016
5. Long CP, Gonzalez JE, Sandoval NR, Antoniewicz MR. Characterization of physiological responses to 22 gene knockouts in Escherichia coli central carbon metabolism. Metab Eng, 37:102-113, 2016
6. Sandberg TE, Long CP, Gonzalez JE, Feist AM, Antoniewicz MR, Palsson BO. Evolution of E. coli on [U-13C]glucose reveals a negligible isotopic influence on metabolism and physiology. PloS one, 11(3):e0151130, 2016
7. Seo BR, Bhardwaj P, Choi S, Gonzalez J, Andresen Eguiluz RC, Wang KC, Mohanan S, Morris PG, Du B, Zhou Xk, Vahdat LT, Verma A, Elemento O, Hudis, CA, Williams RM, Dannenberg AJ, Gourdon D, and Fischbach C. Obesity-dependent changes in interstitial ECM mechanics promote breast tumorigenesis. Sci Transl Med. 7(301):301, 2015
8. Gonzalez JE, Antoniewicz M, Metabolic network reconstruction and validation of the methanogen Methanosarcina acetivorans (manuscript in preparation)
9. Seo BR, Gonzalez J, Moore S, Fischbach C, Cancer-activated adipocytes, a potential source of myofibroblasts in mammary tumors (manuscript in preparation)
PRESENTATIONS_______________________________________________________________________________________
Oral Presentations
1. Gonzalez JE, Steinberg L, Whitaker B, Bennett K, Papoutsakis ET, Antoniewicz MR. Application of 13C-MFA in Methanosarcina acetivorans and Escherichia coli for Biofuel Production. Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 4th, 2015
Poster Presentations
1. Gonzalez JE, Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Comprehensive analysis of glucose and xylose metabolism in E. coli under aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Metabolic Engineering 11, Kobe, Japan, June 26th, 2016
2. Gonzalez JE, Whitaker WB, Bennett, KB, Papoutsakis ET, Antoniewicz MR. Bioconversion of methane to butanol by metabolic engineering of Methanosarcina acetivorans and Escherichia coli. Metabolic Engineering 11, Kobe, Japan, June 26th, 2016
3. Whitaker WB, Bennett KB, Gonzalez JE, Long C, Steinberg S, Falara V, Sandoval N, Price V, Raeeszadeh M, Dong M, Jones A, Papoutsakis ET, Chen W, Antoniewicz MR, Bahnson B, Koffas M. Synthetic Methylotrophy to Liquid Fuel. DOE ARPAE Summit, San Diego, CA, Jan 20th, 2016
4. Gonzalez JE, Steinberg L, Whitaker B, Bennett K, Papoutsakis ET, Antoniewicz MR. Application of 13C-tracers in Methanosarcina acetivorans and Escherichia coli for Biofuel Production. 3rd Microbial Systems Symposium, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, February 3rd, 2016
Jing Guo 105 Wharton Drive (434)218-8350
Newark, DE, 19711 [email protected]
EDUCATION
University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA Aug 2016
Ph. D. in Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Unfolding and Aggregation of Monoclonal Antibodies during Cation Exchange
Chromatography
Thesis advisor: Prof. Giorgio Carta
Tianjin University – Tianjin, China June 2011
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of Delaware – Newark, DE Sep. 2016-Present
Postdoctoral Researcher, Delaware Biotechnology Institute & Department of Chemical and
Biomolecular Engineering
Advisors: Prof. Kelvin H. Lee and Prof. Abraham M. Lenhoff
University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA Aug. 2011-Aug. 2016
Research assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering
Thesis advisor: Prof. Giorgio Carta
Explored the elution behavior of multiple monoclonal antibodies on a broad range of
CEX resins containing different types of surface extenders and different pores sizes.
Characterized the nature of the aggregates formed using size exclusion chromatography
(SEC) and dynamic light scattering (DLS) and determined how their formation depends
on buffer pH, hold time before elution, loading salt concentration, loading flow rate, and
protein mass load.
Investigated a potential connection between unfolding/aggregation behavior and the
tentacle architecture of Fractogel EMD SO3- resin, particularly with respect to the very
high binding capacities and unique diffusional mass transfer kinetics that are often
associated with polymer-functionalized ion exchangers.
Established a molecular level understanding of the unfolding/aggregation behavior using
hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HX-MS) to determine peptide-level
conformational changes caused by binding and/or elution on the resin.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Virginia – Charlottesville, VA May, Oct 2015, May 2016
Tutor, Protein Chromatography short course
Teaching the laboratory and data analysis sessions for industrial participants in
engineering fundamentals and measurements for process development and scale-up,
including protein isocratic elution, breakthrough and linear gradient elution experiments.
HONORS
Third Place Best Poster July 2014
27th Preparative and Process Chromatography meeting
Eastman Chemical Travel Awards March 2014
Best Poster Honorable Mentions July 2013
26th Preparative and Process Chromatography meeting
SKILLS
Chromatography techniques (AKTA and HPLC)
Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry (HXMS)
Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS)
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy (CLSM)
Circular Dichroism (CD)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
PUBLICATIONS
4. J. Guo, A.D. Creasy, G. Barker, G. Carta, Surface induced three-peak elution behavior of a
monoclonal antibody during cation exchange chromatography, J. Chromatogr. A 1474 (2016)
85-94
3. J. Guo, G. Carta, Unfolding and Aggregation of Monoclonal Antibodies on Cation Exchange
Columns: Effects of Resin Type, Load Buffer, and Protein Stability, J. Chromatogr. A 1388
(2015) 184–194.
2. J. Guo, G. Carta, Unfolding and aggregation of a glycosylated monoclonal antibody on a
cation exchange column Part II Protein structure effects by hydrogen deuterium exchange mass
spectrometry, J. Chromatogr. A 1356 (2014) 129–137.
1. J. Guo, S. Zhang, G. Carta, Unfolding and aggregation of a glycosylated monoclonal antibody
on a cation exchange column Part I Chromatographic elution and batch adsorption behavior, J.
Chromatogr. A 1356 (2014) 117–128.
CONFERENCES
4. Oral presentation: “Unfolding and Aggregation of Monoclonal Antibodies on Cation
Exchange Columns – Insights from DLS, CLSM, and HX-MS (and CD)”, J. Guo, S. Zhang, G.
Carta, EMD Millipore Ion Exchange User Group Meeting, Tiburon, CA, November, 2014
3. Poster presentation: “On-Column Unfolding and Aggregation of a Glycosylated Monoclonal
Antibody in Columns Packed with Different CEX Resins”, J. Guo, G. Carta, 27th Preparative
and Process Chromatography meeting, Boston, MA, July, 2014
2. Oral presentation: “Antibody aggregation and unfolding on CEX chromatography media”, J.
Guo, E. Fernandez, J. O’Connell, G. Carta, BIOT session, 247th American Chemical Society
(ACS) National Meeting, Dallas, TX, March, 2014
1. Poster presentation: “Characterization of Antibody Aggregation and Unfolding on Cation
Exchange Chromatography Media”, J. Guo, E. Fernandez, J. O’Connell, G. Carta, 26th
Preparative and Process Chromatography meeting, Boston, MA, July, 2013
Amber M. Hilderbrand
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering email: [email protected] University of Delaware phone: (302) 831-4528 150 Academy Street, Colburn Laboratory Office #219, Newark, DE 19711 EDUCATION: University of Delaware, Newark, DE Fall 2013-Present Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Cumulative GPA: 3.64/4.00 Iowa State University, Ames, IA Fall 2009-Spring 2013 Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering, Cum Laude Chemical and Biological Engineering Cumulative GPA: 3.41/4.00 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE: University of Delaware, Newark, DE August 2013-Present Graduate Research Assistant Advisor: Dr. April M. Kloxin
• Establishing a three-dimensional (3D), hydrogel-based culture system that incorporates collagen mimetic peptides (CMPs) to impart a fibrillar structure over multiple length scales
• Designing and characterizing CMPs to promote self-assembly from triple helices to fibrils in solution • Determining mechanical properties of hydrogel-based materials with covalently incorporated CMPs
using rheology Iowa State University, Ames, IA August 2012-August 2013 Undergraduate Research Assistant Advisor: Dr. Kaitlin Bratlie
• Induced polarization of Tumor Associated Macrophages using interleukin-4 and lipopolysaccharide and incubated with functionalized polystyrene particles to reverse polarization
• Performed various biochemical assays to determine extent of cell repolarization o Determined that particles did not change phenotype, but induced changes in pro- or anti-
inflammatory markers RESEARCH SKILLS: Peptide and protein characterization: Reverse-phase HPLC, mass spectrometry (ESI, LC-MS), circular dichroism (CD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), UV-Vis spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS) Polymer Synthesis: Solid phase peptide synthesis, small molecule synthesis, conjugation reactions for modification of commercial polymers, click chemistry (thiol-ene), fragment condensation Polymer Characterization: Rheology, 1H-NMR Cell culture and analysis: Mammalian cell culture (tumor associated macrophages, 3T3 fibroblasts, hMSCs), cell viability assays, enzymatic assays (ELISA), immunocytochemistry Statistics: Minitab software, design of experiments PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND AWARDS:
• AM Hilderbrand, C Guo, AM Kloxin, “Multifunctional biomaterials with structural complexity,” World Biomaterials Congress, May 2016, Montreal, QC. Poster.
• AM Hilderbrand*, EM Ovadia*, MS Rehmann, PM Kharkar, C Guo, AM Kloxin, “4D biomaterials for stem cell research,” Curr. Opin. Solid State Mater. Sci. 20, 212-224, 2016. *Equal contribution
• AM Hilderbrand, AM Kloxin, “Biomaterials with multiscale structural complexity,” Delaware IDeAs
Meeting, February 2016, Newark, DE. Poster. • AM Hilderbrand, AM Kloxin, “Biomaterials with multiscale structural complexity,” University of
Delaware Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Winter Research Review, January 2016, Newark, DE. Poster.
• AM Hilderbrand, C Guo, AM Kloxin, “Hydrogels with structural complexity provided by multifunctional collagen mimetic peptides,” Neutron day, November 2015, Newark, DE. Poster.
• AM Hilderbrand, AM Kloxin, “Multifunctional biomimetic materials with multiscale structural complexity,” University of Delaware Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Summer Research review, June 2015, Newark, DE. Oral Presentation.
• Collins Fellowship (2013-2014)
LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE: • Fraser and Shirley Russell Teaching Fellowship (Spring 2017) • President of graduate student organization, Colburn Club (2015-2016) • DJ for Science Rocks!, a weekly radio show on WVUD 91.3 FM The Basement (2014 – Present) • Teaching Assistant for Heat and Mass Transfer Operations (2016) and Introduction to Polymer Science
(2014) • Served as At-Large Representative & 2nd Year Representative of Colburn Club (2013-2015) • Chaired Minds of Tomorrow, a grant-based outreach organization (2011-2013)
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE: Honeywell Aerospace, Plymouth, MN May 2011-August 2011 Engineering Intern
• Studied process and worked with operators to reduce part scrap • Mapped temperatures of heating and cooling block to determine if gradient existed within block • Developed and revised Standard Operating Sheets • Provided engineering support for Cell 2 of process • Collected initial data for single piece flow Value Stream Mapping Project
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Jeong Eun Hyeon, Ph.D.
Phone: +1-302-433-9635 E-mail: [email protected]
Education and Training 2010-2015.08 Ph.D. in Life Science and Biotechnology
(Integrated M.S. & Ph.D. course) Korea University, Seoul, Korea Thesis Title: Cellulosome-based, Clostridium-derived Multi-functional Enzyme Complexes for Advanced Biotechnology Application
2006-2010 B.S. in Life Science
Korea University, Seoul, Korea Thesis Title: Cellulosic Ethanol Fermentation Using Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Engineered for Production of Minicellulosomes from Clostridium cellulovorans
Professional Experiences 2016.11-Present Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Delaware, Delaware, USA
2016-2016.11 Research Professor
Department of Biotechnology Korea University, Seoul, Korea - Microbiology I (English) CLASS - Industrial Microbiology CLASS
2015-2016 Lecturer
Department of Biotechnology Korea University, Seoul, Korea - Microbiology II (English) CLASS - Biomass & Bioenergy Engineering (English) CLASS
2008-2010 Student Research Assistant
Lab of Industrial Microbiology & Bioenergy Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology Korea University, Seoul, Korea
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Publications Hyeon JE, Shin SK, Han SO. (2016) Design of Nanoscale Enzyme Complexes Based on Various Scaffolding
Materials for Biomass Conversion and Immobilization. Biotechnology Journal. [Epub ahead of print] (IF 3.490) Kim SJ, Shin SK, Hyeon JE, Han SO. (2016) Mutation of a Conserved Tryptophan Residue in the CBM3c of a GH9
Endoglucanase Inhibits Activity. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 92:159-166 (IF 2.858) Kim SJ, Joo JE, Jeon SD, Hyeon JE, Kim SW, Um YS, Han SO. (2016) Enhanced Thermostability of Mesophilic
Endoglucanase Z with a High Catalytic Activity at Active Temperatures. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 86:269-276 (IF 2.858)
Shin SK, Hyeon JE (Co-First Author), Kim SW, Park CH, Han SO. (2015) Enhanced Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass: Bi-functional Enzyme Complexes Expressed in Pichia pastoris Improve Bioethanol Production from Miscanthus sinensis. Biotechnology Journal. 10:1912-1919 (IF 3.490)
Hyeon JE, Kim SW, Park CH, Han SO. (2015) Efficient Biological Conversion of Carbon Monoxide (CO) to Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and for Utilization in Bioplastic Production by Ralstonia eutropha through the Display of an Enzyme Complex on the Cell Surface. Chemical Communications. 51:10202-10205 (IF 6.834, TOP 12.75%)
Ramzi AB, Hyeon JE, Kim SW, Park CH, Han SO. (2015) 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Production in Engineered Corynebacterium glutamicum via C5 Biosynthesis Pathway. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 81:1-7 (IF 2.322)
Ramzi AB, Hyeon JE, Han SO. (2015) Improved Catalytic Activities of a Dye-decolorizing Peroxidase (DyP) by Overexpression of ALA and Heme Biosynthesis Genes in Escherichia coli. Pro.Biochem.. 50:1272-1276 (IF 2.516)
Kang DH, Hyeon JE (Co-First Author), You SK, Kim SW, Han SO. (2014) Efficient Enzymatic degradation Process for Hydrolysis Activity of the Carrageenan from Red Algae in Marine Biomass. Journal of Biotechnology. 192:108-113 (IF 2.871)
Kim SJ, Hyeon JE, Jeon SD, Choi GW, Han SO. (2014) Bi-functional Cellulases Complexes Displayed on the Cell Surface of Corynebacterium glutamicum Increase Hydrolysis of Lignocelluloses at Elevated Temperature. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 66:67-73 (IF 2.322)
Hyeon JE, Kang DH, Han SO. (2014) Signal Amplification by a Self-assembled Biosensor System Designed on the Principle of Dockerin-cohesin Interactions in a Cellulosome complex. Analyst. 139:4790-4793 (IF 4.107 / 9.46%)
Hyeon JE, You SK, Kang DH, Ryu SH, Kim MG, Lee SS, Han SO. (2014) Enzymatic Degradation of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Continuous Process Using Laccase and Cellulases with the Aid of Scaffoldin for Ethanol Production. Process Biochemistry. 49:1266-1273 (IF 2.516)
Hyeon JE, Jeon SD, Han SO. (2013) Cellulosome-based, Clostridium-derived Multi-Functional Enzyme Complexes for Advanced Biotechnology Tool Development. Biotechnology Advances. 31:936-944 (IF 9.015 / TOP 3.68%)
Hyeon JE, Kang DH, Kim YI, You SK, Han SO. (2012) A GntR Type Transcriptional Regulator PckR Negatively Regulates the Expression of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxykinase in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Journal of Bacteriology.194:2181-2188 (IF 2.808)
Hyeon JE, Kang DH, Kim YI, Jeon SD, You SK, Kim KY, Kim SW, Han SO. (2012) Production of Functional Agarolytic Nano-complex for the Synergistic Hydrolysis of Marine Biomass and Its Potential Application in Carbohydrate Binding Module-utilizing One-step Purification. Process Biochemistry. 47:877-881 (IF 2.516)
Hyeon JE, Jeon WJ, Whang SY, Han SO. (2011) Production of Minicellulosomes for the Enhanced Hydrolysis of Cellulosic Substrates by Recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum. Enzy. Microb. Tech. 48:371-377 (IF 2.322)
Hyeon JE, Yu KO, Suh DJ, Suh YW, Lee SE, Lee J, Han SO. (2010) Production of Minicellulosomes from Clostridium cellulovorans for the Fermentation of Cellulosic Ethanol Using Engineered Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FEMS Microbiology Letter. 310:39-47 (IF 2.121)
Cho HY, Lee SG, Hyeon JE, Han SO. (2010) Identification and Characterization of a Transcriptional Regulator, SucR, that Influences sucCD Transcription in Corynebacterium glutamicum. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 401:300-305 (IF 2.297)
Jeon E, Hyeon JE, Suh DJ, Suh YW, Kim SW, Song KH, Han SO. (2009) Production of Cellulosic Ethanol in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Heterologous Expressing Clostridium thermocellum Endoglucanase and Saccharomycopsis fibuligera β-glucosidase Genes. Molecules and Cells. 28:369-373 (IF 2.090)
Jeon E, Hyeon JE, Lee SE, Park BS, Kim SW, Lee J, Han SO. (2009) Cellulosic Alcoholic Fermentation Using Recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae Engineered for the Production of Clostridium cellulovorans Endoglucanase and Saccharomycopsis fibuligera β-glucosidase. FEMS Microbiology Letter. 301:130-136 (IF 2.121)
Maria KatzarovaNewark, DE
T 302.831.8919 • B [email protected] • Í scholar.google.com
EducationIllinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPh.D., Chemical Engineering 2016Adviser: Prof. Jay D. SchieberUniversity of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CAB.Sc., Chemical Engineering 2004
Research Interests{ Experimental rheological characterization of complex materials such as polymers and granular media{ Further applying statistical mechanics and kinetic theory models to design materials{ Using a multi-scale modeling approach by bridging atomistic and mesoscale levels
ExperienceUniversity of Delaware Newark, DEPostdoctoral Researcher 2016–PresentAdviser: Prof. Norman J. Wagner{ "Shear Thickening Fluid (STF)-Enhanced Textiles for Durable, Cut- and Puncture-resistant Environmental
Protective Garment (EPG) Materials"Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILPostdoctoral Researcher Summer 2016Adviser: Prof. David C. Venerus{ Experimental rheology of polyethylene oxide melts and gelsIllinois Institute of Technology Chicago, ILResearch/Teaching Assistant 2011–2016{ Mesoscopic stochastic theory of dense polymeric systems{ Graduate-level thermodynamics
U.S. Army Research Laboratory Aberdeen, MDStudent Researcher Summer 2012Mentor: Dr. Jan Andzelm{ Rheological predictions of synthetic polymer cross-linked networks
Amgen Thousand Oaks, CASystems Engineer 2005–2008{ Clinical drug manufacturing of biologic medicines
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SoftwareMathematica • LATEX • Python • Fortran • Qt (C++) • Inkscape
LanguagesEnglish (fluent), French (conversational), Spanish (basic), Bulgarian (native)
PublicationsJournal Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Priyanka S Desai*, Beom-Goo Kang*, Maria Katzarova*, Ryan Hall, Qifan Huang, Sanghoon Lee,Maksim Shivokhin, Taihyun Chang, David C Venerus, Jimmy Mays, et al. Challenging tube and slip-linkmodels: Predicting the linear rheology of blends of well-characterized star and linear 1, 4-polybutadienes.Macromolecules, *Contributed equally, 49(13):4964–4977, 2016.
Maria Katzarova, Ling Yang, Marat Andreev, Andrés Córdoba, and Jay D Schieber. Analytic slip-linkexpressions for universal dynamic modulus predictions of linear monodisperse polymer melts. RheologicaActa, 54(3):169–183, 2015.
Maria Katzarova, Marat Andreev, Yelena R Sliozberg, Randy A Mrozek, Joseph L Lenhart, Jan WAndzelm, and Jay D Schieber. Rheological predictions of network systems swollen with entangledsolvent. AIChE Journal, 60(4):1372–1380, 2014.Conference Papers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maria Katzarova, Priyanka S. Desai, Beom-Goo Kang, Ryan Hall, Qifan Huang, Sanghoon Lee, Tai-hyun Chang, David C. Venerus, Jimmy Mays, , Jay D Schieber, and Ronald G. Larson. Challenging tubeand slip-link models: Predicting the linear rheology of 1,4-polybutadiene blends of well-characterizedstar and linear 1,4-polybutadienes. In American Physical Society March Meeting 2016, Baltimore,Maryland, USA. American Physical Society, 2016.
Maria Katzarova, Ling Yang, Marat Andreev, and Jay D Schieber. Simple desktop calculations for slip-link predictions of entangled polymers. In The Society of Rheology 86th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, USA, pages 64–65. The Society of Rheology, 2014.Technical Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maria Katzarova, Yelena R Sliozberg, Jan W Andzelm, Randy A Mrozek, Joseph L Lenhart, and Jay DSchieber. Modeling of entangled network chains and linear solvent chains in a single-chain-mean-fieldslip-link model. Technical report, DTIC Document, 2013.Dissertation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maria Katzarova. Slip-link modeling of entangled polymers: rheological applications and extractingfriction from atomistic simulations. PhD thesis, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2016.
Awards2014: Society of Rheology Student-Member Travel Grant2011: Society of Manufacturing Engineers Scholarship
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Maura Koehle 221 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716
301-529-4302 [email protected]
EDUCATION University of Delaware Newark, DE Doctoral candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 2013-present Advisor: Dr. Raul Lobo Thesis topic: Catalytic transformations of biomass with zeolites University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Master of Science in Chemical Engineering 2010-2013 Advisor: Dr. Ashish Mhadeshwar Thesis topic: Microkinetic modeling and analysis of ethanol partial oxidation and reforming University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude 2006- 2010
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Delaware Newark, DE Graduate Research February 2013-present • Investigated zeolites for catalytic biomass transformations in batch and flow reactors • Synthesized solid Lewis acid zeolites and studied their kinetics in transfer hydrogenation reactions,
Friedel-Crafts acylation and Diels-Alder cycloaddition • Experience with XRD, XRF, EXAFS, UV-Vis, ICP-AES, SEM, FTIR, NMR, GC, GC-MS,
HPLC and LC-MS techniques University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Graduate Research Nov. 2010-May 2012 • Developed a microkinetic model for the partial oxidation and reforming of ethanol • Experimental work on ethanol reforming via microwave heating and methane dry reforming WORK EXPERIENCE ExxonMobil Process Research Clinton, NJ Intern May-December 2012 • Supported catalytic research in the Catalyst Technology group • Responsibilities included catalyst synthesis, experimental design, data analysis and preparation of
written reports and patent applications Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Environment and Energy Washington, DC Technical Intern Summer 2009 • Composed literature review on feasibility of alternative aviation fuel technologies • Assisted in planning Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI) annual conference • Proofread and provided comments for the International Panel on Climate Change’s Zeroth Order
Draft of Special Report on Alternative Energy
Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation Pittsburgh, PA Research Intern Summer 2008 • Conducted biofuels research project that resulted in provisional patent • Used bomb calorimetry, UV-Vis and viscometry to analyze fuel blends with waste vegetable oil
PUBLICATIONS 1. Koehle, M., Saraci, E. and Lobo, R.F. “Production of para-methylstyrene and para-divinylbenzene
from furanic compounds,” Submitted. 2. Park, D.S., Joseph, K.E., Koehle, M., Krumm, C., Ren, L., Damen, J.N., Shete, M.H., Lee, H.S.,
Zuo, X., Lee, B., Fan, W., Vlachos, D.G., Lobo, R.F., Tsapatsis, M. and Dauenhauer, P.J. “Tunable Oleo-Furan Surfactants by Acylation of Renewable Furans.” ACS Central Science, In press.
3. Koehle, M. and Lobo, R.F., “Lewis acidic zeolite Beta for the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reduction of furfural”, Catalysis Science and Technology, 6 (2016) 3018-3026.
4. Koehle, M. and Mhadeshwar, A.B., “Nanoparticle Catalysis for Reforming of Biomass-Derived Fuels”, Steven Suib, Ed., Catalysis by Nanoparticles, Elsevier, 2013.
5. Wagner, E.P., Lambert, P.D., Moyle, T. M., and Koehle, M.A. “Diesel vehicle performance on unaltered waste soybean oil blended with petroleum fuels.” Fuel, 107 (2013) 757-765.
6. Koehle, M. and Mhadeshwar, A.B., “Microkinetic Modeling and Analysis of Ethanol Partial Oxidation and Reforming on Platinum at Short Contact Times”, Chemical Engineering Science, 78 (2012) 209-225.
7. Wagner, E.P., Koehle, M., Moyle, T.M., and Lambert, P.D., “Predicting temperature dependent viscosity for unaltered waste soybean oil blended with petroleum fuels”, Journal of the American Oil Chemists’ Society, 87 (2010) 453-459.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS 1. Koehle, M. and Lobo, R.F., “Production of para-methylstyrene and para-divinylbenzene from
furanic compounds”, 252nd ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, August 21-25, 2016. Second place, I&EC Graduate Student Award Symposium.
2. Koehle, M. and Lobo, R.F., “Production of para-methylstyrene and para-divinylbenzene from furanic compounds”, Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, NH, June 12-17, 2016 (poster). Poster competition winner.
3. Koehle, M. and Lobo, R.F., “Friedel-crafts acylation of furans”, Pacifichem 2015, Honolulu, HI, December 15-20, 2015.
4. Koehle, M. and Lobo, R.F., “Catalytic transformation of biomass-derived compounds on Lewis acid-containing zeolites”, 250th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 16-20, 2015.
5. Koehle, M. and Lobo, R.F., “Catalytic transformation of biomass-derived compounds on Lewis acid-containing zeolites”, 24th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, June 14-19, 2015 (poster).
6. Koehle, M., Moreno, A., and Mhadeshwar, A.B., “Microkinetic analysis of sustainable hydrogen production from catalytic reforming of biomass-derived oxygenates”, 22nd North American Catalysis Society Meeting, Detroit, MI, June 5-10, 2011.
HONORS AND AWARDS First Place, Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Student Poster Session, November 2016 Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award, University of Delaware, 2016 Saurabh A. Palkar Graduate Award for Mentoring, University of Delaware, 2015 National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellowship, August 2011- August 2012 North American Catalysis Society Meeting Kokes Travel Award, June 2011 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2011 University of Connecticut CESE Multidisciplinary Environmental Summer Research Award, 2011 U.S. Department of Education GAANN Graduate Fellowship, August 2010-August 2011 Federal Aviation Administration Special Act Award, August 2009 University of Pittsburgh School of Arts and Sciences Small Grant, July 2008 University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering Dean’s List: May 2007-May 2010 University of Pittsburgh Engineering Honors Scholarship: 2006-2010 University of Pittsburgh University Honors College Full Tuition Scholarship: 2006-2010
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Stijn H.S. Koshari Home address: 311 Harbor Dr Apt 9 Claymont, DE 19703 Office address: 155 Colburn Laboratory University of Delaware 150 Academy Street Newark, DE 19716 Phone: +1 (302) 897-1529 Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
� 2014-2018 Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering (Expected) University of Delaware Topic: Microstructure and stability of dried pharmaceutical protein formulations for application in controlled drug-delivery systems In collaboration with Genentech Advisors: Dr. A.M. Lenhoff (UD), Dr. N.J. Wagner (UD)
Teaching Assistant Assignment: Chemical Engineering Laboratory I Teaching Fellow: Fluid Mechanics
� 2012-2014 Master of Science in Chemical Engineering (Dual Degree) University of Delaware (2013-2014)
GPA: 4.00 Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2012-2013)
Graduated magna cum laude (83.64%) Thesis: ‘Characterization of lysozyme adsorption in cellulosic chromatographic particles using small-angle neutron scattering’ Advisors: Dr. A.M. Lenhoff (UD), Dr. N.J. Wagner (UD), Dr. Y. Liu (NIST)
� 2009-2012 Bachelor of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen Optie Chemische Technologie - Materiaalkunde (Chemical Engineering - Materials Science) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Graduated magna cum laude (80.89%)
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Dutch: native English: fluent French: basic
COURSEWORK HIGHLIGHTS
Process Engineering, Design, and Control; Protein
Structure and Function; Scattering Techniques; Materials Science; Management
MY OBJECTIVE
To obtain a leading role at a global chemical, oil-and-gas, pharmaceutical, or consulting company.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
� ExxonMobil Antwerp Refinery (Belgium) July-August 2012: Summer internship Technical Assistance: Oil Movement and Storage (OM&S)
� Genentech Inc. (South San Francisco, CA)
June-September 2015: Summer internship Late Stage Pharmaceutical Development (LSPD)
QUALIFICATIONS
� Leadership and creativity Student representative during bachelor, master, and Ph.D. studies in official student and university organizations, such as the KUL Educational Committee, the UD Graduate Student Government (GSG) and its subcommittees, and the UD Faculty Senate and its subcommittees. Board Member and Events Coordinator of the UD Ballroom Dance Team.
� Engagement and flexibility First participant of the chemical engineering dual-degree program between the University of Delaware and the KU Leuven. Partook in the ATHENS exchange program at ENSTA ParisTech for the course ‘Activities and economy of trade ports’. Co-chair of the GSG Sustainability Committee at UD.
� Insight and ambition Excellent academic record. Selected for a Teaching Fellowship in the undergraduate Fluid Mechanics course at UD in 2016. Recipient of the Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award at UD in 2016. Received the IAR-CIT Master’s Thesis Award for an outstanding master’s thesis at the KUL in 2014.
PUBLICATIONS
� S. H. S. Koshari, N. J. Wagner, and A. M. Lenhoff, “Characterization of lysozyme adsorption in cellulosic chromatographic materials using small-angle neutron scattering,” J. Chromatogr. A, vol. 1399, pp. 45–52, 2015.
� S. Lippold, S. H. S. Koshari, R. Kopf, R. Schuller, T. Buckel, I. E. Zarraga, and H. Koehn, “Impact of mono- and poly-ester fractions on polysorbate quantitation using mixed-mode HPLC-CAD/ELSD and the fluorescence micelle assay,” J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal., vol. 132, pp. 24–34, 2017.
Christopher P. Long [email protected] 123 Arielle Dr. (978) 660-0437 Newark, DE 19702 EDUCATION University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2012-2017 (expected) Ph.D. Candidate: Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering GPA: 3.96 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 2008-2012 B.S., Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude GPA: 3.92 RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Doctoral Research, University of Delaware 2013-present Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering: Metabolic Engineering & Systems Biology Laboratory Advisor: Maciek R. Antoniewicz Thesis: “A comprehensive study of metabolic flux rewiring in E. coli knockout strains” • Developed new methods for the physiological characterization of cells, including GC/MS based
biomass composition quantification and use of RNA and glycogen for 13C metabolic flux analysis • Performed comprehensive physiological and fluxomic characterizations of ~50 E. coli central carbon
metabolism knockout mutants, identifying novel reactions and patterns of metabolic responses • This large data set will be applied for the development of advanced kinetic metabolic models and
strain design tools Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, University of Delaware 2013 • Dr. Eleftherios Papoutsakis: Chromosomal insertion of a heterologous sigma factor in E. coli • Dr. Thomas Hanson: Toward Tn-Seq Analysis of Chlorobium tepidum
Co-op, Chemical Process Design & Commercialization, Merck & Co, Rahway, NJ 2010, 2011 • Performed evaluation, optimization, and modeling of high pressure homogenization as a particle size
reduction technique • Developed a process for continuous crystallization of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API)
Undergraduate Research Assistant, Cornell University, Dept. of Chemical Engineering 2010 Advisor: Jeff Varner • Modeling breast cancer proliferation: literature review, cell signal mapping, simple programming
SKILLS Experimental • Bacterial cell culture • 13C metabolic flux analysis (13C-MFA) • Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis and method development • Basic microbiology and cloning techniques Data Analysis and Computation • Metabolic modeling (FBA and other constraint-based techniques) • Multivariate statistics with large data sets (eg. PCA, clustering) • Matlab (including COBRA Toolbox), OriginLab, Minitab, Cytoscape, MS Office
TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant
Chemical Engineering Kinetics. Antoniewicz MR, Xu B. University of Delaware. Fall 2014 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics II. Furst EM, Sandler S. University of Delaware. Spring 2013 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design. Duncan TM. Cornell University. Spring 2012 Introduction to Chemical Engineering. Duncan TM. Cornell University. Fall 2011
PUBLICATIONS (PRIMARY AUTHOR) Long CP*, Au J*, Sandoval NR, Gebreselassie NA, Antoniewicz MR (2016). Enzyme I facilitates reverse flux from
pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate in Escherichia coli. Accepted, Nature Communications.
Long CP*, Au J*, Gonzalez JE, Antoniewicz MR (2016). 13C metabolic flux analysis of microbial and mammalian systems is enhanced with GC-MS measurement of glycogen and RNA labeling. Metabolic Engineering, 38, 65-72.
Crown SB*, Long CP*, Antoniewicz MR (2016). Optimal tracers for parallel labeling experiments and 13C metabolic flux analysis: A new precision and synergy scoring system. Metabolic Engineering, 38, 10-18.
Long CP, Gonzalez JE, Sandoval NR, Antoniewicz MR (2016). Characterization of physiological responses to 22 gene knockouts in Escherichia coli central carbon metabolism. Metabolic Engineering, 37, 102-113.
Long CP, Antoniewicz MR (2014). Quantifying biomass composition by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry, 86(19), 9423–7.
Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. (2014). Metabolic flux analysis of Escherichia coli knockouts: lessons from the Keio collection and future outlook. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 28, 127–133.
*equal contribution
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Metabolic Engineering XI. Kobe, Japan. June 2016 (Poster)
Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Metabolic Flux Rewiring and Physiology in E. coli Upper Central Carbon Metabolism Knockout Strains
Metabolic Engineering XI. Kobe, Japan. June 2016 (Poster) Au J*, Long CP*, Antoniewicz MR. 13C-Metabolic Flux Analysis of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway Using GC-MS Analysis of RNA and Glycogen
University of Delaware CBE Winter Research Review. Newark, DE. January 2016 (Oral) Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Comprehensive study of metabolic flux rewiring in E. coli knockout strains
Metabolic Engineering X. Vancouver, BC, Canada. June 2014 (Rapid Fire, Poster) Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Comprehensive study of metabolic flux rewiring in E. coli knockout strains
ACS BIOT Meeting. New Orleans, LA. April 2013 (Poster) Crown SB, Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. High-resolution 13C-metabolic flux analysis in E. coli using novel tracers and parallel labeling experiments
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS University of Delaware Graduate Fellowship 2015-2016 University of Delaware Chemistry-Biology Interface Trainee 2012-2014 (NIH Kirschstein Institutional Training Grant) Cornell Tradition Fellowship 2008-2012 National Merit Scholarship 2008-2009
Rose Xiaoya Ma [email protected] • (315) 944-8318 • 609 Wharton Drive, Newark, DE 19711
EDUCATION University of Delaware, Newark, DE Aug. 2013 – Present
• Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering • Redox flow battery modeling & development
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Sep. 2009 – Jun. 2013 • B.S. in Chemical Engineering • Materials track
SKILLS Experimental techniques
• Experienced in cyclic voltammetry (CV) studies, rotating disk electrode (RDE) studies & electrochemical device testing
• Trained in soft lithography, epitaxy & extensive characterization/imaging methods, e.g., differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), infrared (IR) spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy (MS), X-ray power diffraction, confocal microscopy, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
Modeling techniques • Experienced in data-driven, multiscale battery characterization & optimization • Experienced in capital & levelized cost analysis of utility-scale batteries
Programming • Fluent in C++, R, Mathematica, COMSOL & Office • Proficient in MATLAB, CAD, Python, HTML & Photoshop
Language • English (fluent), Chinese (native), French (conversational)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Yan Group, University of Delaware, Newark, DE Jan. 2014 – Present
• Created a graphical user interface for modeling of flow battery performance & cost • Developed a robust model for stack voltage of flow batteries, validated with multiple chemistries • Designed & tested a cost-effective flow battery based on redox reaction screening & a novel anion
exchange membrane
Weitz Group, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Jul. 2012 – Sep. 2012 • Designed microfluidic devices for high-throughput, controlled-geometry droplet generation • Characterized E. coli encapsulation into S-shaped, crescentic & notched microgels via SEM • Designed microfluidic devices for in situ studies of differentiated biofilm growth • Characterized B. subtilis growth within water-oil-water double emulsions via confocal microscopy
Novartis Center for Continuous Manufacturing, Jun. 2011 – Aug. 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
• Designed crystallization routes to metastable, pharmaceutically-relevant disappearing polymorphs • Generalized principles for substrate-directed morphology control in organic crystalline systems
Johnson Group, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA Jun. 2010 – Jan. 2011 • Optimized glass-forming ability & toughness of Vitreloy 101 (copper-based bulk metallic glass) • Increased amorphicity by 133% using rational design of interstitial substitutions • Pioneered gamma-brass alloy with potential for superior mechanical strength & ease of manufacture
TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Delaware, Newark, DE Fall 2016
• Teaching assistant for Fluid Mechanics University of Delaware, Newark, DE Sum. 2016
• Supervisor for NSF-REU student on optimizing a membraneless, two-phase flow battery University of Delaware, Newark, DE Spr. 2016
• Teaching assistant for Introduction to Chemical Engineering
PUBLICATIONS, PATENTS & PRESENTATIONS • Rose Xiaoya Ma, Ke Gong, Brian Setzler, Shuang Gu, Yushan Yan. “A Cost-Effective, Model-Validated
Zinc-Ferrocyanide Flow Battery for the Grid.” [In preparation] • Rose Xiaoya Ma, Ke Gong, Brian Setzler, Shuang Gu, Yushan Yan. “A Generalized Model for
Designing High-Performance, Low-Cost Flow Batteries.” [In preparation] • Ke Gong, Fei Xu, Michael G. Lehrich, Rose Xiaoya Ma, Shuang Gu, Yushan Yan. “A Membraneless
Zinc/Ferrocene Redox Flow Battery Based on Immiscible Organic-Inorganic Electrolytes.” [Submitted]
• Rose Xiaoya Ma, Yushan Yan. “From Lab to Grid: A Generalized Voltage & Cost Modeling Tool for the Redox Flow Battery.” [Poster] Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Energy Innovation summit, Washington, D.C., Feb. 29 – Mar. 2, 2016
• Ke Gong, Fei Xu, Jonathan B. Grunewald, Xiaoya Ma, Yun Zhao, Shuang Gu, and Yushan Yan. “All-Soluble All-Iron Aqueous Redox-Flow Battery.” ACS Energy Letters. (2016). 1, 89-93.
• Ke Gong, Xiaoya Ma, Kameron M. Conforti, Kevin J. Kuttler, Jonathan B. Grunewald, Kelsey L. Yeager, Martin Z. Bazant, Shuang Gu and Yushan Yan. Energy & Environmental Science. (2015). 8, 2941-2945. [Impact factor: 25.427]
• Yushan Yan, Shuang Gu, Ke Gong, Xiaoya Ma. “A redox flow battery that uses zinc and iron redox pairs.” [Patent, provisional application submitted]
Melody Morris 150 Academy St [email protected]
Newark DE 19711 (978) 495-1848
EDUCATION
University of Delaware Fall 2013-Present
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 4.0
California Institute of Technology Fall 2009-June 2013
B.S. with Honors in Chemical Engineering
Cumulative GPA: 3.6
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Graduate Research Assistant under Professor Thomas H. Epps, III November 2013-Present
- Thesis Topic: Block polymers for lithium-ion battery electrolytes
- Synthesized novel ion-conducting polymers using ATRP and anionic polymerization techniques
- Characterized materials by proton NMR, size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), small-angle x-ray
scattering (SAXS), neutron reflectivity (NR), AC impedance spectroscopy, and transmission electron
microscopy (TEM)
- Selected to the 2016 National School on Neutron and X-ray Scattering at Argonne National Lab and Oak
Ridge National Lab
- Mentored two undergraduate students (Bonnie Limpawuchara, Christine Castagna)
- Laboratory safety manager
Larson Scholars Undergraduate Research Fellow with Professor Robert H. Grubbs June 2012-2013
- Researched the self-assembly of asymmetric brush block copolymers for photonic crystals
- Performed polymerizations via ATRP and ROMP,
- Characterized samples with NMR, SEC, sample casting, and scanning electron microscopy
- Received a grade of A for senior thesis
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow with Professor Bradley Olsen (MIT) Summer 2010, 2011
- Researched the use of elastin-like proteins as a method for directing enzyme self-assembly
- Performed cloning, protein expression, protein purification, sample casting, and SAXS experiments to
determine the efficacy of the self-assembly
- Researched the effect on rheological properties of a physical double network hydrogel for artificial
cartilage
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant for graduate level Introduction to Polymers Fall 2015
- Graded weekly homework assignments and created solution keys
- Provided weekly office hours and review sessions before exams
- Designed and presented two lectures (Kinetics of Step Growth Polymerization, Overview of Controlled
Radical Polymerizations)
Graduate Teaching Assistant for undergraduate level Thermodynamics I Fall 2014
- Created solution keys for homework assignments
- Gave weekly office hours and review sessions before exams
- Managed and organized undergraduate graders on a weekly basis
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Organic Chemistry Laboratory Spring 2013
- Held office hours on a weekly basis to answer chemistry and laboratory report writing questions
- Supervised students in laboratory experiments, showing proper techniques and behavior in lab
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Thermodynamics II Spring 2012
- Held weekly office hours to ensure students understood concepts and to provide help on homework
assignments
- Awarded TA position due to earning the highest grade in the class the previous year
Undergraduate Tutor Fall 2011-Spring 2013
- Tutored undergraduate students in math, physics, chemistry, and introductory engineering classes
- Helped with both homework assignments and understanding of material
- Advised younger chemical engineering undergraduates on classes and research opportunities
PUBLICATIONS AND SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Morris, M.A., Epps, T.H., “Single-ion conducting diblock terpolymer for use in lithium-ion battery
electrolytes,” in preparation.
Morris, M.A., Epps, T.H., “Elucidating the effects of blending and salt-doping in A-B/A polymer blends for
lithium-ion battery electrolytes,” submitted to American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2017. (talk)
Morris, M.A., Epps, T.H., “Single-ion conducting diblock terpolymers for lithium-ion batteries,” submitted
to American Physical Society March Meeting, March 2017. (poster)
Morris, M.A.*, Gartner, T.G.*, Epps, T.H., “Tuning Block Polymer Structure, Properties, and Processability
for the Design of Efficient Nanostructured Materials Systems,” submitted to Macromolecular Chemistry and
Physics, 2016. (*co-first authors)
Morris, M.A., Epps, T.H., “Synthesis and characterization of single-ion conducting diblock terpolymers for
lithium-ion batteries,” 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting. August 2016. (talk)
Morris, M.A., Epps, T.H., “Synthesis and characterization of single-ion conducting polymers for lithium-ion
batteries,” 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting. March 2016. (talk)
AWARDS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
University of Delaware Professional Development Award (2016)
University of Delaware Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award, Chemical Engineering (2016)
University of Delaware Laird Fellowship Finalist (2014)
University of Delaware Pigford Fellowship (2013-2014)
Passed Ph.D. qualifying exam with exceptional coursework
SanPietro Travel Grant (summer 2013)
American Physical Society (September 2016-present)
American Chemical Society (August 2015-present)
Erik V. Munsell 150 Academy Street, Colburn Laboratory Office #253, Newark, DE 19716
[email protected] | Office: (302) 831-6851 Cell: (401) 787-3141
EXECUTUVE SUMMARY
Chemical engineering PhD with 5 years experience in drug and gene delivery, with a focus on designing,
characterizing, and evaluating in vitro the efficacy of novel polymer-based delivery systems
Expert in peptide synthesis, mammalian cell culture, gene delivery/formulation, and stem cell differentiation
Collaborated with multi-disciplinary research teams as an NIH doctoral trainee at the University of Delaware;
resulted in 1 co-author publication in PNAS
Results-oriented leader: supervised 3 student researchers; co-founded the first graduate student career development
program within the American Chemical Society’s Biochemical Technology Division
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Anticipated 2017
University of Delaware (UD) – Newark, DE
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Millicent O. Sullivan
B.S. Chemical Engineering | Minor: Biology May 2012
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) – Troy, NY
GPA: 3.84/4.00 | Magna cum Laude
RESEARCH & EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Graduate Student Researcher Scientist – UD 2013-present
Thesis Title: Histone-Targeted Gene Nanocarriers for Bone Regenerative Applications
Designed, characterized, and assessed novel bio-mimetic nanomaterials to enhance the delivery and expression
of osteogenic growth factor genes and induce mesenchymal stem cell differentiation in vitro
Developed mechanistic insight and understanding of intracellular trafficking routes that enhance gene transfer, to
further guide the design of more effective gene delivery systems
NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Doctoral Traineeship – UD 2013
Advisor: Dr. David W. Colby
Investigated membrane effects on the formation of abnormal prion protein conformations to develop an effective
model for analyzing prion disease and propagation
Advisor: Dr. Millicent O. Sullivan
Analyzed synergistic effects between histone H4 tail peptides and PEI in enhancing non-viral gene delivery
Advisor: Dr. K. Eric Wommack
Established a novel bioinformatics approach to characterize marine viral diversity using ribonucleotide reductase
Undergraduate Research Associate – RPI 2011-12
Advisor: Dr. Peter M. Tessier
Analyzed reversible protein interaction characteristics to elucidate the mechanisms behind protein stability and
aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease patients.
Assessed the utility of gold nanoparticles as effective drug delivery vectors to improve antibody therapeutics.
RESEARCH SKILLS
Laboratory: Bacterial & Mammalian cell culture; peptide synthesis; gene delivery; confocal microscopy; electron
microscopy; chromatography (liquid, column, affinity); transfection; transduction; stem cell differentiation;
immunochemistry; histology; dynamic light scattering; mass spectrometry (ESI, MALDI); organic synthesis;
inorganic nanoparticle synthesis; qRT-PCR; gel electrophoresis; Western blot; fermentation; protein
production & purification; bioinformatics
Computer: Matlab; Simulink; statistical analysis; ImageJ; Basic; Microsoft Office
Languages: Intermediate Spanish
MENTORING & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
President & Founder of the ACS BIOT Mid-Atlantic Student Chapter – UD 2015-present
Instituted the first regional graduate student chapter in the US, as part of the ACS BIOT Division.
Organized and directed networking and career development events for grad students seeking industrial careers.
Undergraduate Research Advisor – UD 2014-2017
Supervised independent research projects of multiple undergraduate students.
Teaching Associate – UD 2014-2016
Contributed to undergraduate core and elective chemical engineering class instruction.
Vice President & Community Service Coordinator | Chem. Eng. Honor Society – RPI 2011-2012
Developed outreach programs designed to stimulate young students’ interests in various STEM fields.
Engineering Ambassador – Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) 2011-2012
Promoted undergraduate engineering programs of CUHK to underrepresented high school students.
YMCA Lifeguard Supervisor – Lincoln, Rhode Island 2007-2010
Managed summer camp swim programs and maintained aquatic facility.
HONORS, AWARDS, & FELLOWSHIPS
Dr. Morton and Donna Collins Chemical Engineering Fellow 2013-2014
NIH Chemistry-Biology Interface Traineeship 2012-2014
Dean Scholar, RPI 2008-2012
RPI Medalist Award – Outstanding Achievement in Math & Science 2008
Valedictorian, Charles E. Shea High School 2008
PUBLICATIONS
Munsell EV, Ross NL, Sullivan MO. 2016. Journey to the center of the cell: current nanocarrier design strategies
targeting biopharmaceuticals to the cytoplasm and nucleus. Curr. Pharm. Des. 22(9): 1227-44.
Ross NL, Munsell EV, Sabanayagam C, Sullivan MO. 2015. Histone-targeted polyplexes avoid endosomal escape and
enter the nucleus during postmitotic redistribution of ER membranes. Molec. Ther. Nuc. Acids. 4: e226.
Sakowski EG, Munsell EV, Hyatt M, Kress W, Williamson SJ, Nasko DJ, Polson SW, Wommack KE. 2014.
Ribonucleotide reductases reveal novel viral diversity and predict biological and ecological features of unknown marine
viruses. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 111(44): 15786-91.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
E.V. Munsell, M.O. Sullivan, “Histone-targeted gene transfer leads to enhanced MSC differentiation with 100-fold
reduced BMP-2 dosing for bone regenerative applications.” (Seminar) 253rd ACS National Meeting, SF, CA, 04/17.
E.V. Munsell, M.O. Sullivan, “Histone-Targeted Gene Delivery Carriers for Bone Regeneration.” Invited Seminar,
Gordon Research Seminar: Drug Carriers in Medicine & Biology, Waterville Valley, NH, 08/06/16.
E.V. Munsell, N.L. Ross, M.O. Sullivan, “Importin-4 regulates gene delivery by enhancing nuclear retention and
chromatin deposition by polyplexes.” (Seminar) 251st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, 03/17/16.
E.V. Munsell, N.L. Ross, M.O. Sullivan, “Histone-Targeted Gene Delivery Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration.” Poster
Contest Winner, 8th Frontiers at the Chemistry Biology Interface Symposium, Baltimore, MD, 05/16/15.
ACTIVITIES & AFFILIATIONS
RPI Student Exchange | CUHK International Summer School student, studying Mandarin and Chinese philosophy
RPI Exploring Engineering Day | Coordinated educational outreach activity to elementary school students
ΤΒΠ (Tau Beta Pi) | Engineering Honor Society
ΩΧΕ (Omega Chi Epsilon) | Chemical Engineering Honor Society
American Chemical Society (ACS) | National Member
Brian M. Murphy [email protected] (571) 345-8958
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Brian M. Murphy University of Delaware • Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
150 Academy Street • Colburn Laboratory • Newark DE 19716 [email protected] • (571) 345-8958
Education University of Delaware Newark, DE Doctoral Candidate, Advisor: Dr. Bingjun Xu (GPA: 3.6/4.0) Aug 2013 – Present University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA B.S. in Chemical Engineering (GPA: 3.6/4.0) May 2013
Research University of Delaware, PI: Dr. Bingjun Xu January 2014 - Present Thesis Topic: Mechanistic Study of and Rational Design of a Catalytic Material for the Dehydration of Methyl lactate to Acrylates • Utilized in situ and operando FTIR spectroscopy to observe surface-adsorbate interactions to
draw inferences about mechanistic pathways in this important biomass-related reaction • Performed catalyst activity studies in a custom microreactor with on-line sampling to confirm
the mechanistic insights obtained from IR and characterization studies • Applied the results of the mechanistic study to rationally design a new class of highly active
and selective catalysts for lactate dehydration • Identified and fully investigated a novel gas-solid ion exchange process between adsorbed
organic molecules and alkali-metal form zeolites with broad potential applications • Expertise: High vacuum infrared spectroscopy, microreactor design and construction,
reaction engineering, gas chromatography, catalyst characterization • Skills and Proficiencies: FTIR, XRD, TPD, N2 adsorption, and other characterization
techniques. Working knowledge of MATLAB, ASPEN Plus and HYSYS, data analysis software (including Igor, Origin, and Excel), and Microsoft Office
University of Virginia, PI: Dr. Gary Koenig August 2012-May 2013 • Identified, synthesized, and performed physical and electrochemical characterizations of
new anode materials for a lithium-ion battery containing an aqueous electrolyte
University of South Carolina, PI: Dr. Branko Popov May-August 2012 • NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates: synthesized and characterized ultra-low
loading platinum on carbon composite catalysts for PEM fuel cell cathodes
Industry Experience Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Allentown, PA Graduate Intern in the Chief Engineer’s Office July – September 2016
• Designed and developed a dynamic model of a Temperature Swing Adsorption (TSA) unit operation using AspenTech’s HYSYS software package
• Collaborated with a multi-national team to identify and satisfy appropriate design specifications and incorporate the TSA model into a pre-existing model of a complete Air Separation Plant, used for the production of high purity N2, O2 and Ar
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• Developed testing parameters and methodology for future iterations of the model, and applied to the current model to identify potential areas for further improvement
Publications Under Review (submitted Nov 7, 2016): Murphy, B.M., Letterio, M. P., & Xu, B. (2016) Catalyst Deactivation in Pyridine-Assisted Selective Dehydration of Methyl Lactate on NaY.
Murphy, B. M., Letterio, M., P., & Xu, B. (2016) Selectivity Control in the Catalytic Dehydration of Methyl Lactate: The Effect of Pyridine. ACS Catalysis, 6 (8), pp. 5117-5131
Murphy, B. M., Letterio, M. P., & Xu, B. (2016) Catalytic Dehydration of Methyl Lactate: Reaction Mechanism and Selectivity Control. Journal of Catalysis, 339, pp. 21-30
Murphy, B. M., Davis, M.E., & Xu, B. (2015). The Effect of Adsorbed Molecule Gas-Phase Deprotonation Enthalpy on Ion Exchange in Sodium Exchanged Zeolites: an In Situ FTIR Investigation. Topics in Catalysis, 58 (7), pp. 393-405
Popov, B.N., Xie, T., Kim, T., Jung, W., Kriston, A., Murphy, B. M., Gamliel, D., & Ganeson, P. (2012) Development of Ultra-Low Pt Alloy Cathode Catalyst for PEM Fuel Cells. ECS Transactions, 50 (2), pp. 773-785 Selected Conference Presentations and Posters Murphy, B.M.; Letterio ,M. P.; Xu., B. “Mechanistic study of the catalytic dehydration of methyl lactate leading to rational catalyst design.” 252nd ACS National Meeting, 2016, Philadelphia, PA, Aug 21-26 Murphy, B.M.; Letterio ,M. P.; Xu., B. “Highly Active and Selective Catalysts for the Dehydration of Lactates to Acrylates.” Gordon Research Seminar & Conference: Catalysis, 2016, New London, NH, Jun 12-17 Murphy, B.M.; Letterio ,M.P.; Xu., B. “Selectivity Control in the Catalytic Dehydration of Methyl Lactate over Zeolites.” Catalysis Club of Philadelphia, 2015, Wilmington, DE, Oct 15 Murphy, B.M.; Xu, B. “Reaction Mechanism of Catalytic Dehydration of Methyl Lactate over Zeolites.” 24th North American Catalysis Society Meeting, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA, Jun 14-19 Murphy, B.M.; Xu, B. “Lactate Dehydration to Acrylate Catalyzed by Active Sites Generated In-Situ.” Center for Catalytic Science and Technology Annual Research Review, 2014,Newark, DE, Oct 16
Honors and Awards Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Annual Poster Competition, Winner Nov. 2015, Nov. 2016 Robert L. Pigford Memorial Graduate Fellowship (University of Delaware) Aug. 2013 David Lee Preddy Award for Chemical Engineering (University of Virginia) May 2013 Raven Society (University of Virginia) Nov. 2012 Omegi Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society (University of Virginia) Nov. 2011
Marcel P. Nunez 79 Ray St., Newark, DE 19711 954-661-2830 [email protected]
Education
University of Delaware (UD) Newark, DE Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering expected Spring 2017 GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Cambridge, MA B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Mathematics Jun 2012 Minor: Economics GPA: 4.5 / 5.0
Research and Industrial Experience
University of Delaware Newark, DE Graduate Research Assistant 2012-present Thesis Advisor: Dionisios G. Vlachos Thesis Title: Uncertainty Quantification in Stochastic Multiscale Models of Heterogeneous Catalysis
Developed a parametric sensitivity analysis method for multiscale kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) and implemented the technique in a novel code
Developed a multi-objective framework for optimizing catalyst structure using descriptors which incorporated a detailed model of the catalyst surface, reaction network, and stability requirements
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Los Alamos, NM Student Intern Summers 2011 and 2012
Investigated molten composition B rheology by conducting falling ball viscometer experiments, simulating the experimental system in COMSOL Multiphysics, and fitting a viscosity model to the data
Promex Industries Santa Clara, CA Process Engineering Intern Jan 2011
Conducted plasma cleaning, sandblasting, and wire bond testing experiments guided by statistical design of experiments
Designed a metal cleaning procedure needed to manufacture a new semiconductor packaging product
MIT Center for Biomedical Engineering Cambridge, MA Undergraduate Researcher Aug 2009-Aug 2010
Purified olfactory receptor proteins using wet lab techniques for use in odorant sensor devices
Designed and tested odorant sensor devices for specificity, sensitivity, and stability
MIT Buildings Technology Laboratory Cambridge, MA Undergraduate Researcher Jun-Aug 2009
Developed a graphical user interface using C# for CoolVent, a building heat flow simulation tool available online
Skills Computer Programming: Matlab, Fortran, Python, Java, C#, Scheme
Simulation: Uncertainty quantification, Optimization, Kinetic Monte Carlo, Density functional theory (VASP), Multiphysics simulation (COMSOL)
Communication: Microsoft office, LaTeX
Leadership: Research assistant - directed group meetings and organized schedule on a shared calendar, organized group software on a collaboration/distribution platform (Github), conducted training sessions on kinetic Monte Carlo, mentored new graduate researchers, Teaching assistant - conducted multiple lectures and review sessions
Foreign Language: Spanish
Awards ISCRE 24 Dow travel award (2016)
University of Delaware Graduate Student of Distinction (2015)
Meritorious recognition in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (2010)
Top 500 Nationwide in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition (2010)
Software Contributions
CoolVent coolvent.mit.edu Natural ventilation simulation tool for designing buildings
Developed the graphical user interface
MSA-KMC dion.che.udel.edu/downloads Multiscale KMC code with built-in sensitivity analysis
Developed from scratch
Zacros dion.che.udel.edu/downloads Graph-theoretical KMC software
Implemented a sensitivity analysis module
Publications M.P. Nunez, D.K. Zerkle, J.M. Zucker, “The rheology of molten Composition B” Los Alamos National Lab Report LA-
UR-12-24029 (2012).
D. K. Zerkle, M. P. Núñez, and J. M. Zucker, “Molten Composition B Viscosity at Elevated Temperature” Journal of Energetic Materials 34(4), 368 (2016).
M. Núñez and D.G. Vlachos, “Steady state likelihood ratio sensitivity analysis for stiff kinetic Monte Carlo simulations” Journal of Chemical Physics 142(4), 044108 (2015).
A. Hashemi, M. Núñez, P. Plechac, D.G. Vlachos, “Stochastic Averaging and Sensitivity Analysis for Two Scale Reaction Networks” Journal of Chemical Physics 144, 074104 (2016).
M. Núñez and D.G Vlachos, “Surface engineering of catalyst facet structure and its application to the oxygen reduction reaction” Nature Chemistry (submitted)
S. Dutta, A. Bohre, G.R. Jenness, W. Zheng, M. Núñez, D.G. Vlachos, B. Saha, “Improved Graphene Oxide for Efficient Solventless C-C Coupling of Low Carbon Furanics to High Carbon Fuel Precursors” ACS Catalysis (submitted)
M. Núñez, T.A. Robie, and D.G Vlachos, “Rapid identification of the rate determining step in complex kinetic systems” (in preparation)
Selected Presentations
Poster M. Nunez and D.G. Vlachos, “Condition-Dependent Structure Sensitivity of CO Oxidation” Center for Catalytic
Science and Technology Annual Research Review, Newark, DE, Sep. 23, 2013.
M. Nunez and D.G. Vlachos, “First Principles Prediction of Active Sites for Transition Metal Catalysts” Center for Catalytic Science and Technology Annual Research Review, Newark, DE, Oct. 8, 2015.
M. Nunez and D.G. Vlachos, “Identification of Active Sites On Transition Metal Catalysts” 24th International Symposium on Chemical Reaction Engineering, Minneapolis, MN, Jun. 13, 2016.
Oral M. Nunez and D.G. Vlachos, “Uncertainty Quantification in Stochastic Multiscale Models of Heterogeneous
Catalysis” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 18, 2014.
M. Nunez and D.G. Vlachos, “Designing Active Sites from First Principles” American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 12, 2015.
M. Nunez and D.G Vlachos, “Optimization of Transition Metal Catalyst Structure for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction” 252nd American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 22, 2016.
Christopher J. O’Brien [email protected], (518) 487-9416
150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716
Summary of Qualifications
Ph.D.-level education in Chemical Engineering with experimental and theoretical experience
Large range of technical skills spanning molecular biology and protein expression to purification and biophysical
characterization
Leadership experience involving numerous student leadership roles as well as teaching and mentoring
Education
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Expected Spring 2017
Research advisors: Dr. Christopher J. Roberts and Dr. Anne S. Robinson GPA: 3.46/4.00
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Dissertation topic: Modulating Protein Aggregation with Rationally Designed Point Mutations
B.S. Chemical Engineering May 2010
Minor in Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude GPA: 3.87/4.00
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Research and Professional Experience
BRD Graduate Intern at Eli Lilly
AllSourcePPS, Indianapolis, IN July 2016 – Present
Characterized protein-protein interactions, conformational stability, and aggregation rates
Graduate Research Assistant January 2011 - Present
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Applied molecular modeling tools to predict single amino acid substitutions expected to alter protein-
protein interactions and protein aggregation rates
Prepared mutant protein genes for expression using site-directed mutagenesis and molecular cloning
techniques
Expressed protein variants in E. coli and S. cerevisiae and purified proteins using tangential flow
filtration, affinity chromatography and size exclusion chromatography
Characterized protein conformational stability, protein-protein interactions, protein aggregation
kinetics, and protein activity
Late Stage Cell Culture Intern May 2009 – July 2009
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Evaluated and quantitatively compared methods to monitor cell growth in CHO cell culture
Developed expertise in sterile laboratory techniques and cell culture cultivation
Undergraduate Research Assistant August 2008 – May 2009
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Research advisor: Dr. Pankaj Karande
Evaluated solution conditions for high-throughput peptide screening using chemilumunescence
Selected Technical Skills
Molecular Biology and Cell Culture
DNA cloning and subcloning
PCR and site-directed mutagenesis
Bacterial, yeast, and CHO culture
SDS-PAGE and western blotting
Protein Purification
Tangential flow filtration
Ni-NTA affinity chromatography
Ion exchange chromatography
Size exclusion chromatography
Biophysical characterization
Differential scanning calorimetry
Chemical denaturation
Fluorescence and circular dichroism
Static and dynamic light scattering
Analytical size exclusion chromatography
Aggregation kinetics
Leadership and Teaching Experience
Teaching and Mentoring
Teaching Assistant for Bio-Based Materials (Fall 2011) and Thermodynamics (Spring 2013)
Mentored 3 undergraduate students and 1 graduate rotational student on experimental techniques and
analysis, communication, and presentation of data
Leadership Experience
Served as President for the Colburn Club Graduate Student Organization (2012-2013) and RPI Resident Student
Association (2009-2010)
Held numerous leadership positions including Class Representative (Colburn Club, 2010-2014), Resident
Assistant (RPI, 2009-2010), National Communications Coordinator (RPI Resident Student Association, 2008-
2009), Vice Chair (RPI Judicial Board, 2009), Student Orientation Advisor (RPI, 2008), and Residence Hall Council
Chair (RPI, 2007-2008)
Publications
O’Brien, C.J., Blanco, M.A., Costanzo, J.A., Enterline, M., Fernandez, E.J., Robinson, A.S., and Roberts C.J. (2016)
Modulating Non-Native Aggregation and Electrostatic Protein-Protein Interactions with Computationally
Designed Single-Point Mutations. Protein Engineering, Design & Selection 29(6), 231-243
O’Brien, C.J., Robinson, A.S., and Roberts, C.J. (2016). Engineering Aggregation Resistance in a Single-Chain
Variable Fragment (scFv) with Rationally Designed Single-Point Mutations. (Manuscript in preparation)
Costanzo, J. A., O’Brien, C. J., Tiller, K., Tamargo, E., Robinson, A. S., Roberts, C. J., and Fernandez, E. J. (2014).
Conformational stability as a design target to control protein aggregation. Protein Engineering, Design &
Selection: Protein Engineering, Design & Selection, 27(5), 157–67.
Conference Presentations
O’Brien, C.J., Blanco, M.A., Costanzo, J.A., Enterline, M., Fernandez, E.J., Robinson, A.S., and Roberts C.J.
Combining theory and experiment for rational design of single-charge-altering point mutations to reduce multi-
domain protein aggregation. 245th ACS National Meeting, April 2013, New Orleans, LA
Poster presentation. Center for Pharmaceutical Development Industrial Advisory Board Meeting, November
2015, Newark DE
Poster presentation. Biomolecular Interactions Technology Center Symposium, August 2014, Newark, DE
Honors and Awards
Genentech PR&D Outstanding Student Award 2009
Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society 2008 - 2010
National Residence Hall Honorary 2008 - 2010
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society 2008 - 2010
ELISA M. OVADIA 150 Academy St▪Colburn Laboratory 219▪Newark DE 19711▪818.648.6141▪[email protected] EDUCATION Ph.D. Candidate August 2013-Present University of Delaware, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Newark, DE Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering June 2013 University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA RESEARCH Graduate Research January 2014-Present Research Advisor: Dr. April M. Kloxin University of Delaware, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Newark, DE Summary: Extracellular and Intracellular engineering approaches for modeling cell processes • Developed a new approach for the incorporation and release of proteins from PEG hydrogels
using click chemistry • Designed and produced lentiviral-based reporting systems for in situ monitoring of cells • Created three-dimensional hydrogel-based culture models for stem cell culture and neural
differentiation Undergraduate Research Spring 2013 Research Advisor: Dr. Michelle O’Malley UCSB, Department of Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA Summary: Engineering S. Cerevisiae for monomer production • Genetic engineering of pYES vector • Developed leading sequences for mitochondrial and cytosolic localization of gene expression • Production of Methylacrylic Acid via engineered yeast NSF REU – The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) Summer 2012 Research Advisor: Dr. Ryan Gill University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Boulder, CO Summary: Development of E. coli strains with Improved Genome Engineering Properties • Employed PCR, gel-electrophoresis, and recombineering to develop eight mutation E. coli
strains consisting of permutations of modified proteins (DNA Polymerases I & II and mutS) • Determined efficiency for recombineering using selective antibiotic plating • Developed a highly efficient recombinant E. coli strain that can be applied for biofuel
Undergraduate Research 2010-2011 Research Advisor: Dr. Eric McFarland UCSB, Department of Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA Summary: Design of Anaerobic Digester to quantify biofuel production • Integral team member in developing an in-house designed Anaerobic Digester schematic • Quantified biofuel production via gas chromatography and mass spectrometry • Participated in gas sample utilization and upkeep of the digester
LABORATORY SKILLS Hydrogel Synthesis, Peptide Synthesis, iPSC culture, lentiviral production, Mammalian Cell Culture, Flow Cytometry, qRT-PCR, Immunostaining, Confocal microscopy, HPLC, 1H NMR, PCR, Gel-Electrophoresis, Microbial Cell Culture, DNA Purification Protein Expression, DNA Electroporation, Gas Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry
Ovadia -2 PUBLICATIONS Chen Guo1, Heejae Kim1, Elisa M. Ovadia1, Christine M. Mourafetis, Mingrui Yang, Wilfred Chen, April M. Kloxin, Bio-Orthogonal conjugation and enzymatically triggered release of proteins within multi-layered hydrogels, Acta Biomaterialia, (2016). Submitted. Amber M. Hilderbrand1, Elisa M. Ovadia1, Matthew S. Rehmann, Prathamesh M. Kharkar, Chen Guo, April M. Kloxin, Biomaterials for 4D stem cell culture, Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 20, 212-224, (2016). Kevin V. Solomon, Elisa M. Ovadia, Fujio Yu, Watary Mizunashi, Michelle A. O’Malley. Mitochondrial targeting increases specific activity of a heterologous valine assimilation pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Metabolic Engineering Communication, 3, 68-75, (2016). PRESENTATIONS EM Ovadia, DW Colby, AM Kloxin. (2016) Controlling differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells into neurons in well-defined, hydrogel-based microenvironments. American Chemical Society, San Diego, CA; oral presentation EM Ovadia, DW Colby, AM Kloxin. (2016) Controlling differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cell in well-defined, hydrogel based microenvironments. University of Delaware Winter Research Review, Newark, DE; poster presentation TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant, Random Variability in Chemical Processes, 2014 Professors: Joshua Enszer & Douglas Buttrey Teaching Assistant, Fluid Mechanics, Professor: Prasad Dhurjati 2016
LEADERSHIP & OUTREACH University of Delaware K-12 Summer Camp Biomimicry and Hydrogels 2016 GFP Transformation in E. coli 2015 • Developed science outreach demos • Lead outreach event for kids ages 7-14 UCSB Green Campus Program 2010-2013 Treasurer Intern, The Alliance to Save Energy • Responsible for $3000 annual budget and implemented campus sustainability projects • Implemented five stationary bicycles to generate energy to Recreation Center grid with a
$6500 grant from UCSB’s Green Initiative Fund • Conducted building energy audits with UCSB’s Physical Facilities for US Green Building
Council LEED Certification
UCSB Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE) Summer 2011 Personal Assistant • Organized speaker presentations for the IEE Energy Leadership Lecture Series • Assisted in planning the annual Santa Barbara Summit on Energy Efficiency • Re-organized IEE’s financial accounts and assisted with various office tasks
Research and experience Furst research group, University of Delaware
Newark, DE Nov 2013–Present
Studying the formation of non-spherical structured emulsions in microfluidic devices, fo-
cusing on the assembly of hierarchical superstructures from individual anisotropic droplet
building blocks and modifying emulsion droplets with surface-adsorbed and bulk parti-
cles. Research focuses strongly on the behavior of colloidal materials and the behavior of
liquid interfaces. Mentored undergraduate students working on this and other projects.
Field session, Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO Jul 2012–Aug 2012
Performed nine experiments ranging from distillation to heat exchanger operation. Led a
group of three in three of the experiments, presented to a Ph.D. in chemical engineering
or chemistry for five experiments, and prepared technical reports for four experiments.
Elected by students as the outstanding student of field session.
Teaching experience Teaching assistant, University of Delaware
Newark, DE Aug 2014–Dec 2014
Teaching assistant for 92 students in Process Control and Dynamics course. Planned and
led weekly lectures in computer lab sections. Graded homework and lab assignments
from lecture and computer lab. Held independent office hours.
Gymnastics coach
Gymnastika, Arvada, CO Nov 2010–Jun 2013
The Sundance Studio, Monument, CO Sep 2006–May 2010
Coached level 4, 5, and 6 team boys—intermediate, competitive levels—and recreational
students in gymnastics and developed team skills and leadership abilities. Trained stu-
dents of varying mental and physical ability, including handicapped children.
2009—level 4 boys won 1st in USA Gymnastics (USAG)—governing body for gymnastics
in the United States—state competition, level 5 boys placed 3rd.
2009—level 4 boys won 3rd in USAG state competition.
Honors and affiliations University of Delaware
Langmuir student poster award, 90th ACS CSSS Jun 2016
87th Society of Rheology annual meeting poster competition, 3rd Oct 2015
Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award May 2015
American Chemical Society, Colloids Division member Jan 2015–Present
Society of Rheology member Oct 2014–Present
Colorado School of Mines
Outstanding Graduating Senior, chemical engineering May 2013
Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society member Oct 2011–Present
Anton Pegis and President’s scholarships Aug 2010–May 2013
Contact 512 South Street, Floor 3
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(719) 641-9640
Profile Chemical engineering Ph.D. stu-
dent at the University of Delaware
studying emulsions and colloid
science. Experienced coach and
exceptional student.
Education University of Delaware
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering
August 2013–Present
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Colorado School of Mines
B.S., Chemical Engineering
August 2010–May 2013
GPA: 3.954/4.0
summa cum laude
Skills Laboratory skills
Microfluidics, optical microscopy,
confocal microscopy, rheometry,
differential scanning calorimetry,
photolithography, light scattering,
particle processing, gas chromatog-
raphy
Computer skills
Programming: C++, Visual Basic, Java, MATLAB Graphics: Igor
Pro, Origin, Illustrator, Photoshop
Office: Microsoft Office, LaTeX CAD: AutoCAD, Certified
Solidworks Associate
Modeling: COMSOL, Aspen
Other skills
Four years German language
Publications T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst. “Fluid networks assembled from endoskeletal drop-
lets,” Chem. Mater., 28 (11), 3734–3740 (2016). DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b00497
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst. “Crystallization kinetics of partially crystalline emulsion
droplets in a microfluidic device,” Langmuir, 32 (20), 5141–5146 (2016). DOI:
10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00420
T. A. Prileszky, B. A. Ogunnaike, and E. M. Furst. “Statistics of droplet sizes generated
by a microfluidic device,” AIChE J., 62 (8), 2923–2928 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/aic.15246
Presentations T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, "Microfluidic fabrication of endoskeletal droplets," 89th
ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Jun 15, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Assembling anisotropic interfacial structures from en-
doskeletal droplets,” Gordon Research Seminar: Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Poly-
electrolyte Solutions, Feb 6, 2016, Ventura, CA.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, "Hierarchical emulsion networks from endoskeletal
droplets," 90th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Jun 18, 2016, Cambridge,
MA.
Posters
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, "Endoskeletal droplet generation in microfluidic devic-
es," Tiger-Hen-Hawk Rheology Symposium, May 9, 2015, Bethlehem, PA.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Endoskeletal droplet generation in microfluidic devic-
es,” Start Talking Science, Sep 29, 2015, Philadelphia, PA.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Endoskeletal droplets: controlling assembly, rheology,
and response,” Chemical Heritage Foundation Innovation Day, Oct 5–6, 2015, Phila-
delphia, PA.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Endoskeletal droplets: controlling assembly, rheology,
and response,” 87th Society of Rheology Annual Meeting, Oct 11–15, 2015, Baltimore,
MD.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Assembling anisotropic interfacial structures from en-
doskeletal droplets,” University of Delaware Chemical Engineering Winter Research Review, Jan 27, 2016.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Assembling anisotropic interfacial structures from en-
doskeletal droplets,” Gordon Research Conference: Colloidal, Macromolecular, and
Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Feb 7–12, 2016, Ventura, CA.
T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Magnetically functionalized endoskeletal droplets,”
90th ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium, Jun 5–8, 2016, Cambridge, MA.
Activities Participated in educational outreach events while at the University of Delaware
Three-year elected Colburn Club representative and vice president, planned and con-
ducted department-wide events including graduate recruiting, happy hours, and picnics.
Performed service for Tau Beta Pi while attending Colorado School of Mines
Performed cheerleading at Colorado School of Mines from 2010–2011 and participated
in fundraising and community outreach
Performed gymnastics competitively from 2000–2006
Contact 512 South Street, Floor 3
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(719) 641-9640
Andrew C. Tibbits 123 Arielle Drive
Newark, DE 19702 Education
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (August 2012 – Present); Projected Completion: Spring 2017 Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering GPA: 3.64/4.00 North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (August 2008 – May 2012) B.S. in Chemical Engineering (Honors Concentration); Minors in Spanish and International Studies GPA: 3.91/4.00; Summa Cum Laude Research and Work Experience
University of Delaware, Newark, DE Graduate Research Assistant (January 2013 – Present); PIs: Dr. Chris Kloxin and Dr. Yushan Yan Thesis Topic: “Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Photo-Crosslinked Ion Conductive Click Chemistry Membranes with Novel Microstructure.”
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Undergraduate Researcher (December 2010 – May 2012) PI: Dr. Orlin Velev o Particle-stabilized foams derived from cellulose and lignin biomaterials. Undergraduate Researcher (January 2010 – May 2010) PI: Dr. Wesley Henderson o Solvent and anion structural effects on Li+ cation solvation state for lithium-ion battery applications.
Eastman Chemical Company, Kingsport, TN Intern (May – August 2011): Fibers Research and Development Division o Evaluated a photo reflectance tool in the examination of fundamental acetate tow crimp behavior
and measured line-to-line batch variations in crimp properties. Intern (May – August 2010): Specialty Chemicals Process Improvement Division o Designed and installed a cold glycol meter, implemented a Visual Basic (VBA) program to reform the
division interlock disabling system, and revised division standard operating procedures.
Honors and Awards
Graduate Student Professional Development Award (November 2015, July 2016)
Honorable Mention in National AIChE Conference Poster Competition: Sustainability (October 2011)
Dennis Carroll Scholarship (2011 – 2012)
Recipient of NC State Visionary Leadership Certificate (April 2011)
NC State Goodnight Scholarship (2008 – 2012)
Teaching and Mentoring Experience
University of Delaware, Newark, DE Mentor for Undergraduates (June 2014 – Present) o Laura Mumper: June 2014 – Present; John Affriol: June 2014 – August 2014 Teaching Assistant for CHEG305 (Applied Mathematics for Chemical Engineers) (February – May 2014)
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC Undergraduate Tutor (January – December 2009) o Served as an individual tutor, group tutor, and sign up tutor on an as-needed basis. o Led a supplemental information recitation session for a CH201 (Quantitative Chemistry) lecture
three times a week (Fall 2009).
Publications
Tibbits, A.C.; Mumper, L.E.; Yan, Y.S.; Kloxin, C.J. “Spectroscopic Investigation of Allylic Ionic Liquid and Thiol Reaction Kinetics and Mechanism.” In Preparation. (Estimated completion: 2017)
Tibbits, A.C.; El-Zaatari, B.; Kattekola, S.; Yan, Y.S.; Kloxin, C.J. “Photo-Induced Copper-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Reaction of Propargyl-Functionalized Ionic Liquid Monomers for Poly (Ionic Liquid) Networks.” In Preparation. (Estimated completion: 2016)
Tibbits, A.C.; Yan, Y.S.; Kloxin, C.J. “Incorporation of Pendant Ammonium Moieties in Ion Conductive Thiol-Ene Networks.” In Preparation. (Estimated completion: 2016)
Tibbits, A.C.; Mumper, L.E.; Kloxin, C.J.; Yan, Y.S. “A Single-Step Monomeric Photo-Polymerization and Crosslinking via Thiol-Ene Reaction for Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fabrication.” Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2015, 162 (10) F1206-F1211.
Selected Presentations
Tibbits, A.; Kloxin, C.; Yan, Y. “Allylic Ionic Liquids as Building Blocks for Ion Conductive Thiol-Ene Polymer Networks.” Gordon Research Seminar in Ionic Liquids: Newry, ME. August 13 - 18, 2016. (Invited Talk and Poster)
Tibbits, A.; Kloxin, C.; Yan, Y. “Design of Photo-Crosslinked Ion Conductive Networks via the Thiol-Ene Reaction of Charged Allylic Species.” Material Research Society Fall Meeting and Exhibit: Boston, MA. November 30, 2015. (Talk)
Tibbits, A.; Kloxin, C.; Yan, Y. “Charged Thiol-Ene Chemistry: Hydroxide Exchange Membranes by Photo-Initiated Crosslinking Polymerization.” Gordon Research Seminar in Fuel Cells: Smithfield, RI. August 2 - 7, 2014. (Invited Talk and Poster)
Tibbits, A.; Lam, S.; Velev, O. D. “Engineering of Biopolymer Particles for Foam Stabilization” AIChE Regional Conference: Clemson, SC. April 1, 2012. (Poster)
Tibbits, A.; Lam, S.; Velev, O. D. “Engineering of Biopolymer Particles for Foam Stabilization” AIChE National Conference: Minneapolis, MN. October 17, 2011. (Poster)
Technical Skills
Synthesis: synthesis and purification of organic monomers and functionalized ionic liquids; fabrication of thin film crosslinked polymer networks (primarily via UV-initiated free-radical polymerization). Limited experience with fuel cell anode fabrication.
Characterization: TGA, DSC, DMA, SEM, SAXS, AC Impedance Spectroscopy, NMR, FTIR, Raman Spectroscopy, and rheometry. Limited experience with Cyclic Voltammetry, TEM, UV-Vis, and GC.
Computer: MATLAB, Origin, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), Visual Basic, Material Studio, ASPEN, Illustrator (limited experience).
Service, Leadership, and Professional Affiliations
American Chemical Society Member (July 2016 – Present)
Colburn Club President (Sept. 2014 – Sept. 2015) o Coordinated graduate recruitment efforts and served as the primary graduate student liaison for
chemical engineering graduate student concerns at the University of Delaware.
Chris Kloxin Group Lab Manager (February 2013 – Present) o In charge of enforcing lab safety and general housekeeping.
Omega Chi Epsilon (inducted 2010)
North Carolina Science Olympiad Volunteer and Event Leader (Spring 2009 – Spring 2012)
Tau Beta Pi (inducted 2009)
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