The Department of Chemical Engineering Grant Recipients
Katherine Austin, Bioengineering – 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Autonomous Electrochemical Biosensor for Organophosphate Detection and Degradation
Isabelle Mann, Chemical Engineering – 2022 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Photocatalytic Dry Reforming of Methane over Heteropoly Acid Catalysts
Kevin Jiang, Bioengineering – 2022 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Display of HA2 on Bacterial Spore Surface for the Development of Oral Flu Vaccine
Charlotte Thomas, Bioengineering – 2022 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Tunable Display of Proteins on Bacterial Spore Surface
Katherine Austin, Bioengineering - 2022 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Electrochemical Diazonium Grafted Surface for Protein Biosensor
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting
Katherine Metzger, Chemical Engineering - 2022 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Performance of III-V Photoelectrochemical Devices in Neutral Electrolyte
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers National Meeting
Nathaniel Nichols, Chemical Engineering - 2022 Honors Thesis Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Gold Modified Heteropoly Acids for Carbon Monoxide Oxidation
Katherine Austin, Bioengineering – 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Electrochemical IBP Sensor for the Detection of Insulin
Samuel Mercer, Chemical Engineering – 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Photocatalytic Conversion of Methane to Syngas over Gold Catalysts
Jaxon Boudreau, Chemical Engineering – 2021 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Bimetallic Catalysts for the Renaissance of the Sabatier Reaction
Arielle Kotulak, Chemical Engineering – 2021 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Joseph Licciardi, Earth Sciences
Topic: Assessing Glacial History in Southern New Hampshire
Isabelle Mann, Chemical Engineering – 2021 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Photocatalytic Conversion of Glycerol to Hydrogen
Katherine Austin, Bioengineering - 2021 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Different Redox Mediators Applied to Elastin-like Polymer Surfaces
Conference: Electrochemical Society Meeting, 2021
Luciana Custer, Bioengineering – 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Comparison of Cyclodextrin Modified Surfaces for the Detection of Neurotransmitter Metabolites
Seth Drahusz, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Hydrogenolysis of Glycerol to Propanediol over Bifunctional Catalysts
Griffin Kane, Bioengineering – 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentors: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: The use of Inteins as a Novel Approach to Purification and Targeted Delivery of Recombinant Proteins
Ava Mitchell, Bioengineering – 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Injectable Microporous Hydrogel for Neural Tissue Regeneration
Adam Rosenbaum, Bioengineering – 2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentors: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Oral Delivery of Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) Using Bacterial Spores
Noah Fioravante, Chemical Engineering - 2020 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Photo-Assisted Biodiesel Synthesis from Edible Oils
Rachel Parr, Chemical Engineering - 2020 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Margaret Greenslade, Chemistry
Topic: Refractive Index as a Function of Temperature
Eli Duggan, Undeclared – 2020 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Young Jo Kim, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Heavy Metal Ion Removal Using Naturally-derived Composite
Samuel Mercer, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Direct Conversion of Methane to Methanol over Gold Catalysts
Katherine Metzger, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Hydrogen Production from Photocatalytic Conversion of Ethanol
Zachary Andronaco, Bioengineering – 2020 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Treatment of Low Back Pain Using an Injectable Tissue Specific Scaffold
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Jason Brown, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for In Situ Cell Encapsulation for Tissue Engineering
Conference: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting 2019
Charles Gasperoni, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Surface Characterization and Determination of Surface Coverage of ELP-Modified Au Electrodes
Conference: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting 2019
Nathaniel Nichols, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Mechanistic Studies of the Decomposition of Various Copper Salts
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Gregory Novotny, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Phase Transitions of Titanium Dioxide Nanocrystals
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Emma Roberge, Bioengineering – 2020 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Quantifying Mass Changes at Peg Surface Complexed with Alpha-Cyclodextrin
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Emily Ziino, Chemical Engineering – 2020 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Run-to-Run Reproducibility in Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Tristan Evarts, Chemical Engineering - 2020 Honors Thesis Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Micro-scale Consumer Spectroscopy for Trace Analyte Classification and Quantification
Ryann Boudreau, Bioengineering – 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: In Situ Cell Encapsulation by Silk-Gelatine Composite Hydrogels
Jason Brown, Bioengineering– 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Microparticles of Decellularized Extracellular Matrix for Cell Encapsulation
Charles Gasperoni, Bioengineering– 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: An ELP-Nanobody Construct for Sensing of GFP
Griffin Kane, Bioengineering– 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentors: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Intein Mediated Approach to Protein Purification on the Spores of Bacillus subtilis
Adam Rosenbaum, Bioengineering– 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentors: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Engineering Bacteria for the Cost-Effective Production of antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs)
Joseph Tumidajski, Bioengineering– 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship USA
Faculty Mentors: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Bioremediation of Arsenic
Zachary Andronaco, Bioengineering - 2019 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Magnesium-Iron Layered Double Hydroxides as Penicillin Delivery Molecules
Jonathan Cooper, Bioengineering – 2019 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Edward Song, Electrical Engineering
Topic: Graphene Based Biosensor for the Selective Detection of Lysozyme and Thrombin
Mrinal Ganash, Bioengineering – 2019 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Biodegradation of Plastic Waste using Enzymes Displayed on the Spore Surface
Nathaniel Nichols, Chemical Engineering – 2019 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Functional Acid and Base Hybrid Catalysts Organized by Heteropoly Acids (HPAs) and Layered Double Hydroxides (LDHs)
Emma Roberge, Bioengineering – 2019 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Evaluation of Stimuli Responsive Polymers for Sensor Applications in 3D and 2D Space
Zachary Andronaco, Bioengineering – 2019 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Mechanistic Studies of Thermal Decomposition of Nickel-Iron Layered Double Hydroxides
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Charles Gasperoni, Bioengineering – 2019 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Investigation of the Sensing and Stability Characteristics of a Nickel (II) Oxide Film
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Sabrina Marnoto, Chemical Engineering – 2019 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Detection of Beta Carotene and Lutein using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Mckenna Merrill, Bioengineering – 2019 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Development of a Cyclodextrin Immobilized Electrochemical Sensor
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Zachary Andronaco, Bioengineering – 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Liquid-Phase Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to 1-Butanol over Solid-Base Catalysts
Justin Hardcastle, Bioengineering – 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Heavy Metal Remediation Using Proteins Displayed on Spore Surface
Mckenna Merrill, Bioengineering – 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Construction of a Carboxyl-Cyclodextrin Terminated Sensor via Electrochemical Reduction of Diazonium Salt for Molecular Analysis Using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Ryann Boudreau, Bioengineering – 2018 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: A New Artificial Cornea Design Based on a Silk-Gelatin Composite Hydrogel and a Microporous Scaffold
Charles Gasperoni, Bioengineering – 2018 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Evaluation of Platinum-Copper Hexacyanoferrate Hybrid Film to Electrocatalytically Detect Amino Acids
Connor Joyce, Bioengineering – 2018 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Injectable Microporous Hydrogels with Gelatin Microgels and Calcium Sulfate Microparticles
Jackson Kaspari, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Undergraduate Research Award
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Margaret Greenslade, Chemistry
Topic: The Evaporation or Growth Rates of Dicarboxylic Acid Solution Droplets as a Function of Relative Humidity
Sean McNeill, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Undergraduate Research Award
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Photocatalytic Decomposition of Phenol in Wastewater Using Nitrogen Modified Titanium Dioxide
Paul Worthington, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Undergraduate Research Award
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Methanol over Gold-Substituted Heteropoly Acids
Ibrahim Al-Musawi, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Using a Rotating Ring Disk Electrode to Explore the Effects of Manganese on Solid Electrolyte Interphase
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Mariah Arral, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Characterization of the Electrochemical Detection of Ng-Hydroy-L-Arginine
Conference: Electrochemical Society
Jackson Kaspari, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Margaret Greenslade, Chemistry
Project Title: The Evaporation or Growth Rates of Dicarboxylic Acid Solution Droplets as a Function of Relative Humidity
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Caroline Ladegard, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Parameter Optimization for the Detection of Nucleotides using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Conference: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Rachel Lake, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Injectable Microporous Gelatin Hydrogel for Wound Healing
Conference: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Sabrina Marnoto, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: The Development of a Sensitive Electrochemical Method for Carotenoid Detection
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Lorenzo Milani, Chemical Engineering – 2018 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Study on the Thermal Decomposition of Ni/Ga Layered Double Hydroxides
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Conference
Christopher Bales - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Direct Conversion of Methane to Oxygenates over Solid Acid Catalysts
Brady Camplin - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Surface Modification of Bacterial Spores for the Purpose of a Universal Flu Vaccine
Jackson Kaspari - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Margaret Greenslade, Chemistry
Topic: The Effect of Evaporating Dicarboxylic Acids on Aerosol Size
Rachel Lake - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Injectable Porous Hydrogel for Wound Healing
Lorenzo Milani - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Development of Layered Double Hydroxides Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reforming of Methane
Alexander Nguyen - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: A Silk-Based Bio-Adhesive Combined with Polydopamine Coating to Enhance Bio-integration of Medical Implants
Serge Boucher - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Caroline Ladegard - 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Sensing Affinity Interactions of Nucleotides to Detect DRD4 Gene Methylation
Mckenna Merrill - 2017 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Development of an Adamantane-Cyclodextrin Mediated Electrochemical Sensor
Lucas Prevost - 2017 Undergranduate Research Award
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Bioremediation of Pb (II) using Bacillus subtilis Spores with Lead Binding Proteins
Brady Camplin - 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kang Wu, Chemical Engineering
Topic: In Vitro Synthesis of Virus like Particles for Delivery of MicroRNA to Tumor Cells
Justin Cournoyer - 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nan Yi, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Development of the Alkali Modified Bimetallic Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction to Methanol
Mariah Arral - 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Micaela Schones - 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship – USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Mass and Electrochemical Measurements of L-Arginine, L-Ornithine, and NOHA at a Carbon Surface
Sabrina Marnoto - 2016 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Surface Enhanced Electrochemical Sensor used to Measure Carotenoid Levels in Buffer
Jia Mo - 2016 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Marino Fernandes, English
Project Title: Renewing Our Commitment to Multilingual Writers in the Writing Center: An Approach from the Margins
Conference: 2016 Midwest Writing Center Association
Erin Tiedemann - 2016 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Harish Vashisth, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Chem E Car Competition
Conference: AICHE Conference
Mariah Arral - 2015 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Electrochemical Enhanced Detection of NOHA through Surface Interactions
Christopher Blais - 2015 Honors Thesis Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nivedita Gupta, Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Protein - Based Microcapsules: Fabrication & Comparison to Simulations
Joel Ford - 2015 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jillian Goldfarb, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Fabrication of Activated Biochars from Avocado Pitts and Their Adsorption Capacity for Oxytetracycline from Wastewater
Conference: 248th American Chemical Society Meeting
Rhiannon Jacobs - 2015 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Harish Vashisth, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Molecular Dynamics Simulations of M37 Lipase in Water and Methanol
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers Northeast Regional Meeting
Halie White - 2015 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Harish Vashisth, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: ChemE Car regional competition
Conference:American Institute of Chemical Engineers Northeast Regional Meeting
Nicholas Sweeney-Cook - 2014-15 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jeffrey Halpern, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Covalent Attachment of Cyclodextrin Compounds to Carbon Fiber for Chemical Sensing Applications
Shujie Hou - 2014 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Bactericidal Surface that Enhances Integration of Biomaterials with Tissue
Duncan Cromwell - 2014 International Research Opportunities Program (IROP)
Research Site: Cantoblanco, Spain
Faculty Mentor: Prof. P.T. Vasudevan, Chemical Engineering
Foreign Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barbara Garcia, Institute of Catalysis & Petrochemistry
Topic: Semi-batch Transesterification of Waste Oil
Christopher Blais - 2014 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Nivedita Gupta, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Microcapsule Dynamics through a Suddenly Constricting Channel
Alison Deyett - 2014 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Kyung Jae Jeong, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Innate Immune Response to Novel Bactericidal Surface that Enhances Biointegration
Mitchell Juneau - 2014 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Xiaowei Teng, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Design of Vanadium Oxide Nanostructure for Electrochemical Capacitor Applications
Christopher Blais - 2014 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Experiments & Simulations of Droplet Flow through Sharp Contractions
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Rhiannon Jacobs - 2014 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Harish Vashisth, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: Multiscale Simulation of Enzyme Conformational Dynamics
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Michael Seaman - 2014 Research Presentation Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Harish Vashisth, Chemical Engineering
Project Title: ChemE Car regional competition
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Brian McConnell - 2013 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ihab Farag, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Kinetics of the Lipid Extraction from Microalgae
Lauren Pappas - 2013 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jillian Goldfarb, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Cocoa Shell Biochar Removal of Amoxicillin from Wastewater
Kelsey Price - 2013 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ihab Farag, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Reducing Water, Energy, and Chemical Use in Microalgae Biodiesel Production
Rebecca Cole - 2013 International Research Opportunities Program (IROP)
Research Site: Cantoblanco, Spain
Faculty Mentor: Prof. P.T. Vasudevan, Chemical Engineering
Foreign Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barbara Garcia, Institute of Catalysis and Petrochemistry
Topic: Novel Catalysts for Biofuel Production
Phylicia Cicilio - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Pyrolysis and Oxidation Kinetics of Corn and Coal Blends for Energy Generation
Conference: American Chemical Society National Meeting
Anthony D’Amico - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Reaction Kinetics of Colorado, Chinese, and Estonia Oil Shale Semi-cokes in Air
Conference: American Chemical Society National Meeting
Daniel Eltingham - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Algae Growth in Photobioreactors using a Removable Jacket of Colored LED's
Conference: Energy, Utility, & Environment Conference
Kathleen Miller - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Preparation of Activated Carbons from Waste Peanut Shells for Use as a Sorbent Material
Conference: American Chemical Society National Meeting
Lauren Pappas - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Cocoa and Coal: Pyrolysis Kinetics of Locally Sourced Coal-Biomass Blends in New Hampshire
Conference: American Chemical Society National Meeting
Kelsey Price - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Energy and Water Resource Efficient Production of Microalgae Lipids
Conference: Energy, Utility, & Environment Conference
Seth Trembly - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Microalgae Production using Floating Photobioreactors
Conference: Algae Biomass Summit
Pablo Yangali - 2013 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Pyrolysis Reactions of Biomass –Coal Blends Using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Conference: American Chemical Society National Meeting
Emily Smith - 2012 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ihab Farag, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Enhancement of Bio-Oil by Pervaporation
Kelsey Price - 2012 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ihab Farag, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Energy Efficient Microalgae Oil Recovery by Nanofiltration
Sachi Nagada - 2012 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Russell Carr, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Modeling Equations of the Sleeping Patterns Between Mother and Child and Try to Correlate the equations of Sudden Infant Death
Madelyn Ball - 2012 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Immunofluorescence to locate α, - and β2- Adrenergic Receptors in Small Arterioles
Conference: Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Amanda Lade - 2012 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Toxic Gold? Bioavailability of Olive Oil Waste Phenols to Plant Matter
Conference: 243rd ACS National Meeting
Brian McConnell - 2012 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Floating Photobioreactors for Microalgae Growth in Wastewater
Conference: Energy & Environment Conference/Expo
Rebecca Wilson - 2012 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Biodiesel: Salt-Water Microalgae Growth for Biodiesel Production in a Hot Sunny Climate Using an Open Pond System
Conference: Energy & Environment Conference/Expo
Augustin Wimsatt - 2012 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Entry in the AICHE Chem-E-Car National Competition
Conference: American Institute for Chemical Engineers National Student Conference
Rebecca Wilson - 2012 Honors Thesis Grant
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Dale Barkey, Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Metal Nanoparticles for Solar Panel Applications
Brian Zukas and Phylicia Cicilio - 2011 Undergraduate Research Award (URA)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jillian Goldfarb, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Chem-E Car
Brian McConnell - 2011 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) USA
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ihab Farag, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Design of a Submersible Photobioreactor for Microalgae Growth in the Ocean
Rebecca Wilson - 2011 International Research Opportunities Program (IROP)
Research Site: Doha, Qatar
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ihab Farag, Chemical Engineering
Foreign Faculty Mentor: Prof. Ghada Salama, Texas A&M, Qatar
Topic: Microalgae Biodiesel Production
Rebecca Cole - 2011 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof.Qing Song, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Developing a Real-Time Quantitative and Multiplexed Live Single-Cell Microarray
Amanda Lade - 2011 Research Experience and Apprenticeship Program (REAP)
Faculty Mentor: Prof. Jillian Goldfarb, Chemical Engineering
Topic: Toxic Gold? Bioavailability of Olive Oil Waste Phenols to Plant Matter
Xiameng Liu - 2011 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Surfactant Effects on Drop Formation in Co-Flowing Fluids
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting
Brian McConnell - 2011 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Comparative Study of Lipids Produced from Microalgae Grown in Freshwater vs. Wastewater
Conference: Energy, Utility & Environment
Rebecca Wilson - 2011 Research Presentation Grant
Project Title: Parametric Study of Biodiesel Quality and Yield Using a Bench-Top Processor
Conference: American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting