Principle Investigator Postdoctoral Scholars Current: (U.Kentucky - ARPA-E Project) Past: John Pisciotta (Professor, Westminster College) Xiangling Shen (PSU plant path postdoc)Ryan Johnson (ARPA-E bioreactor engineering) Visiting Scholars Sp 2013, From SRM University, India; Algae & Rhodobacter Biofuels Winter 2011, from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand 2011-12, from Barcelona, Spain REU Alumni UMBC, Summer 2012 Miami University of Ohio, Summer 2011 Rose-Hulman, Summer 2010 Penn State, Mech E, Summer 2011 Lalit Darunte IIT Bombay, Summer 2009? Emily Voigt Kansas State Lauren Andrews Cornell | Graduate Students Jun Wang (algae biofuels) Trevor Zuroff (cellulosic biofuels) Recent Graduate Alumni Megerle Scherholz (MS 2012; Merck & Co.) Amalie Tuerk (MS 2011; PhD candidate, U Delaware) Jeff Larsen (PhD 2011; Engineer, Dow AgroSciences) Lisa Grady (MS 2010; Med School, University of New England) Waqas Khatri (MS 2010; Engineer Ittehad Chemicals, Pakistan) Kristin O'Neill (MS 2005; Merck & Co.) Honors Student Alumni Sydney Shaw (BS 2012, PhD candidate Northeastern) Brandon Curtis (BS 2011; PhD candidate, UC Berkeley) Ben Woolston (BS 2011; PhD candidate, MIT) Adam Nebzydoski (BS 2010, ABEC Inc) Honors Thesis < 2009 (more details). Christopher J. Justin, 2009 Amalie L. Tuerk, 2005; PhD candidate, UDelaware Brian C. Werner, 2005; M.D. Wake Forest 2009; Orthopedic surgery Benjamin Wong, 2005 Greg M. Thurber, 2003; PhD MIT/Harvard; Professor Michigan) Laura J. Sailer, 2003; Merck & Co. Amy M. Seeman, 2003 Hallie Brink (BS 2002; PhD Penn) Karen E. Jerardi, 2002; M.D. Pitt, Instructor, UC Pediatrics Christopher J. Wigoda, 2002 Sara E. Leister, 2000 Abdulehameed Aziz, 2000; M.D. Wash-U Casy A. Carlos, 1999 Amy Hsiao, 1999 Kristina R. Mann, 1999 Tracy Y. Hsiao, 1998; PhD Berkeley Heather Young, 1998 Ross Brindle, 1997 David Henninger, 1997 Jonathan P. Miller, 1997 Albert Shung, 1997 Michelle Brincat, 1996 Arther Bergman, 1995 Keith Welp, 1995 Beth Pearsall (Powell), 1994 Melissa S. Baron, 1993 Sean Holihan, 1993; Merck & Co. Leah Sullivan, 1993 James Corry, 1992; Merck & Co. Scott McKelvey, 1992 Sharon Warmbrodt, 1991 David Dunlop, 1990 | Undergraduate Students ARPA-E hydrocarbon production ARPA assistance Chris Colona Algae biofuels Explosion hazard assessment Temporary immersion bioreactors LabVIEW programming Rachel Erwin Temporary immersion bioreactors Cellulosic Biofuels Algae culture microbial load Phanerochete bioremediation Nate Hamaker Root culture transient expression Biofuel Purification; Bomb calorimetry Cyanobacteria growth kinetics Algae biofuel screening Cellulosic biofuels Technical support, making stuff & ARPA High density autotrophic growth system Rhodobacter transformation efficiency and genetic engineering Membrane protein expression ARPA-e Electrofuels TBA Biofuel environmental persistance Autotrophic screening TBD Mushroom biological pest control High density growth of Botryococcus braunii 300+ former lab members out there in the real world ... |