Lucas Nugent

Background:

I live in a small village outside Philadelphia. I’m a sophomore in the Schreyer Honors College studying Chemical Engineering. In my spare time, I’m an avid photographer and a trumpet player for the Blue Band.

Projects:

Algae biofuels and co-products for economic feasibility and the 'Alginator' for in situ monitoring of high-density, light-limited algae growth

Publications/Presentations:  

Lucas Nugent & Ben Geveke "Constructing and Testing a Photobioreactor Designed for Precise Characterizations of Growth of Microalgae for Biofuel Applications" AIChE National Meeting, San Francisco, Nov 2016.  

Awards:  

Recieved third place at AICHE National meeting, Poster on Algae photobioreactor design.