Doctoral Candidates& Postdoctorates

Resume Booklet(2017 - 2018)

University of Delaware

Department of Chemical& Biomolecular Engineering

2017-2018 Resumes

CONTENTS

• Letter from Department Chair, Dr. Eric M. Furst• Alphabetical Listing of Resumes

Daniel J. Beltran-Villegas

R. Kyle Bennett

(Lily) Ziwei Cheng

Chen-Yu Chou

Camil A. C. Diaz

Glenn Ferreira

Thomas E. Gartner III

Andrew S. Gaynor

Navid Ghadipasha

Nicholas Gould

Amber M. Hilderbrand

Chen-Yuan Kao

Stijn H.S. Koshari

Christopher P. Long

Wesley Luc

Stephen J. Ma

Jared Nash

Tamás A. Prileszky

Andrew R. Swartz

Hao Wang

Katherine L. Wiley

January 2018 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. Many of them will be available for employment within the next year. Delaware is one of the leading producers of chemical engineering PhDs in the country, with more than 180 current graduate students, postdocs, and researchers in the department. The excellence of our education and scholarship is especially evident in the graduate program, which continues to be ranked as one of the top ten in the United States. Students and faculty in the department are driving new research initiatives across the wide range of chemical engineering practice—from biomolecular engineering to energy production and sustainable chemistry. Our efforts include the launching of two USA Manufacturing Centers in the past year. NIIMBL will advance the production of some of the most important emerging pharmaceuticals, and RAPID has a major node at Delaware focused on process intensification. These two new enterprises add to the strong interdisciplinary programs of the UD-NIST Center for Neutron Science, Delaware Energy Institute, Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, and the Center for Biomanufacturing Science and Technology. Through these efforts, as well as faculty hiring and student recruitment, we continue our work to make Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Delaware a premier educator of highly qualified doctoral and post-doctoral students. To learn more about these initiatives, 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 department takes great pride in the successes and accomplishments of our students, who regularly receive awards, fellowships, and other recognitions for their research and teaching. But it is in their subsequent careers that they really come into their own. We therefore greatly appreciate your interest in their future as potential employers. We are certain that they will contribute strongly to your organizations. Please feel free to share this compilation of resumes broadly with others in your company. The concept and format for the fourth-year research symposium originated with our graduate student organization, the Colburn Club. We are proud their leadership and are grateful for the energy and creativity they bring to our community of engineering educators, learners, and scholars. Sincerely,

Eric M. Furst Professor and Department Chair

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COMPUTATIONAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST • Detail-oriented researcher with a passion for science and discovery with a proven track record for

meeting deadlines. • Big picture thinker and team player with the ability to solve non-traditional problems over 10+ years

of high-caliber science work. • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills to access wide audiences. • Solid computational research background in polymeric and colloidal systems with experience

collaborating with experimentalists. • Experience in using LAMMPS, HOOMD-Blue, and self-coded molecular simulators. • Coding experience in FORTRAN, C++, Python, Bash, among others.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE • University of Delaware, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2016-present):

- Studied block copolymer and nanoparticle hybrid micellization with Molecular Dynamics simulations to optimize design parameters to control micelle size, shape, and nanoparticle content and location for cargo delivery and pollutant capture applications.

• University of Michigan, Chemical Engineering (2012-2016) - Studied anisotropic colloidal particle assembly with theory and Brownian Dynamics

simulations to design reconfigurable structures for cloaking applications. • Johns Hopkins University, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2008-2012)

- Developed predictive dynamic models of colloidal particle assembly for advanced optical applications (photonics, inverse opals).

- Studied colloidal particle dynamics and developed methodologies to directly measure forces for general colloidal applications.

• Texas A&M University, Chemical Engineering (2006-2007) - Studied colloidal particle distributions to measure colloidal forces for general colloidal

applications by comparing experiments with Monte Carlo simulation results. • Universidad de los Andes, Chemical Engineering (2005-2006)

- Measured blowing agent (CFC’s, HFC’s) diffusion in polyurethane films to develop models to predict emissions from polyurethane foams.

- Designed an impaction aerosol particle sizer for environmental measurements.

AWARDS • Victor K. LaMer Award for outstanding PhD thesis in colloid and surface chemistry (2014)

• ACS 86th Colloids and Interfacial Science Symposium, Langmuir Student Awards, 2nd place (out of 39 applicants) (2012)

• Paid Internship at Ozone Technical Unit (UTO), Environment Ministry, Colombia (2004-2005) • Chemical Engineering Higher Education Quality Examination (ECAES), 5th place in Colombia

(out of 1073) (2003)

LEADERSHIP AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE • Service co-chair, Graduate Student Liaison Committee (GSLC), Johns Hopkins University (2011)

• Undergraduate degree project advising, Universidad de los Andes (2006) • Graduate, undergraduate and high school student supervising (2008-present) • Undergraduate Chemical Engineering Instructor, Universidad de los Andes, (2005-2006) • Graduate Instructor, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan (2013-2015)

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EDUCATION Ph.D. Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (July 2012)

M.S. Mechanical Engineering Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia (July 2005) B.S. Chemical Engineering Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia (March 2004)

SELECT PUBLICATIONS (OUT OF 20 PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES) 1. De La Cruz-Araujo, R.A.; Beltran-Villegas, D.J.; Larson, R.G.; Córdova-Figueroa, U.M., Rich

Janus colloid phase behavior under steady shear, (2016) Soft Matter. 12:4071-4081. (Cover Story) 2. Colón-Meléndez, L.*; Beltran-Villegas, D.J.*; van Anders, G.; Liu, J.; Spellings, M.; Sacanna, S.;

Pine, D.J.; Glotzer, S.C.; Larson, R.G.; Solomon, M.J., Binding Kinetics of Lock and Key Colloids, (2015) Journal of Chemical Physics, 142:174909

3. Beltran-Villegas, D.J.; Schultz, B.A.; Nguyen, N.H.P.; Glotzer, S.C.; Larson, R.G., Phase Behavior of Janus Colloids Determined by Sedimentation Equilibrium Brownian Dynamics, (2014) Soft Matter, 10:4593-4602. (Cover Story)

4. Beltran-Villegas, D.J.; Bevan, M.A., Free Energy Landscapes for Colloidal Crystal Assembly, (2011) Soft Matter, 7:3280-3285.

5. Beltran-Villegas, D.J.; Sehgal, R.M.; Maroudas, D.; Ford, D.M., Bevan, M.A., Fokker-Planck Analysis of Separation Dependent Potentials and Diffusion Coefficients in Simulated Microscopy Experiments, (2010) J. Chem. Phys., 132:044707. (Editor’s Choice)

References available upon request.

R. KYLE BENNETT rkbenne@udel.edu · (302) 831-6168 Delaware Biotechnology Institute · 15 Innovation Way, Suite 288 · Newark, DE 19711 EDUCATION University of Delaware · Newark, DE Winter 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 a Synthetic Escherichia coli Methylotroph for Conversion of Methanol to Fuels and Chemicals”

- 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

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant 2013 North Carolina State University · Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Instructor: Prof. Robert M. Kelly

- Advised undergraduate seniors participating in Protein Purification Laboratory - Responsible for teaching protein liquid chromatography and enzyme kinetics to purify and assay thermophilic enzymes

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS

1. Bennett, R.K., Gonzalez, J.E., Whitaker, W.B., Antoniewicz, M.R., Papoutsakis, E.T., 2017. Expression of heterologous non-oxidative pentose phosphate pathway from Bacillus methanolicus and phosphoglucose isomerase deletion improves methanol assimilation and metabolite production by a synthetic Escherichia coli methylotroph. Metabolic Engineering, In Press.

2. Bennett, R.K., Steinberg, L.M., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T., 2017. Engineering the bioconversion of methane and methanol to fuels and chemicals in native and synthetic methylotrophs. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, In Press.

3. Gonzalez, J.E., Bennett, R.K., Papoutsakis, E.T., Antoniewicz, M.R., 2017. Methanol assimilation in Escherichia coli is improved by co-utilization of threonine and deletion of leucine-responsive regulatory protein. Metabolic Engineering, In Press.

4. 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., 2017. Engineering the biological conversion of methanol to specialty chemicals in Escherichia coli. Metabolic Engineering, 39, 49-59.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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., Gonzalez, J.E., Antoniewicz, M.R., Papoutsakis, E.T. Synthetic Methylotrophy: Engineering Methanol Metabolism in a Nonnative Host. Biochemical and Molecular Engineering XX, 2017. Newport Beach, CA. (Poster)

2. Bennett, R.K., Gonzalez, J.E., Rohlhill, J., Hagel, B.V., Whitaker, W.B., Falara, V., Jones, J.A., Sandoval, N.R., Price, V., Koffas, M.A., Antoniewicz, M.R., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T. Synthetic Methylotrophy: Engineering Escherichia coli for Methanol Metabolism. ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, 2017. Washington, D.C. (Poster)

3. Gonzalez, J.E., Bennett, R.K., Rohlhill, J., Hagel, B.V., Whitaker, W.B., Falara, V., Jones, J.A., Sandoval, N.R., Price, V., Koffas, M.A., Antoniewicz, M.R., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T. Investigating the Importance of Amino Acid Metabolism in Synthetic Methylotrophy. ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, 2017. Washington, D.C. (Poster)

4. Bennett, R.K., Gonzalez, J.E., Koffas, M.A., Antoniewicz, M.R., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T.Synthetic Methylotrophy: Engineering Escherichia coli for Methanol Metabolism. ARPA-E REMOTE Annual Meeting, 2017. Houston, TX. (Oral)

5. Bennett, R.K., Gonzalez, J.E., Rohlhill, J., Hagel, B.V., Whitaker, W.B., Falara, V., Jones, J.A., Sandoval, N.R., Price, V., Koffas, M.A., Antoniewicz, M.R., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T. Synthetic Methylotrophy: Engineering Escherichia coli for Methanol Metabolism. ARPA-E REMOTE Annual Meeting, 2017. Houston, TX. (Poster)

6. Gonzalez, J.E., Bennett, R.K., Rohlhill, J., Hagel, B.V., Whitaker, W.B., Falara, V., Jones, J.A., Sandoval, N.R., Price, V., Koffas, M.A., Antoniewicz, M.R., Chen, W., Papoutsakis, E.T. Investigating the Importance of Amino Acid Metabolism in Synthetic Methylotrophy. ARPA-E REMOTE Annual Meeting, 2017. Houston, TX. (Poster)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. Bennett, R.K., Papoutsakis, E.T. Synthetic Methylotrophy: Engineering Escherichia coli for Biofuel Production. UD Winter Research Review, 2016. Newark, DE. (Poster)

11. 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 – 2017 - Society for Biological Engineering 2016 – 2017 - Golden Key International Honour Society 2012 – 2013 - Gainesville State College Annual Mathematics Tournament 2009, 2010 - Rotaract Club 2008 – 2010

(Lily) Ziwei Cheng

326 Stamford Dr., Newark, DE 19711 Phone: (302)-290-2989, Email: lzcheng@udel.edu

CAREER OBJECTIVE To use my research skills for developing new products and technologies that benefit the society. Work in a

team driven setting to continue building my character on leadership and collaboration while learning about

new areas of interest.

SUMMARY

Four years’ experience in material characterization and reactor operations.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate (Chemical Engineering), University of Delaware, Newark, DE 8/2014-Present

Advisor: Prof. Dionisios G. Vlachos GPA: 3.25/4.00

B.S. (Chemical and Engineering), Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 8/2011-5/2014

Advisor: Prof. Charles A. Eckert GPA: 3.70/4.00 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2014-Present

Thesis project: Structural Characterization of Fructose-derived Humins

Study the effect of solvent properties on humins dissolution

Develop analytical methods to determine the molecular weights present in the organic-soluble fraction

Understand the macromolecular structure of humins

Thesis project: Catalytic Hydrotreatment of Humins (In progress)

Convert humins to valuable chemicals through catalytic hydrotreatment

Optimize the reaction conditions to achieve high oil yield and conversion

Thesis project: Formation and Growth Mechanism of Fructose-derived Humins (In progress)

Measure the particle size, growth rate and morphology of humins forming in an aqueous acidic fructose

solution using X-ray and dynamic light scattering

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 2011-2014

Project: Suzuki Coupling of Basic Nitrogen-containing Substrates

Optimize the reaction conditions for the best yield

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant, Topics in Energy and the Environment Fall 2017

Grade essays and provide personalized feedback for 20 students

Judge oral presentations

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Chemical Engineering Spring 2017

Facilitate in-class discussions for 120 students

Hold weekly office hours

Grade quizzes and homework

PUBLICATIONS

1. Cheng, Z.; Everhart, J.; Tsilomelekis, G.; Nikolakis, V.; Saha, B.; Vlachos, D.G., Structural Analysis of Humins Formed in the Brønsted-Catalyzed Dehydration of Fructose, Green Chemistry, under Review.

2. Cheng, Z.; Goulas, K.; Saha, B.; Vlachos, D.G., X-ray Scattering Study of the Formation and Growth Kinetics

of Humin Particles, in preparation.

3. Cheng, Z.; Liu, S.; Saha, B.; Vlachos, D.G., Catalytic Hydrotreatment of Humins over a Rh/C Catalyst, in

preparation.

4. Liu, S.; Dutta, S.; Zheng, W.; Gould, N. S.; Cheng, Z.; Xu, B.; Saha, B.; Vlachos, D. G., Catalytic

Hydrodeoxygenation of High Carbon Furylmethanes to Renewable Jet‐fuel Ranged Alkanes over a Rhenium

Modified Iridium Catalyst. ChemSusChem, 2017, 10, pp 3225-3234.

5. Wang, C.; Wiener, C. G.; Cheng, Z.; Vogt, B. D.; Weiss, R. A., Modulation of the Mechanical Properties of Hydrophobically Modified Supramolecular Hydrogels by Surfactant-Driven Structural Rearrangement. Macromolecules, 2016, 49 (23), pp 9228–9238

6. Tsilomelekis, G.; Orella, M. J.; Lin, Z.; Cheng, Z.; Zheng, W.; Nikolakis, V.; Vlachos, D. G., Molecular Structure, Morphology and Growth Mechanisms and Rates of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) Derived Humins, Green Chemistry, 2016,18 (7), pp1983-1993

7. Senter, C; Rumple, A; Medina-Ramos, W; Houle, D; Cheng, Z; Gelbaum, C; Fisk, J; Holden, B; Pollet, P; Eckert, C.A. ,The Effects of CO2 Pressure and pH on the Suzuki Coupling of Basic Nitrogen Containing Substrates, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2014, 12 (38), pp 7598-7602

INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE

Laboratory batch reactor operations Column/thin-layer chromatography

Analytical methods development BET surface area analysis

Liquid Chromatography (HPLC, GPC) FT-IR, NMR, UV-Vis, Elemental analysis

Gas Chromatography (GC-FID/TCD) TGA, DSC

Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS, GC/MS, ESI-MS, MALDI) Titration

Small angle neutron/X-ray scattering, XRD AspenPlus, MATLAB, IgorPro, Minitab

Light scattering (SLS, DLS) OriginLab, Microsoft Office

SOP and proposal writing

PRESENTATIONS

Catalytic Hydrotreatment of Humins in Methanol over a Rh/C Catalyst November 2017

Poster presentation, Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Annual Student Poster Contest

Structural Analysis of Humins Formed in the Brønsted-Catalyzed Dehydration of Fructose November 2017

Oral presentation, AIChE Annual Meeting

Structural Analysis of Humins Formed in the Brønsted-Catalyzed Dehydration of Fructose June 2017

Poster presentation, North American Catalysis Society Meeting

ACCEPTED PROPOSALS

Mechanistic Study of Humins Formation and Growth February 2017 Cheng, Z.; Vlachos, D. G., Argonne National Lab APS Proposal ID# 50977, 2 days on Ultra Small Angle X-ray Scattering Instrument

AWARDS

Thomas L. Gossage International Enrichment Scholarship 2013

Educational Testing Service TOEFL Scholarship 2011

ORANGIZATIONAL POSITIONS

Vice president at Georgia Tech Ballroom Dance Club 2014

VOLUNTEERING AND PUBLIC SERVICE

Mentor with Georgia Tech Alumni Association 2014-2015

Mentor with Georgia Tech Freshmen Seminar Course 2012-2013

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Chen-Yu Chou Phone: +1 302-561-3168│E-Mail: cychou@udel.edu

EDUCATION

University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Raul F. Lobo 8/2014 – present

National Taiwan University (NTU), Taipei, Taiwan

M.S., Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Prof. Kuo-Chuan Ho 2009 - 2011

B.S., Chemical Engineering 2005 - 2009

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant 12/2014 - present

Center for Catalytic Science & Technology; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

Synthesize and characterize indium oxide and Cu-based catalysts and investigate their catalytic activities in a high-

pressure flow reactor system for the direct conversion of CO2 to methanol.

Investigate the catalytic mechanism and kinetic behavior of cost-effective Fe-based catalysts for the reverse water-

gas shift reaction.

Research Assistant 2013 - 2014

Interfacial Phenomena Laboratory, NTU

Synthesized and modified silica nanocomposite films by sol-gel and self-assembly techniques.

Graduate Research Assistant 2009 - 2011

Electro-Optical Materials Laboratory, NTU

Enhanced power conversion efficiency of CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells (QDSSC) 47% by engineering TiO2

films with micro/nano-composite pores in the photoanodes.

Established a hybrid ZnO nanostructured (nanowire and nanoparticle) system for QDSSC and characterized system

properties via optical and electrochemical analyses.

Undergraduate Research Assistant 2008 - 2009

Energy Materials Laboratory, NTU

Synthesized spherical FePO4 as a precursor to cathode material for high power density Li-ion batteries.

SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES

Analytical and Characterization Techniques: Mass spectroscopy, Gas chromatography, Ultraviolet visible

spectrophotometry, Raman spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscopy with elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, X-

ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray fluorescence, Temperature-programmed reduction/oxidation, Electrochemical

device testing

Numerical/Graphics/Modeling: MATLAB, Aspen Plus, CasaXPS, ChemDraw, AutoCAD, Origin Pro, Minitab

INDUSTRIAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant at University of Delaware Spring 2017, Spring 2016

Two semesters: Special Topics in Energy and Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Product Representative 2013

Chang Chun Petrochemical Co., Ltd. (Chemical company with annual revenue over $5B), Taiwan

Administered Polyvinyl butyral interlayer services and solutions including sales and marketing strategies to local

distributor and international chemical companies (e.g. BASF, Dow Chemical Company, PPG Industries).

HONORS AND AWARDS

Taipei Film and Drama Business Union Scholarship for Outstanding Students (3-time winner) 2008 - 2010

National Science Council Grant for Graduate Students in Taiwan 2009

Research Assistant Fellowship from Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI, Taiwan) 2008 - 2009

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PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed Journals

1. C. Y. Chou, R. F. Lobo, “Direct Conversion of CO2 into Methanol over Promoted Indium-based Catalysts” (in

preparation).

2. C. Y. Chou, J. A. Loiland, and R.F. Lobo, “Reverse Water-Gas Shift Iron Catalyst Derived from Fe3O4” (in preparation).

3. C. Y. Chou, C. T. Li, C. P. Lee, L. Y. Lin, M. H. Yeh, R. Vittal, K. C. Ho, “ZnO Nanowire/Nanoparticles Composite Films for

the Photoanodes of Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells,” Electrochimica Acta 88 (2013) 35-42.

4. C. Y. Chou, C. P. Lee, R. Vittal, K. C. Ho, “Efficient Quantum Dot-sensitized Solar Cell with Polystyrene-modified TiO2

Photoanode and with GuSCN in Its Polysulfide Electrolyte,” Journal of Power Sources 196 (2011) 6595-6602.

5. C. P. Lee, C. Y. Chou, C. Y. Chen, M. H. Yeh, L. Y. Lin, R. Vittal, K. C. Ho, “Zinc Oxide-based Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

with a Ruthenium Dye Containing an Alkyl Bithiophene Group,” Journal of Power Sources 246 (2014) 1-9.

6. M. H. Yeh, L. Y. Lin, C. Y. Chou, C. P. Lee, H. M. Chuang, R. Vittal, K. C. Ho, “Preparing Core-shell Structure of ZnO@TiO2

Nanowires through a Simple Dipping-Rinse-Hydrolyzation Process as the Photoanode for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells,”

Nano Energy 2 (2013) 609–621.

7. M. H. Yeh, L. Y. Lin, C. P. Lee, C. Y. Chou, K. W. Tsai, J. T. Lin, K. C. Ho “High Performance CdS Quantum–dot–sensitized

Solar Cells with Ti–based Ceramic Materials as Catalysts on the Counter Electrode,” Journal of Power Sources 237

(2013) 141-148.

8. L. Y. Lin, M. H. Yeh, C. P. Lee, C. Y. Chou, and K. C. Ho, “Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells with One-Dimensional ZnO

Nanorods as Electron Collection Centers in the Photoanodes,” Electrochimica Acta, 88 (2013) 421-428.

9. L. Y. Lin, M. H. Yeh, C. P. Lee, C. Y. Chou, R. Vittal, K. C. Ho, “Enhanced Performance of a Flexible Dye-sensitized Solar

Cell with a Composite Semiconductor Film of ZnO Nanorods and ZnO Nanoparticles,” Electrochimica Acta 62 (2012)

341-347.

10. M. H. Yeh, C. P. Lee, C. Y. Chou, L. Y. Lin, H. Y. Wei, C. W. Chu, R. Vittal, and K. C. Ho, “Conducting Polymer-based Counter

Electrode for a Quantum-dot-sensitized Solar Cell (QDSSC) with a Polysulfide Electrolyte,” Electrochimica Acta 57

(2011) 277-284.

11. C. P. Lee, J. C. Lin, Y. C. Wang, C. Y. Chou, M. H. Yeh, R.Vittal, K. C. Ho, “Synthesis of Hexagonal ZnO Clubs with Opposite

Faces of Unequal Dimensions for the Photoanode of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells,“ Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

13 (2011) 20999–21008.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

1. C. Y. Chou and Raul F. Lobo, “Direct Conversion of CO2 into Methanol over Promoted Indium oxide Catalysts,” BASF

research Forum, Tarrytown, NY, USA, 2017.

2. C. Y. Chou and Raul F. Lobo, “Direct Conversion of CO2 into Methanol over Indium-based Catalysts,” North American

Catalysis Society Meeting, Denver, USA, 2017.

3. C. Y. Chou and Raul F. Lobo, “Reverse Water-Gas Shift Iron Catalyst Derived from Fe3O4,” Center for Catalytic Science

& Technology Research Review, Newark, DE, USA, 2016.

4. C. Y. Chou, C. P. Lee, L. Y. Lin, M. H. Yeh, and K. C. Ho, “Preparation of ZnO nanowire array/nanoparticles composite

photoanodes for CdS quantum dot-sensitized solar cells,” the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) 2011

Spring Meeting, Nice, France, 2011.

5. M. H. Yeh, C. P. Lee, C. Y. Chou, and K. C. Ho, “Investigation of conducting polymer-based counter electrodes for

quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells with polysulfide electrolyte,” XII International Symposium on Polymer

Electrolytes, Padova, Italy, 2010.

6. C. Y. Chou, C. P. Lee, and K. C. Ho, “Efficient CdS-Sensitized Solar Cell with Micro-Porous-Designed TiO2 Photoanode

and with additives for polysulfide electrolyte,” International Workshop Semiconductor Sensitized Solar Cells,

Jerusalem, Israel, 2010.

7. C. Y. Chou, C. P. Lee, and K. C. Ho, “Efficient quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells with a conductive composite

electrolyte,” 2009 International Symposium on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 2009.

Camil A. C. Diaz cacdiaz@udel.edu • 150 Academy St, Newark, DE 19716 • (302) 831-8960

OBJECTIVE: To leverage my background in microbial metabolism and metabolic engineering to address global challenges in

sustainable chemistry and agriculture. EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 2014 – present University of Delaware B.S. Chemical Engineering, Honors Program 2009 – 2013 Stanford University RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Doctoral Researcher, University of Delaware Jan 2014 – present Advisor: Professor Maciek Antoniewicz, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

• Thesis: Engineering nitrogen self-sufficient cocultures through adaptive evolution • Performed design of experiments to identify optimal growth conditions for the nitrogen-fixing microbe, Azotobacter

vinelandii in aerobic batch culture. • Constructed and validated metabolic network model for A. vinelandii. Performed the first instance of 13C-metabolic flux

analysis (13C-MFA) of an aerobic diazotroph. • Systematically designed and characterized an array of nitrogen self-sufficient cocultures involving A. vinelandii paired with

various strains of cyanobacteria and E. coli capable of secreting carbon substrates. • Perform adaptive laboratory evolution to identify key traits that enable synthetic symbiosis

U.S. Fulbright Fellow, International Rice Research Institute Nov 2013 – Aug 2014 Advisor: Dr. Inez Slamet-Loedin, Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Biotechnology

• 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.

Undergraduate Honors Research Assistant, Stanford University Jun 2011 – Oct 2013 Advisor: Professor Elizabeth Sattely, Chemical Engineering

• 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 containing >7500 clones. • Identified minimum cluster of microbial genes required to metabolize target plant anticancer compounds.

AWARDS

Professional Development Award, University of Delaware April 2016, 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention April 2015, 2016 Pigford Award, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University 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 Second Place, Oral Research Presentation, AIChE Western Regionals Conference, San Diego April 2013 BP America Engineering Scholarship Sept 2012, 2011 Stanford Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Research Fellowship June 2012, 2011 First Place, Dhaka Water Initiative, Stanford BASES 150K Social Entrepreneurship Challenge May 2012 Team: Engineers for a Sustainable World

SELECT ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1. Diaz CAC and Antoniewicz MRA. (Aug 2017). “Quid pro quo: Engineering nitrogen self-sufficient cocultures.”

Photosynthetic and Non-Conventional Organisms in Metabolic Engineering Session and featured in Science Slam, Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA.

2. Diaz CAC, Klein AP, Sirk S, and Sattely ES. (Aug 2014). “A prominent gut microbe activates anticancer compounds from plants: Metabolism of glucosinolates by B. theta and opportunities for engineering beneficial plant-microbe interactions in the human gut.” 13th International Association of Plant Biotechnology Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

3. Diaz CAC, Torrizo, L, Barrios, M, Quick, WP, Henry, A, Sajise, A,G Gregorio, G, and Slamet-Loedin, IH. (July 2014). “2-in-1 Biofortified Rice: Reinventing a staple crop to combat micronutrient deficiencies.” U.S. Fulbright Commission Presentation, Philippine-American Educational Foundation, Makati, Philippines.

4. Diaz CAC. (June 2014). Invited Talk. “Conversation with a U.S. Fulbright Fellow: Biotechnology research at the International Rice Research Institute towards healthier rice.” Thomas Jefferson Information Center, U.S. Embassy, Manila, Philippines

5. Diaz CAC, Torrizo, L, Barrios, M, Quick, WP, Henry, A, Sajise, A,G Gregorio, G, and Slamet-Loedin, IH. (May 2014). “Biofortification in the face of climate change: Effect of drought and increased CO2 levels on the iron and zinc content of rice grains.” 44th Crop Science Society of the Philippines Conference, Cebu City, Philippines.

6. Diaz CAC, Klein AP and Sattely ES. (April 2013). “Activation of plant anticancer compounds by the gut microbiota: Metabolism of glucosinolates by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and implications for human health.” Second Place, Research Paper Competition, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Western Regionals Conference, San Diego, USA.

SELECT POSTER PRESENTATIONS: 1. Diaz CAC and Antoniewicz MRA. (Aug 2017). “Quid pro quo: Engineering nitrogen self-sufficient cocultures.” SIMB

Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA. 2. Diaz CAC and Antoniewicz MRA. (June 2016). “Powering Nitrogen Fixation: the Metabolism of the Aerobic

Diazotroph, Azotobacter vinelandii, as revealed by 13C-metabolic flux analysis.” Metabolic Engineering 11, Kobe, Japan. 3. Diaz CAC, Klein AP and Sattely ES. (November 2013). “Activation of Plant Anticancer Compounds By the Gut

Microbiota.” Bioengineering: Electronic Poster Presentations. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA. 4. Diaz CAC, Klein AP and Sattely ES. (Aug 2013). “A Gut microbe-plant interaction generates anticancer compounds:

Metabolism of glucosinolates by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and implications for human health.” Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiatives Symposium, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.

5. Diaz CAC, Klein AP and Sattely ES. (Sept 2011). “Activation of plant metabolites by human gut microbes: Detection of bacterial glucosinolate hydrolysis and implications for human health.” Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Research Colloquium, Stanford University, Stanford, USA.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Teaching Assistant for Thermodynamics Unit, Chemical Engineering Laboratory I Spring 2016 MENTORING EXPERIENCE Nathaniel Hamaker, PhD Rotation Student, Chemical Biology Interface Program Jan – March 2017 Project: “Harnessing cyanobacterial metabolism towards engineering carbon self-sufficient co-cultures.” LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AT UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Chair and previously Co-Chair, Graduate Women In Engineering May 2016 – present President, Graduate Student Body, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Sept 2016 – Sept 2017 Industry Liaison, Graduate Student Body, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Sept 2014 – present Graduate Representative, Graduate Diversity Committee, College of Engineering January 2017 – present Founding Member, Colburn Club STEM Outreach Program March 2015 – present SKILLS • Metabolic network construction, isotopic labeling experiment design, and 13C flux analysis to characterize metabolism. • Adaptive laboratory evolution. Systems-level analysis of heterogeneous populations. • Transposon mutagenesis and high-throughput screening of mutant libraries. • Design of experiments. Microbial cell culture. Characterization of cell biomass composition and overall physiology. • GC-MS, LC-MS, ICP-OES to identify and quantify microbial and plant metabolites. • Derivatization and spectrofluorometric detection of target compounds. • Comparative genomics to identify candidate genes responsible for desired enzymatic activity. • Molecular biology and recombinant DNA techniques in microbial and plant hosts.

Glenn Ferreira GlennMFerreira@gmail.com ▪ 978-314-8918 ▪ 139 Chestnut Crossing DR Apt. C Newark, De 19713

EDUCATION University of Delaware, Newark DE PhD Candidate in Chemical & Biomolecular Engr, Sept 2014- 4Q2018/1Q2019 (expected)

• Cumulative GPA: 4.00/4 • Thesis: Towards Predictive Models of Antibody Biophysical Properties and Aggregation • Advisor: Chris J. Roberts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology David H. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice, Cambridge MA MS in Chemical Engineering Practice, September 2010

• Cumulative GPA: 4.64/5 Tufts University School of Engineering, Medford MA BS in Chemical Engineering, May 2009

• Graduated Summa Cum Laude with high thesis honors • Cumulative GPA: 3.80/4, GPA in major: 3.94/4

RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE University of Delaware, Newark, DE Graduate Research Assistant, September 2014-Present

• Investigate role of monoclonal antibody protein-protein interactions and unfolding thermodynamics in aggregation rates and mechanism

• Evaluated long-term monoclonal antibody non-native aggregation as a function of solution conditions at pharmaceutically relevant conditions.

• Used Molecular Dynamic & Monte Carlo Simulations to predict biophysical properties • Tuned coarse-grained molecular models to prediction experimental protein-protein

interactions quantitatively • Advised undergraduate student in evaluation Hofmeister salts on protein stability

Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Brunswick, NJ Research Scientist, Late Phase Chemical Development, May 2013-September 2014

• Researched, developed, and implemented organic processes (chemical reaction, crystallization, purification, etc.) to supply active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and process knowledge for BMS drug pipeline

• Lead for pilot plant activities, and prepared cGMP documentation • Represented the chemical development in program-focused cross-functional teams to

achieve goals including: campaign sizing/scheduling for clinical material requirements, developing target API powder properties for formulations

• Scaled-up production for glass-plants (1-10kg) and pilot plants (10-500kg) • Collaborated with drug product colleagues to balance desired API powder properties

against process throughput optimization Associate Research Scientist, Late Phase Chemical Development, Sept 2010-May 2013

• Optimized organic chemical processes for quality, yield, process robustness, cycle time, and safety using sound laboratory development, plant data, experience, and process analytical technology (PAT)

• Managed undergraduate intern to create crystallization seed evaluation workflow • Created and executed Design of Experiments (DoE) to elucidate several unit operations • Utilized multivariate analysis and visualization to data using MATLAB and JMP • Modeled and developed multi-dimensional design space for a liquid-liquid extraction

unit operation to ensure API quality and minimize yield loss

MIT School of Chemical Engineering Practice, Cambridge, MA Emissions Control of Halogenated VOCs by Activated Carbon Adsorption, June 2010 Novartis Pharmaceutical, East Hanover, NJ

• Designed carbon adsorption column allowing use of chlorinated VOCs at pilot plant scale using experiments and MATLAB modeling

Removal of Soluble Palladium and Iron by Fixed-Bed Adsorption, July 2010 Novartis Pharmaceutical, East Hanover, NJ

• Led team to remove spent catalyst metals from pharmaceutical intermediate solution Evaluation of Spray Processes for Production of Fluoride Phosphors, August 2010 Cabot Corporation, Albuquerque, NM

• Used DoE to minimized HF production and maximize brightness of fluoride IR-upconverting phosphors for covert taggant security applications

Tufts University Senior Thesis with High Honors, Medford, MA Cobalt and Iron Nanocrystals as Combustion Catalyst for Propulsion Applications, 2008-2009 Advisor: Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos

• Developed and tested nanoscale oxidation catalysts for jet propulsion applications Tufts University Senior Project, Medford, MA Biodiesel Production and Purification, 2008-2009

• Performed bench scale and scale up experiments for biodiesel production Holcim (US) Inc, Waltham, MA Environmental Engineering Internship, Summer 2008

• Recommended process refinements & altern. fuels to reduce cement plants emissions UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA Internship in Tariq Rana Lab: P-TEFb complex role in HIV replication, Summer 2006

• Cultured E. Coli, HeLa, and insect cells for protein expression and purification Lab Assistant in Michael Czech Lab, Summer 2005

• Molecular biology research related to diabetes associated GLUT proteins SELECT PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PATENTS

Ferreira, G.; Samra, H.; Remmele, R.; Roberts, C.J. Electrostatically Mediated Protein-Protein Interactions for Monoclonal Antibodies: a Combined Experimental and Coarse-Grained Molecular Modeling Approach. 2017 (in preparation)

Ferreira, G.; Samra, H.; Remmele, R.; Roberts, C.J. Towards Predictive Models of Antibody Biophysical Properties and Aggregation. ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 2017.

La Cruz, T.; [et al. including Ferreira, G.]; Conlon, D. Preparation of the HIV-Attachment Inhibitor BMS-663068. Part 9. Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Process Development and Powder Properties. Org. Process Res. Dev. 21 (2017) 1174–1185.

Savage, S.; [et al. including Ferreira, G.]; Hobson, L. Hepatitis C Virus Inhibitors: Methods for Making Asunaprevir, Useful Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection, and Its Intermediates. US Patent Number: WO 2015200305 A1, December 2015

Ferreira, G.; Hallow, D.; Fenster M.; Mack B.; Lou S.; Domagalski N.; Hobson L. Use of Design of Experiments (DoE) and Empirical Modeling in Liquid-Liquid Extraction Design Space Development. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2013.

Chockla, A.; Benkovics, T.; Remy, B.; Ferreira, G.; Sfouggatakis, C. Rapid Process Development of a Pharmaceutical Intermediate for a Late-Stage Compound. AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 2013.

Si, R.; Ricks B.; Boucher M.; Zhai Y.; Gittleson F.; Ferreira G.; Saltsburg H.; Flytzani-Stephanopoulos M. Shape Effect of Nanoscale Oxides Used as Metal Supports in Redox Catalysis, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November 2009.

Thomas E. Gartner III 1121 S. 13th St, Philadelphia PA, 19147 • 707-363-7746 • tgartner@udel.edu

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EDUCATIONUniversity of Delaware August 2014-Present Ph.D. in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2019 expected) GPA: 4.0/4.0 University of California, Berkeley August 2007-May 2011 Bachelor of Science with Honors in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering GPA: 3.71/4.0

HONORS AND AWARDS

1st Place, Materials Engineering and Sciences Division Graduate Student Poster Competition, AIChE 2017 Annual Meeting 2017

Honorable Mention, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program 2015 Paul H. Schipper Fellowship, University of Delaware 2015 Qualifying Exam Commendation, University of Delaware Department of

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 2015 Graduate Coursework Commendation, University of Delaware Department of

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 2015 Robert L. Pigford Fellowship, University of Delaware 2014 President’s Quality Award, Applied Materials, Inc. 2012 Alumni Scholar Leadership Award, UC Berkeley Alumni Association 2007-2011 National Merit Scholar 2007

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS 1. T.E. Gartner, III, A. Jayaraman, “Macromolecular ‘size’ and ‘hardness’ drives structure in solvent-swollen

blends of linear, cyclic, and star polymers,” Soft Matter, 2017, DOI: 10.1039/c7sm02199b (in press) 2. T.B. Martin, T.E. Gartner, III, R.L. Jones, C.R. Snyder, A. Jayaraman, “typyPRISM: a computational tool for

liquid-state theory calculations of macromolecular materials,” Macromolecules (in preparation) 3. T.E. Gartner, III, M.A. Morris, C.K. Shelton, J.A. Dura, T.H. Epps, III, “Quantifying lithium salt and polymer

density distributions in nanostructured ion-conducting block polymers,” Macromolecules (in review) 4. T.E. Gartner, III, T. Kubo, Y. Seo, M. Tansky, L.M. Hall, B.S. Sumerlin, T.H. Epps, III, “Domain spacing and

composition profile behavior in salt-doped cyclic vs linear block polymer thin films: a joint experimental and simulation study,” Macromolecules, 2017, 50 (18), 7169–7176

5. M.A. Morris,* T.E. Gartner, III,* T.H. Epps, III, “Tuning block polymer structure, properties, and processability for the design of efficient nanostructured materials systems,”** Macromol. Chem. Phys., 2017, 218 (5), 1600513; *Equal contributions; **Journal cover article

6. T.E. Gartner, III, T.H. Epps, III, A. Jayaraman, “Leveraging Gibbs ensemble molecular dynamics and hybrid Monte Carlo/molecular dynamics for efficient study of phase equilibria,” J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2016, 12 (11), 5501–5510

7. H. Wu, H. Pan, M.A. Green, D. Dietderich, T.E. Gartner, III, H.C. Higley, M. Mentink, D.G. Tam, F.Y. Xu, F. Trillaud, X.K. Liu, L. Wang, and S.X. Zheng, “The resistance and strength of soft solder splices between conductors in MICE coils,” IEEE Trans. Applied Superconductivity, 2011, 21 (3), 1738-1741

8. V.V. Hardikar, Z. Wang, D.M. Gage, T.E. Gartner, III. Chemical mechanical polishing process and slurry containing silicon nanoparticles. United States Patent Application No. US 14/143,262. 2013, Dec 30.

PRESENTATIONS 1. T.E. Gartner, III, A. Jayaraman, Solvent effects on the structure and thermodynamics of polymer blends with

varying architectures, (Talk) AIChE Annual Meeting 2017 2. T.E. Gartner, III, H. Kuang, E. Kokkoli, A. Jayaraman, Influence of molecular design on the self-assembly of

single-stranded DNA amphiphiles, (Poster) AIChE Annual Meeting 2017 3. T.E. Gartner, III, A. Jayaraman, Gibbs ensemble-based molecular simulation methods for predicting structure

and thermodynamics of polymer films during solvent vapor annealing, (Talk) ACS Fall Meeting 2017 4. T.E. Gartner, III, T.H. Epps, III, A. Jayaraman, Gibbs ensemble simulations of the solvent swelling of polymer

films, (Poster) APS March Meeting 2017 5. T.E. Gartner, III, C.K. Shelton, M.A. Morris, A. Jayaraman, T.H. Epps, III, Salt distribution, domain spacing,

and interfacial characteristics in lithium ion-doped block polymer electrolyte films, (Talk) APS March Meeting 2017

Thomas E. Gartner III 1121 S. 13th St, Philadelphia PA, 19147 • 707-363-7746 • tgartner@udel.edu

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6. T.E. Gartner, III, T.H. Epps, III, A. Jayaraman, Utilizing Gibbs ensemble molecular dynamics and hybrid Monte Carlo/molecular dynamics simulations for efficient study of polymer-solvent phase equilibria, (Talk) ACS Fall Meeting 2016

7. T.E. Gartner, III, T.H. Epps, III, A. Jayaraman, Development of simulation methods in the Gibbs ensemble to predict polymer-solvent phase equilibria, (Talk) APS March Meeting 2016

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

University of Delaware Newark, DE Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (August 2014-Present)

• Develop and apply computational (molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulation) and theoretical (PRISM theory) techniques to study the thermodynamic and structural implications of solvent processing of polymer and bio-inspired colloidal materials

• Link macromolecular design characteristics and processing conditions to soft materials self-assembly • Collaborate closely with experimentalists to inform and validate computational approaches • Apply X-ray and neutron reflectometry to characterize effective interactions and structure in lithium salt-

doped block polymer electrolyte materials Applied Materials, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA Chemical-Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Process Engineer (June 2011-July 2014)

• Performed process development R&D for microelectronic device fabrication • Developed CMP processes for the fabrication of through-silicon-vias • Undertook study of wafer-pad friction and tribology during CMP • Identified sources of and methods for reducing scratch and defect generation in Copper CMP • Integrated new materials in Back-End-of-Line interconnect formation (Co, Ru, Mn)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA Student Research Assistant, Superconducting Magnet Group (May 2010-May 2011)

• Electrical characterization of superconductors in cryogenic and magnetic environments • Tracked oxidation of superconducting materials during heat treatment • Probed mechanical deformation and damage to the superconducting wire during magnet fabrication using

optical and scanning-electron microscopy TEACHING AND OUTREACH EXPERIENCE

University of Delaware Colburn Club Outreach Group Newark, DE Outreach Coordinator (9/2015-9/2016); Member (3/2015-9/2015, 9/2016-Present)

• Founding member of a UD chemical engineering student group devoted to science outreach • Developed and executed original science and engineering demonstrations at a local middle school

University of Delaware Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Newark, DE Teaching Assistant (February 2016-December 2016)

• Undergraduate Thermodynamics II (Spring 2016); Average TA evaluation score: 4.91/5.0 • Introduction to Polymer Science and Engineering (Fall 2016); Average TA evaluation score: 4.91/5.0

University of California Marching Band Berkeley, CA Student Director (December 2009-May 2011)

• Cooperated with other Executive Committee members to set and enforce policy for 230-member band • Planned and led musical rehearsals in preparation for major performances

SKILLS

• Simulation & Theory Techniques: Coarse-grained molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, PRISM theory, umbrella sampling, weighted histogram analysis method, Gibbs ensemble

• Computers and Programming: Unix Shell, Python, C++, TCL, MPI and parallelization, LAMMPS, Visual Molecular Dynamics, PACKMOL, moltemplate, Voronoi++, MATLAB, Aspen, SuperPro

• Characterization Methods: Neutron and X-ray scattering (small-angle and reflectometry), scanning and transmission electron microscopy, optical microscopy, atomic-force microscopy, profilometry, spectral reflectometry, NMR

• Clean room procedures; laboratory, chemical, laser, vacuum, and cryogenic safety procedures

Andrew S. Gaynor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Delaware Email: agaynor@udel.edu

Colburn Laboratory Office #361 150 Academy Street Newark, DE 19716

Education

University of Delaware, Newark, DE Fall 2014-Present Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Tulane University, New Orleans, LA Fall 2010-Spring 2014Bachelor of Science Engineering in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Summa Cum Laude Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology and Jewish Studies, Summa Cum Laude GPA: 3.91/4.0 Research Experience

University of Delaware, Newark, DE Summer 2015-Present Graduate Research Assistant Advisor: Prof. Wilfred Chen

• Exploring the use of prodrug converting enzymes to treat cancer • Developing novel techniques for modulating intracellular protein concertation via controlled

protein degradation • Constructing Boolean logic gates from protein components at the post-transcriptional level • Designing autonomous, responsive protein circuits that respond to endogenous cancerous cues to

treat diseased cells Tulane University, New Orleans, LA Fall 2011-Spring 2014 Undergraduate Research Assistant Advisor: Prof. Kim O’Connor

• Examined the effects of mesenchymal stem cell surface markers on their differentiation potential • Developed methods for sorting heterologous mesenchymal stem cells populations based on

differentiation potential • Senior Honors Thesis: Differentiation and Proliferation Characterization of Senescent

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Summer 2013 Amgen Scholars Research Intern Advisor: Prof. Angelika Amon

• Investigated the link between aneuploidy and growth rate in S. cerevisiae • Analyzed microscopy images to determine time spent in each cell cycle phase

Publications

• AS Gaynor and W Chen. Induced Prodrug Activation by Conditional Protein

Degradation, J. Biotechnol., 260, 62-66, 2017.

• KC Russell, HA Tucker, BA Bunnell, M Andreeff, W Schober-Ditmore, AS Gaynor, KL Strickler, S Lin, MR Lacey and KC O’Connor. Cell-surface Expression of Neuron-glial Antigen 2 (NG2) and Melanoma Cell Adhesion Molecule (CD146) in Heterogeneous Cultures of Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Tissue Eng. Part A, 19, 2253-2266, 2013.

Presentations

• H Kim, AS Gaynor, and W Chen. Modulating Antibody/Antigen Affinity by Triggered Assembly

and Disassembly of an Artificially Split Protein M, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2017.

• AS Gaynor and W Chen. Controlled Protein Degradation for the Conditional Survival of Cancer Suicide Enzymes, ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 2017.

• AS Gaynor and W Chen. Traceless Shielding-Mediated Rescue of Yeast Cytosine Deaminase for the Targeted Treatment of Cancer, University of Delaware Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Summer Research Review, Newark, DE, 2016.

Laboratory Skills

• Molecular Cloning: polymerase chain reaction, primer design, construct generation, site-directed

mutagenesis, colony screening • Bacterial Culture: protein expression and purification, plasmid DNA preparation • Mammalian Cell Culture and Analysis: aseptic technique, HeLa and HEK cell lines, fluorescent

microscopy, cell viability assays, western blot • Microscope Image Analysis: Axiovision, ImageJ

Awards

• Fraser and Shirley Russell Teaching Fellowship (Spring 2018) • Robert L. Pigford Teaching Assistant Award (Spring 2017) • N.S.F. Graduate Research Fellowship Program Honorable Mention (2015 & 2016) • N.I.H. Chemical-Biology Interface Training Fellowship (Spring 2015)

Leadership and Communication Experience

• Chen Laboratory Manager (Fall 2017-Present) • Teaching Assistant for Metabolic Engineering (Fall 2016) and Introduction to Chemical

Engineering (Spring 2016) • Colburn Outreach Club performing outreach to local middle school to foster interest in science

and engineering and providing supplemental algebra support (Fall 2015-Present) • Young Engineers’ Camp run by University of Delaware College of Engineering to allow local

youth to explore engineering (Summer of 2015 & 2016)

Navid Ghadipasha

Contact Information Address Nghadi@udel.edu 118 East Park Pl 225-3262229 Newark, DE 19711

EDUCATION Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA August 2017 PhD, Chemical Engineering, GPA: 3.7 Master of Science, Chemical Engineering May 2015 Process System Engineering Group

Technical University of Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany October 2011 to June 2012 Studied at TU Dortmund for intensive German language program

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran May 2011 Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

CAREER HISTORY & ACCOMPLISHMENT Post-Doctoral Researcher August 2017-Present Chemical Engineering Department, University of Delaware

• Modelling and Analysis of Biological Systems

Tulane University – Fluence Analytics, Inc. New Orleans, LA August 2014 to March 2017 LSU-Tulane-APMT Research Collaboration

• Winner of the Model-Based Innovation Prize for the best published paper describing the use of gPROMS family products in a novel area of technology (2016)

• Collaboration between engineers and university researchers in joint project • Developed an online engineering-based framework for optimal operation and control of

polymerization processes • Research on building next-generation polymers and tools to accelerate cost-effective commercial

production under the Smart Material Design, Analysis and Processing (SMATDAP) Consortium

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA August 2012 to August 2017 Graduate Research Assistant, Cain department of Chemical Engineering

• Developed a novel image-based technique for analysis and monitoring of crystallization systems based on neural network modelling

• Created a real-time framework for control and monitoring of crystal size distribution in highly suspended system

• Performed lab experiments and analyses to provide data for structural study of crystals • Identified and developed advanced control systems such as model predictive controller (MPC)

to improve operations and profitability of polymerization systems • Performed quantitative analysis of the product qualities by examination of large datasets using Artificial

neural networks modelling

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. “Online control of crystal properties in non-isothermal antisolvent crystallization”, AIChE J. 61 (7) 2188-2201, (July 2015)

2. “A Deterministic Formulation and Online Monitoring Technique for the Measurement of Salt Concentration in Non-Isothermal Antisolvent Crystallization Processes, Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol.43, 2015, pp 1375-1380

3. “Combining On-line Characterization Tools with Modern Software Environments for Optimal Operation of Polymerization Processes”, Processes, Vol.4, Issue.1 2016

4. “On-line Model-based Control of Crystal Size Distribution in Cooling-Antisolvent Crystallization Processes”, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017, 57, pp 1081-1086

5. “A Robust Model-based Control Approach for Online Optimal Feedback Control of Polymerization Reactors-Application to Polymerization of Acrylamide-Water-Potassium Persulfate (KPS) System”, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2017, 57, pp 1105-1110

6. “Online Optimal Feedback Control of Polymerization Reactors: Application to Polymerization of Acrylamide-Water-Potassium Persulfate (KPS) system” Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 2017, 56 (25), pp 7322-7335

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. “Optimization, monitoring and control of crystallization processes”. AICHE Annual Meeting, ,Atlanta, November 16-21, 2014

2. “Optimal Control of Crystal Size Distribution in Nonisothermal Antisolvent Crystallization”. AICHE Spring Meeting, New Orleans, March 30-April 3, 2014

3. Real-Time Optimal Control of Non-Isothermal Antisolvent Crystallization Processes, European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering, Copenhagen, May 31-June 4, 2015

4. “A Model-Based Framework for Advanced Optimal Operation of Polymerization Processes”. AICHE Annual Meeting, , San Francisco, November 13-18, 2016

5. “First Steps Towards Online Optimal Control of Molecular Weight in Batch and Semi-batch Free Radical Polymerization Reactors”. European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering , Slovenia, 2016

6. On-line Model-based Control of Crystal Size Distribution in Cooling-Antisolvent Crystallization Processes, International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, 28-31 May, 2017-Milano, Italy

7. A Robust Model-based Control Approach for Online Optimal Feedback Control of Polymerization Reactors-Application to Polymerization of Acrylamide-Water-Potassium Persulfate (KPS) System, International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering, 28-31 May, 2017-Milano, Italy

SKILLS Computer: MATLAB, Python, COMSOL, gPROMS, LabVIEW, Simulink

Language: Farsi (native), German (intermediate), English (Fluent)

NICHOLAS GOULD ngould@udel.edu (413) 426-3393

28 Myers Rd. Newark, DE 19711

EDUCATION University of Delaware – PhD candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Advisor: Dr. Bingjun Xu

• Project: Develop spectroscopic characterization techniques to study the influence of solvent on catalyst active sites, reaction mechanisms, and product distributions.

• GPA: 3.90 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY – Bachelors of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2014

• GPA: 3.71, graduated cum laude

RESEARCH AND WORK EXPERIENCE University of Delaware Jan. 2015 - present PhD Candidate – Bingjun Xu Group

• Designed and optimized an Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR) cell for studying solvent effects on zeolites. Successful applications:

o Detected the presence of weak Brønsted acidity generated by liquid water on the surfaces of NaY [1] and Phosphorus-Beta [2] zeolites.

o Developed a method to quantify adsorbed probe molecules on zeolite surfaces in liquid phase FTIR. o Implemented quantitative method to characterize how solvent choice affects diffusion in zeolite micropores. o Developed a method for temperature programmed desorption (TPD) in liquid phase FTIR.

• Characterization of zeolite and metal catalysts in transmission (vacuum) FTIR via probe molecule adsorption (CO, pyridine, methylated pyridines, deuterated acetonitrile) and TPD.

• Quantification of Brønsted acid sites in a gas phase flow reactor using propylamine decomposition as a test reaction. • Used batch reactors for liquid phase catalytic activity tests of samples characterized via ATR-FTIR.

University of Delaware Jan. 2016 - present Laboratory safety manager – Xu Group

• Prepare laboratories for professional inspection three times annually. • Responsible for enforcing safe laboratory practices and minimizing risks.

United States Department of Energy Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2017 Science Writer

• Published outreach articles aimed at describing complex scientific publications to a general audience. o “Fight to the Top: Silver and Gold Compete for the Surface of a Bimetallic Solid.” The article focused on the

importance of operando and in-situ catalyst characterization in the context of a nanoporous gold alloy that continually changed structure in different contacting environments.

o “Clean and Green! Everyday Products Made from Sugar.” The article focused on surfactant applications in modern life, surfactant structure-function relationships, and a route to produce them from biomass.

• Edited articles and provided feedback to other writers at the D.O.E. Publications 1 N. S. Gould and B. Xu, Chem. Sci., accepted, 2017. "Catalyst Characterization in the Presence of Solvent: Development

of Liquid Phase Structure-Activity Relationships." 2 W. Fan, H. J. Cho, L. Ren, V. Vattipailli, Y.-H. Yeh, N. S. Gould, B. Xu, R. J. Gorte, R. Lobo, P. J. Dauenhauer and M.

Tsapatsis, ChemCatChem, 2016, 9, 398-402. "Renewable P-Xylene from 2,5-dimethylfuran and Ethylene using Phosphorus Containing Zeolite Catalysts."

3 N. S. Gould and B. Xu, J. Catal., accepted, 2017. "Quantification of Acid Site Densities on Zeolites in the Presence of Solvents via Determination of Extinction Coefficients of Adsorbed Pyridine."

4 N. S. Gould and B. Xu, J. Catal., 2016, 342, 193–202. "Effect of Liquid Water on Acid Sites of NaY: An In-situ Liquid Phase Spectroscopic Study."

5 S. Liu, S. Dutta, W. Zheng, N. S. Gould, Z. Cheng, B. Xu, B. Saha and D. G. Vlachos, ChemSusChem, 2017, 10, 3164. "Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of High Carbon Furylmethanes to Renewable Jet-Fuel Ranged Alkanes over a Rhenium-Modified Iridium Catalyst."

6 A. Mehdad, N. S. Gould, B. Xu and R. F. Lobo, Catal. Sci. Technol., accepted, 2017. "Effect of Steam and CO2 in Ethane Activation on Zn-ZSM-5."

7 E. S. Vasiliadou, N. S. Gould, and R. F. Lobo, ChemCatChem, 2017, 1–10. "Zeolite catalyzed Formaldehyde-Propylene Prins Condensation."

Honors and Awards

1) Outstanding Poster Award – Gordon Research Conference on Catalysis, New London, NH, 2016. 2) Robert L. Pigford Teaching award 3) Kokes travel award – North American Meeting (NAM) 2017

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Graduate Teaching Assistant 2015-2016 Teaching Assistant – Fluid Mechanics (Fall 2015) and Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design (Fall 2016)

• Facilitated an optional discussion section for students – focus on encouraging student interaction and discussion. • Reviewed and summarized the material covered every week for the students.

Cornell Learning Strategies Center (LSC) 2014 Head Teaching Assistant – Pre-freshman Summer Program (PSP)

• Trained course TAs facilitation skills for discussion sections. o Focus on reducing amount TA speaks and increasing student participation. o Trained TAs to ask leading questions instead of explaining logic outright.

• Mentored students from disadvantaged backgrounds new to Cornell.

EXPERIMENTAL SKILLS

• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) o Transmission FTIR (in-vacuo) o ATR-FTIR

• Batch and continuous flow reactor design • Catalytic activity testing (batch and continuous

flow) • Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry • X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Density functional theory calculations (DFT) • MATLAB • Microsoft Office • Mathematica • Materials Studio • Aspen

Amber M. Hilderbrand

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering email: ahilder@udel.edu 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 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 expression of 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), small angle neutron scattering (SANS) Polymer Synthesis: Solid phase peptide synthesis, small molecule synthesis, conjugation reactions for modification of commercial polymers, click chemistry (thiol–ene), fragment condensation reactions 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 & PROPOSALS

• AM Hilderbrand, C Guo, EM Ford, AM Kloxin, “Multifunctional collagen mimetic materials for controlled cell culture,” In preparation.

• AM Hilderbrand, F Stanzione, J Condon, MA LaRue, A Jayaraman, AM Kloxin, “Understanding the

impact of non-natural amino acid incorporation on the assembly of multifunctional collagen mimetic peptides,” In preparation.

• 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, C Guo, AM Kloxin, “Nanoscale characterization of self-assembling peptides in solution and within hydrogel networks,” Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences Research Proposal, October 2015, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.

PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS: (Presenter underlined)

• AM Hilderbrand, F Stanzione, J Condon, MA LaRue, A Jayaraman, AM Kloxin, “Understanding the impact of non-natural amino acid incorporation on the assembly of multifunctional collagen mimetic peptides,” American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, August 2017, Washington, DC. Oral Presentation.

• AM Hilderbrand, C Guo, E Ford, AM Kloxin, “Designing multifunctional collagen mimetic peptides to incorporate hierarchal structure within robust hydrogel materials,” Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting 2017, April 2017, Minneapolis, MN. Oral Presentation.

• AM Hilderbrand, C Guo, AM Kloxin, “Designing multifunctional collagen mimetic peptides to incorporate hierarchal structure within robust hydrogel materials,” University of Delaware Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department’s Annual Winter Research Review, January 2017, Newark DE. Oral Presentation.

• M LaRue, AM Hilderbrand, AM Kloxin, “Mimicking the structure of the extracellular matrix using collagen mimetic peptides,” University of Delaware Undergraduate Research and Service Scholar Celebratory Symposium, August 2016, Newark, DE. Poster.

• AM Hilderbrand, C Guo, AM Kloxin, “Multifunctional biomaterials with structural complexity,” World Biomaterials Congress, May 2016, Montreal, QC. Poster.

• AM Hilderbrand, AM Kloxin, “Biomaterials with multiscale structural complexity,” Delaware IDeAs Meeting, February 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.

• Collins Fellowship (2013-2014)

MENTORSHIP EXPERIENCE • Mark LaRue, Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of Delaware Winter 2016-Present

o Awards: UD Undergraduate Research Program Summer Fellow 2016 & 2017 • Orlando Walker Jr., K-12 Engineering High School Intern Summer 2017

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE:

• Founding and Lead Mentor of Empathetic Peers Offering Wisdom Encouragement and Resources (EmPOWER) Program in Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (2017-Present)

• 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) INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE: Honeywell Aerospace, Plymouth, MN May 2011-August 2011 Engineering Intern

• Studied process and worked with operators to reduce part scrap and revised Standard Operating Sheets • Mapped temperatures of heating and cooling block to determine if gradient existed within block

KAO, CHEN-YUAN 15InnovationWay,Rm243Newark,DE19711|302-831-6168|cykao@udel.edu

Education 2013 Ph.D.Candidate:ChemicalandBiomolecularEngineering-Current UniversityofDelaware–Newark,DE,USA

2012 BachelorofScience:ChemicalEngineering(GPA:3.91/4.00) NationalTaiwanUniversity–Taipei,Taiwan

Research Experience Jan/2014 GraduateResearchAssistant–Current UniversityofDelaware–Newark,DE Advisor:Prof.EleftheriosT.Papoutsakis

- Developedandoptimizationofadrug/genedeliverysystemfromcell-derivedmicroparticles.- Examinetheinteractionbetweenhematopoieticstem/progenitorcellandmegakaryocyticmicroparticlesinvitro.- Investigatemegakaryocytematurationandplateletproductioninvivo&invitro.- Designlaboratory-scalebioreactortoenhanceplateletproductioninvitro.

Sep/2010 UndergraduateResearchAssistant–Jun/2012 NationalTaiwanUniversity–Taipei,Taiwan Advisor:Prof.StevenSheng-ShihWang

- ExaminethemechanismofcataractformationunderUV-Clight.- Purifiedhumangamma-DcrystallinfromE.coli- Investigatetheinhibitoryeffectofresveratrolonhumangamma-Dcrystallinaggregation- Examinetheeffectco-polypeptidesontheunfoldingofinsulin.

Publications · S.Luff,C.Y.Kao,E.T.Papoutsakis,“Roleofp53andTranscription-Independentp53-InducedApoptosisinShear-StimulatedMegakaryocyticMaturation,ParticleGeneration,andPlateletBiogenesis”ExperimentalHematology(2017,underreviewed)

· J.Jiang,C.Y.Kao,E.T.Papoutsakis,Howdomegakaryocyticmicroparticlestargetanddelivercargotoalterthefateofhematopoieticstemcells?,JournalofControlledRelease,247:1-18(2017)

· W.L.Chou,L.T.W.Lin,Y.Y.Shih,C.T.Li,C.Y.Kao,W.B.Tsai,S.S.S.Wang,Aggregationbehaviorofcaseiniscorrelatedwiththetypeofglycation-inducingagent,JournaloftheTaiwanInstituteofChemicalEngineers,45(2):393-403(2014)

· C.Y.Kao,J.K.Lai,T.H.Lin,Y.J.Lin,J.S.Jan,S.S.S.Wang,Examiningtheinhibitoryactionsofcopolypeptidesagainstamyloidfibrillogenesisofbovineinsulin,BiochemicalEngineeringJournal78:181-188(2013)

· J.W.R.Wu,C.Y.Kao,L.T.W.Lin,W.S.Wen,J.T.Lai,S.S.S.Wang,HumanγD-crystallinaggregationinducedbyultravioletCirradiationissuppressedbyresveratrol,BiochemicalEngineeringJournal,78:189-197(2013)

Skills · MammalianCellCulture,FlowCytometry,ConfocalMicroscopy,MolecularandBiologyTechniques,TranscriptionalAnalysis(qPCR),WesternBlot

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Oral Presentation · C.Y.Kao,E.T.Papoutsakis,"EngineeringMegakaryocyte-derivedMicroparticlesforGeneDelivery"AICHEAnnualMeeting(2016)

Poster Presentation · C.Y.Kao,C.Escobar,E.T.Papoutsakis“MegakaryocyticMicroparticlesforGene-andCell-Therapies”59thASHAnnualMeeting(2017)

· C.Y.Kao,E.T.Papoutsakis,“ExploringtheSpaceofCHOExtracellularVesiclesandtheirPotentialApplications”AMBICIABMeeting(2017)

· C.Y.Kao,E.T.Papoutsakis,“NucleicAcidDeliverytoHematopoieticStemCellsusingMegakaryocyticMicroparticles”9thExtracellularRNACommunicationConsortium(2017)

· C.Y.Kao,E.T.Papoutsakis,“TherapeuticApplicationofMegakaryocyticMicroparticlesinGeneDelivery”BostonTaiwaneseBiotech.AssociationSymposium(2017)

· C.Y.Kao,J.Jiang,E.T.Papoutsakis“Extracellularvesiclesandtheirapplicationsinhumantherapyandcellculture”AMBICLaunchMeeting(2016)

Résumé

CONTACT 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: StijnKoshari@gmail.com

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

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 the UD Faculty Senate. Vice President of Student Affairs in the UD GSG. 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 and founding member and mentor of the new EmPOWER mental health advocacy program 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.

PUBLICATION HIGHLIGHTS

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.

S. H. S. Koshari, J. L. Ross, P. K. Nayak, I. E. Zarraga, K. Rajagopal, N. J. Wagner, and A. M. Lenhoff, “Characterization of Protein–Excipient Microheterogeneity in Biopharmaceutical Solid-State Formulations by Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy,” Mol. Pharm., vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 546–553, 2017.

S. H. S. Koshari, N. J. Wagner, and A. M. Lenhoff, “Effects of Resin Architecture and Protein Size on Nanoscale Protein Distribution in Ion-Exchange Media,” Langmuir, accepted, 2018.

Christopher P. Long University of Delaware

cplong@udel.edu

EDUCATION

University of Delaware, Newark, DE 2012-2017

Ph.D., 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 2013-2017

Advisor: Maciek R. Antoniewicz

Thesis: “Interrogating central carbon metabolism via mapping of fluxomic responses to gene knockouts and

adaptive evolution” • Developed new methods for microbial physiological and metabolic characterization, 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 45 E. coli central carbon metabolism knockout

mutants, identifying novel reactions and patterns of metabolic responses. The results are being applied in the

development of ensemble kinetic models.

• Characterized metabolic and genetic mechanisms of growth enhancement via adaptive laboratory evolution, in knockout

and wild-type strains. Mechanisms of fast growth phenotypes were explored in evolved E. coli and Vibrio natriegens.

Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, University of Delaware 2013 • Advisor: Dr. Eleftherios Papoutsakis. “Chromosomal insertion of a heterologous sigma factor in E. coli”

• Advisor: Dr. Thomas Hanson: “Toward Tn-Seq Analysis of Chlorobium tepidum”

• Advisor: Dr. Maciek Antoniewicz: “13C-MFA of wild-type E. coli and two knockout mutants”

Co-op, Chemical Process Design & Commercialization, Merck & Co, Rahway, NJ 2010/2011 • Evaluated, optimized, and modeled 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 (Spring)

SKILLS

Experimental

• Bacterial cell culture • 13C metabolic flux analysis (13C-MFA) • Isotopic tracer experiment design • Gas

chromatography/mass spec. (GC/MS) analysis & method development • Basic microbiology & cloning techniques

Data Analysis and Computation

• Isotopic tracer data interpretation • Metabolic modeling (COBRA Toolbox) • Multivariate statistics with large data sets (eg.

PCA, clustering) • Matlab, OriginLab, Minitab, Cytoscape, MS Office

PUBLICATIONS (PRIMARY AUTHORSHIP)

Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Probing the flexibility and limits of E. coli metabolism: Responses to deletion of 25 core

enzymes in lower central carbon metabolism. (2018, in preparation)

Long CP, Gonzalez JE, Antoniewicz MR. Characterization of physiological responses to 25 gene knockouts in Escherichia

coli lower central carbon metabolism. (2018, in preparation)

Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Probing the flexibility and limits of E. coli metabolism: Responses to deletion of 20 core

enzymes. (2018, submitted)

Long CP, Gonzalez JE, Feist AM, Palsson BO, Antoniewicz MR (2017). Dissecting the genetic and metabolic mechanisms

of adaptation to the knockout of a major metabolic enzyme in Escherichia coli. (accepted, PNAS)

Long CP, Gonzalez JE, Cipolla RM, Antoniewicz MR (2017). Metabolism of the fast-growing bacterium Vibrio natriegens

elucidated by 13C metabolic flux analysis. Metabolic Engineering, 44, 191-197.

Long CP, Gonzalez JE, Feist AM, Palsson BO, Antoniewicz MR (2017). Fast growth phenotype of E. coli K-12 from

adaptive laboratory evolution does not require intracellular flux rewiring. Metabolic Engineering, 44, 100-107.

Long CP*, Au J*, Sandoval NR, Gebreselassie NA, Antoniewicz MR (2017). Enzyme I facilitates reverse flux from

pyruvate to phosphoenolpyruvate in Escherichia coli. Nature Communications, 8, 14316.

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 & 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

SIMB Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Denver, CO. August 2017 (Poster)

Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Interrogating central carbon metabolism via 13C metabolic flux analysis of Escherichia coli

knockout strains: pathway discovery and model development

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 X. Vancouver, BC, Canada. June 2014 (Rapid Fire, Poster)

Long CP, Antoniewicz MR. Comprehensive study of metabolic flux rewiring in E. coli knockout strains

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

University of Delaware Graduate Fellowship 2015-2016

University of Delaware Chemistry-Biology Interface Trainee (NIH Kirschstein Training Grant) 2012-2014

Cornell Tradition Fellowship 2008-2012

National Merit Scholarship 2008-2009

Updated: 12/01/2017

Wesley Luc Curriculum Vitae University of Delaware | Center for Catalytic Science & Technology wluc@udel.edu | +1 858 353 3457

Education University of Delaware (2014 - present)

Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

University of California, San Diego (2010 - 2013)

M.S. in Chemical Engineering

Thesis: A Continuous Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production Plant Design

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

University of California, Irvine (2008 - 2010)

Research and Industrial Experiences Graduate Research Assistant (University of Delaware, January 2014 - present)

Advised by Dr. Feng Jiao

Synthesized and characterized state-of-art nanostructured core-shell catalysts for the electrochemical

transformation of CO2 to value-added chemicals

Engineered and scaled up electrochemical systems for the development of an advance oxygen recovery

system in collaboration with NASA Glenn Research Center

Successfully designed a solar-driven electrolyzer and demonstrated one of the highest reported solar-to-

fuel efficiency for CO2 conversion to CO

Developed in-situ X-ray adsorption techniques to elucidate catalytic structure of Cu-based electrocatalysts

for green hydrogen production and CO2/CO electroreduction

Graduate Research Assistant (UCSD, September 2012 - June 2013)

Co-advised by Dr. Jan Talbot and Dr. Richard Herz

Modelled and performed cost analysis of a new sulfur-ammonia thermochemical water splitting cycle for

hydrogen production using Aspen Plus

Solar Hydrogen Team Internship at SAIC (now Leidos) (San Diego, June 2011 - June 2013)

Supervised by Project Manager, Robin W. Taylor

Synthesized metal oxide electrocatalysts for the oxidation of ammonia sulfite to sulfate

Undergraduate Research Assistant (UCI, January 2010 - June 2010)

Advised by Dr. Mikael Nilsson

Studied the radiolytic degradation of extracting reagents used in spent nuclear fuel separation processes

Honors and Awards Bill N. Baron Fellowship Award (Institute of Energy Conversion, 2017)

University Doctoral Fellowship Award (University of Delaware, 2017)

Richard J. Kokes Travel Award (North American Catalysis Society, 2017)

Magna Cum Laude Honors (UCSD, 2012)

Dean’s & Provost’s Honors (UCSD & UCI, 2012)

Tau Beta Pi: The Engineering Honor Society (UCSD, 2011)

Skills and Techniques Experimental and Characterization Techniques: Electrochemical device testing, CV/RDE studies, XPS, XAS,

SEM-EDS, XRD, WDXRF, GC, NMR

Trainings: Cleanroom for nanofabrication, machine shop

Modeling/Numerical Analysis: AspenPLUS, MATLAB, Minitab, CasaXPS, Demeter

Design/Graphics: LabVIEW, AutoCAD, OriginLab, Inkscape

Updated: 12/01/2017

Publications 1. Luc, W., Jiao, F., Nanoporous Metals as Electrocatalysts: State-of-the-Art, Opportunities, and Challenges,

ACS Catalysis 7, 5856-5861 (2017).

2. Luc, W., Collins, C., Wang, S., Xin, H., He K., Kang, Y., Jiao, F., Ag-Sn Bimetallic Catalyst with a Core-

Shell Structure for CO2 Reduction, Journal of the American Chemical Society 139, 1885-1893 (2017).

3. Luc, W., Rosen, J., Jiao, F., An Ir-based anode for a practical CO2 electrolyzer, Catalysis Today 288, 79-84

(2017).

4. Hutchings, G.S., Luc, W., Lu, Q., Zhou, Y., Vlachos, D.G., Jiao, F., Nanoporous Cu-Al-Co alloys for

selective furfural hydrodeoxygenation to 2-methylfuran, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 56,

3866-3872 (2017).

5. Sriramagiri, G. M., Ahmed, N., Luc, W., Dobson, K. D., Hegedus, S. S., Jiao, F. Toward a Practical Solar-

Driven CO2 Flow Cell Electrolyzer: Design and Optimization. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 5,

10959-10966 (2017).

6. Luc, W., Jiao, F., Synthesis of Nanoporous Metals, Oxides, Carbides, and Sulfides: Beyond Nanocasting,

Accounts of Chemical Research 49, 1351-1358 (2016).

7. Zhang, Y., Luc, W., Hutchings, G.S., Jiao, F., Photoelectrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction using a

Nanoporous Ag Cathode, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8, 24652-24658 (2016).

8. Lu, Q., Chen, C.-J., Luc, W., Chen, J.G., Bhan, A., Jiao, F., Ordered Mesoporous Metal Carbides with

Enhanced Anisole Hydrodeoxygenation Selectivity, ACS Catalysis 6, 3506-3514 (2016).

9. Jouny, M., Luc, W., Jiao, F., A General Techno-Economic Analysis of CO2 Electrolysis Systems, under

review.

Selected Presentations and Conference Proceedings 1. Luc, W., Jiao, F., “Ag-Sn Bimetallic Catalyst with a Core-Shell Structure for CO2 Reduction,” ACS 254th

National Meeting, Washington, D.C, August 20-24, 2017.

2. Luc, W., Jiao, F., “Ag-Sn Bimetallic Catalyst with a Core-Shell Structure for CO2 Reduction,” 25th North

American Catalysis Society Meeting, Denver, CO, June 4-9, 2017.

3. Sriramagiri, G.M., Admed, N., Luc, W., Dobson, K.D., Hegedus, S.S., Jiao, F., Birkmire, R.W., Design and

Implementation of High Voltage Photovoltaic Electrolysis System for Solar Fuel Production from CO2, MRS

Advances 2, 3359-3364 (2017).

4. Luc, W., Jiao, F., “Ultra-thin Electrocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reaction,” Center for Catalytic Science &

Technology 2016 Research Review, Newark, DE, October 5-6, 2016.

5. Tanakit, R., Luc, W., Talbot, J., Electrophoretic Deposition of Cobalt Ferrite and Platinum Cobalt

Nanoparticle as Electrocatalysts, ECS Transactions 58, 1-9 (2014).

6. Taylor, R., Davenport, R., Talbot, J., Herz, R., Luc, W., Genders, D., Symons, P., Brown, L., Status of the

Solar Sulfur Ammonia Thermochemical Hydrogen Production System for Splitting Water, Energy Procedia

49, 2047-2058 (2014).

7. Nilsson, M., Jan, O., Luc, W., Shaka, A.J., Miller, G.E., “Alternative Method for Degradation Studies By

Alpha Radiolysis,” International OECD Nuclear Energy Agency 11th Information Exchange Meeting on

Actinide and Fission Product Partitioning and Transmutation, San Francisco, CA, November 1-4, 2010.

Leadership Colburn Chemical Engineering Graduate Club: University of Delaware

Vice President (2016 - 2017)

At-Large Representative (2014 - 2015)

Teaching Experiences University of Delaware

Teaching Assistant

CHEG 349: Junior Laboratory (Spring 2016)

University of California, San Diego

Teaching Assistant

CENG 120: Chemical Process Dynamics and Control (Fall 2012)

Stephen J. Ma (718) 689-4875 | Stephen.ma89@gmail.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-ma

Summary Chemical engineer with strong background in monomer and polymer synthesis, purification,

polymer resin formulation, photochemistry, photopolymerization, thin films, surface chemistry

and a variety of characterization techniques

Highly self-motivated and self-sufficient with strong time management skills and

deadline driven work ethic; As the first graduate student in the Kloxin lab, set up two new

laboratories, established protocols to promote laboratory safety and hygiene, interfaced with

vendors to test and purchase instrumentation and equipment, trained new graduate and

undergraduate students, independently pursued new research projects in parallel, set deadlines

on projects and presentations, and learned new instrumentation

Proven ability to work in a collaborative, team-oriented environment; actively sought

and initiated collaborations with other graduate student researchers to explore new research

ideas, organized meetings and updates with principle investigators on collaborative projects

Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Awarded NSF Graduate Research

Fellowship, Royal DSM Science and Technology Award Americas, Gore Fellow Award (2nd Runner

Up), and ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award

Highly engaged in mentorship and outreach activities; mentored three undergraduate

researchers and many incoming first year graduate students, conducted STEM outreach on geckos

feet, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics at local K-12 schools, developed a new peer-support

group, EmPOWER, to address graduate student mental health and well-being

Education University of Delaware

Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

(with qualifier commendation)

Newark, DE

08/2011 – Present

Macaulay Honors College at The City College of New York

BE in Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude

NYC, NY

08/2007 – 06/2011

Research Experience

University of Delaware

Graduate Research Assistant

Advised by Prof. Christopher Kloxin and Prof. Norman Wagner

Newark, DE

01/2012 - Present

Control surface interactions (modulus, chemistry and topography) through thiol-ene ‘click’ chemistry,

focusing on the development of low cost methods to generate wrinkled topography for materials

applications. First graduate student in Prof. Kloxin’s research group

Created new rapidly curing, low-cost elastomer buckling system through two-tiered

polymerization approach (thiol-ene and free radical photopolymerizations)

Developed methods to confine and align wrinkle structures using photopolymerizations, resulting

in facile formation of gradient wrinkles and photopatterned wrinkled structures

Incorporated control over surface chemistry of wrinkled substrates by leveraging oxygen

inhibition of free radical polymerization, allowing post-functionalization of unreacted acrylate

moieties at the wrinkle surface

Initiated a collaboration with a biomaterials research group to determine efficacy of surface

functionalization protocol on human mesenchymal stem cell adhesion and alignment

Employed flowcoating processes to develop polymer thin films for wrinkle systems with tunable

skin moduli and sub-micron wrinkle wavelengths

State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and

Materials

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Advised by Prof. Bing Zhao and Prof. John R. Lombardi

Changchun, China

06/2010 - 08/2010

International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE) program funded by the National Science

Foundation (NSF) and organized by Purdue University. Conducted Raman Spectroscopy on

semiconductor nanoparticles to find suitable substrates for Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

(SERS)

Discovered enhancement in Raman spectroscopic signal of nanosized semiconductor particles

with adsorbed molecules

Laboratory for Nanoparticle Modification and Assembly

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Advised by Prof. Ilona Kretzschmar

New York City, NY

09/2008 - 06/2011

Improved the efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) by creating ordered inverse opal TiO2

structures using monodisperse self-assembled polystyrene templates

Developed an efficient and reproducible method for self-assembled porous templates using

electrodeposition of 5 μm polystyrene particles

Honors and Awards

National Science Foundation I-Corps Sites (U. of Delaware)

Royal DSM Science and Technology Award Americas (AIChE 2015)

The Gore Fellows Award (2nd runner up)

ACS Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Award

Graduate Student Professional Development Award (University of DE)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship

02/2017-05/2017

11/2015

12/2014

03/2014

06/2013

06/2012 - 06/2015

Publications Ma. S.J., Wagner, N.J., Kloxin, C.J. (2017). “Rapid and Controlled Photo-induced Thiol-Ene

Wrinkle Formation via Flowcoating”. (In Preparation, Expected Submission December 2017)

Ma, S.J., Mannino, S.J., Wagner, N.J., Kloxin C.J. (2013). “Photodirected Formation and Control

of Wrinkles on a Thiol-ene Elastomer”. ACS Macro Lett., 2(6), pp 474-477

Mathew, S., Ma, S., Kretzschmar, I. (2013). “3DOM TiO2 Electrodes: Fabrication of inverse

TiO2 opals for pore-size dependent characterization,” J. Mater. Res., 28, 369-377

Ma, S., Livingstone, R., Zhao, B., Lombardi, JR. (2011). “Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy of

Nanostructured Semiconductor Phonon Modes,” J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2 (6), pp 671–674

Mao, Z., Song, W., Chen, L., Ji, W., Xue, X., Ruan, W., Li, Z., Mao, H., Ma, S., Lombardi, JR.,

Zhao, B. (2011) “Metal–Semiconductor Contacts Induce the Charge-Transfer Mechanism of

Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering,” J. Phys. Chem. C., 115 (37), pp 18378–18383

Conference Proceedings

Stephen Ma, “Shedding Light on Polymer Wrinkles”, American Chemical Society (ACS) National

Meeting, August 2016, Philadelphia, PA

Stephen Ma, “Photodirected Control of Topography using Thiol-Ene ‘Click’ Chemistry”,

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Fall National Meeting, November 2015, Salt

Lake City, UT – DSM Science and Technology Award Winner

Stephen Ma, “Photodirected Formation and Control of Wrinkles on a Thiol-ene Elastomer”,

American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Fall National Meeting, November 2013, San

Francisco, CA

Stephen Ma, “Photodirected Formation and Control of Wrinkles on a Thiol-ene Elastomer”,

Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium, American Chemical Society

(ACS) National Meeting, March 2014, Dallas, TX

Skills Monomer/Polymer Synthesis

Purification

Resin Formulation

Photopolymerization

Photolithography

Dynamic Mechanical Analysis

FTIR Spectroscopy

NMR Spectroscopy

UV-Vis Spectroscopy

Nano-IR Spectroscopy

Optical Microscopy

AFM Microscpy

Confocal Microscopy

Flowcoating

Languages English (Native) Mandarin Chinese (Conversational)

Jared Nash 28 Myers Rd Newark, DE, 19713 • 508-846-1652 • jnash@udel.edu

EDUCATION University of Delaware, Newark, DE

PhD Candidate in Chemical Engineering (2014-present); Projected Completion: Spring 2019

Coursework GPA: 4.00/4.00

Thesis Advisors: Dr. Yushan Yan, Dr. Bingjun Xu

Tufts University, Medford, MA

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Graduation: May 2014

GPA: 3.86/4.00, Dean’s List: Fall 2010 – Spring 2014, Tau Beta Pi – Member 2013

Senior Honors Thesis with High Honors: Novel Quantum Dot-Ionogel Light Emitting Devices and a

Determination of the Mechanism for Electroluminescence. Advisor: Dr. Matthew Panzer

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE University of Delaware – Graduate Research Assistant January 2015 – Present

• Analyzed pH effect on commercial PtRu bimetallic catalyst for the hydrogen oxidation reaction using a

rotating disk electrode setup

• Synthesized and performed physical and electrochemical characterizations on nickel and nickel

molybdenum catalysts for the hydrogen oxidation reaction

• Tested Ni and NiMo catalysts in hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells

• Tested Pt, Ir, Pd, and Ru for ammonia production in both a hydroxide exchange membrane and proton

exchange membrane electrolyzers

• Tested Cr2N, VN, and Mo2N for ammonia production in proton exchange membrane electrolyzers

Tufts University – Senior Honors Thesis with High Honors September 2013 – May 2014

• Analyzed photoluminescence and electroluminescence spectra to characterize the quantum dot LEDs

• Integrated different ionic liquids into the quantum dot ionic liquid LEDs

• Shaped a hydrogel quantum dot LED by replacing the ionic liquid

• Examined the effect different gases have on the electroluminescence of quantum dot LEDs

Tufts University - Summer Scholar Researcher in GENE Lab June 2012 – August 2012

• Created a novel solid-state LED with quantum dots and ionic liquid gel

• Spin coated different thicknesses of quantum dots to test the effect of thickness on device performance

• Used an atom force microscope to determine quantum dot film thicknesses

• Tested the stability of quantum dot LED

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ocean Spray Cranberries - Engineering Intern May 2013 – January 2014

• Developed a budget management and project tracking workbook to improve efficiencies in the daily

procedures of the project managers

• Updated foreign material and metal detection systems into a Visio file

The Whitehead Institute - Programming Intern May 2010 – June 2010

• Developed an Excel Database of genes to improve the efficiency of researcher finding relevant genes

• Developed a database used to find gene sections in a group

Jared Nash 28 Myers Rd Newark, DE, 19713 • 508-846-1652 • jnash@udel.edu

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - Teaching Assistant

• CHEG431: Chemical Process Analysis September 2015 – December 2015

o TA in charge of grading/editing homework

o Organized and led review sessions before exams

o Received student evaluation average of 4.66 over 4 categories from 51 students

• CHEG606: Introduction to Catalysis February 2015 – May 2015

o TA in charge of grading/editing homework

o Received student evaluation average of 4.92 over 4 categories from 22 students

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS 1. J. Nash, J. Zheng, B. Xu, Y. Yan, “pH Dependence of HOR/HER Activity for PtRu/C”, Catalysis Club of

Philadelphia Poster Session, Wilmington, DE, 2015. (Poster presentation)

2. J. Nash, J. Zheng, B. Xu, Y. Yan, “Effect of pH on the activity of hydrogen oxidation reaction/hydrogen

evolution reaction over PtRu bimetallic catalysts”, American Chemical Society Fall Meeting, Philadelphia, PA,

2016, (Oral presentation)

3. J. Nash, J. Zheng, B. Xu, Y. Yan, “Ni and NiMo for Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells”, UD Winter

Research Review, Newark, DE, 2017. (Poster presentation)

4. J. Nash, J. Zheng, B. Xu, Y. Yan, “Effect of pH on the activity of hydrogen oxidation reaction/hydrogen

evolution reaction over PtRu bimetallic catalysts”, ECS Fall Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 2017. (Oral

presentation)

5. J. Nash, X. Yang, J. Anibal, B. Xu, Y. Yan, “Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia using Proton and

Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Cells”, ECS Fall Meeting, National Harbor, MD, 2017. (Oral presentation)

PUBLICATIONS 1. J. Nash, X. Yang, J. Anibal, M. Dunwell, S. Yao, K. Attenkofer, J. G. Chen, Y. Yan, B. Xu, “Electrochemical

Nitrogen Reduction Reaction in Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers using a Chromium Nitride Catalyst.”

Under Review.

2. J. Nash, X. Yang, J. Anibal, J. Wang, Y. Yan, B. Xu, “Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction Reaction on Noble

Metal Catalysts in Proton and Hydroxide Exchange Membrane Electrolyzers” Under Review.

3. J. Zheng, J. Nash, B. Xu, Y. Yan, “Towards establishing apparent hydrogen binding energy as the descriptor

for hydrogen oxidation/evolution reactions.” Under Review.

TECHNICAL SKILLS Electrochemistry: Rotating disk electrode (RDE), membrane electrode assembly (MEA) fabrication and

testing for fuel cell and electrolyzer applications, two electrode and three electrode analysis techniques

Synthesis and Characterization: Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), raman

spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), incipient wetness impregnation, hydrothermal synthesis

Software: Matlab, Igor, Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word), Aspen, Java

LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS • Yushan Yan Lab Manager (January 2016 – Present)

o Writing standard operating procedures and improving lab safety

o Maintaining lab equipment

o Purchasing chemicals and updating the chemical inventory

• AICHE – Member

• ECS – Member

Research experience University of Delaware

Newark, DE Nov 2013–Present

Studying the formation of non-spherical structured emulsions in microfluidic devices, focusing on

the assembly of hierarchical superstructures from individual anisotropic droplet building blocks

and modifying emulsion droplets with surface-adsorbed and bulk particles. Research focuses

strongly on the behavior of colloidal materials and the behavior of liquid interfaces. Mentored un-

dergraduate students working on this and other projects.

University of New South Wales

Sydney, AU Feb 2017–May 2017

Designed and tested new equipment to create non-spherical aerosol droplets in an international

collaboration between University of Delaware and University of New South Wales. Fabricated

complete setup including heat transfer units and aerosolization device. Mentored an undergraduate

student studying the adsorption characteristics of non-spherical emulsions.

Teaching experience Teaching assistant, University of New South Wales

Sydney, AU Apr 2017–May 2017

Developed assignments, exam materials, and tutorial content for “Process Modelling and Analysis”

and “Complex Fluid Microstructure and Rheology” courses. Taught tutorial lectures involving

demonstrations and review materials.

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 students 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 International Summit of the MRS University Chapters on Sustainability

and Nanotechnology poster session poster award

Nov 2017

Langmuir student poster award, 91st ACS CSSS Jul 2017

Langmuir student poster award, 90th ACS CSSS Jun 2016

87th Society of Rheology annual meeting poster competition, 3

rd 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

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 334 E Main Street, Apt L7

Newark, DE 19711

(719) 641-9640

tamasprileszky@gmail.com

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 droplets,” 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 micro-

fluidic device,” AIChE J., 62 (8), 2923–2928 (2016). DOI: 10.1002/aic.15246

Presentations T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Designing functional emulsions with internal structure,” 91st ACS

CSSS, Jul 11, 2017, New York, NY.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, "Endoskeletal droplets as anisotropic interfaces," University of Dela-

ware Chemical Engineering Winter Research Review, Jan 25, 2017, Newark, DE.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, "Hierarchical emulsion networks from endoskeletal droplets," 90th

ACS CSSS, Jun 18, 2016, Cambridge, MA.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Assembling anisotropic interfacial structures from endoskeletal

droplets,” Gordon Research Seminar: Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Polyelectrolyte Solutions, Feb

6, 2016, Ventura, CA.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, "Microfluidic fabrication of endoskeletal droplets," 89th ACS CSSS,

Jun 15, 2015, Pittsburgh, PA.

Posters

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Modifying shaped emulsions with magnetic nanoparticles,” 2017

MRS Fall meeting, Nov 26–Dec 1, 2017, Boston, MA.*

T. A. Prileszky, D. Traini, P. Young, P. T. Spicer, and E. M. Furst, “Non-spherical aerosol droplets

with internal structure,” 91st ACS CSSS, Jul 9–12, 2017, New York, NY.*

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Magnetically functionalized endoskeletal droplets,” 90th ACS CSSS,

Jun 5–8, 2016, Cambridge, MA.*

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Assembling anisotropic interfacial structures from endoskeletal

droplets,” Gordon Research Conference: Colloidal, Macromolecular, and Polyelectrolyte Solutions,

Feb 7–12, 2016, Ventura, CA.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Assembling anisotropic interfacial structures from endoskeletal

droplets,” University of Delaware Chemical Engineering Winter Research Review, Jan 27, 2016.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Endoskeletal droplets: controlling assembly, rheology, and re-

sponse,” 87th Society of Rheology Annual Meeting, Oct 11–15, 2015, Baltimore, MD.*

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Endoskeletal droplets: controlling assembly, rheology, and re-

sponse,” Chemical Heritage Foundation Innovation Day, Oct 5–6, 2015, Philadelphia, PA.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, “Endoskeletal droplet generation in microfluidic devices,” Start

Talking Science, Sep 29, 2015, Philadelphia, PA.

T. A. Prileszky and E. M. Furst, "Endoskeletal droplet generation in microfluidic devices," Tiger-Hen

-Hawk Rheology Symposium, May 9, 2015, Bethlehem, PA. *Poster award received

Activities Collaborated with students, researchers, and faculty at University of New South Wales.

Participated in educational outreach events while at University of Delaware including science demon-

strations at museums and engineering summer camps.

Three-year elected Colburn Club representative and vice president, planned and conducted depart-

ment-wide events including graduate recruiting, happy hours, and picnics.

Performed service for Tau Beta Pi while attending Colorado School of Mines including judging

LEGO FIRST competitions, organization recruiting, and campus event planning.

Performed cheerleading at Colorado School of Mines from 2010–2011 and participated in fundrais-

ing and community outreach.

Contact 334 E Main Street, Apt L7

Newark, DE 19711

(719) 641-9640

tamasprileszky@gmail.com

ANDREW R. SWARTZ 1207 South 2nd Street #3 • Philadelphia, PA 19146 • 215.237.1947 (cell) • arswartz@udel.edu

OBJECTIVE

Seeking to apply my knowledge and experience of pharmaceutical drug development to collaborate in bringing new

therapeutics to market that benefit global human health and improve quality of life

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE NEWARK, DE Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 2014 – 2018 (expected)

• Overall GPA: 3.6/4.0

• Thesis Advisor: Dr. Wilfred Chen; Thesis Committee: Dr. Abraham Lenhoff, Dr. Christopher Roberts

• Thesis Topic: Enhanced affinity capture and precipitation of antibodies through crosslinking with functionalized protein nanocages

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY BETHLEHEM, PA Masters of Engineering in Biological Chemical Engineering 2011 - 2014

• Overall GPA: 3.7/4.0

• Distance education student through Merck’s Educational Assistance Program

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ROCHESTER, NY Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering 2007 - 2011

• Overall GPA: 3.6/4.0, Engineering GPA: 3.8/4.0

• Thesis Project: Biobutanol recovery from a mock fermentation broth using a continuous packed tower gas stripping system

• Graduated with High Distinction; Dean’s List; Dean’s Scholarship; AIChE and ACS Member; Sigma Chi Fraternity

INDUSTRY AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE NEWARK, DE Wilfred Chen Laboratory Graduate Research Assistant 2014 - present

• Developed and characterized an affinity precipitation purification process for mAbs and Fc-fusion proteins

• Enhanced elastin-like polypeptide aggregation by conjugating Z-domain-ELP fusions to a self-assembled E2 protein nanocage

• Demonstrated spontaneous affinity capture and precipitation through multi-valent antibody binding and nanoparticle crosslinking

• Compared enzymatic Sortase A ligation with isopeptide Spytag/Spycatcher conjugation to maximize Z-ELP-E2 surface density

• Evaluated DNA hybridization-induced nanoparticle crosslinking and dissolution with toehold mediated DNA strand displacement

• Teaching assistant for biophysical characterization laboratory; supervised HIC, DLS, SLS, DSC, and SDS-PAGE experiments

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY DEVENS, MA Biologics Process Development Graduate Co-op July-December 2016

• Optimized a nanocage affinity precipitation mAb purification process using four industrial mAbs and one Fc-fusion protein

• Obtained >95% mAb precipitation yield for all molecules from cell culture at ambient temperature without the addition of salt

• Generated a model to describe the crosslinking mechanism and investigated the effect of solution pH on aggregation kinetics

• Achieved 3 logs of host cell protein and 4-5+ logs of DNA impurity clearance from the cell culture fluids

• Evaluated nanocage affinity precipitation as an alternative for Protein A chromatography in platform mAb purification

• Developed a cost-effective, facile assay for mAb culture titer using concentration-dependent turbidity after nanocage crosslinking

MERCK & CO., INC. WEST POINT, PA Bioprocess Development Engineer 2011 – 2014

• Developed and optimized production processes for several preclinical and early clinical vaccines

• Established novel platform purification strategies for large enveloped viruses using single-use, disposable technologies

• Purification lead for the development, scale up and tech transfer of the GMP PhI clinical manufacture of a Herpesvirus vaccine

• Optimized a robust, high yielding tangential flow filtration based purification process for a highly unstable Paramyxovirus

• Investigated the application of membrane chromatography for purification and analysis of large biomolecules

JOHNSON & JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL R&D INC. MALVERN, PA Pharmaceutical Research & Development Intern Summer 2010

• Conducted cell culture experiments using CHO cells for monoclonal antibody production in bioreactors

• Performed various analytical tests using bioanalyzers and HPLC systems

• Presented the experimental results to co-workers and senior management in meetings and poster presentations

• Assembled bioreactors, prepared cell culture media, maintained preculture seed trains, and clarified culture harvest

ANDREW R. SWARTZ 1207 South 2nd Street #3 • Philadelphia, PA 19146 • 215.237.1947 (cell) • arswartz@udel.edu

URS CORPORATION FORT WASHINGTON, PA Environmental Engineering Intern Summer 2007, 2008

• Compiled and analyzed monitor well and soil lithology data and researched permeable reactive barriers

• Investigated potential power plant sites using geologic mapping software

• Utilized programs such as BIOSCREEN and Quick Dominico to analyze contaminant plume flow behavior

LABORATORY AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Laboratory Experience: GMP compliance, aseptic technique, BSL-2 work, scale up, tech transfer, DOE, Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Bioseparation Techniques: Chromatography, Filtration, Centrifugation, Aqueous 2-Phase Extraction, Precipitation/flocculation

Analytical Techniques: HPLC/AKTA systems, Light scattering, Spectroscopy, Calorimetry, SDS-PAGE, ELISA, Western, Bradford

Protein Engineering Techniques: Bacterial and mammalian cell culture, genetic cloning methods, post-translational modifications

Software: Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Unicorn, Empower, MATLAB, Minitab, Mathematica, Spotfire and LabVIEW

PUBLICATIONS AND PATENTS

• Swartz AR, Sun Q, Chen W. (2017) Ligand-induced crosslinking of Z-ELP-functionalized E2 protein nanoparticles for enhanced

affinity precipitation of antibodies. Biomacromolecules, 18, 1654-1659.

• Swartz AR, Xu X, Traylor SJ, Li ZJ, Chen W. (2017) One-step affinity capture and precipitation for improved purification of an

industrial monoclonal antibody using Z-ELP functionalized nanocages. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, (in press).

• Swartz AR, Xu X, Traylor SJ, Li ZJ, Chen W. (2018) High-efficiency affinity precipitation of multiple industrial mAbs and Fc-

fusion proteins from cell culture harvests using Z-ELP-E2 nanocages. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, (in review).

• Swartz AR, Xu X, Traylor SJ, Li ZJ, Chen W. (2018) Improved affinity precipitation of antibodies with Z-ELP-E2 nanoparticles

produced using high-efficiency Spytag/Spycatcher conjugation. (in preparation).

• Chen W, Swartz AR. (2017) Functionalized nanoparticles for enhanced affinity precipitation of proteins. Patent Publication

Number: WO/2017/143286. International Application Number: PCT/US2017/018505.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

• Swartz AR, Xu X, Traylor SJ, Li ZJ, Chen W. (2018) One-step affinity capture and precipitation for enhanced purification of

mAbs and Fc-fusion proteins using Z-ELP functionalized nanocages. 255th American Chemical Society National Meeting, New

Orleans, LA.

• Swartz AR, Sun Q, Chen W. (2016) Development of an affinity precipitation process using protein nanocages as a non-

chromatographic alternative to platform therapeutic antibody purification. 251th American Chemical Society National Meeting,

San Diego, CA.

• Kristopeit A, Wenger M, Woodling M, Konetzko J, Nguyen T, Wang SC, Phillips K, Swartz AR. (2015) Downstream processing

of a large virus: Challenges in developing a sterile purification process. 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting,

Denver, CO.

• Christanti S, Swartz AR. (2014) Development of a membrane chromatography step for virus purification using a high throughput

membrane platform. 247th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Dallas, TX.

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haowang@udel.edu (302)290-7951

221 Academy St, 367AD Newark, DE 19716

EDUCATION University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA Aug. 2014 - Present Ph.D. candidate in Chemical Engineering Principal Investigator: Prof. Yushan Yan Dissertation Topic: Conductive, Selective and Stable Polymeric Membranes for Redox Flow Battery University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China Sept. 2010 - Jun. 2014 B.S. in Chemistry Overall GPA: 3.78 / 4.30; Rank: 5/67 SKILLS Languages: native speaker of Chinese, fluent in English Characterization Instruments: 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, SEM, GC-MS, LC-MS, FTIR, UV, DMA, TGA etc. Electrochemical Instruments: Arbin battery test station, redox flow battery cell, Solartron electrochemical impedance spectroscopy etc. Professional Software: MestReNova, Origin, Endnote, ChemBioDraw, Materials Studio, Matlab, Mathematica, AutoCAD, ANSYS CFD (intermediate), Photoshop, VMware Workstation etc. Programming Languages: C (intermediate) PUBLICATIONS • Hao Wang, Xiaoya Ma, Lan Wang, Junhua Wang, Brian Setzler, Keda Hu, Yun Zhao, Yushan Yan, Highly conductive

methylated poly(benzimidazolium) and its degradation in all-vanadium redox flow battery. In preparation (Estimated completion: 2018)

• Hao Wang, Junhua Wang, Yun Zhao, Xiaoya Ma, Yushan Yan, Highly conductive and stable phosphonium polybenzimidazole membrane for all-vanadium redox flow batteries. In preparation (Estimated completion: 2018)

• Hao Wang, Junhua Wang, Yun Zhao, Yushan Yan, Investigation and design of oxidation stable anion-exchange membrane for cerium redox flow batteries. In preparation (Estimated completion: 2018)

• Yue Zhao, Hao Wang, Chenxiao Jiang, Liang Wu, Tongwen Xu, Electrodialysis with notched ion exchange membranes: Experimental investigations and computational fluid dynamics simulations. Separation and Purification Technology, 130 (2014), 102-111

• Liang Wu, Chuanrun Li, Zhen Tao, Hao Wang, Jin Ran, Erigene Bakangura, Zhenghui Zhang, Tongwen Xu, Anionic quaternary ammonium fluorous copolymers bearing thermo-responsive grafts for fuel cells. International Journal of Hydrogen, 39 (2014), 9387-9396

• Liang Wu, Dan Zhou, Hao Wang, Qi Pan, Jin Ran, Tongwen Xu, Ionically Cross-Linked Proton Conducting Membranes for Fuel Cells. Fuel Cells, 15 (2014), 189-195

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Yushan Yan Research Group, UD (PI: Yushan Yan) Dec. 2014 - Present

Dense poly(2,5-benzimidazole) membrane with high conductivity and stability for all-vanadium redox flow batteries Synthesized poly(2,5-benzimidazole) polymer and cast the membrane from methanesulfonic acid solution Conducted all-vanadium redox flow battery test with poly(2,5-benzimidazole) membrane Highly conductive methylated poly(benzimidazolium) and its degradation in all-vanadium redox flow batteries Synthesized methylated poly(benzimidazolium) polymer from methylation of hexafluoropropylidene polybenzimidazole Conducted all-vanadium redox flow battery test with methylated poly(benzimidazolium) membrane Investigated degradation mechanism of methylated poly(benzimidazolium) in all-vanadium redox flow battery Highly conductive and stable phosphonium polybenzimidazole membrane for all-vanadium redox flow batteries Demonstrated high conductivity of phosphonium polybenzimidazole membrane in acid environment Conducted all-vanadium redox flow battery test with phosphonium polybenzimidazole membrane Investigation and design of oxidation stable anion-exchange membrane for cerium redox flow batteries Screened commercial polymer backbones for oxidation stability Synthesized phosphonium polybenzimidazole membrane which met the EERE project requirement

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Functional Membrane Research Group, USTC (PI: Tongwen Xu) May 2013 – Jun. 2014 Electrodialysis with Notched Membranes: Experimental Investigation and CFD Simulations

Conducted the electrodialysis test and participated in the CFD simulation of mass transfer Participated in the manuscript writing Anionic quaternary ammonium fluorous copolymers bearing thermo-responsive grafts for fuel cells Participated in the synthesis of QVBC and copolymers Ionically Cross-Linked Proton Conducting Membranes for Fuel Cells Participated in the preparation of membranes as well as the IEC and TEM characterizations

Organic Research Group, USTC (PI: Loh Teck Peng) Jul. 2012 - May 2013 Transition-metal Catalyzed Direct Alkylation Reaction

Investigated condition of methylation on aromatic substrate Transition-metal Catalyzed Benzylation Reaction via C-H Bond Activation Investigated benzylation reaction using Pd catalyst

Chung-Yuan Mou’s Lab, NTU (PI: Chung-Yuan Mou) Feb. 2012 - Jun. 2012 Nanomaterial Assisted Biochemistry Reactions

Studied basic experiment skills and monitored cell morphology TEACHING EXPERIENCE Electrochemical Energy Engineering Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

Nov. 2017

Lectured Introduction of Redox Flow Battery to 17 students Chemical Engineering Lab I, Graduate Teaching Assistant Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware

Spring 2017

Instructed 3 labs: flow fundamentals, pressure fundamentals, and temperature fundamentals Graded total of 69 lab reports from 23 groups of 90 undergraduate students

HONORS AND AWARDS Scholarships Aegon-industrial Responsibility Scholarship 2013 CAS Scholarship of Dalian Chemical Physics Institute 2012 CAS Scholarship of Li Xun Metal Research Institute 2011 Outstanding Student Scholarship (Grade 3) 2010 Awards First Prize in National Olympiad of Chemistry in Shandong Province 2009 Second Prize in 17th National Junior High School Applicative Physical Knowledge Contest 2007 First Prize of Junior High School Mathematics Contest in Shandong Province 2006 Third Prize of 10th National Hua Gold Cup Junior Invitational Mathematics Final Contest 2005 Third Prize of 4th National Elementary and Junior High School Art Contest 1999 SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Poster for Yan research group to new graduate recruits (UD, USA) 2016, 2017 Publicity Agent for department of chemistry (USTC, China) Sept. 2010 - Jan. 2012

City volunteer for the Sailing Competition of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games (Qingdao, China) Jun. 2008 - Aug. 2008

Volunteer of the first “Chinese Bridge” Chinese proficiency competition (Qingdao, China) 01 Aug. 2008

Member of Qingdao Hard-pen Calligraphers Association (Qingdao, China) May 2008 - May 2013

Katherine L. Wiley

150 Academy St Colburn Laboratory 219 kwiley@udel.edu Newark, DE 19716 (781) 346-5325

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering, NSF IGERT Fellow Fall 2014-present University of Delaware, Newark, DE Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude Fall 2010-Spring 2014 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (Study abroad) Spring 2013

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant and NSF IGERT Fellow Fall 2014-present University of Delaware, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Thesis Advisor: Dr. April M. Kloxin

• Developing a 3D synthetic hydrogel extracellular matrix (ECM) mimic to understand cell-ECM interactions and their influence on disease progression

• Synthesizes and characterizes tissue mimetic hydrogel materials for 3D cell encapsulation that are capable of responding to external stimuli during cell culture

• Evaluates cell compatibility of materials, characterizes cell response to 3D cell culture conditions

Material/Synthetic Skills: Peptide synthesis, polymer synthesis, organic small molecule synthesis, rheology, dynamic mechanical analysis, mass spectrometry, UV-vis spectrometry, thiol-ene chemistry, HPLC, 1H-NMR Cell Culture Skills: Mammalian and bacterial cell culture, 3D cell culture, immunostaining, protein expression and purification

Undergraduate Research Assistant Spring 2011-Spring 2014 Bucknell University, Department of Chemical Engineering Advisor: Dr. Erin L. Jablonski

• Designed and fabricated milli-scale devices for controlled emulsion formation and separation for efficient liquid-liquid extraction of model dye

• Developed a mathematical model of mass transfer in milli-scale liquid-liquid extraction system

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Research Science Intern (International) Fall 2016 Fraunhofer, Leipzig, Germany Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI) and Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems (IKTS) Advisor: Julianne Pasold

• Developed and evaluated immunobiological test procedures for bioceramic materials for dentistry and endoprosthetics

Process Engineering Intern Summer 2012 Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY Corning Environmental Technologies, Division Engineering

• Designed, executed, analyzed, and presented experiments at the interface of R&D and production

• Six Sigma yellow belt certified

PUBLICATIONS

E Preuβe, S Kurz, M Johannes, S Begand, K Wegner, K Wiley, J Pasold, J Opitz, “Can an integral forming immunoassay be the next-generation standard test to evaluate the long-term integration of implant materials?,” Journal of Medical Materials and Technologies, In preparation.

AWARDS & HONORS

NSF IGERT Fellow Spring 2015-present Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Bucknell University Spring 2014 Tau Beta Pi Honor Society, Bucknell University Inducted Fall 2013 Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Bucknell University Inducted Spring 2011

TEACHING & COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE

Radio Show Host and Director Spring 2016-present Rise and Science (93.1 WVUD), Newark, DE

• Interviews local and visiting scientists about their work and its importance to society

• Reports on the latest science news and demystifies science we see in everyday life

Teaching Assistant for Vector and Tensor Analysis, Eng. Probability and Statistics (grad courses) Spring 2016 University of Delaware, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

English Teacher (International) Summer 2014 One. School of English, Torroella de Montgrí, Spain

• Introduced English to Catalan, Spanish, and Italian speaking students aged 5-7

Teaching Assistant for Chemical Engineering Principles, Engineering Athletics, Materials Science Spring 2012-Fall 2013 Bucknell University, Department of Chemical Engineering

Instructor for ‘Edible Science’ Summer 2013 SEA Summer Children’s Program, Salem State University, Salem, MA

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

4th Year Representative, Colburn Club, University of Delaware Fall 2017-present

• Previous positions: Vice President (2016-17), 2nd Year Rep. (2015-16), At-large Rep. (2014-15)

• Student organizer of chemical engineering graduate student recruitment

• Plans and runs various social, academic, and professional development events

Secretary, AIChE Student Chapter, Bucknell University Fall 2013-Spring 2014

• Assisted in preparation for student travel to conferences and events

• Served as liaison between undergraduate students and faculty

Social Chair, Tau Beta Pi Student Chapter, Bucknell University Fall 2013-Spring 2014

• Planned and oversaw annual Tau Beta Pi student-faculty dinner

PRESENTATIONS & SEMINARS (presenters bolded)

Oral presentations:

KL Wiley, “Life as a PhD student in chemical engineering,” Department of Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, April 2017, Lewisburg, PA. Invited.

Poster presentations:

KL Wiley, EL Jablonski, “Efficient liquid liquid extraction by emulsion formation and separation in robust milli-fluidic devices,” AIChE Annual Meeting, November 2013, San Francisco, CA.

BL Goldsmith, KL Wiley, EL Jablonski, “Droplet based liquid-liquid extraction of a model small molecule pharmaceutical agent in a milli-fluidic device,” AIChE Annual Meeting, October 2011, Minneapolis, MN.

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE & EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Colburn Outreach Committee (founding member), University of Delaware Spring 2015-present Ballroom Dance Team Member, University of Delaware Spring 2015-Fall 2016 Science Night Volunteer, Sussex County, DE Spring 2015

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