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04019 Meet the Faculty Candidate Poster Session
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Chair

Sundararajan V. Madihally
School of Chemical Engineering
Oklahoma State University
423 Engineering North
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone Number: 405-744-9115
Fax Number: 405-744-6338
Email: sundar.madihally@okstate.edu

CoChair

Dana E. Knox
Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs
New Jersey Institute of Technology
University Heights
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone Number: 973-596-5287
Fax Number: 973-642-4079
Email: knoxd@adm.njit.edu
Molecular Interactions to Product and Process Design: Crystallization, Education and beyond
Ryan C. Snyder, University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Chemical Engineering, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
3-Dimensional in Vitro Model of Hepatic Tissue for Investigating Liver Physiology and Pathophysiology
Rohit Jindal, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
Advanced Nonlinear Programming Formulations and Algorithms: Expanding the Scope of Industrial Nmpc Applications
Victor M. Zavala, Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Transport Phenomena within Tissue Engineering Materials
Benjamin J. Lawrence, School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 423 Engineering North, Stillwater, OK 74078
Nanocomposite Properties and the Polymer Interphase
Karl Putz, Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208
Effects of Nanoparticle Addition on the Bulk, Surface and Interfacial Properties of Polymers
Anish Tuteja, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Bldg. NE-47, Room 583, Cambridge, MA 02139, Wonjae Choi, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 3-252, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, Joseph M. Mabry, AFRL/PRSM, ERC Inc., Edwards Air Force Base, 10 East Saturn Blvd., Bldg. 8451, Edwards, CA 93524, Michael E. Mackay, Michigan State University, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, Gareth H. McKinley, Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building 3-250, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Robert E. Cohen, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., 66-554, Cambridge, MA 02139
Towards Understanding the Gecko Adhesive System
Noshir S. Pesika, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Interfacial Science Lab, Engineering II, Room 3357, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Engineering Drug, Gene and Cell-Based Delivery Systems for the Treatment of Human Disease
Michelle R. Dawson, Dan G. Duda and Rakesh K. Jain, Department of Radiation Oncology, Edwin L. Steele Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 100 Blossom Street, Cox 7, Boston, MA 02114
Engineering a Mulitfunctional Scaffold for Spinal Cord Repair
Noelle K. Comolli, Drexel University, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Itzhak Fischer, College of Medicine, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Birgit Neuhuber, Nuerobiology & Anatomy, Drexel College of Medicine, 2900 Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129 and Anthony M. Lowman, Deptartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
Effect of Phosphorus on Acid Cracking of Lipids for the Production of Green Diesel
Stephen Dufreche1, Rafael Hernandez1, Todd French2, Mark G. White3, Earl G. Alley4 and William E. Holmes5, (1)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm President's Circle Dr., Mississippi State, MS 39762, (2)Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm Circle President Dr., Mississippi State University, MS 39762, (3)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm President's Circle Dr., Mississippi State University, MS 39762, (4)Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39759, (5)Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory, Mississipp State University, P.O. CR, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Proteins of Novel Composition
Tae Hyeon Yoo, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., MC 210-41, Pasadena, CA 91125
Enhanced Polymeric Nanoparticles for Gene Delivery
Jordan J. Green, Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Room E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02476
Processing and Phase Behavior: Tools for Creating Nanoscale Polymer Structures
Christopher J. Ellison, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Novel Methods for Microfabrication of Cellular Interactions and Detection of Cell Phenotype Expression
Ji Youn Lee, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Davis, 451 East Health Sciences Dr., Davis, CA 95616
Quantifying Cellular Physiology Using Metabolic Models and Isotope Labeling
Patrick F. Suthers, Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 147 Fenske Lab, University Park, PA 16802
Molecular Simulation of Heterogeneous Polymer Systems: From Biomimetic Materials to Energy Research
Vikram K. Kuppa, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Mass Ave, Building 66 Room No-453, Cambridge, MA 02139
Analysis of Recognitive Polymer Systems: Focusing on the Tailorablity of the Macromolecular Structure in Order to Enhance Binding Characteristics
Asa D. Vaughan, Biomimetic & Biohybrid Materials, Biomedical Devices, and Drug Delivery Laboratories, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5127
Dynamics of DNA and Swimming Microorganisms Using Theory and Coarse-Grained Simulations
Patrick T. Underhill, Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Improved Polymer Properties for Use in Nanolithography
Robert A. Riggleman, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 and Juan De Pablo, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Nucleation Behavior of Nanoparticles and Crystals
Venkateswarlu Bhamidi, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Isotopically Nonstationary Metabolic Flux Analysis
Jamey D. Young, Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave. 56-439, Cambridge, MA 02139
Colloidal Suspensions: Fundamental Physics and Engineering Applications
Jacinta C. Conrad, Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801
Surfactant Adsorption at Fluid Interfaces
Alissa J. Prosser, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97239
Batch Reactor Studies of Methanol to Gasoline Over H+/zsm-5 Catalysts
Amit C. Gujar1, Hossein Toghiani2 and Mark G. White1, (1)Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm President's Circle Dr., Mississippi State University, MS 39762, (2)Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm Circle President Dr., Mississippi State University, MS 39762
Multi-Compartment Drug Carriers
Guohui Wu, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 and Joseph A. Zasadzinski, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Cellular Bioengineering: Towards in Vitro Models for Disease Pathophysiology and Toxicology
Anand K. Ramasubramanian, UC - Berkeley, Dept of Chemical Engineering, Berkeley, CA 94720 - 1462
At the Interface of Neuroscience and Cell & Biomolecular Engineering
David Colby, Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases, UCSF, Box 0518, San Francisco, CA 94143
Mucosal Vaccine Delivery and Adjuvant Systems
Harvinder S. Gill, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332
Ordering of Spherical-Domain Block Copolymers in Monolayers and Multilayers
Gila E. Stein, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8412, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8412 and Edward J. Kramer, Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Systems Biology Approach to Endocrine Signaling
Pamela K. Kreeger, Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 56-389, Cambridge, MA 02139
Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer in Microemulsion Polymerizations
Jennifer O'Donnell, School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia and Eric W. Kaler, Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 102 P.S. DuPont Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Nanoengineering Systems for Targeted Drug Delivery, Cell-Based Therapy, and Microfluidic Biosensors/chips
Hongyan He, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 WEST 19TH AVE, Columbus, OH 43210
Computer Simulations of Complex Fluids and Materials
O. Berk Usta, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, 1249 Benedum Hall, 3700 Ohara St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Estimating the Emission of Greenhouse Gases and Volatile Organic Compounds in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions
James B. Falabella, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, Xin-Sheng Chai, Institute of Paper Science and Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100 and Amyn S. Teja, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Determination of Ozone Uptake in Human Lungs: Study of the Effects of Smoking
Tim Brenza1, Melissa Lowe Bates2, Aziz Ben-Jebria1 and James Ultman1, (1)Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, (2)Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802
Protein Engineering Strategies for the Creation of Fluorescent Biosensors
Tej Pavoor, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706 and Eric Shusta, University of Wisconsin, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Modeling Extracellular Mass Transport of Nutrients and Byproducts around Metabolizing Bacteria
Michael R. Benoit, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University, 299 Campus Dr., West, Stanford, CA 94305-5124
Engineered Polymer Vesicles (Polymersomes) for Targeted Adhesion, Bioimaging, and Controlled Delivery
Anthony J. Kim, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, 210 South 33rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Daniel A. Hammer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Investigating Membrane Surface Interactions with Lipid-Coated Particles
Esther W. Gomez, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 106 Lewis Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 and Jay T. Groves, Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 105 Lewis Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
Acid Catalysis of Lipids to Produce Green Fuels: Advancing Biofuels in a Fossil Fuel World
Tracy J. Benson, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39759
Computational and Theoretical Studies of Soft Materials and Biological Systems
Arthi Jayaraman, Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, Kenneth S. Schweizer, Material Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green St., Urbana, IL 61801, Carol K. Hall, North Carolina State University, Box 7905, Raleigh, NC 27695 and Jan Genzer, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, 911 Partners Way, Raleigh, NC 27695
Designing for Sustainability with CO2-Tunable Solvents
Jackson W. Ford, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, Charles L. Liotta, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, PO Box 330834 Georgia Tech Station, Atlanta, GA 30332 and Charles A. Eckert, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, 311 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0100
Multiscale Modeling of Structure and Transport Properties in Polymeric Materials
Xiaoyan Wang1, Benny D. Freeman2 and Isaac C. Sanchez1, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Mail Code C0400, Austin, TX 78712, (2)Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd. Bldg 133, Center for Energy and Environmental Resources, Austin, TX 78758
Surfactants and Polyelectrolytes as Building Blocks for Soft Materials
Yakov Lapitsky1, Molly S. Shoichet1 and Eric W. Kaler2, (1)Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 160 College Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3E1, Canada, (2)Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 102 P.S. DuPont Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Hydrophilic Biopolymer Mediated Enhancement of Lung Surfactant Adsorption
Patrick C. Stenger and Joseph A. Zasadzinski, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Engineering Protein Folding and Function Using Native Escherichia Coli Processes
Adam C. Fisher, Cornell University, 304 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 and Matthew DeLisa, Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 304 Olin Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
Growth, Characterization, and Material Property Control of Silicon Carbide Thin Films for Micro- and Nanosystems
Christopher S. Roper, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 201 Gilman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94709
Affinity Adsorption of Viruses
Caryn L. Heldt, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, Patrick V. Gurgel, ProMetic Life Sciences, 8168 Montview Rd, Mont-Royal, QC H4P 2L7, Canada, Lee-Ann Jaykus, Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 and Ruben Carbonell, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27606
From the Synthesis and Characterization of Electronic and Optical Oxide Nanostructured Materials towards Device Applications
Yuanbing Mao, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Fundamental Mechanisms of Biomaterial Interfaces: An Integrated Simulation and Experimental Approach
Jason C. Hower and Shaoyi Jiang, University of Washington, Chemical Engineering, Seattle, WA 98195
Integrating Multiscale Models, Experiments, Dynamics and Control: Applications in Energy Generation and Systems Biology
Vinay Prasad, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, DE 19716
“Nanoions”: Fundamental Properties and Applications of Charged Nanoparticles
Kyle J. M. Bishop, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd/TECH E136, Evanston, IL 60208 and Bartosz A. Grzybowski, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd/TECH E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Mechanistic Study of Methanol Synthesis Via CO2 Hydrogenation on Cu(111)
Lars C. Grabow, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706
System Engineering: Applications for Space Missions, Energy Analysis and Healthcare
Selen Aydogan-Cremaschi, e-Enterprise Center, Discovery Park, Purdue University, 1201 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Atomic Engineering of Metal Oxides:Energy Conversion, Heterogeneous Catalysis, and Biofunctionalization
Weiwei Gao1, Eric I. Altman2 and Cynthia M. Friend1, (1)Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, (2)Chemical Eng, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06511
Simulations of Polymer Self-Assembly Using Field Theoretic Techniques
Erin Lennon, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Engr. II, Room 3357, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080 and Glenn H. Fredrickson, Chemical Engineering and Materials, University of California, Santa Barbara, Engr. II, Room 3357, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080
Directed Evolution of Enzymes and Biosynthetic Pathways
Tyler Johannes and Huimin Zhao, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois, 600 S Mathews, Box C-3 RAL 221 MC 712, Urbana, IL 61801
Developing Predictive Statistical Models to Understand the Dynamics of Inflammatory Cell Signals
Arthur C. Goldsipe, Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave. 56-353, Cambridge, MA 02139, Christopher W. Espelin, Pfizer Research Technology Center, Cambridge, MA 02139, Peter K. Sorger, Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Ave, WAB 438, Boston, MA 02115 and Douglas A. Lauffenburger, Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave, 56-341, Cambridge, MA 02139
Field-Mediated Control of Materials Synthesis and Biological Applications
William D. Ristenpart, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, 402 Pierce Hall, 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Micro/nanofluidic Devices for Sensing and Reaction Engineering
Adarsh D. Radadia, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois, 600 S. Mathews St., Urbana, IL 61801
Design of Multifunctional Polymer-Polymer Nanocomposites
Aflal M. Rahmathullah, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., Bossone 514, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St., CAT 471, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Nanostructured Oxide for Energy Storage and Conversion
Donghai Wang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle/PNNL, MS:K3-59, Richland, WA 99354
Measuring and Modeling Fundamental Parameters from Gas Phase Electrophoresis
Leonard F. Pease III, Process Measurements Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Biomedical and Energy Applications of Lipids
Liangfang Zhang1, Steve Granick2 and Robert Langer1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., E25-342, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Green St., Urbana, 61801
Micro/nano/molecular Engineering of Soft Materials for Drug/gene Delivery and Biosensing
Jingjiao Guan, Ohio State University, 140 west 19th. Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 and L. James Lee, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 125A Koffolt, 140 West 19th, Columbus, OH 43210
High Surface Area Ocvd Deposited Pyrrole-Co-Thiophene-3-Acetic Acid Conducting Copolymer Films for Resistance-Based Sensing Applications
Sreeram Vaddiraju1, Kris Senecal2 and Karen K. Gleason1, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 25 Ames Street, Bldg. 66, Rm. 419, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Macromolecular Science Team, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Natick, MA 01760
What Can Fundamental Research on Metal and Metal Oxide Surfaces Contribute to Solutions of Global Energy and Environmental Problems?
Ling Zhou, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 29 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 and Robert J. Madix, Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Pierce Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
Self-Assembly of Magnetorheological Fluids Confined in Microfluidic Devices
Ramin Haghgooie, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Ave. 66-053, Cambridge, MA 02139
Computational and Experimental Studies of Protein-Self Assembly with Applications in Nanotechnology and Medicine
Troy Cellmer, Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 5, Room 106, Bethesda, MD 20892
Probing the Molecular Mechanism of ATP Bioenergy Conversion: A Multifaceted Approach Integrating Computational Modeling, Protein Engineering, and Single Molecule Techniques
Jung-Chi Liao, Bioengineering, Stanford University, 345 Sheridan Ave #105, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Novel Nanomaterials Development in Membrane Electrode Assembly for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Zhongwei Chen, University of California, Riverside, A242 Bourns Hall, Chemical Engineering, Riverside, CA 92507 and Yushan Yan, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, Bourns Hall A 242, Riverside, CA 92521
Nanomaterials for Energy Conversion
Michael P. Tate, School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Dr, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and Hugh W. Hillhouse, School of Chemical Engineering and Energy Center at Discovery Park, Purdue University, 480 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907
Sustainability, Green Engineering and Industrial Ecology
Arunprakash T. Karunanithi, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45268
Simulation Studies of Phase Behavior and Crystal Structures of Colloidal Suspensions
Antti-Pekka Hynninen, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and PRISM, Princeton University, Engineering Quadrangle, Princeton, NJ 08544
Large-Scale Synthesis of Salt and Metal Nanoparticles by Flame Synthesis and Application of Magnetic Nanobeads in Separation Technology
Robert N. Grass, Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, Zurich, Switzerland
Combining Colloidal Chemistry and Microfluidics
Rhutesh K. Shah, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 40 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Properties of Surfaces and Films from Viscous Liquids to Elastic Solids
Hongbo Zeng1, Jacob N. Israelachvili1, Matthew Tirrell2 and L. Gary Leal3, (1)Chemical Engineering, University of California, 3357 Engineering II, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, (2)Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Engineering 2, Room 3357, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5080, (3)Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, Engineering 2, Rm 3357, Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Sustainable Alternatives for Chemical Processing
Jason P. Hallett, Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
Cardiac Tissue Engineering Using Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Cardiomyocytes and Novel Biomaterials
Elizabeth A. Lipke, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Traylor Rm #703, 720 Rutland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21205
Self-Assembly of Functional Rod-Coil Block Copolymers
Bradley D. Olsen, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 201 D Gilman, Berkeley, CA 94720-1462 and Rachel A. Segalman, University of California at Berkeley, Dept of Chemical Engineering, 201 D Gilman, Berkeley, CA 94720-1462
Multiscale Modeling of Viscoelastic Flow and Complex Fluids in Micro/nanofluidics
Xin Hu, NSEC center for Affordable Nanoengineering of Polymer Biomedical Devices (CANPBD), The Ohio State University, Room 125A, 140 West 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210 and Ly James Lee, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 125 Koffolt Labs, 140 W. 19th Ave., Columbus, OH 43210
A Systems Biology Approach to Protein Translation
Hermioni Zouridis, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL 60208 and Vassily Hatzimanikatis, Laboratory of Computational Systems Biotechnology, EPFL, CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
Modulating Catalytic Properties at the Gas-Solid Interface
Raj Ganesh Pala, Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 9510, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9510
Towards Solid State Silicon Nano and Microwire Photovoltaic Devices
Michael A. Filler1, Brendan M. Kayes1, Morgan C. Putnam2, Michael D. Kelzenberg3 and Harry A. Atwater1, (1)Applied Physics, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 128-95, Pasadena, CA 91125, (2)Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 128-95, Pasadena, CA 91125, (3)Electrical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd, MC 128-95, Pasadena, CA 91125
Metabolic Engineering of the Terpenoid and Indole Pathways in Catharanthus Roseus Hairy Roots
Christie A.M. Peebles, Rice University, Dept of Bioengineering, MS-142, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77251-1892, Susan I. Gibson, University of Minnesota, 322 Cargill Building for Microbial and Plant Genomics, 1500 Gortner Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, Jacqueline V. Shanks, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 2114 Sweeney Hall, Ames, IA 50011 and Ka-Yiu San, Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, MS-142, PO Box 1892, Houston, TX 77005
Effects of Confinement and Interfaces on Structural Relaxation of Thin Polymer Films above, below, and at the Glass Transition
Rodney D. Priestley, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd E136, Evanston, IL 60208
Engineering Extremophilic Chaperones for Biocatalysis and Nanobiotechnology
Timothy Whitehead, UC Berkeley, 201 Gilman Hall #1462, Berkeley, CA 94720
Computational Chemistry for Better Catalysis
N. Aaron Deskins, Chemical and Materials Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352
Modeling Biological Ligand Design with Pharmaceutical Accuracy
Michael R. Shirts, Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, Havemeyer Hall MC 3131, New York, NY 10027
Directed Differentiation and Tissue Engineering of Keratinocytes Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Christian M. Metallo, Lin Ji, Juan J. de Pablo and Sean P. Palecek, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706
Engineering the Ribosome for the Development of New Technologies
Lydia M. Contreras, Cornell University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ithaca, NY 14853 and Matthew P. DeLisa, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14850
Automating Development of Genome-Scale Metabolic Networks: Clostridium Acetobutylicum, a Known Singularity and Biofuel Production
Ryan S. Senger, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Tech E250, Evanston, IL 60208-3120 and Eleftherios T. Papoutsakis, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Delaware Biotechnology Institute, 15 Innovation Way, Newark, DE 19711
Enabling Microscopic Simulators to Perform System-Level Analysis of Viscoelastic Flows
Zubair Anwar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 66-258, Cambridge, MA 02139 and Robert C. Armstrong, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, 66-544, Cambridge, MA 02139
New Materials for Reduced Cost, High Performance, Micro Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
William Mustain, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332
Insights on Biological and Material Properties of Nanoscale Systems from Multiscale Modeling, Simulation, and Experiment
Elaine R. Chan, Semiconductor Electronics Division, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8120
Development of a Biomems Pulsatile Hormone Delivery System
Eric E. Nuxoll, Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Minnesota, 9-177 Weaver Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Molecular Engineering of Surfaces for Biomaterials and Biosensors
Matthew Bernards and Shaoyi Jiang, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Benson Hall, Box 351750, Seattle, WA 98195
Micro/nano Electrochemical Systems for Sensor and Energy Applications
Ilwhan Oh, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 294 RAL, MC-712, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Catalytic Routes for the Production of Fuels and Chemicals
Carsten Sievers1, Pradeep K. Agrawal1, Christopher W. Jones1 and Johannes A. Lercher2, (1)School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 311 Ferst Drive, N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332-0100, (2)Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, Garching, 85747, Germany
Solvent Design for Pharmaceutical Process
Charles Acquah, Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
Copper Electrodeposition Onto Resistive Ruthenium Substrates in the Presence of Solution Additives
Jennifer Younker, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Universisty of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
Nanocomposites of Polyurethane Elastomers
J. J. Huang1, S. M. Liff2, G. H. McKinley2 and M.C. Boyce3, (1)Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building NE 47-511, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (2)Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building NE 47-511, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, (3)Mechanical Engineeering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Building NE 47-511, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
Multiscale Approaches towards Nanomaterials Design: Microporous Thin Films and Nanoparticle Assemblies
Mark A. Snyder, Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Engineering Novel Surfaces to Control Cell Adhesion and for Drug Delivery Applications
Srivatsan Kidambi, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Shriners Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA 02114
Time-Series Transcriptomic Analysis of a Systematically Perturbed Arabidopsis Thaliana Liquid Culture System: A Systems Biology Perspective
Bhaskar Dutta, University of Maryland, 2113 Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building, College Park, MD 20742-2111 and Maria Klapa, Institute of Chemical Engineering and High-Temperature Chemical Processes, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Stadiou St., Platani, Patras, Greece
Analysis of Transcription Networks
Mark P. Brynildsen and James C. Liao, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 420 Westwood Plaza, 5531 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Targeted Intracellular Delivery of Drugs and Genes
Yah-el Har-el, Russell H. Morgan Dept. of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University, 1150 Orleans St., Cancer Research Building 2, Room 4M62, Baltimore, MD 21231
Applications of Flux Analysis to Plant Oilseeds
Doug K. Allen, Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, S-302 Plant Biology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Sensor-Aided Bioprospecting
Karen M. Polizzi, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Rd, Exeter, United Kingdom
Generation of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals from Lipids Via Supercritical Fluid Processing
Darrell L. Sparks, Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Box 9595, Mississippi State University, MS 39762
Control of the Interspecies Biofilm Signal Indole in Pathogenic E. Coli O157:H7 and Pseudomonas Aeruginosa and Proteome and Transcriptome Analysis of Engineered E. Coli for Aerobic Mineralization of Cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Jintae Lee and Thomas K. Wood, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 200 Jack E. Brown Building, MS 3122, College Station, TX 77843-3122
Bridging the Scales: From Contact Mechanics to Fluidized Beds
Gustavo G. Joseph, Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0424
Detection and Analysis of Biomolecules Using Diagnostic Microfluidic Systems
Edgar D. Goluch, Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3225 Micro and Nanotechnology Lab, 208 North Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Engineering Peptides to Build Inorganic Materials
Scott K. Stanley, Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8541, Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Crowding and Confinement in Fluids and Biological Systems
Jeetain Mittal, Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
Utilizing Surface Science to Improve the Attachment of a Biopolymer Coating on Titanium, An Implant Metal
Holly J. Martin, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, 330 Swalm - President's Circle, Mississippi State, MS 39762 and Kirk H. Schulz, Vice President for Research and Economic Development, Mississippi State University, 617 Allen Hall, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Liquid Fuel Production Via the Integration of Glycerol Processing Over C-Supported Pt-Re Catalysts with Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
Dante A. Simonetti1, Edward L. Kunkes1, Jeppe Rass-Hansen2, Ricardo R. Soares3 and James A. Dumesic1, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1415 Engineering Drive, Madison, WI 53706, (2)Department of Chemistry, Center for Sustainable and Green Chemistry--Danish Technical University, Lyngby, Denmark, (3)Faculdade de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Av. João Naves de Ávila 2121, Uberlandia, Brazil
First Principles Studies of Energy Materials
Devina Pillay, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Ave. S.W., Washington, DC 20375
Engineering of Biomolecules in Micro/nanofluidics and Its Applications
Shengnian Wang, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The Ohio State University, 140 West 19th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
Molecularly Engineered Nanoporous Adsorbents: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application
T. Grant Glover, Department of Chemical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, VU Station B 351604, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37235-1604
Using Gene Expression Microarrays to Study Drug Response in Mouse Stem Cells
Keith R. Shockley, Computational and Systems Biology, The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Box 303, Bar Harbor, ME 04609, Beata Lecka-Czernik, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Research, 3035 Arlington Avenue, Mail Stop 1008, Toledo, OH 43614, Clifford J. Rosen, The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Box 2, Bar Harbor, ME 04609 and Gary A. Churchill, The Jackson Laboratory, 600 Main Street, Box 35, Bar Harbor, ME 04609

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