Session: Poster Session: Meet the Faculty Candidate (2009 Annual Meeting)

5a

Metal Organic Framework Based Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas Separations
Ryan T. Adams, Georgia Institute of Technology; Cantwell G. Carson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Willilam J. Koros, Georgia Institute of Technology; Rina Tannenbaum, Georgia Institute of Technology

5aa

Investigating Dynamic Penetrant Transport in Glassy Polymers for High-Tech Applications
Adam K. Ekenseair, The University of Texas at Austin; Nicholas A. Peppas, The University of Texas at Austin

5ab

Constraining Ozonolysis Product Distributions with Temperature Programmed Reaction Spectroscopy and Computational Chemistry
Scott A. Epstein, Carnegie Mellon University; Neil M. Donahue, Carnegie Mellon University

5ac

Designed Syntheses of Micro and Meso Porous Materials as Catalysts for Petrochemistry, Fine Chemistry and Conversion of Biomass
Wei Fan, University of Minnesota

5ad

Atom-by-Atom Metrology of Materials
Domingo Ferrer, University of Texas at Austin; Sanjay K. Banerjee, The University of Texas at Austin

5ae

Solvent Engineering for Biorefining Catalysis and Separations
Jackson W. Ford, University of Kansas; Bala Subramaniam, University of Kansas; Raghunath V. Chaudhari, University of Kansas; Charles A. Eckert, Georgia Institute of Technology

5af

Understanding Transition Metal Catalyzed Oxidations: Toward Catalyst Design
Rachel B. Getman, Northwestern University

5ag

Integrated Nanotechnology for Molecular Biophysics
Edgar D. Goluch, Delft University of Technology

5ah

Porous Materials: Design and Modeling Challenges
Bradley R. Gordon, University of Maryland

5ai

Enzymatic Synthesis in Deep Eutectic Solvents
Johnathan T. Gorke, University of Minnesota; Friedrich Srienc, University of Minnesota; Romas J. Kazlauskas, University of Minnesota

5aj

High Capacity Silicon Anode Composite for Li-Ion Battery and Novel Anion Conductive Membrane for Alkaline Fuel Cell
Juchen Guo, University of Maryland; Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland; Yanting Luo, University of Maryland

5ak

Fibronectin Domain Engineering: Improved Agents for Biotechnology and Tumor Targeting
Benjamin J. Hackel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; K. Dane Wittrup, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5al

Quantifying Physical and Chemical Defects in Zeolites and Zeolite Membranes
Karl D. Hammond, University of Massachusetts

5am

Development of One-Component Reversible Ionic Liquids for Energy Applications
Ryan Hart, Georgia Institute of Technology; Vittoria Blasucci, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pamela Pollet, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charles Eckert, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charles L. Liotta, Georgia Institute of Technology

5an

Back to the Future – a New Generation of Chemical Reaction Engineering Challenges
Ryan L. Hartman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Klavs F. Jensen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5ao

Transport in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes for Energy Applications
Daniel T. Hallinan Jr., University of California; Yossef A. Elabd, Drexel University

5ap

Electrochemical Synthesis of One-Dimensional Nanostructures
Carlos M. Hangarter, University of California, Riverside

5aq

Molecular Recognition in Bioprocessing, Biosensing and Disease Researchmolecular Recognition in Bioprocessing, Biosensing and Disease Research
Caryn L. Heldt, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

5ar

Bridging the Gap: Multiscale Approaches to Integrated Colloids and Nanomaterials
Matthew E. Helgeson, MIT; Norman J. Wagner, University of Delaware; Eric W. Kaler, Stony Brook University; Patrick S. Doyle, MIT

5as

Developing the Link Between Atomic Level Structure and Macroscopic Properties
Beverly Brooks Hinojosa, University of Florida

5au

Quantitative Engineering Approach to Particle and Particulate Systems Design
Defne Kayrak-Talay, Purdue University; James D. Litster, Purdue University

5av

Complex Flows of Complex Materials at the Micro- and Nano-Scale
Aditya S. Khair, University of California at Santa Barbara

5aw

Application of Nano-Basis Technique Onto FEW (Food, Energy, Water) Research Via Membrane Technology
Myung-man Kim, University of California, Los Angeles

5ax

Photochemical and Thermally Adaptable Networks
Christopher J. Kloxin, University of Colorado; Brian Adzima, University of Colorado; Timothy F. Scott, University of Colorado; Chistopher N. Bowman, University of Colorado

5ay

Hydrogels for Probing the Influence of Microenvironment Structure and Chemistry On Cell Function
April M. Kloxin, University of Colorado; Kristi S. Anseth, University of Colorado

5az

Interfacial Forces in Nanoparticle and Biological Systems at the Micro- and Nano-Scales
Kai Kristiansen, University of California at Santa Barbara

5b

Functional Nanoassemblies for Electrochemical Energy Conversion Devices
Avni A. Argun, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5ba

Soft Materials for High Performance Structural Materials, Bio-Implants, and Energy Storage Materials
Santanu Kundu, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

5bb

DNA Therapeutics – New Challenges for Separation of Plasmid Isoforms
David R. Latulippe, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew L. Zydney, The Pennsylvania State University

5bc

Rational Design of Advanced Materials: Combining Modeling, Synthesis, Processing, and Characterization to Generate Superior Materials
Richard A. Lawson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Laren M. Tolbert, Georgia Institute of Technology; Clifford L. Henderson, Georgia Institute of Technology

5bd

Development of Novel Water-Soluble Gold Nanoparticles with Atypical Fluorescence and Study On Its Mechanism
Chang-won Lee, University of Utah

5be

Multiscale Simulations of Peptides, Nanoparticles, Polymers, and Membranes for Drug Delivery and Nanopore Applications
Hwankyu Lee, National Heard, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

5bf

Bioactive Materials for Controlled Release and Tissue Engineering Applications
Chien-Chi Lin, University of Colorado at Boulder, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Kristi S. Anseth, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and University of Colorado Boulder

5bh

Structure and Dynamics of Water near Mica Surface
Ateeque Malani, Indian Institute of Science; K. G. Ayappa, Indian Institute of Science

5bi

Materials Engineering: Applications to Biomedical Implants and Magnesium Corrosion
Holly J. Martin, Mississippi State University

5bj

Advanced Nanosystems for Energy, Environmental and Biomedical Applications
Ken Martirosyan, University of Houston

5bk

Understanding Brain Adaptation Processes During Alcohol Withdrawal
Mary K. McDonald, University of Delaware

5bn

Synthetic Biology: An Evolving Field to Create New Biological Components and Systems
Tae Seok Moon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kristala Jones Prather, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5bo

Synergy of Protein and Genome Engineering
Nikhil U. Nair, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Huimin Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5bp

Inertial Microfluidics for Diagnostics and Therapeutics
John Oakey, Massachusetts General Hospital; Mehmet Toner, Massachusetts General Hospital

5bq

Engineering the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae for Protein Production and Bioenergy Applications
Michelle A. O'Malley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Chris A. Kaiser, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Anne Skaja Robinson, University of Delaware

5br

Describing DNA at the Nanometer Length-Scale
Vanessa Ortiz, University of Wisconsin-Madison

5bs

Metabolic Engineering of Terpenoid Production in Microbes: Challenges and Opportunities
Ajikumar Parayil, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gregory Stephanopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5bt

Fluctuations of Water near Extended Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces
Amish J. Patel, University of California, Berkeley; David Chandler, University of California, Berkeley

5bu

Molecular Handles: Nanoscale Chemical Engineering with Optoelectronic Tweezers
Peter Pauzauskie, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Joe H. Satcher Jr., Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

5bv

Microfluidic Platforms for the Study of in Meso Membrane Protein Crystallization
S.L. Perry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; C.F. Zukoski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P.J.A. Kenis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5bw

Biomaterial Platforms to Investigate the Fundamentals of Cell Migration
Shelly R. Peyton, MIT; Douglas Lauffenburger, MIT; Linda Griffith, MIT

5by

Vesicle Transformations: Unilamellar to Multilamellar Structures
Arun Ramachandran, University of California at Santa Barbara

5bz

Electrical Wiring of Enzymes and Living Cells for Bioelectrochemical Applications
Ramaraja P. Ramasamy, Air Force Research Laboratory

5c

Designing Nanoparticles with Self-Assembly for Applications in Medicine, Environment and Energy
Hitesh G. Bagaria, Rice University

5ca

Molecular Simulations of Complex Polymeric Materials and Nanocomposites
Robert A. Riggleman, University of California, Santa Barbara

5cb

Design of Novel Polymeric Materials
Megan L. Robertson, University of Minnesota

5cc

Engineering Efficacious Controlled Release Therapeutics
Sam N. Rothstein, University of Pittsburgh; Steven R. Little, University of Pittsburgh

5cd

Probing Living Systems by Nanoparticles
Gang Ruan, The Ohio State University; Jessica O. Winter, The Ohio State University; R. Sooryakumar, The Ohio State University; Tony Brown, The Ohio State University; Sanjay Rajagopalan, The Ohio State University; Michael Paulaitis, The Ohio State University; Sishen Feng, National University of Singapore; Shuming Nie, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University

5ce

Compartmentalizing the Application: Microfluidic Chips for Combinatorial Screening
Benjamin R. Schudel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5cf

Biomass Feedstock Production and Provision for Bioenergy Sector: A System Level Optimization Approach
Yogendra Shastri, Energy Biosciences Institute

5cg

Deterministic Arraying of Microbeads for Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Environmental Sensors
Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh, Benjamin Levich Institute

5ch

LCST-Driven Stimuli Responsive Polymers: Analytical Models
David S. Simmons, University of Texas, Austin; Isaac C. Sanchez, University of Texas, Austin

5ci

Catalytic Strategies for the Conversion of Alternative Feedstocks to Fuels and Chemicals Via Selective C-C Bond Formation and Oxygen Removal
Dante A. Simonetti, University of California at Berkeley

5cj

Bottom-up Self-Assembly of Novel Materials and Nanoscale Surface Patterning
Chetana Singh, University of Michigan; Sharon C. Glotzer, University of Michigan

5ck

Towards a Microrheological Description of Granular Segregation
Ashley G. Smart, California Institute of Technology

5cl

Multi-Scale Chemical Product Design
Charles C. Solvason, Auburn University; Mario R. Eden, Auburn University

5cm

Using XRD to Correlate MFI Zeolite Expansion and Membrane Permeation Data
Stephanie G. Sorenson, University of Colorado; E. Andrew Payzant, Oak Ridge National Laboratories; Joseph R. Smyth, University of Colorado; Richard D. Noble, University of Colorado; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado

5cn

Generation of Renewable Fuels and Chemicals From Fatty Acids Via Supercritical Fluid Processing
Darrell L. Sparks, Mississippi State University

5co

Controlling the Bond Scission Sequence of Methanol Decomposition as An Example of Rational Catalyst Design
Alan Lee Stottlemyer, University of Delaware; Jingguang G. Chen, University of Delaware

5cp

Quantifying Cellular Fluxes to Drive Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Biofuels
Patrick F. Suthers, The Pennsylvania State University

5cq

Development of New Catalysts for Energy Conversion and in-Situ Studies of Catalysis
Feng Tao, University of California at Berkeley

5cr

Engineering Biomimetic Polymer-Hybrid Delivery Systems
Treniece L. Terry, University of Massachusetts Amherst

5cs

Meeting in the Middle: Top-Down and Bottom-up Approaches to Metabolic Engineering
Keith EJ Tyo, Chalmers University of Technology; Gregory Stephanopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jens Nielsen, Chalmers University of Technology

5ct

Integration of Materials and Biomedical Sciences: Assessing Structural Changes in Biomaterials
Efrosyni Themistou, University at Buffalo - The State University of New York (SUNY)

5cu

Multi-Scale Simulation of Self-Assembly in Al(110) Homoepitaxial Growth
Yogesh Tiwary, The Pennsylvania State University

5cv

From Fundamentals to Functionality
O. Berk Usta, University of Pittsburgh

5cw

Bone Tissue Growth Mechanism Fundamentals Via Fluid Shear and Nutrient Transport Simulation in 3D Porous Scaffolds Cultured in a Perfusion Bioreactor
Roman S. Voronov, University of Oklahoma; Samuel VanGordon, University of Oklahoma; Bonnie Landy, University of Oklahoma; Vassilios I. Sikavitsas, University of Oklahoma; Dimitrios V. Papavassiliou, University of Oklahoma

5cx

Protein Engineering for Biomedical Applications and Biofuels Production
Fei Wen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Huimin Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5cy

Reaction-Diffusion: From Molecular to Macroscopic Length Scales
Paul J. Wesson, Northwestern University

5cz

Enzymatic Synthesis of Simvastatin
Xinkai Xie, University of California at Los Angeles

5d

How Experiment-Driven Quantitative Modeling and Control Help Optimize Oncolytic Adenovirus Cancer Treatment
Neda Bagheri, MIT; Marisa Shiina, UCSF; W. Michael Korn, UCSF; Douglas A. Lauffenburger, MIT

5da

Metabolic Engineering Microorganisms for Applications in Drug Discovery, Biofuel Development and Commodity Chemical Production
Yajun Yan, University of California, Los Angeles; Mattheos A. G. Koffas, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York; James C. Liao, University of California, Los Angeles

5db

Engineering Optimal Cell Culture Platform Using Micro- and Nanotechnology
Yong Yang, Duke University

5dc

Metal-Organic Frameworks for Energy Applications
A. Ozgur Yazaydin, Northwestern University; Randall Q. Snurr, Northwestern University

5dd

"Gated" Ion Transport through Dense Carbon Nnaotube Membrane
Miao Yu, University of Colorado at Boulder

5de

Biomimetic Microdevices for Clinical Therapeutic and Diagnostic Applications
Chong Wing Yung, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston & Wyss Institute; Donald E. Ingber, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Boston & Wyss Institute

5df

From Genetic and Metabolic Engineering to Cell Mechanics and Genetic Diseases
Zhixia Zhong, Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

5dg

Hydrolytically Degradable Poly(ethylene glycol) Hydrogel as a Tunable Scaffold for Neural Tissue Engineering
Silviya Petrova Zustiak, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Jennie B. Leach, University of Maryland Baltimore County

5e

Ionic Liquid-Based Materials for CO2 Capture and Polymer Engineering
Jason Bara, University of Colorado

5f

The Effect of Aerosol Emissions On Ice Clouds and Climate: A New Analytical Framework
Donifan Barahona, Georgia Institute of Technology; Athanasios Nenes, Georgia Insititute of Technology

5g

Basic and Applied Studies in Biologically Relevant Polymer Thin Films
Brad J. Berron, University of Colorado; Christopher N. Bowman, University of Colorado

5h

A Microcapsule System That Mimics Heptotactic Cells
Amitabh Bhattacharya, University of Pittsburgh

5i

Nitrogen-Containing Carbon Nanostructured (CNx) Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction in PEM and Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Elizabeth J. Biddinger, The Ohio State University; Dieter von Deak, The Ohio State University; Douglas S. Knapke, The Ohio State University; Umit S. Ozkan, The Ohio State University

5j

Tackling Energy and Health Issues with Systems Biology
Mark P. Brynildsen, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston University; James J. Collins, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston University

5k

Polymer Nanocomposites: From Hierarchical Ordering to Energy Application
Tirtha Chatterjee, University of California, Santa Barbara

5l

A Systematic Property Based Approach for Process and Molecular Design
Nishanth Chemmangattuvalappil, Auburn University; Mario R. Eden, Auburn University

5m

Global Optimization in Systems Biology
YoungJung Chang, Carnegie Mellon University; Nikolaos V. Sahinidis, Carnegie Mellon University; Patrick F. Suthers, The Pennsylvania State University; Costas D. Maranas, The Pennsylvania State University

5n

Elucidating Protein Binding and Aggregation
Naresh Chennamsetty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5o

Structural Requirements On Catalyst Surfaces During Chemical Turnovers: Hydrogen Production and C1 Conversion Chemistry
Ya-Huei (Cathy) Chin, University of California, Berkeley; Enrique Iglesia, University of California, Berkeley

5p

Fundamental Understanding of Zeolites towards Engineering of Zeolite Membranes
Jungkyu Choi, University of California, Berkeley

5q

Engineering Environmental Application of Adsorption and Membrane-Based Separations Toward a Green Energy Economy
Sunho Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology

5r

Biophysical Engineering Strategies for the Development of Protein-Based Solar Convertors
Juan C. Cruz, Kansas State University; Peter H. Pfromm, Kansas State University; Mary Rezac, Kansas State University

5s

Electrochemical Principle-Enabled Nanostructure Synthesis for Catalysis, Hydrogen Generation, and Functional Nanodevices
Qingzhou Cui, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Julie Chen, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Zhiyong Gu, University of Massachusetts Lowell

5t

Modeling and Simulation of Soft Matter: Biomimetic and Energy Applications
Pratyush Dayal, University of Pittsburgh

5u

Novel Experimental Models for Cancer Research and Their Applications
Zoe N. Demou, Northwestern University

5v

Electrochemistry and Self-Assembly of Complex Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWNT) Nanostructures
Juan G. Duque, Rice University; Matteo Pasquali, Rice University

5w

Chemical Engineering and Engineering Education
Laura Dykes, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

5x

Nanobiotechnology: Fundamental Physical Studies of Biological and Engineered Soft Matter for Applications in Nanomedicine
Prajnaparamita Dhar, University of California, Santa Barbara; Joesph A. Zasadzinski, University of California; Thomas Martin Fischer, Universitat Bayreuth

5y

Whey Protein Isolate Sol-Gel as a Novel Scaffold for Bone Tissue Regeneration
Mia Dvora, Louisiana State University; James E. Henry, Louisiana State University

5z

Modeling Nonlinear Dynamics in Biological Systems: Effects of Uncertainty
Joshua A. Enszer, University of Notre Dame

THz Spectroscopy - Tool towards Viable Solar Technology
Christiaan Richter, Yale University

Design, Fabricate and Biocompatibility of Bio-Inspired Capsules as Target Drug Delivery Carriers
Zhihua An, New York University

Multi-Scale Modeling of Polymer/Fullerene Bulk Heterojunctions for Photovoltaic Applications
David M. Huang, University of California, Davis; Khanh Do, University of California, Davis; Roland Faller, University of California, Davis; Adam J. Moulé, University of California, Davis

Flow, Jamming, and Glassy Behavior in Soft Materials
Ryan J. Larsen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Charles F. Zukoski, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; David A. Weitz, Harvard University

Thermoplastic Composite Material as Substitute for Timber Bridge Design to Mitigate Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Richard Gonzalez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus