Session: Meet the Faculty Candidate Poster Session (2010 Annual Meeting)

4a

Surface Functionalization of Nanomaterials to Elicit "Smart" Properties
Allan E. David, The University of Michigan; Victor C. Yang, The University of Michigan

4aa

Chemical Looping Strategy and Its Commercial Potential for Carbon Negative Energy Conversions
Fanxing Li, The Ohio State University; L. - S. Fan, The Ohio State University

4ab

Fabrication and Evaluation of Omniphobic Surfaces for Liquid Repellency and Reduced Ice Adhesion
Adam J. Meuler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4ac

Atmospheric Organic Particulate Matter: Measurements, Models and Mitigation
Lea Hildebrandt, Carnegie Mellon University

4ad

One- and Two-Probe Nonlinear Microrheology: Normal Stress Differences, Osmotic Pressure, and Nonequilibrium Depletion Flocculation
Roseanna N. Zia, California Institute of Technology

4ae

Regulation of Stem Cell Behavior by Biomimetic Microenvironment Created with Polymer Nanoengineering
Yong Yang, Duke University

4af

Biosynthesis of Fungal Resorcylic Acid Lactones
Hui Zhou, University of California, at Los Angeles; Yi Tang, University of California, at Los Angeles

4ag

Rational Design of the Heterogeneous Catalysts and Their Opportunities in Renewable Fuels
Wenqin Shen, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; Gerald Huffman, University of Kentucky; Goeff A. Tompsett, University of Massachusetts-Amherst; W. Curtis Conner Jr., University of Massachusetts-Amherst; George W. Huber, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

4ah

Process and Catalysis Development for Sustainable Fuels Production
Andrew A. Peterson, Stanford University; Jefferson W. Tester, Cornell University; Jens K. Nørskov, Stanford University

4ai

Statistical Process Inference, Control and Engineering (SPICE)
Kris Villez, Purdue University

4aj

Synthetic Biomaterials for Enhancing the Delivery and Effectiveness of DNA-Based Therapeutics
Christopher M. Jewell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4ak

A Full-Chain Stochastic Tube Model for Entangled Polymeric Liquids: Improvement for Extended Applications
Joontaek Park, The City College of City University of New York; David W. Mead, The City College of City University of New York; Morton M. Denn, The City College of City University of New York

4al

Rational, Model-Guided Design and Experimental Evaluation of Targeted Drug Delivery Vehicles
Derek W. Bartlett, Abraxis BioScience

4am

De-Oxygenation Catalysis On Titania for Renewable Fuel Applications
Prashant Reuben Daggolu, Mississippi State University

4an

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

4ao

Machine Learning: Extracting Research Pathways From Nanoscale Phenomena
Andres F. Hernandez Moreno, Georgia Institute of Technology

4ap

Targeted Nanoparticles for Systemic Delivery of Therapeutic Agents to Solid Tumors in Animals and in Humans
Chung Hang J. Choi, California Institute of Technology; Mark E. Davis, California Institute of Technology

4aq

A Property Based Approach for Simultaneous Process and Molecular Design
Nishanth Chemmangattuvalappil, Auburn University; Mario Richard Eden, Auburn University

4ar

Design of Novel Artificial Allosteric Proteins and Their Applications
Jingjing Li, the Ohio State University; David W. Wood, the Ohio State University

4as

Analysis and Control of Self-Assembling Nucleic Acid Systems
Victor A. Beck, California Institute of Technology

4at

Synthesis of Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Cancer Imaging, Diagnostics and Therapy
Yun Wu, The Ohio State University; L.James Lee, the Ohio State University

4au

Multiscale Chemical Product Design Using the Reverse Problem Formulation
Charles C. Solvason, Auburn University; Mario Richard Eden, Auburn University

4av

Microfluidic Three-Dimensional in Vitro System Enabling An Information-Rich Assay to Investigate Breast Cancer Progression
Kyung Eun Sung, University of Wisconsin; Ning Yang, University of Wisconsin; Carolyn Pehlke, University of Wisconsin; Patricia J. Keely, University of Wisconsin; Kevin W. Eliceiri, University of Wisconsin; Andreas Friedl, University of Wisconsin; David J. Beebe, University of Wisconsin

4aw

Development of a FRET-Based Tension Sensor for Measuring Forces Across Proteins in Living Cells
Brenton D. Hoffman, University of Virginia

4ax

Exploiting Immune Function and Response for Biopharmaceutical Engineering
Sai T. Reddy, University of Texas Austin

4ay

A Fresh Look at Nanomaterials, Energy, and the Environment
Ludovico Cademartiri, Harvard University

4az

Computational Methods and Research in Chemical Engineering
Eric L. Maase, Lafayette College

4b

Cybernetic Modeling for Metabolic Engineering and Reactor Optimization
Hyun-Seob Song, Purdue University

4ba

Molecular Mobility in Non-Linear Optical Glassy Chromophores
Daniel B. Knorr Jr., University of Washington

4bb

Multiscale Simulation to Advance Micellar Drug Delivery
Sharon M. Loverde, University of Pennsylvania

4bc

Methods for Assessing Biocompatibility and the Foreign Body Response of Polymers and Drug Delivery Systems
Kaitlin M. Bratlie, MIT

4bd

Environmental Perspectives On the Interactions of Nanomaterials and Microorganisms
Teresa L. Kirschling, Carnegie Mellon University

4be

Molecular Motions of the Beta Relaxation and Glassy Biomolecular Preservation
David S. Simmons, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Marcus T. Cicerone, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Jack F. Douglas, National Institute of Standards and Technology

4bf

Development of Hydrogel-Based Kinase Assay for Monitoring Cancer and Developing Patient-Specific Treatments
Gargi Ghosh, University of Wisconsin-Madison

4bg

Nano-Biomaterials: Sensors, Fuel Cells and Robust Hybrid Composites Using Room-Temperature CVD
Gautam Gupta, Los Alamos

4bh

Engineering Materials for Biomedical and Automotive Applications
Holly J. Martin, Mississippi State University

4bi

Molecular Modeling of Biological Interfaces
Mark J. Uline, Northwestern University

4bj

Silicon-Carbon Anode with Improved Structural Integrity for Lithium-Ion Batteries and Sulfur Cathode Encapsulated in Hollow Carbon Nanostructures for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Juchen Guo, University of Maryland; Chunsheng Wang, University of Maryland

4bk

Coarse-Grained Modeling of Polymers for Energy Applications
Lisa M. Hall, Sandia National Laboratories

4bl

Predictive Kinetics for Chemical Engineering
Richard H. West, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4bm

Phase Behavior of Polymer/Nanoparticle Blends near a Substrate
Venkat Padmanabhan, University of Delaware; Michael E. Mackay, University of Delaware; Amalie L. Frischknecht, Sandia National Laboratories; Sanat Kumar, Columbia University

4bn

Sustainable Materials: From Energy Storage to Biomaterials and New Opportunities in Chemical Engineering Research
Santanu Kundu, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

4bo

Systematic Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Vitrification as a Preservation Method for An Encapsulated Cell System
Alison Lawson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Athanassios Sambanis, Georgia Institute of Technology

4bp

Nanocomposite Sorbents for High Efficiency CO2 Capture
Genggeng Qi, Cornell University

4bq

Soft and Biological Material Odes: Optics, Dynamics, Elasticity-Extensibility, and Self-Assembly
Vivek Sharma, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4br

Fundamentals of Gene Delivery From Tissue Engineering Scaffolds
Misael O. Aviles, Northwestern University

4bs

Systems Engineering for Sustainability
Arun Giridhar, Purdue University

4bt

Membrane and Catalyst Degradation in Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
Panagiotis Trogadas, Georgia Institute of Technology

4bu

Rational Design of Advanced Organic Materials
Richard A. Lawson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Clifford L. Henderson, Georgia Institute of Technology

4bv

Tailoring Structure, Thermodynamics, and Rheology in Surfactant-Colloid Mixtures for Soft Material Design
Matthew E. Helgeson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Eric W. Kaler, Stony Brook University; Norman J. Wagner, University of Delaware; Patrick S. Doyle, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4bw

Solid Polymer Electrolytes Derived From Ionic Liquids: From Synthesis to Applications
Yuesheng Ye, Drexel University

4bx

First Principles Study of the Photodynamics of Oxidized Silicon Clusters
Benjamin G. Levine, Temple University

4by

Convective Assembly of Nanoparticles Into Thin Structured Films
J. Alex Lee, University of Minnesota; Michael Tsapatsis, University of Minnesota

4bz

Biorheology with Applications - Adhesive Wall Climbing, Bacterial Motility, and Predatory Defense
Randy H. Ewoldt, University of Minnesota

4c

Cancer Metastasis: Deconstructing Cell Motility On Micropatterned Islands and Tracks
Goher Mahmud, Northwestern University

4ca

Systems Biology Approaches to Study Metabolism In Tumors and Stem Cells
Christian M. Metallo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4cb

High-Throughput Microrheology of Therapeutic Hydrogelators
Kelly M. Schultz, University of Delaware; Eric M. Furst, University of Delaware

4cc

Novel Material Design through Multiscale Numerical and Analytic Approaches
Erin Lennon, Northwestern University

4cd

Biointerfacial Science and Engineering: From the Fundamental to the Applied
Roger L. York, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4ce

Computational Molecular Science: Designing Improved Materials for Applications in Energy, Pharmaceutics and Desalination
Amish J. Patel, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

4cf

Use DNA to Probe the Molecular Deformation at Micro/Nanoscale and Design Novel Nanochip Devices for Drug/Gene Delivery and Biosensing
Pouyan E. Boukany, The Ohio State University

4cg

Combining Molecular Level Insights with Advanced Synthesis Strategies to Design (Photo)Catalytic Materials: Efficient Chemical Processing Utilizing Thermal and Solar Stimuli
Phillip Christopher, University of Michigan; Suljo Linic, The University of Michigan

4ch

From Materials to Peptide Design: a Short Trip through Computational Techniques
Diego A. Pantano, University of Pennsylvania

4ci

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

4cj

Bio-Inspired, Smart and Functional Systems through Reaction-Diffusion-Convection Processes
Siowling Soh, Northwestern University; Bartosz Grzybowski, Northwestern University

4ck

Binary Combinations of Lipid-Like Materials Act Synergistically to Improve siRNA Delivery in Vitro and In Vivo
Kathryn A. Whitehead, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; George Z. Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kevin Love, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robert Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel G. Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4cl

Exploring Interfacial Phenomena in Organic Photovoltaic Devices Using Block Copolymers
Bryan W. Boudouris, University of California, Berkeley; Rachel A. Segalman, University of California, Berkeley

4cm

Rational Design of Photo-(Electro-)Catalysts: A Combined Theoretical/Experimental Route to Solar Fuels
David B. Ingram, University of Michigan; Suljo Linic, University of Michigan

4cn

Assembly, Manipulation, and Controlled Release of Complex Nanocolloids by Dielectrophoresis
Victoria Froude, University of Notre Dame

4co

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

4cp

Multicompartmental Microstructures Via Electrohydrodynamic Co-Jetting for Biomedical Applications
Srijanani Bhaskar, University of Michigan; Joerg Lahann, University of Michigan

4cq

Spatiotemporal Signaling During Cell Adhesion and Migration: Computational Models and Experimental Analysis
Erik S. Welf, North Carolina State University

4cr

Computational High-Throughput Screening of Sorbents for Regenerable CO2 Capture at High Temperature
Ujjal Das, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; William H. Green, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4cs

Engineering Proteins and Peptides for the Investigation and Treatment of Infectious Disease
Amy J. Karlsson, Cornell University

4ct

Algal Derived Biofuels: A Systems Biology Approach to Increasing TAG Accumulation in C. Reinhardtii
Nanette R. Boyle, University of California, Los Angeles; John A. Morgan, Purdue University; Sabeeha S. Merchant, University of California, Los Angeles

4cu

Molecular Understanding and Design of Zwitterionic Biomaterials for Lubrication, Cartilage Tissue Repair and Drug Delivery Applications
Yi He, University of Washington; Shaoyi Jiang, University of Washington

4cv

Synthetic Extracellular Matrix (ECM) Hydrogels and Localized Gene Delivery for Stem Cells and Tissue Regeneration
Yuguo Lei, University of California, Los Angeles

4cw

Molecular Simulation Investigation Into Nucleation and Growth of Complex Structures
Sapna Sarupria, Princeton University

4cx

• Probing Equilibrium Phase Behavior of Asymmetric Block Copolymer Thin Films
Vindhya Mishra, University of California Santa Barbara; Glenn H. Fredrickson, University of California, Santa Barbara; Edward J. Kramer, Materials Research Lab

4cy

Controlled Release Films and Functional Surfaces for Applications in Medicine
Anita Shukla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Paula Hammond, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4cz

Utilization and Modification of Municipal Sewage Treatment Plant Sludge and Wastewater Streams for the Production of Lipid-Based Biofuels
Andro Mondala, Mississippi State University

4d

Viral Peptide Isolated From the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): Interactions with Lipid Assemblies and Biotechnological Applications
Nam-Joon Cho, Stanford University

4da

Carbon Nanotubes as Optical Sensors and Polymeric Biomaterials
Daniel A. Heller, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4db

Engineering in the Microvasculature: The Mechanical Microenvironment's Control of Systemic Metabolism
Joseph M. Rutkowski, UT Southwestern Medical Center

4dc

Polymers for Advanced Energy Technologies
Daniel T. Hallinan Jr., University of California, Berkeley

4dd

Mercury Reaction Chemistry in Combustion Flue Gases From Experiments and Theory
Bihter Padak, Stanford University

4de

Engineering Nanostructured Materials for Green Energy
Sunho Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology

4df

Design of Delivery Systems for Nanomedicine through Self-Assembly
Hitesh G. Bagaria, Rice University

4dg

Ultrafast Dynamics of Complex Fluid Interfaces
Valeria Garbin, University of Pennsylvania

4dh

Metabolic Engineering for the Production of Biofuels and Chemicals
Patrick Suthers, The Pennsylvania State University

4di

Biologic Conversion of Waste Streams to Renewable Fuel Sources
Sage R. Hiibel, University of Nevada Reno

4dk

Ventures in Biofabrication: From Biological Nanofactories to Miniaturized Tools for Medicine
Rohan Fernandes, Johns Hopkins University

4dl

Photodegradation and Recovery of Pollutants in Aqueous Systems Using Magnetic Nanoparticles Coated with Photocatalyst Materials
Adriana P. Herrera, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

4dm

High Throughput Polymer-Array Technology for Stem Cell Engineering
Ying Mei, MIT

4dn

Developing the Next Generation of Tools for the Study of Nucleation and Metastability in Liquids
Claudiu A. Stan, Harvard University

4do

Nano Materials for Energy Storage Applications
Surya Sekhar Moganty, Cornell University

4dp

Understanding Transport Processes in Electrokinetics through Applied Mathematics: Challenges and Opportunities
Jennifer Pascal, Tennessee Technological University; Pedro Arce, Tennessee Technological University

4dq

Closing the Carbon Cycle for Sustainable Energy and Environment:CO2 Capture Using Nanoparticle Ionic Materials (NIMs) and Methane Recovery in Clathrate Hydrates with Integrated Carbon Storage
Youngjune Park, Columbia University; Ah-Hyung Alissa Park, Columbia University

4dr

Nanocatalysis for Aqueous Processing of Biomass Derived Feedstocks
Xiaoming Wang, Yale University

4ds

Sorption and Oxidation of Mercury in Flue Coal-Fired Power Plants
Erdem Sasmaz, Stanford University

4dt

Reprogramming Human Somatic Cells to Pluripotency for Disease Modeling and Therapy
Krishanu Saha, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

4du

Novel Polymeric Materials for Bioanalytical Separations and Microfluidic Systems for in Situ Detection of Organic Biomarkers of Extant or Extinct Life On Mars
Thomas N. Chiesl, University of California Berkeley; Annelise E. Barron, Stanford University; Richard A. Mathies, University of California, Berkeley

4dv

DNA Separation Using Nanoscale Organic Hybrid Materials
Henry W. Lau, Cornell University; Lynden A. Archer, Cornell University

4dw

Nanoengineered Materials for Sensing and Energy Conversion
Carlos Hangarter, NIST

4dx

Design of Respiratory Nanoparticle Delivery Vehicle and Evaluation of Cellular Toxicity
Timothy Brenza, The University of Iowa

4dy

Atom-by-Atom Metrology of Materials for Microelectronics, Energy and Biology
Domingo Ferrer, University of Texas at Austin; Sanjay K. Banerjee, The University of Texas at Austin

4dz

Networked and Distributed Predictive Control: Enabling Smart Manufacturing and Smart Renewable Energy Generation
Jinfeng Liu, University of California, Los Angeles; Panagiotis Christofides, University of California, Los Angeles

4e

Surface and Interface of Soft Materials
Wei Zhang, Virginia Commonwealth University

4ea

Zeolite Films and Membranes for Computer Microprocessors and Biofuel Production
Christopher M. Lew, University of Minnesota; Yushan Yan, University of California, Riverside; Michael Tsapatsis, University of Minnesota

4eb

Remembering Kinetics: Studying the Dynamic Protein Activations and Protein Regulations That Form the Molecular Basis of Learning and Memory
Tamara L. Kinzer-Ursem, California Institute of Technology

4ec

Biochemical Engineering of Cancer Immunotherapeutics
Susan Napier Thomas, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

4ed

Investigating Case II and Anomalous Penetrant Transport in Glassy Polymers
Adam K. Ekenseair, The University of Texas at Austin; Nicholas A. Peppas, The University of Texas at Austin

4ee

Development of Novel Components for Next-Generation Microfluidic Systems
Minsoung Rhee, Brigham and Women's Hospital

4ef

Chemical Descriptors and Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships for Catalyst and Materials Design
Thomas A. Manz, Georgia Institute of Technology

4eg

Multiscale Modeling of Biomimetic Nanostructures
Dina T. Mirijanian, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

4eh

Interrelations Between Morphology and Rheological Properties of Microstructured Polymer Blends During Coarsening
Carlos R. López-Barrón, University of Delaware

4ei

Novel Design of Gene/Drug Delivery Systems by Virus-Polymer Hybrid
Kye Il Joo, University of Southern California

4ej

Bio-Inspired Energy Systems and Programmable Materials
Ian Wheeldon, Harvard Medical School

4f

Zwitterionic/Mixed Charge Polymers as Next-Generation Biomaterials
Zhiqiang Cao, University of Washington; Shaoyi Jiang, University of Washington

4g

Novel Biomaterials for Immunotherapy Applications
Samantha A. Meenach, Ohio State University

4h

Designing Materials for Energy Applications Using Insights From Molecular Simulation
Rachel B. Getman, Northwestern University

4i

Designing Bio-Nano Materials through Modeling and Simulation
Meenakshi Dutt, University of Pittsburgh

4j

Directed Catalytic Materials Design through a Combined Theoretical and Experimental Approach
Siris Laursen, University of Michigan

4k

Advanced Membrane Materials for Refinery Separations by Pervaporation
Claudio P. Ribeiro Jr., University of Texas at Austin; Benny D. Freeman, University of Texas at Austin

4l

Sustainable Biomass Feedstock Production for Bioenergy: Is It Possible and How Will It Happen?
Yogendra Shastri, Energy Biosciences Institute

4m

Advanced Dynamic Optimization and Control for Large-Scale Systems
Rui Huang, Carnegie Mellon University

4n

Lasers, Electrons and Nanotubes: A Roadmap to Affordable Solar Technology
Christiaan Richter, Yale University

4o

Chemical Modification of Stem Cell Membranes for Targeted Delivery of Cells and Therapeutics
Hao Cheng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Marta Byrska, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Christian J. Kastrup, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robert Langer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel G. Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

4p

Dynamic Relaxation Characteristics of Polymer Nanocomposites and Aromatic Polyimides
Anthony C. Comer, University of Kentucky

4q

Nanoparticle-Based Thin Films for Tribology Control in MEMS
Kendall M. Hurst, Auburn University; Christopher B. Roberts, Auburn University; W. Robert Ashurst, Auburn University

4r

Multiscale Modeling of Biophysical and Biochemical Aspects of Viral Life Cycles
Eric R. May, University of Michigan

4s

Development and Characterization of Remendable Polymer Composites Using the Diels-Alder Reaction
Amy M. Peterson, Drexel University

4t

Systems and Synthetic Biology in Bacterial and Human T-Cells
Wilson W. Wong, University of California, San Francisco; James C. Liao, University of California, Los Angeles; Wendell Lim, University of California, San Francisco

4u

Electronic Tools for Student Engagement in Introductory Engineering
Joshua A. Enszer, University of Notre Dame

4v

Evaluating Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles with Acoustic Resonance Microbalance Techniques
Lauren F. Greenlee, National Institute of Standards and Technology

4w

Thermochemical Water Splitting Using Ionic Liquid Solvents
Nicholas AuYeung, Oregon State University; Alex Yokochi, Oregon State University; Victoria Johnson, Oregon State University; Sardar Sardari, Oregon State University

4x

Quenched Electrostatic Assembly of Colloidal Trimers
Joseph J. McDermott, The Pennsylvania State University; Neetu Chaturvedi, The Pennsylvania State University; Darrell Velegol, The Pennsylvania State University

4y

Modeling and Simulation of Soft Materials for Energy and Biomimetic Applications
Pratyush Dayal, University of Pittsburgh

4z

Engineering Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine: Elucidation of Factors That Regulate Stem Cell Fate
Randolph Ashton, University of California Berkeley