CBEE supports undergraduate researchers

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 15:42:48 -0400
summer-2021, ug, ugrad

We are excited to support undergraduate research opportunities across our department.

The following are among the talented undergraduate researchers working in CBEE faculty labs during the summer of 2021:

Marwan Attia, Biological Sciences, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Govind Rao

Topic: Rapid microbial test for contamination

Bryanna Boegner, Chemical Engineering, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan

Topic: Characterizing light-absorbing organic compounds in cloud water.

Carlos Castillo, Chemical Engineering, rising senior

Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan

Topic: Measuring the toxicity of transition metals in urban particulate matter.

Justin Damon, Chemical Engineering, rising senior

Advisor: Dr. Erin Lavik

Topic: Developing a fully synthetic non-degradable hydrogel with tunable mechanical properties to guide neural stem cell migration and differentiation (available via SURF)

Lucia Garcia, Chemical Engineering, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan

Topic: Measuring the toxicity of transition metals in urban particulate matter.

Chris Hamer, Computer Science, rising senior

Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson

Topic: Differential dynamic logic for reaction kinetics

Sahaadat Hammed-Owens, Chemical Engineering, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Jennie Leach

Topic: Toxicity and immune response to metal air pollutants in collaboration with Dr. Hennigan and Dr. Reed.

Garrett Hill, Chemical Engineering, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Mark Marten

Topic: Developing an understanding of the role PrkA kinase plays in microbial development.

Jinyu Huang, Chemical Engineering, rising senior

Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson

Topic: Differential dynamic logic for reaction kinetics

Joy Kiguru, Chemical Engineering, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan

Topic: Characterizing the effects of inorganic salts on the partitioning of organic gases to the aqueous phase.

Sharon Liu, Computer Science, rising senior

Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson

Topic: Building knowledge graphs for equations

Nikki Nacion, Chemical Engineering, rising senior

Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson

Topic: Discovering equations for adsorption isotherms using symbolic regression

Shawn Serafin, Chemical Engineering, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan

Topic: Characterizing the effects of inorganic salts on the partitioning of organic gases to the aqueous phase.

Neil Tran, Chemical Engineering, Senior (post-graduation)

Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson

Topic: Introducing thermodynamic constraints into Bayesian symbolic regression

Grace Tugado, Chemical Engineering, rising junior

Advisor: Dr. Jennie Leach

Topic: Toxicity and immune response to metal air pollutants in collaboration with Dr. Hennigan and Dr. Reed.

Diego Iglesias Vega, Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering and Sustainability track), rising junior

Advisors: Dr. Lee Blaney and Mr. Jahir Antonio Batista Andrade

Topic: Spatiotemporal analysis of dissolved organic carbon and total nitrogen in the Jones Falls and Gwynns Falls watersheds