Undergraduate Research: Dr. Singh's lab, UMBCNicholas Schmidt, '24 Chemical Engineering - Traditional
Nicholas Schmidt, '24 Chemical Engineering - Traditional Track
When did you do your Research?
Summer 2023
Where was your Research?
Dr. Singh's lab, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UMBC.
What is the focus of your Research?
Solid crystal optical properties
What are you looking forward to the most about your Research?
I am looking forward to attending and presenting a research poster at The Material Science and Technology conference during the first week of October. This should be a really good opportunity to see research going on across the country and to gain speaking experience in an academic setting.
What was the best part of your Research?
My favorite part about doing research was gaining hands-on experience with research equipment as well as working collaboratively with undergrads and grad students in the.
What advice do you have for students who are interested in getting involved in research or an internship?
My advice is to ask around about opportunities -- talk to people -- especially your professors and your classmates who are already involved in research. You won't always get internships or research directly from the people you ask, but they might know of someone who has an opening or know of an opportunity.
Are you a member of any clubs/campus organizations?
Navy ROTC, Tau Beta Pi
What are your goals after graduation?
After graduation, I will be commissioning into the US Navy, hopefully to become a submarine officer and learn about nuclear power.
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PHD GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP IN MODELING OF URBAN HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS
Description
The DOE-supported Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative (BSEC) Integrated Field Laboratory seeks applicants to the UMBC Ph.D. program in Environmental Engineering to carry out hydrologic modeling of urban groundwater-surface water systems at the watershed scale. A background in engineering or earth science that includes numerical analysis is required. Work will be carried out in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of co-PIs across eight institutions, spanning earth science and engineering disciplines.
Benefits
The Ph.D. graduate assistantship appointment is through the Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering in affiliation with the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education at UMBC. The Ph.D. graduate assistantship appointment includes a stipend plus tuition remission and health insurance. The Fall 2024 PhD stipend is $38,766.19/year.
Application
Interested applicants should contact Dr. Claire Welty with a statement of relevant background and career goals at weltyc@umbc.edu before applying to the program. Complete applications are due on January 7, 2024 for consideration for admission to the graduate program for fall 2024. The link to application materials can be found here: https://cbee.umbc.edu/academics/graduate-application/. Review of applications will begin on January 7, 2024.
UMBC is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
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PHD GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIP IN MODELING OF URBAN HYDROLOGIC SYSTEMS Description The DOE-supported Baltimore Social-Environmental Collaborative (BSEC) Integrated Field Laboratory seeks...Flyerhttps://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/aa45414c0bcd0f0c38bd62d0f3b66437/69e5265e/news/000/137/131/23374054b380f49d8a0ff440963ecf9b/2023.11.16_Welty-Assistantship Fall 2024.pdf?1700147460https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/137131/guest@my.umbc.edu/ecdd46fb954944103c8d19f1bb18def7/api/pixelassistantshipfall-2024fundingphdweltyChemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineeringhttps://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/cbeehttps://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/xsmall.png?1746794587https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/original.png?1746794587https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/xxlarge.png?1746794587https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/xlarge.png?1746794587https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/large.png?1746794587https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/medium.png?1746794587https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/small.png?1746794587https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/xsmall.png?1746794587https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/771/b5e579e81b2e3624611890fa3ca2716a/xxsmall.png?1746794587Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineeringhttps://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/137/131/25570cf7ea945fcf9207ec48a2fa84b7/xxlarge.jpg?1700147326https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/137/131/25570cf7ea945fcf9207ec48a2fa84b7/xlarge.jpg?1700147326https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/137/131/25570cf7ea945fcf9207ec48a2fa84b7/large.jpg?1700147326https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/137/131/25570cf7ea945fcf9207ec48a2fa84b7/medium.jpg?1700147326https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/137/131/25570cf7ea945fcf9207ec48a2fa84b7/small.jpg?1700147326https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/137/131/25570cf7ea945fcf9207ec48a2fa84b7/xsmall.jpg?1700147326https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/137/131/25570cf7ea945fcf9207ec48a2fa84b7/xxsmall.jpg?170014732600trueThu, 16 Nov 2023 10:10:16 -0500Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:50:57 -0400Meet a CBEE-er: Jasmine IvesStudent in Chemical Engineering
Meet a CBEE-er! Jasmine Ives, is a Chemical Engineering major on the Environmental Engineering and Sustainability track. Hear about why she chose UMBC, what research she is involved with, and what she loves about the chemical engineering program.
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excerpt from
Considering the Promises of Point-of-Care Manufacturing
~~ Published on: November 1, 2023, Jennifer Markarian
Emergence of advanced manufacturing technology to ensure quality of biopharmaceutical drugs combined with efforts to identify a regulatory pathway indicate that a distributed manufacturing model is within reach.
Although biopharmaceutical production today generally takes place in centralized manufacturing facilities, industry and regulators are taking a close look at the benefits of decentralized or distributed manufacturing, which involves smaller and flexible-volume manufacturing operations in multiple locations closer to the site of use and even to point-of-care (POC) locations. POC manufacturing is seen as essential for efficiency in producing personalized medicines. In the near-term future, POC production is likely to be in a controlled environment such as a hospital, clinic, or pharmacy, while in the long term, POC production could extend to other locations. Such a model could enable quality drug production anywhere, from the battlefield to remote villages or even outer space, experts suggest.
The impetus for POC manufacturing comes in part from its potential to alleviate pressing problems, such as drug shortages, pandemic preparedness, and equitable availability of treatments. It is also driven by technological advances that promise to allow efficient and consistently high-quality production using new equipment, analytical tools, and quality control paradigms.
These technologies offer the benefit of making drugs much closer to where and when they are needed. "The advantages of making medicines on demand--to solve issues such as the difficulty of predicting demand and the complexity of the supply chain--are compelling," states Govind Rao, professor at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and director of UMBC's Center for Advanced Sensor Technology.
FDA recognizes the need for flexible and agile manufacturing and sees the potential for portable, distributed manufacturing units to be used for POC manufacturing. In October 2022, the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) published a discussion paper that highlighted areas to consider for drugs regulated by CDER as well as the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and called for public feedback (1). FDA and the Product Quality Research Institute (PQRI) also held a workshop in November 2022 to gather input from stakeholders. For advanced manufacturing technologies--particularly distributed manufacturing, POC manufacturing, artificial intelligence (AI), and end-to-end continuous manufacturing--seeking input is the first step in FDA's new Framework for Regulatory Advanced Manufacturing Evaluation (FRAME) initiative, according to a presentation by Michael Kopcha, director of CDER's Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (2).
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John Velkey, '24 Chemical Engineering - traditional track, Mathematics minor
Where was your Research?
ATOMS lab with Dr. Josephson
When did you start your Research?
January 2023
What is the focus of your Research?
Writing programs in Lean 4 that perform scientific calculations, and have verifiable mathematics
What are you looking forward to the most about your Research?
Opportunities to present research to broader audiences at conferences
What was the best part of your Research OR What was the biggest learning moment of your Research ?
I have really enjoyed the process of learning a new programming language.
What advice do you have for students who are interested in getting involved in research or an internship?
Apply early and often, and tailor applications to individual opportunities.
Are you a member of any clubs/campus organizations?
I am a teaching fellow for ENCH 300 - Chemical Process Thermodynamics.
What are your goals after graduation?
I am looking forward to getting into the workforce and taking a bit of a break from school, (for now)
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Meet a CBEE-er! Kelsey Gray is a Ph.D. Student in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at UMBC. Hear about why he chose UMBC, what research he's working on, and what he loves about the chemical and biochemical engineering program at UMBC!
“When I visited this place it felt like home. The support, the way I was welcomed, I knew I had to be here.” -- Kelsey Gray, Ph.D. student, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
To learn more about Graduate Programs in UMBC's Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering, visit us at: https://cbee.umbc.edu/grad/
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The Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) seeks to fill a tenure-track position in the broad fields of biomedical or biomolecular engineering, including areas involving synthetic biology, systems biology, bioinformatics, biomanufacturing, metabolic engineering, and biological materials. We are especially interested in applicants who conduct interdisciplinary research which will complement the current expertise in our department and college.
UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Meet a CBEE-er! Joshua Dayie is a Chemical Engineering major on the Biotechnology and Bioengineering track. Hear about why he chose UMBC, what research he's working on, and what he loves about the chemical engineering program!
"There [are] really great mentors that guide you through every single step of the way and help you feel prepared every single semester that you’re here." - Joshua Dayie
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Meet a CBEE-er! Meredith Morse is a Chemical Engineering major on the Biotechnology and Bioengineering track. Hear about why she chose UMBC, what research she's working on, and what she loves about the chemical engineering program!
"The professors really make themselves approachable and it’s given a lot of opportunities for me to connect with them and find mentors" - Meredith Morse
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Students discover the beauty of mold and mentorship in Mark Marten’s UMBC lab
Mold on your bread or bathroom tiles can be a nuisance. Mold in a scientific lab can be a marvel.
Up close, the growth of mold becomes living artwork—white, feathery shoots morphing into undulating waves of color. And molds can be amazingly useful.
“They are used to ferment food, make laundry detergent enzymes, and help produce pharmaceuticals,” explains Garrett Hill ’24, biochemistry and molecular biology, who has been working with molds in the research lab of UMBC chemical engineering professor Mark Marten for more than four years. “It’s surprising how ubiquitous they are in industry.”
Molds (along with mushrooms) belong to a group of organisms more technically known as filamentous fungi. One of the oldest and largest living organisms in the world is a filamentous fungus, nicknamed the “Humongous Fungus,” that has likely been spreading across the Blue Mountains in eastern Oregon for more than 2,000 years, and has come to occupy an area of more than 2,000 acres.
The Humongous Fungus grew (and grew) through an enormous network of interconnected thread-like structures called hyphae that gather and share vital nutrients.
Networks—of a different sort—are also vitally important to the students studying fungi in Marten’s lab. Lab members, from high schoolers to Ph.D. students, work together on projects. Marten offers advice not only on research questions, but also on skills such as communication. Support flows in from the university, in the form of research awards, scholar programs, and more. It’s tied together with a simple philosophy that helps everyone flourish: “Mentorship is the magic ingredient,” Marten says.
High school research leads to UMBC
Hill found his way to Marten’s lab through a program in nearby Howard County Public Schools called the Biotechnology Career Academy. As part of the program, he earned credit for conducting research in the lab. After high school graduation, he enrolled at UMBC and has continued his work in Marten’s lab every year since.
“UMBC has a culture that emphasizes supporting students,” says Hill. “This was something that initially attracted me to the school, and something that I’ve absolutely experienced during my time here.”
In Marten’s lab, Hill has been working on research that investigates how a fungus called Aspergillus nidulans repairs damaged cell walls. Armed with a better understanding of the complicated cascade of biochemical reactions triggered when the fungal cell wall is damaged, scientists could possibly manipulate the process to use molds more effectively (or in the case of harmful molds, eradicate them more effectively.)
To untangle the hidden and complicated inner workings of the fungus, the researchers deploy an arsenal of analytical tools and methods.
“When I started in the lab, I spent a lot of time learning the background and standard lab techniques,” Hill says. “But now that I’ve had a few years to acclimate, I have the foundation to support my own project.”
As part of that project, Hill has been investigating how to use the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing tool called CRISPR to create fungal cells with inner elements that light up. The light provides a beacon for researchers to track how those elements move as the cell experiences stress or initiates repairs.
“The sense of project ownership has been one of the most rewarding parts of my research experience,” Hill says. “When my graduate mentor and I first discussed the possibility of leading my own project, I had a brief moment of doubt. But I chose to not listen to that voice.”
Networks nourish growth
Hill says he was attracted to the beauty and power of science from a young age, even though no one in his family had a scientific career. UMBC has provided the resources and counsel to help him chart his path.
Within Marten’s lab, Hill says more experienced researchers were always willing to help. When Hill first joined as a high schooler, fellow lab member Ryland Spence ’19, biological sciences, who is now a medical student at Brown University, trained him on techniques.
“Mentorship has been so important for me, so I am always happy to provide mentorship to others whenever I get the chance,” Spence says. “A supportive environment that values diversity is very much a part of UMBC.”
Marten himself also provided enormous guidance and support. “Dr. Marten has been the strongest mentor I’ve had, helping me even before I came to UMBC,” Hill says. “He’s taught me not only about fungus, but also about how to think like a researcher, how to present research, and how to be a good student.”
University-wide programs provided Hill with additional research support. He was awarded multiple Undergraduate Research Awards (URAs), which provide financial assistance for research projects and opportunities to practice skills such as presenting research.
Hill is also part of the nationally renowned Meyerhoff Scholar Program, which seeks to increase diversity among future leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by supporting students who intend to pursue a Ph.D. or combined M.D./Ph.D. in STEM and are interested in the advancement of minorities in those fields.
“A lot of my best friends are from the program,” says Hill. “It’s been great to have that community.”
Now that he is applying to graduate schools, Hill says the Meyerhoff program provides detailed guidance through the process. “They have been an invaluable resource, and a rock really. They make sure I know what I need to do now to ensure I have opportunities in the future.”
A closing chapter and a new beginning
As the fall semester of his senior year kicks off, Hill says that he’s feeling confident and excited.
“I find myself frequently looking back on how I felt on my first day in the lab, during my first lab meeting presentation, or during my first day of classes, and realizing how much I’ve grown these past few years,” he says. “What once used to really shake me, I am now able to do with confidence—that tells me a lot about what I’ve gained from my research experience.”
As Hill gears up for grad school, he is passing the baton to other UMBC students like Matthew Quintanilla ’27, chemical engineering, a first-year student whose journey shares many similarities with Hill’s. The first in his family to pursue a scientific career, Quintanilla also started work in Marten’s lab as a high-schooler and decided to enroll at UMBC. In Marten’s lab, Quintanilla is working with Ph.D. student Alex Doan, who attended the same high school and embraced the opportunity to mentor fellow students.
“It’s been great catching up on high school news, but more importantly helping students grow,” says Doan.
Quintanilla is also a URA-recipient and Meyerhoff Scholar, and says he is excited for the new school year.
“I am eager to start my academic career at UMBC, meet many others, and integrate my knowledge from courses into my lab work,” he says.
“Matthew and Garrett are both really talented individuals,” says Marten. “Having them in the lab has been a win-win situation.”
April Householder ’95, the director of undergraduate research and prestigious scholarships at UMBC, looks at Marten’s lab as a microcosm of the vibrant UMBC research environment. “These two students—Garrett and Matthew—represent two ends of the research spectrum. One is just getting started, and the other is a four-time URA Scholar,” she says.
“The support these students receive from the mentorship in their lab is invaluable, but also as important is the peer-to-peer support they will get from one another. It’s this type of academic community building that gets student researchers excited about being a part of UMBC.”
PHOTO CREDIT: Matthew Quintanilla (left), Garrett Hill (center) and Mark Marten (right) in the lab. (Marlayna Demond '11/UMBC)
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