CBEE supports undergraduate researchers 16+ students conduct research in summer 2021 with CBEE

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

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Congratulations to Dr. James Sanders '18, Environmental Engineering PhD. He received two awards for the paper, Development of a Novel Equilibrium Passive Sampling Device for Methylmercury in Sediment and Soil Porewaters, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Dr. Sanders' PhD advisor was Dr. Ghosh. 

  1. The 2020 Best Student Paper award from Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.  
  2. One of the Top 10 Exceptional Papers of 2020 by the Journal of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C).  Note, this is for all papers, not just student lead authors. 

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We are excited to see where your professional adventures take you beyond your Bachelor's degree at UMBC. The next steps for members of the Class of 2021 include: 

Graduate School

Chemical Engineering majors of the Class of 2021 received offers to continue their education to earn a graduate degree at the following institutions and programs: 

  • University of Delaware 
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Florida
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Biology
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Bioengineering
  • University of California San Diego (UCSD), Bioengineering
  • Stanford University, Bioengineering
  • Yale, Bioengineering
  • Johns Hopkins, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Univeristy of Wisconsin,  Biochemistry
  • UMBC - Master's in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering 
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering,
  • University of Maryland School of Medicine, MSTP
  • UMass Amherst PhD in Environmental Engineering
  • George Washington University PhD in Environmental Engineering
  • Harvard, Environmental Science and Engineering
  • Colorado State University, Atmospheric Science
  • Carnegie Mellon, Chemical Engineering
  • George Mason, Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Columbia University, Chemical Engineering
  • Washington University in St. Louis, Chemical Engineering
  • Cornell University, Biomedical Engineering
  • Rice University, Biomedical Engineering,
  • University of Pennsylvania, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • Virginia Tech, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • Wake Forest, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • UNC, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • N.C. State, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • The University of Texas at Austin,  Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • Columbia University,  Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • Georgia Tech,  Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • Emory University, Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • Michigan State University Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. Program
  • Univeristy of Maryland  (UMD)
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Stony Brook University
  • The Ohio State University, PhD in Engineering Education 
  • Vanderbilt, Biomedical Engineering
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - Bioengineering 
  • Rutgers University - Biomedical Engineering
  • Univeristy of Virginia Biomedical Engineering
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Chemical Engineering
  • Caltech, Chemical Engineering
  • Columbia University, Chemical Engineering
  • Carnegie-Mellon University, Chemical Engineering
  • Georgia Tech, Chemical Engineering
  • University of Arizona, Chemical Engineering

Employement

Chemical Engineering majors of the Class of 2021 have accepted positions for employement at the following businesses, agencies and organizations: 
  • Amazon Air
  • KIRA Aerospace
  • Catalent 
  • CACI
  • GAF
  • Raytheon Aerospace
  • Catalent Pharma Solution
  • US Army
  • Army Test & Evaluation Center
  • Easton
  • NSWC IHD
  • TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company)
  • Navy Officer
  • Maryland Department of the Environment
  • Emergent Biosolutions
  • Mott MacDonald
  • Genentech

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We are proud of all of our students' achievements. We would like to highlight the CBEE students recognized during UMBC's 2017 Student Recognition Week 

Honors in Chemical Engineering

  • Seas, Andreas
  • Keim, Robert
  • Ocasio, Daniel
  • Menikheim, Sydney
  • Soetje, Eric
  • Sampson, Melissa
  • Muzzey, David
  • Zuber, Adam
  • Adamson, Elise
  • Najmi, Sean
  • Engel, Jake
  • Drew, Jeremy
  • Chappell, Jennifer
  • Paige, Julian
  • Alafe, Oluwagbemileke
  • Wyatt, Ryan
  • Ghazali, Mohsin

Outstanding Seniors in Chemical Engineering 

Highest academic achievement of seniors majoring in chemical engineering 

CBEE Undergraduate Research Award

  • Andreas Seas

COEIT 2018 Student Service Award for CBEE

  • Sean Najmi

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We are proud of all of our students' achievements. We would like to highlight the CBEE students recognized during UMBC's 2018 Student Recognition Week 

Honors in Chemical Engineering

  • Mekha Thomas 
  • Nicholas Simon 
  • Naomi Mburu 
  • Alexander Lilly 
  • Jessica Deng 
  • Sarah Douglas 
  • Bethany Wolinski 
  • Rafay Ashar
  • Adrian Davey 
  • Andrew Beard 
  • Joshua Benoit 
  • Donnel Thomas
  • Adam Beard
  • Dorra Benmohamed

Outstanding Seniors in Chemical Engineering 

Highest academic achievement of seniors majoring in chemical engineering 

CBEE Undergraduate Research Award

  •  Donnel Thomas

COEIT 2018 Student Leadership Award for CBEE

  • Hannah Aris

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We are proud of all of our students' achievements. We would like to highlight the CBEE students recognized during UMBC's 2019 Student Recognition Week 

Honors in Chemical Engineering

  • Aryeh Sherizen
  • Connor B Ganley
  • Ruthie Spiker  
  • Bora Hunja
  • Robin Sevell
  • Jacob R Sherman
  • Eric Shaner

Outstanding Seniors in Chemical Engineering 

Highest academic achievement of seniors majoring in chemical engineering 

CBEE Undergraduate Research Award

  • Alex Doan 

COEIT 2019 Student Leadership Award for CBEE

  • Elizabeth Tan

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We are proud of all of our students' achievements. We would like to highlight the CBEE students recognized during UMBC's 2020 Student Recognition Week 

Honors in Chemical Engineering 

  • Alex Von Gunten 
  • Sammie Maygers
  • Manos Tzortzakakis 
  • Rudolph Holley
  • Joel Hayford 
  • Eliana Crentsil 
  • Scott Nickells
  • Jeremy Keene
  • Connor Bowman
  • Ward Gracey 
  • Laina Colony

Outstanding Seniors in Chemical Engineering 

Highest academic achievement of seniors majoring in chemical engineering 

CBEE Undergraduate Research Award

  • Jada Damond

COEIT 2020 Student Leadership Award for CBEE

  • Alex Von Gunten

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In her nomination package, Dr. Lee Blaney, Associate Professor wrote: "Bridget Anger was selected due to her outstanding contributions to research efforts involving analysis of antimicrobial activity for environmentally-relevant antibiotics subjected to photochemical treatment processes. To improve bioassay sensitivity, Bridget has performed antimicrobial activity assays for dozens of antibiotics with Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Mycoplasma microti. To date, these data have been included in four presentations and one peer-reviewed journal article. Her work facilitated collection of new information that enabled us to make key advances in antimicrobial activity analysis. She is fully deserving of this prestigious award." 

Bridget will begin her PhD this fall at George Washington University. 
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During the June 17, 2021 meeting, the Board of Regents officially approved the nominations of the Council of University System Staff (CUSS) for the Regents Staff Awards. The awardees will be recognized during the September 10, 2021 board meeting. 

Non-Exempt Staff 
Victor Fulda, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
A 27-year veteran of UMBC, Victor Fulda is among the most highly respected staff members in the university’s Department of Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering. He is regarded as the expert on all issues related to equipment, chemistry, and processes. He never shies away from a challenge while he supports faculty in the department. The labs he serves are essentially running 24 hours a day, seven days per week. He is readily available to troubleshoot and provide support as needed. As President Freeman Hrabowski observes, Victor is a more than a team member, he is also a mentor, colleague, and teacher—and his contributions have been truly exceptional

USM Press Release July 2021: https://www.usmd.edu/newsroom/news/2176
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | JUNE 24, 2021 | MEGAN HANKS

excerpt from UMBC researchers advance accessible COVID-19 testing technologies

Two research teams led by UMBC engineering faculty are transforming COVID-19 testing technologies. Rather than making users choose either the fastest or most affordable COVID-19 test, or the most accurate test, they seek to offer tests that are rapid, accessible, and highly accurate, all in one. 

One of these new innovations focuses on testing individuals for the virus causing COVID-19. The other focuses on collecting air samples in large spaces at risk for enabling COVID-19 transmission. Both teams behind this public impact research hope their innovations will help limit the spread of the disease as many U.S. and international jurisdictions rescind COVID-19 restrictions.

Bringing tech innovation to the public
A group of researchers led by Dipanjan Pan, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering, developed two diagnostic tests that can rapidly, accurately, and affordably detect SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19) in individual patients. 

The nano-amplified colorimetric test does not require RNA extraction, which many other tests rely on, making it much more accessible. Pan’s other testing technology works on the principle of electrochemical detection that can be used even at home by applying a simple hand-held device for the read-out. Both of these technologies were recently licensed by RNA Disease Diagnostics, Inc.

“I’m delighted to know that my lab has received FDA registration and certification as a development site for the electrochemical AntiSENSE COVID-19 Test. A leading global molecular diagnostic company, RNA Disease Diagnostics, Inc. has received a worldwide exclusive license from UMBC and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to commercialize the test,” explains Pan. He notes that the results of this work have been published in several high-impact journals, including May 2020 and October 2020 articles in ACS Nano and an April 2021 article in Nature Protocol. 

Pan’s multidisciplinary team includes Maha Alafeef, a graduate research assistant at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM); Parikshit Moitra, a UMSOM faculty member; and Ketan Dighe, a faculty research assistant at UMBC. 

“This commercialization is a significant achievement and testament to my team’s hard work and dedication,” Pan adds. “While the high impact publications confirm the quality of our science, the licensing agreement and FDA certification attests the translational value of this technology.” 

Rapid diagnosis with gold nanoparticles
In fall 2020, Pan and his collaborators received two grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to improve testing to detect SARS-CoV-2, supporting the development of this technology. From there, the research progressed rapidly.

A chief benefit of Pan’s plasmonic technology is that the test results can be detected qualitatively by the naked eye at the point of care, without special technologies. This is made possible due to highly specific antisense oligonucleotides, which are synthetic DNA fragments that bind to RNA molecules from the virus, and aggregate gold nanoparticles. 

“For our electrochemical test the ultimate goal is to develop a tiny handheld device for determining the presence of the viral RNA in the nasal swab or saliva samples. Our early prototype involves a disposable test strip that the meter uses to calculate the viral load and then displays the level,” Pan explains.

Pan has a dual appointment at UMBC and UMB, where he serves as professor of diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine and pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. At UMBC, Pan is also affiliated with the department of computer science and electrical engineering (CSEE). 

Detecting COVID-19 using readily available tools
A second group of interdisciplinary researchers created a simple way to determine whether SARS-CoV-2 is present in the air. This group is led by Govind Rao, professor of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering (CBEE) and director of the Center for Advanced Sensor Technology (CAST). The journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering published their findings last month. 

The researchers found that they could collect samples of SARS-CoV-2 by using a simple portable dehumidifier. They successfully tested their collection process in several locations within a hospital, where people reported experiencing flu-like symptoms.

This unique way of identifying SARS-CoV-2 allows hospitals to use readily-available dehumidifiers to detect the virus, rather than buy new scientific equipment to capture air samples for analysis. 

“This technology could find widespread use, as it is analogous to a smoke detector,” says Rao. “Once fully developed, it could potentially be deployed everywhere and empower people by giving them a direct readout of viruses and other biological threats in the air around them.” 

Rao worked alongside Pan, Douglas Frey, Xudong Ge, and Dighe, all CBEE and CAST faculty. Also working on the research are Michael Tolosa, staff member in CAST; Aaron Thole, a graduate student in CBEE; Priyanka Ray, a postdoctoral researcher in CBEE; and Benjamin Punshon Smith, a graduate student in computer science and electrical engineering. Moitra is also contributing to this work. The UMBC team collaborated with Jim Chang, director of the University of Maryland Medical Center’s department of safety and environmental health, who arranged for deployment of the dehumidifiers at various locations in the hospital.

The research team also is developing a rapid and sensitive test for detecting pathogen signatures in minutes, to pair with the dehumidifier.


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