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