Graduate Students
An alphabetical listing of our Graduate Students. Click on the names below for more information.
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505-277-4044 |
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Bachelors of Engineering, 2002, University of New Mexico. |
| Research Interests: |
Antifouling surfaces, biomemetrics, and smart materials. |
| Advisor: |
Lopez |
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| Phone: |
505-715-7122 |
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Masters in Chemical Engineering, 2003, University of New Mexico; Bachelors in Chemical Engineering, 2001, Andhra University, India |
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Biomimetic microspheres for biosensing using Flow Cytometry |
| Advisor: |
Lopez |
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| Phone: |
505-284-8976 |
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B.S., 1996, Animal Physiology and Neuroscience, University of California at San Diego |
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Novel protein/cell patterning methods, microfluidic sample preparation (acoustic lysing, mixing), exploiting optical properties of carbon nanotubes for biosensing. |
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Branch and Atanassov |
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| Phone: |
505-792-4556 |
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B.S., 1990, Chemistry, Valdosta State University |
| Research Interests: |
Investigations of biocidal activity of surface-grafted
polyethylenes. |
| Advisor: |
Whitten |
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| Phone: |
505-272-5014 |
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B.S., Chemical Engineering |
| Research Interests: |
Spatial integrity of the epidermal growth factor (EGFR); interactions on the cell membrane; spatial kinetic Monte Carlo (SKMC) algorithm applied to receptor aggregation; downstream effects of receptor clustering. |
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Dr. Jeremy Edwards |
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| Phone: |
505-277-8529 |
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B.S., 20004, Chemical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) Mexico D.F. |
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Biosensing and bioseparation developed in micro-nano fludics technology for medical and drug development applications |
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Lopez |
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B.S., 2005, Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico |
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Cell culture platforms and drug delivery vehicles. |
| Advisor: |
Dirk |
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| Phone: |
505-264-4847 |
| Degrees Earned: |
B.S., 2002, Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico |
| Research Interests: |
Nano-fluidic devices, atomic layer deposition, spectroscopy, proteomics, DNA. |
| Advisor: |
Lopez |
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| Phone: |
505-277-8529 |
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B.S., 2002, Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico |
| Research Interests: |
Characterizing transport in micro- and nano- scale fluidics channels for the development of lab-on-chip biomolecule separation devices. |
| Advisor: |
Lopez |
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| Phone: |
505-277-5841 |
| Degrees Earned: |
M.S., 2003, Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico; B.S., 2000, Chemical & Bio. Engineering, NIT, Jalandhar, India. |
| Research Interests: |
Novel robust hybrid biomaterials for sensors, biofuel cells, drug delivery and energy transduction. |
| Advisor: |
Lopez |
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| Phone: |
505-573-7745 |
| Degrees Earned: |
M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1980, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; B.S., Biology, 1975, University of Illinios, Champaign-Urbana |
| Research Interests: |
Bioreactors, biomedical devices, biosensors. |
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CBME |
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| Phone: |
505-277-6701 |
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B.S., 2005, Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico |
| Research Interests: |
Thermoresponsive materials in a cell sensor |
| Advisor: |
Canavan |
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| Phone: |
505-246-2279 |
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B.A., 2004, Physics & Chemistry, Goshen College |
| Research Interests: |
Use of biocompatible and biodegradable polymer materials to direct desired
cellular functions to create a living tissue-engineered heart valve. |
| Advisor: |
Dirk |
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| Phone: |
505-667-9024 |
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M.S., 1995, Catalysis and Biocatalysis, "Babes-Bolyai" University, Cluj Napoca, Romania; B.S., 1994, Chemical Engineering, "Babes-Bolyai" University, Cluj Napoca, Romania |
| Research Interests: |
Acoustic lysis and concentration |
| Advisor: |
Atanassov and Los Alamos National Laboratory (Cell Biology, Structural Biology & Flow Cytometry) |
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| Phone: |
505-277-6701 |
| Degrees Earned: |
B.S., 2005, Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico |
| Research Interests: |
Use of thermo-responsive surfaces to fabricate a tissue engineered blood vessel. |
| Advisor: |
Canavan |
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| Phone: |
505-480-4264 |
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B.S., 2006, Chemical Engineering, University Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela |
| Research Interests: |
Enzymatic biofuel cells, bioelectrocatalysis |
| Advisor: |
Atanassov |
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505-277-4531 |
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