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Balaji Narasimhan directs the Nanovaccine Institute based at Iowa State University. The institute is looking for new and better ways to prevent disease, including influenza and cancers. Nanovaccines, unlike current vaccines, are based on tiny particles that can send pathogen-like signals to immune cells. They can prevent disease. They can boost the immune system鈥檚 own response to disease. Production is quick. Storage is easy. And the technology is sustainable. 鈥淭his is truly one of the dream teams working on vaccine research anywhere in the world,鈥� Narasimhan said.

Professional Preparation
鈥� B.S. Chemical Engineering, High Honors, University of Missouri 鈥� Rolla, December 1995
鈥� M.S. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, May 2000
鈥� Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, May 2005

Employment
2018-present Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University
2014-2015 Martin Luther King Jr., Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013-2017 Associate Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Yale University
2008- 2013 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, Yale University
2007-2008 Research Scientist, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
2005-2007 Research Investigator, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

Selected Academic and Professional Honors
Smith-Cotton High School Academic Hall of Fame (1 of 3 first inaugural inductees) 2013
Yale Junior Faculty Fellowship 2011-2012
PECASE - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2011)
Yale Arthur Greer Memorial Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication or Research 2011
NSF CAREER Award (2010) One of < 5% of recipients in their first year of eligibility
Dr. Theophilus Sorrell Fellow (National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers) 2003
Professional and Academic Memberships
Electrochemical Society (ECS)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Material Research Society (MRS)
National Soc. of Black Engineers (Yale Dean)
Resident Fellow Yale Trumbull College
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
(Secretary/Treasurer CRE Division)
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society)
Yale Black Graduate Network (Faculty Advisor)
Eagle Scout (National Eagle Scout Association)

Dragosavac's research expertise lies in the broad field of advanced particulate manufacturing, with a focus on manufacturing particulate material using the dispersion route in which dispersed liquid drops are polymerised as a way of tailoring the properties of the resulting material using novel operating techniques.

She has established a national and increasingly an international reputation specifically in:

Application of a new type of microfiltration membrane and new techniques for generating the shear on the membrane surface providing the possibility to generate larger droplets without risk of droplet breakage.

Understanding at a fundamental level the factors that control particle size made using such techniques.

Continuous droplet production and, therefore, continuous particle production using a novel membrane emulsification system. This type of system is an ideal starting-point for continuous particle production and it may be adapted to many different types of particles.

Control of internal structure and encapsulation of shear and temperature sensitive compounds.

Biotechnology; bioengineering; chemical engineering; metabolic engineering; systems biology; synthetic biology; computational biology; bioinformatics; cheminformatics; functional genomics; mathematical modeling; optimization; anaerobic microbiology; and environmental microbiology.

Trained as a bioengineer, Dr. Islam鈥檚 research focuses on the design, re-design, and implementation of biological processes to tackle important societal challenges, including the bioproduction of 鈥榞reen鈥� petrochemicals from gases, mitigating nutrient pollution from the environment, and developing novel chemotherapies for cancer treatment. He uses both computational and experimental approaches to engineer 鈥榗ellular metabolism,鈥� namely bioprocesses, to achieve the research objectives.

 is a  and an associate professor in the  at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Her research seeks to understand and control multiscale molecular assembly processes to achieve sustainable manufacturing of materials and devices for environment, energy, and healthcare applications, including therapeutic products. Molecular assembly, where a set of inanimate molecules can form structures with ever-evolving complexity and emergent properties, is inextricably linked to the origin of life. With the advent of modern drug development, the rise of nanotechnology, and most recently the renaissance in energy research, the field has resurged into prominence.
The , started in 2015 at UIUC, aims to understand the assembly of organic functional materials and innovate printing approaches that enable structural control down to the molecular and nanoscales. 
Education

Postdoctoral scholar, Stanford University & SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2011-2014
Ph.D., chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011
M.S., chemical engineering practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008
B.S.E., chemical engineering, Tsinghua University, 2006

Honors

2023 University Scholar, University of Illinois
2023 New Horizons Solvay Lectures in Chemistry, International Solvay Institutes
2023 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent, Fa’16, Sp’18, Sp’20, Fa’20, Fa’21, Fa’22
2022 Van Ness Award Lecture, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2022 Thiele Award Lecture, University of Notre Dame
2022 “Rising Star” series of Advanced Materials
2022 Soft Matter Emerging Investigator
2021 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award
2021 I. C. Gunsalus Scholar, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
2020: NASA Early Career Faculty Award 
2020: Rising Star in Materials Chemistry, Chemistry of Materials “Up-and-Coming Series” 
2020: List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (Fall and Spring)
2020: Emerging Investigator, Chemical Society Reviews, the Royal Society of Chemistry
2019: Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professor Scholar, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 
2019: Beckman Fellow, Center for Advanced Study, UIUC 
2019: Early Career Award, AVS Prairie Chapter 
2019: Emerging Investigator in Crystal Growth & Design, ACS Publications 
2019: Emerging Investigator, Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry 
2019: Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 
2018: List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (Spring)
2018: NSF CAREER Award 
2018: 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award 
2018: Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Chemistry 
2018: Chemistry of Materials Reviewer Excellence Award, ACS Publications 
2017: School of Chemical Sciences Teaching Award, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2017: US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, National Academy of Engineering 

Ph.D., North Carolina State University



Biography
Dr. Caryn L. Heldt is the Director of the Health Research Institute, the James and Lorna Mack Chair in Bioengineering, a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, and an Affiliate Professor in Biological Sciences at Michigan Technological University. She received her BS in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University in 2001. Upon receiving her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 2008, she joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for her 2-year postdoctoral training. In 2015, Dr. Heldt was awarded an NSF CAREER award to study virus surface chemistry. Her lab is focused on the purification, removal, inactivation, and stabilization of viruses and gene therapy vectors.
Research
The Heldt Bioseparations laboratory is interested in understanding viral surface interactions at a chemical and molecular level and applying what we learn to biotherapeutic manufacturing. Biotherapies are products that are made from cells and used to improve human health. Their manufacturing is complicated by the complex melee that comes from cells and other living things. The lab’s focus is in different aspects of viruses in biomanufacturing. The virus could be the product, like in vaccines and gene therapies. Or it could be a contaminate, as in antibody production. By understanding the underlying scientific principles of how compounds and surfaces interact with viruses, processes can be improved to be more energy efficient, cost less, and more productive.



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Research Interests

Bioseparations
Virus removal and detection
Biosensors

PhD, Chemistry, Xiamen University
MSc, Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences
BSc, Chemistry, Nanchang University




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Research Interests

Graphene for solar energy
Dye-sensitized solar cells
Photocatalysis
Synthesis of novel solid materials and liquid fuels from CO2
Hydrogen storage materials
Synthesis, structures and properties of nano-structured materials
Heterogeneous catalysis for energy and fuels
Predictions of material properties

Peter Majewski joined UniSA in January 2003 as Professorial Fellow at the Ian Wark Research Institute before he moved on to the professor position on Nanotechnology and Nanomanufacturing in the School of Advanced Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering in January 2008 and the Head of School position in 2011. In 2013, Peter Majewski was appointed Head of School of Engineering. Since June 2016, he is Research Professor Advanced Materials in the Future Industries Institute.
He is mineralogist by training and has focused his research work mainly on nanomaterials synthesis and processing as well as nanomanufacturing. Born in Germany, he studied geology at University of Hannover, Germany, and received Diploma (4-year course) in 1985. He immediately started his PhD work on cation diffusion in silicates at the University of Hannover. In 1988, he received PhD in Mineralogy at the University of Hannover. In 1989, he joined the Max-Planck-Institute for Metals Research (MPI-MF), Department of Materials Synthesis and Microstructure Design (Powdermetallurgical Laboratory) as post doctoral fellow. His main research work was part of a long-term initiative of the Max-Planck-Institute along with other university institutes and the companies Hoechst AG, Siemens AG, and Vacuumschmelze on the development of high temperature superconducting cables and devices.
In 1992, he received the Heinz Maier Leibnitz award of the Department of Education and Science of the Federal Government of Germany for his fundamental studies on the phase relations and synthesis of novel ceramic superconductors. After several renewals, the program, which was supported by the German government, ended in 2001. At that time, Peter already became senior scientist as well as deputy department head of the Department Materials Synthesis and Microstructure Design. In addition to that, he already has switched is focus to the Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. In 1998, he set up an interdisciplinary cooperation between the MPI-MF and the Research Centre Juelich, and the German Centre for Air and Space Travel Stuttgart (DLR) on the synthesis and characterization of novel electrode and electrolyte materials for solid oxide fuel cells, which was funded by the German government. In 2000, he received the International Research Exchange Scheme Award of the Australian Research Council. In the frame of this award, he joined the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Wollongong as an International Professor Fellow, for several months during the years 2001 and 2002.
At UniSA, Peter is setting up interdisciplinary research projects in the area of material science covering fundamental and applied studies on various materials in water treatment, biomaterials, and materials for renewable energy systems. More recently, Peter's research focuses product stewardship scheme developments and circular economy aspects for emerging technologies and renewable energy technologies. He was involved in major funding initiatives by the South Australian and Federal Government as well as industry. Peter has published more than 230 papers on various topics in materials science and engineering and energy policy. His current h-index is 38.
 

 

Eva Strand is the manager of U of I's GIS Teaching Lab. Her research focused on the landscape-scale dynamics of woody encroachment in juniper/sagebrush-steppe rangelands and as part of her extensive research she developed and modeled a new state and transition model of aspen succession.
She can speak about rangeland ecology including vegetation and fuels management and post-fire effects.

Matthew Bernards joins the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering as an assistant professor. Prior to joining the University of Idaho, Bernards served as an assistant professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Missouri, where he also held appointments in the Nuclear Engineering Program and Bioengineering Department. He graduated with his doctorate in chemical engineering and nanotechnology from the University of Washington in 2008. Bernards’ research group is focused on multiple aspects of materials science and engineering. One aspect of his research group is focused on understanding the interactions that occur between biological entities and material interfaces and using this knowledge to design biomaterials that facilitate healing at the molecular level. Another aspect of his research group is focused on developing micro- and nano-scale power generation systems based on nuclear energy.

Dr. Athanasios Stubos is a distinguished expert in hydrogen and environmental technologies, serving as the Greek Delegate to the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (former Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking) of the European Commission. With a strong focus on integrated hydrogen technologies, gas storage, transport in porous media and renewable energy integration, he participates in various European initiatives advancing hydrogen & fuel cell technologies, positioning Greece as a key player in the clean energy transition.
Dr. Stubos has also served as Director of the Institute of Nuclear & Radiological Sciences & Technology, Energy & Safety (INRASTES) at the National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos. There, he oversees numerous European and national research projects on hydrogen and energy technologies, contributing significantly to innovation and the future of sustainable energy. He has authored / co-authored more than 190 publications in international peer-reviewed journals which have been cited more than 6,350 times (source: Scopus).
Additionally, Dr. Stubos has co-founded CYRUS, a NCSR Demokritos spinoff that develops advanced, noiseless hydrogen compressors powered by thermal energy, transforming hydrogen refueling stations and promoting sustainable energy solutions. In May 2022, CYRUS inaugurated Greece's first hydrogen pilot refueling station, located at the "Lefkippos" Technology Park. This facility integrates green hydrogen production, storage, compression, and use in light vehicles, utilizing water and solar energy as raw materials and demonstrating the practical application of hydrogen as a clean and sustainable fuel for transportation.