2025 BioMaP REU Cohort

Noelle Beagle

Geneva College

High-Performance Composites: Tuning Thermal Expansion and Conductivity in Epoxy Resins – Prof. Eric Cochran

Ken Burchett

Kent State University

Assessing Genome Accessibility and the Impact on Microbial Factory Performance Using CRISPR-based Genome Editing Tool – Prof. Zengyi Shao

Trevor Busch

Lehigh University

Engineering Approaches to Control Cell Migration Decisions – Prof. Ian Schneider

Abriana Ferrari

Lebanon Valley College

Sustainable Biomolecules from Combined Biomanufacturing and Electrocatalytic Processes – Prof. Jean-Philippe Tessonnier

Spencer George

University of Mississippi

Probiotic Engineering – Prof. Thomas Mansell

Sofia Giraldo

Converse College

Three-Dimensional Whole-Tissue Fluorescence Imaging – Prof. Jing Wang

Matthew Hehr

Carroll University

Reactive Extrusion for Compatibilization of Mixed-waste Plastic for Improved Recyclability- Prof. Eric Cochran

Violet Krider

Iowa State University

Crosslinkable Nylon – Use of a Biosynthetically Derived Building Block That Enables the Creation of Ultra-durable Nylon-66 – Prof. Eric Cochran

Richard Lin

Amherst College
Sustainable Biomolecules from Combined Biomanufacturing and Electrocatalytic Processes – Prof. Jean-Philippe Tessonnier

Julia Oakland

University of Iowa

Assessing Genome Accessibility and the Impact on Microbial Factory Performance Using CRISPR-based Genome Editing Tool – Prof. Zengyi Shao

Javen Pigao

The City College of New York

Streamlined Protein Engineering Using Machine Learning and Cell-free Expression Systems – Prof. Nigel Reuel

Karli Scianna

Suffolk University

Bionanomaterials for Drug and Vaccine Delivery – Prof. Surya Mallapragada

Atharva Shastri

Texas A&M University

Immunomodulatory Nanovacccines Against Infectious Disease – Prof. Balaji Narasimhan

Nathan Schultz

Calvin University

Computational Design of Aptamers That Target Proteins – Prof. Monica Lamm

William Teggatz

Iowa State University

“Going Bananins” – A New Platform for High Temperature-performance Biobased Plastics – Prof. Eric Cochran

Jaylie Van’t Hul

Iowa State University

Reactive Extrusion for Compatibilization of Mixed-waste Plastic for Improved Recyclability – Prof. Eric Cochran

Ethan Williams

Iowa State University

Core-shell Particles for High Performance Compostable Plastics and Coatings – Prof. Eric Cochran

Ali Zahedi

UC Irvine

AI-driven Design of Alpha Helical Proteins – Prof. Ratul Chowdhury