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People

Ian Schneider

Associate Professor

ians@iastate.edu
515.294.0450
2031 Sweeney Hall

Education

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2005

B.S. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, 2000

Honors & Awards

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Post Docs

Graduate Students

  • Azarnoosh Foroozandehfar

    aforooza@iastate.edu

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    Research Area
    Controlling contact guidance and durotaxis using self assembly of collagen on mica and photocrosslinking of flexible substrates

    Education
    M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Tehran B.S. Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology

  • Fred Namanda

    fred20@iastate.edu

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    Research Area
    Uncovering F-actin regulatory mechanisms for contact guidance and durotaxis

    Education
    B.S. Pharmacy

  • Shafayet Ahmed Siddiqui

    shafayet@iastate.edu

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    Research Area
    Extracellular vesicles to control cell migration and skin equivalent formation

    Education
    B.S. Pharmacy M.S. Pharmacology

  • Samira Aghaei

    samira@iastate.edu

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    Research Area
    Discovering collagen aptamers for mechanosensitive drug release

    Education
    B.S. Chemical Engineering

  • Zoe Ostrowski

    zostro@iastate.edu

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    Research Area
    Measuring traction forces during confined contact guidance

    Education
    B.S. Chemical Engineering

Undergraduates

  • Natalia Judka


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    Research Area
    Designing stretching devices for aptamer discovery and cell mechanobiology.

    Education
    Chemical Engineering student
Alumni
  • Post-docs
  • Gopal Niraula (2025)
  • Current Position: Post-doc - Stanford  
  • Graduate Students
  • Abigail Koep (2025)
  • Current Position: Biosafety Specialist - Iowa State University  
  • Shalini Raj Unnikandam Veettil (2020)
  • Current Position: Research Scientist - Gilead Sciences  
  • Jacob Nuhn (2018)
  • Current Position: Scientist - Catalent Pharma Solutions  
  • Juan Wang (2017)
  • Current Position: Senior Scientist - AstraZeneca  
  • Amanda Haage (2014)
  • Current Position: Assistant Professor - University of North Dakota  
  • Laura Lara Rodriguez (2014)
  • Current Position: Research Specialist - 3M  
  • Yue Hou (2013)
  • Current Position: Application Scientist - Akoya Biosciences