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 Undergraduate Student Work At Sulchek’s Lab

  1. Munir Pathak, (2008-2010, 2008 PURA), “Measurement and control of particle entry into live cells via receptor mediated endocytosis.”
  2. Byungkyu Kim, (2009-2011, 2010 Petit Scholar, 2011 PURA) “Biophysical data on cancer cell mechanics.” Co-author in publications PLoS One and Anti-Cancer Drugs.
  3. Caitlin Chapin, (2009) “Microaspirator interface to MEMs device.”
  4. Candace Derange, (2009 NSF-SURF) “Creation of bifunctional microparticles.”
  5. Chris Beebe, (2010 PURA) “Creation of bifunctional microparticles.”
  6. Stefan Stephenson-Moe, (2010) “Device for large-scale protein functionalization of surfaces.”
  7. Venkat Goli, (2009-2013, 2010 Petit Scholar) “Microaspirator interface to MEMs device.”
  8. Jacquelyn Knotts, (2010-2011) “Creation of bifunctional microparticles.”
  9. Arjun Menon, (2010) “Creation and measurement of variable stiffness capsules.”
  10. Lin Fan, (2010-2012, 2011 PURA) “Control of tip-sample separation in atomic force microscopy.” First author in Review of Scientific Instruments. Recipient of the 2012 SAIC student paper of the year.
  11. Rahul Parwani (2010-2011), “Nickel templated surfaces for single molecule protein imaging.”
  12. Ariella Indianto, (2010) “Creation and measurement of variable stiffness capsules.”
  13. Nishant Srinivasan, (2010) “Patterning of non-adherent cells into microwells.”
  14. Don Lee, (2010) “Real-time cantilever-surface distance measurement.”
  15. Saumil Agrawal (2010) “Creation of bifunctional microparticles.”
  16. Karan Patel (2010-2012) “Tracking motion of microparticles through a microfluidic device.”
  17. Geshaw Wunete (2010-2011) “Building an atomic force microscope for high shear rate measurements.”
  18. Jeff Ye (2010) “Creation of cantilever tips for improved shear force measurements.”
  19. Michael Youmans (2010-2011) “Creation of bifunctional microparticles.”
  20. Tom Bongiorno (2010 NSF-SURF) “Determining the effect of antibody density on macrophage phagocytosisis of microparticles.”
  21. Natalie Haddad (2010-2011, 2011 Petit Scholar) “Determining the kinetics of macrophage phagocytosisis of microparticles.”
  22. Jason Chung (2010) “Improving the functional density of antibody immobilization on surfaces.”
  23. Baret Kilbacak (2010-2011, 2011 Petit Scholar) “Creation of bifunctional microspheres.”
  24. Caitlin Henegar (2010-2011, 2011 PURA) “Mechanically characterizing softened cells for calibration of cell separation device.” Co-author in publication under review.
  25. Arnab Barua (2012-2013) “Osteoblast cell mechanics during differentiation.”
  26. Aashish Patel (2012-2013, 2012 PURA) “Fast control of tip-sample separation in atomic force microscopy.”
  27. Samin Odwani (2012) “Three dimensional microfluidics using laminant polymers.”
  28. Tam Van (2012-2013, 2012 PKU-Ga Tech BME Fellow) “How ligand affinity and density affects particle binding to cells.”
  29. Hyungtak Han (2012, 2012 PURA) “Kinematic mount for microfluidic chips.”
  30. Jake Kazlow (2012, 2013 PURA, 2014) “Mesenchymal stem cell mechanics during adipogenesis.” Author in Journal of Biomechanics.
  31. Bridget Neukum (2012) “Mesenchymal stem cell mechanics during chondrogenesis.”
  32. Ryan Chu (2012-2013) “Nanoparticle Janus particle fabrication.”
  33. Karan Suraj (2012) “The mechanical properties of thin heterogeneous film laminants.”
  34. Jacquelyn Borinski (2012) “Atomic force microscope construction for microfluidic operation.”
  35. Bruno Rego (2012-2013, 2013 PURA) “Next generation microfluidic fluid cell construction for atomic force microscopy.”
  36. Anshul Das (2012-2013) “Ovarian cell mechanics during cancer metastasis.”
  37. Kevin Robertson (2012) “Expression of multivalent VLR proteins.”
  38. Shelby Sweat (2012-2013) “Expression of multivalent VLR proteins.”
  39. Kshama Bhyravabh (2012-2013) “Expression of Internalin A for microparticle delivery.”
  40. Benjamin Le (2012) “Simulation of C1 complex formation on Fc molecules.” Co-author of one publication Nano Life.
  41. Krishna Patel (2012, 2013 PURA) “Mechanical variation of blood cells with age.” Author in publication PLoS One.
  42. Becky Byler (2012-2013, 2013 Petit Scholar), “Mechanical separation of malaria infected blood cells.” BMES 2013 undergraduate student award. Author in publication PLoS One.
  43. Christine Carborough (2012-2013), “Continuous flow size separation in a microfluidic channel.”
  44. Jared Inlow (2012-2013), “Size separation of particles in three dimensional microfluidic channels using sedimentation.”
  45. Davis Aasen (2013), “Three dimensional spiral microswimmers.”
  46. Francisco Duran (2013, 2013 PURA), “Fourier signatures of platelet oscillations in transplant patients.”
  47. Allison Dunn (2013), “In vitro complement activation assay.”
  48. Apoorv Saraogee (2013), “In vitro complement activation assay.”
  49. Cecilia Pantoja (2013), “Fc microbeads to activate complement in vivo.”
  50. Arun Kumar (2013, 2013 PURA), “Creating biological Janus nanoparticles.”
  51. Huan-Chi Lin (2013), “Universal crosslinking of proteins for biological Janus particles.”
  52. Mohamed El Banani (2013), “3 dimensional particle tracking using a single microscope objective.” Author in publication under review at Flow Measuremnts and Instrumentation.
  53. Valeriya Popova (2013, 2013 PURA), “Characterization of protein functionalization of surfaces under confinement.”
  54. Ananya Banthia (2013, Air Products Fellow), “Three dimensional microfluidics for particle sorting by sedimentation.”
  55. Tiffany Huang (2012-2013, 2013 PURA), “Brownian force measurement of chemical interactions.”
  56. Edward Jung (2013, 2013 PURA), “Fc microbeads to activate complement and the effect on nucleated cells.”
  57. Amrutha Mylarapu (2013, 2013 PURA), “Effects of molecular clustering on complement activation.”
  58. Christine Garcia (2013 PURA, 2014), “Amplification of mechanics-related gene products in adult stem cells.”
  59. Varun Yarabarla (2013 PURA, 2014), “Adhesion of multivalent variable lymphocyte receptors.”
  60. Benjamin Rothschild (2013 PURA), “Liquid handling robot for automated preparation of functionalized microparticles.”
  61. Catherine Dasom Heo (2013, 2014), “Janus particle microrobots utilizing biological propulsion.”
  62. Nicole Jones (2013), “Device for reliable attachment of capillaries to microfluidic chips.”
  63. Hyungtak Han (2013, 2014), “Characterization of a microfluidic pump through changes of geometry.”
  64. Ning Yang (2013, 2014, 2015), “Integrated liquid piston Stirling engine with multiple cylinders.” Lead author in publication in Applied Physics Letters.
  65. Alejandro Sanchez (2014 Petit Scholar), “Microfluidic separation of cells through differences in adhesion.”
  66. Kristian Gjika (2014), “construction of an AFM hardware for fast dynamic monitoring of a cantilever.”
  67. Jacob Kazlow (2014 PURA, 2015), “Correlating local actin filamental structure with AFM mechanical measurements in single cells.”
  68. Steven Jones (2014), “Design of an integrated check valve in PDMS structures.”
  69. Inkyu Kim (2014), “Design of an integrated check valve in PDMS structures.”
  70. Inseung Kang (2014, 2015), “Testing apparatus to quantify flexibility and pumping rate of a flexible micropump.”
  71. Jing Yu (2014), “Integrated liquid piston Stirling engine with multiple cylinders.”
  72. George Tang (2014 PURA), “Demonstration of Janus microparticles as a chemical sensing robot.”
  73. Joshua Lee (2014), “Liquid handling robot for automated preparation of functionalized microparticles.”
  74. Sridatta Kompella (2014), “Electronics hardware design of a liquid handling robot for automated preparation of functionalized microparticles.”
  75. Lindsay Hall (2014 PURA, 2015), “Biomechanical properties of aged erythrocytes.”
  76. Amy Zhen (2014, 2015), “Biomechanical properties of aged erythrocytes.”
  77. Jeremy Gura (2014, 2015), “Microfluidic sorting of cells by biophysical properties and the measurement of gene expression differences.”
  78. Katherine Crawford (2014, 2015 PURA), “Biomechanical properties of leukocytes.” Author in publication in Lab on a Chip.
  79. Kevin Pluckter (2014, 2015), “Flexible liquid piston Stirling engine with fabricated in a polymer.” Author in publication in Applied Physics Letters.
  80. Robert (Thane) Rickart (2014), “Using a liquid piston Stirling engine to pump water in a siphon configuration.” Author in publication in Applied Physics Letters.
  81. Christian Hofstetter (2014, 2015), “Solar powered liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  82. Cory Turbyfield (2014 PURA, 2015 PT-SURE, 2015), “Biomechanical properties of leukocytes” author in publication in Lab on a Chip.
  83. Yujia Yang (2014), “Automated liquid handling robot for attaching biomolecules to microbeads.”
  84. Matthew Devlin (2014, 2015), “Using nanoparticles to activate complement as a novel antibiotic.”
  85. Belane Gizaw (2014), “Designing micro/nanoparticles to activate complement through Fc functionalization.”
  86. Zihan (Susan) Ye (2014, 2015), “A comparison of conventional and automated liquid handling robot for the attaching biomolecules to microbeads.”
  87. Dominque Johnson (2014), “Design of a Dunn chamber for generating a chemical gradient.”
  88. Lauren Bell (2014, 2015), “Demonstration of Janus particle locomotion using hydrogen peroxide gradients.”
  89. Nick Emamifar (2014), “Creation of Janus microparticles to study the rotation of particles undergoing microfluidic flow.”
  90. Xurong Liu (2014), “Design of a Zigmond chamber for generating a chemical gradient.”
  91. Anoop Alla (2014), “Integration of a check valve into a flexible micropump.”
  92. Monica Choudhury (2014, 2015), “A flexible micropump to utilize motions to actively cool surfaces.”
  93. Sungwook Lee (2014, 2015), “Testing apparatus to quantify flexibility and pumping rate of a flexible micropump.”
  94. Karen Redmond (2014), “Integration of a check valve into a flexible micropump.”
  95. Philip Hoffman (2014), “Impact of column height on efficiency of a liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  96. Luis Diaz (2014), “Creation of a refrigerator using a liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  97. Luke Eichelkraut (2014), “Impact of column separation on efficiency of a liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  98. Carlos Vivas (2014), “Analysis of thermal properties of a liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  99. Mo Yang (2014), “Measurement of temperature variations during the cycle of a liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  100. Matthew Lemmons (2015), “Automated liquid handling robot for attaching biomolecules to microbeads using an integrated chip and solenoid valves.”
  101. Antonio (Jun Yeob) Lee (2015), “Automated liquid handling robot for attaching biomolecules to microbeads using a multilayered integrated chip.”
  102. Paul Yavarow (2015), “Automated liquid handling robot for attaching biomolecules to cells using a multilayered integrated chip.”
  103. Brandon Holt (2015), “Using nanoparticles to activate complement as a treatment for incompatible antigens during transfusions.”
  104. Michael Harrington-Pena (2015), “Understanding the size-dependent effects of Fc-coated particles to activate complement.”
  105. Sachin Kothari (2015), “Creation of a lipid Janus particles through phase separation.”
  106. Wei Zhao (2015), “Simulation of stress profile in a flexible Stirling engine.”
  107. Preben Are (2015), “Improving heat transfer to the working gas in a solar powered liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  108. James Bonifield (2015), “Design of a water purification system using a solar powered liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  109. Yingxin Qiu (2015), “A study of cylinder architecture in a multi-cylinder Stirling engine.”
  110. Jinxin Wang (2015), “Designing an ultra-thin flexible Stirling engine from polyimide.”
  111. Michael Spaans (2015), “A study of the cylinder geometry and the impact on efficiency of a liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  112. Chibuzo (Uche) Okoro (2015), “A study of the coupling between cylinders and correlation of free piston oscillation in a two-cylinder Stirling engine.”
  113. Sitong Huang (2015), “Measurement of temperature and pressure variations during the cycle of a liquid piston Stirling engine.”
  114. Brynn McFarland (2015), “Biomechanical properties of antibody secreting cells.”
  115. Hannah Brink (2015), “Biomechanical properties of antibody secreting cells.”
  116. Hayley Tsuchiyama (2015), “Biomechanical study of rupture forces of a capsule microparticle.”
  117. Brian Do (2015), “Mechanical properties of aged erythrocytes.”
  118. Sarah (Katie) Sowders (2015), “Biomechanical properties of mesenchymal stem cells treated with superparamagnetic nanoparticles.”
  119. Molly Vitek (2015), “Biomechanical properties of mesenchymal stem cells treated with superparamagnetic nanoparticles.”
  120. Zachary Matthews (2015), “Automated liquid handling robot for attaching biomolecules to cells using a multilayered integrated chip.”
  121. Tianyi Zheng (2015), “rapid determination of microcantilever quality factor to promote maintenance of the atomic force microscope tip-sample distance.”
  122. Nicholas Boswell (PT-SURE fellowship 2015), “Creation of a Stirling engine out of recycled plastic.”
  123. Priyanka Talwar (2015), “Microfluidic separation of differentiated embryonic stem cells and the measurement of differential gene expression.”
  124. Zhuorui Gu (2015), “Reduction of fluidic dissipation in a liquid-piston Stirling engine.”