People

Johnson Agyapong
PhD candidate
Deterministic wrinkle morphologies via 4D-printed shape-memory polymer substrates

Fred Donelson
PhD candidate 
Micropatterned shape-memory surfaces

Asif Iqbal
PhD candidate
Metamaterial 4D printing
Co-advised with Dr. Joey Paulsen (Physics)

Matty Lesko
PhD candidate
Shape-memory polymers for treatment of pediatric disorders

Mohammad Samie
PhD candidate
Polymer molecular dynamics
Co-advised with Dr. Radhakrishna Sureshkumar (BMCE)

Verona Hendricks
MS thesis student
Programming via printing for expandable structures

Lizna Ali
Undergraduate researcher

Malak Aljerari
Undergraduate researcher

Catherine Durkin
Undergraduate researcher

Rishita Ghosh
Undergraduate researcher

Sadie Meyer
Undergraduate researcher

Angelo Mohorovic
Undergraduate researcher

Kerrin O’Grady
Undergraduate researcher

Luiza Owuor
Undergraduate researcher

Sofia Velez
Undergraduate researcher

Elizabeth Oguntade, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2019-2020 MS and 2020-2024 PhD) 
Most recently: Validation Engineer at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS)

Junjiang Chen, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2019-2023) 
Most recently: Staff scientist, Chengdu Collagen Co. Ltd.

Chenyan Wang, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2017-2022) 
Most recently: Scientist, Sana Biotechnology, Inc. (San Matteo, CA)
Co-advised with Dr. Zhen Ma (BMCE)

Katy Pieri, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2016-2021) 
Most recently: Scientist I, Novo Nordisk (Seattle, WA)

Plansky Hoang, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2016-2020) 
Most recently: Scientist – Upstream Process Development, Lotte Biologics (Syracuse, NY)
Co-advised with Dr. Zhen Ma (BMCE)

Michelle E. Pede
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2014-2020) 
Most recently: Engineer/Scientist I Upstream Manufacturing Science and Technology, Bristol-Myers Squibb (Syracuse, NY)

Giuseppe Passucci, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2013-2018) 
Most recently: Lead Machine Learning Engineer, Syracuse Research Corporation (Syracuse, NY)

Shelby L. Buffington, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2013-2019)  
Most recently: Lead Reviewer, FDA (Silver Spring, MD)
Co-advised with Dr. Patrick Mather (BMCE)

Stephen W. Sawyer, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2013-2018)  
Most recently: ORISE Fellow, FDA (Silver Spring, MD)
Co-advised with Dr. Pranav Soman (BMCE)

Ariel Ash-Shakoor, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2012-2017) 
Most recently: Biomedical Engineer, Interventional Cardiology Devices Branch, FDA (Silver Spring, MD)
Co-advised with Dr. Patrick Mather (BMCE)

Wenbin Kuang, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2012-2017) 
Most recently: Materials Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Richland, WA)
Co-advised with Dr. Patrick Mather (BMCE)

Megan Brasch, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2011-2017) 
Most recently: Clinical Research Scientist, ICON plc (Boston, MA)
Co-advised with Dr. M. Lisa Manning (Physics)

Jing Wang, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2009-2016) 
Most recently: Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Buffalo, The State University of New York (Buffalo, NY)

Richard M. Baker, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2009-2015) 
Most recently: Staff Reliability Engineer, Tesla (SF Bay Area, CA)
Co-advised with Dr. Patrick Mather (BMCE)

Ling-Fang Tseng, PhD
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2009-2015) 
Most recently: Principal Clinical Scientist, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Boston, MA)

Kevin A. Davis
Then: Graduate Researcher (PhD), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2008-2015)  
Most recently: Leave of absence

Huanyu Lin
Then: Graduate Researcher (MS), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2017-2019)  
Most recently: TBA

Roland Beard
Then: Graduate Researcher (MS), STEM Fellow, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2016-2018)  
Most recently: Senior Specialist, Digital Health and Innovative Alliances, Merck (Philadelphia, PA)

Alexander Jannini
Then: Graduate Researcher (MS), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2015-2020)  
Most recently: Postdoctoral Associate, University at Buffalo

Kyle K. Bishop
Then: Graduate Researcher (MS), Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering (2014-2018)  
Most recently: Expert Scientist in Assay Development and Innovation at GSK (Boston, MA)
Co-advised with Dr. Julie Hasenwinkel (BMCE)

Mishal Wilber
Then: Undergraduate Researcher (REU; 2023)  
Most recently: Binghamton University

Anthony Acierto
Then: Undergraduate Researcher (2021-2024)  
Most recently: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine