Undergraduate Research AssistantFreshmen, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnEmail: nberkenwald2@huskers.unl.edu Characterization of the metabolically versatile bacteria Rhodopseudomonas palustris.
Undergraduate Research AssistantSophomore, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Engineering Rhodopseudomonas palustris to convert lignin breakdown products, light, and carbon dioxide into biodegradable plastic.
Undergraduate Research AssistantSophomore, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnEmail: n.tsukada153@gmail.com Investigating the metabolism of Actinobactillus succinogenes Developing a method to regulate gene expression using the inducible promoter PBAD.
Undergraduate Research Assistant (UCARE)Junior, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnEmail: lba@huskers.unl.edu Research: Understand the stress response mechanisms in rice leaf tissue and develop non-intuitive genetic intervention strategies to ensure stress tolerance as well as to design robust high-yielding rice varieties.
Undergraduate Research AssistantJunior, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnEmail: srd9998@gmail.comResearch: Constructing a genome-scale metabolic model for Methylobacter using a multifaceted approach.
Undergraduate Research AssistantJunior, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnEmail: tonyleaiy1997@gmail.comResearch: Creating a genome-scale metabolic model of the methane oxidizer Methylobacter
Undergraduate Research AssistantDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnEmail: matt.v.b@hotmail.comResearch: Metabolic model-based identification of drug targets for pathogen Staphylococcus aureus.
Undergraduate Research Assistant Febraury 2017 – December 2017 Email: connerlunn@gmail.comResearch: Developing a kinetic metabolic model and discovery of regulation pathways especially for melanin production of the black yeast Exophiala dermatitidis.
Undergraduate Research Assistant Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) ProgramSophomore, College of Mechanical EngineeringPurdue University West LafayetteEmail: ecobos@purdue.edu Developing and manipulating code to model the metabolism of Zea mays plants.
Bioenergy REU Student, Summer 2018 Sophomore, Department of Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Puerto Rico Mayagüez CampusEmail: josue.oneill1@upr.eduResearch: In Silico Aided Metabolic Engineering of Actinobacillus succinogenes for Production of Succinate.Current position: Senior year undergraduate student, University of Puerto Rico Mayagüez Campus (as of 2019)