People

Faculty

Dr. Mary Beth Monroe, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering

Email – LinkedIn – Google Scholar

Favorites:

  • Material: Polyurethanes
  • Park in Syracuse: Fiddler’s Green
  • Childhood Book: The BFG

Graduate Students

Henry Beaman, Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering

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Dissertation Research: Polysaccharide-based polyurethane biomaterials

Favorites:

  • Material: Starch
  • Takeout in Syracuse: Beer Belly
  • Beverage: Wegman’s sparkling water

Changling Du, Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering

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Dissertation Research: Antimicrobial and antioxidant shape memory biomaterials

Favorites:

  • Food: Mushrooms
  • Book: Into the Wild
  • Vacation spot: Kenya

Maryam Ramezani, Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering

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Dissertation Research: Bacteria-responsive shape memory polymers

Favorites:

  • Food: Ghorme sabzi
  • Vacation spot: Swiss Alps
  • Childhood book: Daddy Long Legs

Nghia Thai, Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering

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Dissertation Research: Polymeric biomaterials in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Favorites:

  • Material: Chitosan
  • Game: Soccer
  • Drink: Vietnamese milk coffee

Anand Vakil, Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering

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Dissertation Research: Polyurethane-based shape memory biomaterials

Favorites:

  • Game: Tennis
  • Animal: Panda
  • Book: Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Natalie Petryk, Ph.D. Student in Bioengineering (MBM Lab B.S. Student Summer 2019-Spring 2021; M.S. Graduate Spring 2022)

Email – LinkedIn

Research Project: Polyurethane foams with off-the-shelf physical blowing agents

Favorites:

  • Park in Syracuse: Beaver Lake Nature Center
  • Food: Tacos
  • Childhood Book: The Lorax

David Fikhman, M.S. Student in Chemical Engineering (MBM Lab B.S. Student since Fall 2019)

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Research Project: Synthesis and characterization of phenolic acid-containing biomaterials

Favorites:

  • Park in Syracuse: Thorndon Park
  • Takeout in Syracuse: Pastabilities
  • Beverage: Trader Joe’s Mango Peach Orange Juice

Undergraduate Students

Katheryn Shi Dong, B.S. Student in Bioengineering

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Research Projects: In vitro hemorrhage models; Blood-material interactions

Favorites:

  • Takeout in Syracuse: Storming Crab
  • Game: Don’t Starve Together
  • Book: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Avery Gunderson, B.S. Student in Chemical Engineering

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Research Project: Electrospun bacteria-responsive shape memory polymers

Favorites:

  • Park in Syracuse: Green Lakes
  • Food: Tacos
  • Childhood Book: The Giving Tree

Grace Haas, B.S. Student in Bioengineering and Neuroscience

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Research Project: Polyurethane foams with off-the-shelf foaming agents

Favorites:

  • Animal: Cats
  • Game: Forbidden Island
  • Book: A Man Called Ove

Emily Fittante, B.S. Student in Chemical Engineering

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Research Project: Degradation of Starch-Based Shape Memory Polymers for Crohn’s Fistulas

Favorites:

  • Game: Volleyball
  • Animal: Dogs
  • Vacation Spot: Cancun, Mexico

Emily Labour, B.S. Student in Bioengineering

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Research Project: Characterization of Bacteria-Responsive Shape Memory Polymers

Favorites:

  • Food: Pasta
  • Animal: Otters
  • Book: Wuthering Heights

Megan Perlman, B.S. Student in Bioengineering

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Research Project: Characterization of Natural Hydrogels for Wound Healing

Favorites:

  • Takeout in Syracuse: Blue Monkey
  • Animals: Bears and Bats
  • Childhood Book: You are Special, Little One

Alumni

M.S. Students

Ellen Shepherd, M.S. in Bioengineering, May 2021; Thesis: Blood-material interactions with degradable shape memory polymer foams; LinkedIn

Nakira Christmas, M.S. in Bioengineering, May 2020; Thesis: In Vitro Characterization of Shape Memory Polymer Foam Hemostats; LinkedIn

Jingyi Liu, M.S. in Bioengineering, December 2020; Thesis: Characterization of Phenolic Acids for Incorporation Into Shape Memory Polymer Foams; LinkedIn

Undergraduate Students

Sapaydia Rosales, Biomaterials REU Program, Summer 2022; Project: Degradation of Starch-based Polyurethane Hydrogels; LinkedIn

Darnelle Stinfort, B.S. in Biotechnology, May 2022; Project: Antimicrobial Biomaterials Characterization; LinkedIn

Caitlyn Greene, B.S. in Biotechnology, May 2022; Project: Phenolic Acid-Containing PVA Hydrogels; LinkedIn

Bryanna Howes, Biomaterials REU Program, Summer 2021; Project: Biomaterial Degradation Characterization; LinkedIn

Priya Ganesh, B.S. in Chemical Engineering, May 2021; Project: Hydrogels for Crohn’s Fistulas; LinkedIn

Tyler Winegar, Biomaterials REU Program, Summer 2019; Project: Antimicrobial Shape Memory Polymer Foams