Mahabub Alam
PhD candidate in chemical engineering
BS/MS food engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST)
Tools and technologies to mitigate forever chemicals in food and agriculture
Bryan Berger, PhD
BS chemical engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
PhD chemical engineering, University of Delaware
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Pennsylvania
Teaching students about synthetic biology and biotechnology, developing new biotechnologies, solving protein structures, launching start-ups, and collaborating with friends at USDA, Air Products, Merck, Virginia Tech, Oregon State, UC Davis, Baylor, Lehigh, UMPI, UMD, VCU and NISER
Savannah Brynn Patterson
PhD candidate in biomedical engineering
BS bioengineering, Clemson University
Developing novel biosensors and intervention tools for pathogens and contaminants of concern
Kevin Lynn
PhD candidate in chemical engineering
BS chemical engineering, Manhattan College
Developing biomolecular tools for combating fire blight and other biofilm-forming pathogens
Dulani Senarathne
PhD candidate in chemical engineering
BS chemical and process engineering, University of Peradeniya
Developing a platform to produce high-yield growth factors for regenerative medicine (joint collaborative project with Vecchiarello and Taite labs)
Recent Alumni
Mason (Mack) Kinkead, PhD
PhD Chemical Engineering 2026
Instructor, Blue Ridge Community College
Samantha (Sami) Felton, PhD
PhD Biomedical Engineering 2025
Post-doctoral fellow, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Madison Mann, PhD
PhD Chemical Engineering 2023
Scientist, IntegerBio
Tori Vigil, PhD
PhD Chemical Engineering 2024
USPTO
Dr. Raghavendra Yadavalli
Post-doctoral fellow 2022
Scientist, ICON plc
Dr. James Tang
Post-doctoral fellow 2021
Scientist, Merck
Dr. Holly Mayton
Post-doctoral fellow 2019
Scientist, John Deere
Nathaniel Sallada, PhD
PhD Biomedical Engineering 2021
Senior Scientist, AstraZeneca
Melissa Deschamps
MS Chemical Engineering 2019
Scientist, Merck
