Current Lab Members
Principal Investigator

Professor Jennifer A. Maynard

Beckman Professor of Chemical Engineering at UT Austin

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BA, Human Biology with Honors, Stanford University

PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Postdoc, Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University

* American Institute of Medical & Biological Engineers Fellow

* University of Texas “Emerging Inventor of the Year” Award

* Texas Exes Teaching Award for the College of Engineering
* Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenge Award 
* Packard Fellowship, David and Lucile Packard Foundation
* Dreyfus New Faculty Award
* National Research Service Award, NIH F32

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Senior Scientist

Dr. Annalee W. Nguyen

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BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara
 

  • NIH NRSA F32 award

  • NSF GRFP award

Graduate Students
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Laura Azouz

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BS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University 

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering (5th year)

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Dzifa Amengor

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BS, Biology, Upper Iowa University 

MS, Biology, Southern Illinois University

PhD Candidate, Microbiology (5th year)

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Rebecca Wilen

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BS, Chemical Engineering, with Biochemistry/ Biophysics minor,  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering (4th year)

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Alison G. Lee

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BS, Molecular Biology/ Biochemistry,  University of Pittsburgh 

PhD Candidate, Cell and Molecular Biology (4th year)

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Samuel Blackman

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BS, Biological Engineering, NC State University 

MS, Chemical Engineering, UC Boulder 

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering (3rd yr)

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NSF GRFP

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Sumit Pareek

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BS, Chemical Engineering, Penn State University 

Chemical Engineering (2nd year)

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Kelli Hager

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BS, Animal Science, Ohio State University 

MPH, Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, UC Berkeley

Microbiology (2nd year)

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McKenna Flynn

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BS, Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin 

Biochemistry (2nd year)

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Agata Turula

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BE Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York 

Chemical Engineering (1st year)

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Lab Alumni
Undergraduate Researchers

  • Maha Ikram, Biology Honors, class of 2023

  • Justin Owens, ChE, class of 2023

  • Matthew Ocanas, ME, class of 2024

  • Katie Tehas, Biology, class of 2024