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

Ahlam Qerqez

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BS, Biomedical Engineering, UT Austin 

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering (finishing!)

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• 2018 NSF GRFP award recipient

Rui Silva

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BS, Biology, University of New Orleans

PhD Candidate, Biochemistry (finishing!)

Yutong Liu​

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BS, Chemical Engineering, Berkeley

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering (5th year)

Laura (Azouz) Yuan

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BS, Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University 

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering (4th year)

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Dzifa Amengor

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BS, Biology, Upper Iowa University 

MS, Biology, Southern Illinois University

PhD Candidate, Microbiology (4th year)

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Rebecca Wilen

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BS, Chemical Engineering, with Biochemistry/ Biophysics minor,  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (3rd year)

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Alison G. Lee

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BS, Molecular Biology/ Biochemistry,  University of Pittsburgh (3rd year)

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Sumit Pareek

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BS, Chemical Engineering, Penn State University (1st year)

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Undergraduate Researchers

• Kimiya Monfared, ChE, class of 2022

• David Garcia, Biochemistry, class of 2022

• Maha Ikram, Biology Honors, class of 2023

• Justin Owens, ChE, class of 2023

• Bobby Cashman, ChE, class of 2023

• Matthew Ocanas, ME, class of 2024

• Katie Tehas, Biology, class of 2024

• Zoe Gattis, Neuroscience, class of 2024