Education

• BS, Bioengineering, University of Toledo, 2000
• MS, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2002
• PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2005

Research Interests

• Computational cell biology
• Systems biology
• Protein engineering
• Bionanotechnology and biosensors
• Molecular neuroscience

Publications

Awards

• Fellow, The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE 2026)
• Executive Leadership in Academic Technology, Engineering and Science (ELATES) Fellow, Drexel University, 2024-2025
• Dean H.T. Yang Faculty Excellence Award in Leadership and Service, college of Engineering, Purdue University, 2024
• Teaching Leadership Fellow, Purdue University, 2023
• Purdue Ag-Celerator Award, Purdue Innovates, Purdue University, 2022
• Most Impactful Inventors, Purdue University, 2020, 2022
• Fulbright U.S. Global Scholars Fellow, U.S. State Department, 2022
• Marie Curie Fellow of the European Union and FRIAS Fellow, Freiburg University, 2021
• Purdue University Entrepreneurial Ambassador, 2021-2024
• Award for Exceptional Teaching and Instructional Support during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Purdue University, 2021
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Rising Star Leadership Forum: Engineering for Inclusion Fellow, 2020
• Insights Fellow, Purdue University Office of the Provost, 2020-2021
• Excellence in Research Award, Purdue University, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
• Marta E. Gross Named Professorship, Purdue University, 2019
• Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Investigator Award, 2018
• NSF Career Award, National Science Foundation, 2018
• Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Finalist, 2018
• Mandella Fellows Global Innovation Challenge Award, 2017
• Vodaphone Foundation Wireless Innovation Project, 1st Place Awardee, 2017
• Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award, 2017
• Outstanding Alumni, University of Toledo Bioengineering Department, 2015
• Willis A. Tacker Award on Outstanding Teaching in BME, Purdue University, 2014