Our People – Students

Emily Aicher
MS, Graduate Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Comparing Extraction Conditions for Favorable Yield of Lutein and Zeaxanthin from Distiller’s Grains
BS, Biological Engineering, Cellular and Biomolecular Concentration
eaicher@purdue.edu
Diana Betancur Mesa
Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Lignocellulose, liquefaction and fermentation
BS, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Optimizing biological processes through molecular biology
dbetancu@purdue.edu
Stella Chang
Graduate Student, Agricultural & Biological Engineering
BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Purdue Military Research Institute Fellow, MS Student
chan1093@purdue.edu
+1 314 825-8481
Olga Costa Alves Souza
PhD, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Validation of biocatalytic processes obtained through computer-based retro biosynthesis tools
BS, University of Brasilia Brazil, Green and Sustainable Pharmacy: minimizing the environmental impact in drug synthesis
ocostaal@purdue.edu
Riya Debbarma
PhD, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Measurement and Imaging of Intra Matrix Immunoglobulin G Diffusion
BS, Biotechnology Engineering, BIT, Mesra, India
MTech, Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur, India
rdebbarm@purdue.edu
Rui He
Ph.D. Candidate, Joe and Lisa Shetterley Innovation Laboratory, Civil Engineering
he566@purdue.edu
(765) 775-8908
Emma Hoffman
BS, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Optimization of Tangential Flow Filtration Setup Using Single Hollow Fiber Technology
hoffm285@purdue.edu
Mahagani Lasciers
Surf Fellowship, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Fermentation of lignocellulose slurries by A. niger (SURF)
BS, Bioprocess Engineering, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
mlascier@purdue.edu
Emily Laware
BS, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Kinetics and properties measurement of novel biokerosene synthesis from lipids through ozone cracking
elaware@purdue.edu
Dawith Lim
PhD, Physics, Sentinel effect: detecting infecting signatures using Biodynamic Imaging
BS, Physics
lim185@purdue.edu
Shivani Mahajan
PhD Graduate Research Assistant, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, Biodynamic Imaging of Biological Tissue, Bacteria and Viruses
MS, Nuclear Engineering, Theoretical analysis of microwave breakdown for microscale gaps
BS, Physics with Biological emphasis, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
mahaja37@purdue.edu
Raj Nandini
PhD, Chemical Engineering, Swelling, rupture, and rheology of polymer gels for biology and foods
B.Tech + M.Tech (Dual Degree), Chemical Engineering, IIT, Kanpur
rnandini@purdue.edu
Jorge Ramirez Gutierrez
PhD, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Bioseparations engineering of purification, and concentration of biopharmaceutical molecules
MS, ABE, Process Modeling and Techno-economic Assessment of the Formation of Lignocellulosic Slurries as a Fermentation Feedstock for the Production of Biofuels
BS, ChE, Universidad de América, Colombia, Obtaining Chile Pepper Oleoresin Rich in Capsaicin from Vegetables of the Capsicum Genus
ramir354@purdue.edu
Elena Robles Molina
PhD, Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Oligomerization of soybean oil derivatives for high-performance lubricant fluids
MSc, Evaluations of enzymatic epoxidation of high oleic soybean oil, efficiency, and decay
BS, Biotech Engineering, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico
robles10@purdue.edu
Evan Sengsanith
BE, Computer Engineering, Efficient Equipment Management: Tool Retrieval at LORRE
esengsan@purdue.edu