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Principal InvestigatorsRichard D. Braatz
Professor and Millennium Chair
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois
Urbana, IL 61801-3602
braatz@illinois.edu
Pharmaceutical crystallization modeling and control, drug delivery systems, spatially distributed systems
Michael F. Doherty
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
mfd@engineering.ucsb.edu
Process design, crystallization processes
Francis J. Doyle III
Professor and Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Chair in Process Control
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
frank.doyle@icb.ucsb.edu
Emulsion polymerization, granulation, particulate systems modeling and control
Michael A. Henson
Professor and Director of the Center for Process Design and Control
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
henson@ecs.umass.edu
Nonlinear systems dynamics and control, yeast fermentation, emulsified products
Michael Malone
Dean of Engineering
Ronnie and Eugene Isenberg Distinguished Professor of Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
mmalone@ecs.umass.edu
Conceptual process design, product design, technology innovation
Graduate Students
Paul Arendt
University of Illinois
Design of Biodegradable Polymeric Drug Delivery Systems
Advisor: Richard Braatz
Andrea Browning
University of California Santa Barbara
Molecular Dynamics Study of Nucleation and Polymorphism
Advisors: Michael Doherty and Glenn Fredrickson
Kim Seng Cheong
University of Illinois
Modeling and Simulation of the Evolution of Cancer Progression
Advisors: Richard Braatz and S. Farooq
Ashlee Ford
University of Illinois
Modeling of Biodegradable Polymer Nano- and Microspheres for Drug Delivery
Advisor: Richard Braatz
Derek Griffin
University of California Santa Barbara
Plantwide Optimization and Control
Advisors: Michael Doherty and Duncan Mellichamp
Martin Wijaya Hermanto
National University of Singapore
Bayesian Parameter Estimation and Optimal Control of Polymorphic Crystallizations
Advisors: Min-Sen Chiu and Richard Braatz
Jared Hjersted
University of Massachusetts
Dynamic Modeling and Optimization of Yeast Fermentation Processes
Advisor: Michael Henson
Joshua Isom
University of Illinois
Exact Solution of Bayes and Minimax Change Detection Problems
Advisor: Richard Braatz
Nicholas Kee
University of Illinois and National University of Singapore
Modeling and Control of Polymorphic and Pseudo-polymorphic Crystallizations
Advisors: Richard Braatz and R.B.H. Tan
Kwang Ki Kim
University of Illinois
Robustness Analysis and Optimal Control of Nonlinear Systems
Advisor: Richard Braatz
Masako Kishida
University of Illinois
Optimal Control of Spatially-distributed Systems
Advisor: Richard Braatz
B. Knott
University of California Santa Barbara
Transition Paths for Crystal Nucleation and Polymorph Transitions
Advisors: Michael Doherty and Baron Peters
Martin Kolewe
University of Massachusetts
Controlling Heterogeneity in Plant Cell Culture and Secondary Product Accumulation
Advisors: Susan C. Roberts (primary) and Michael A. Henson
Z. Kuvadia
University of California Santa Barbara
Growth and Shape of Molecular Organic Co-Crystals
Advisor: Michael Doherty
Henry Mirsky
University of California, Santa Barbara
Advisor: Frank Doyle
Wei Qi
University of Massachusetts
Selectivity Engineering in Batch Reactive Distillation
Advisor: Michael Malone
Neha Raikar
University of Massachusetts
Manipulation of Drop Size Distributions in High Pressure Homogenizers
Advisors: Michael Henson (primary), Surita Bhatia, and Michael Malone
Michael Rasche
University of Illinois
Simulation of Nonideal Mixing in Crystallization Processes with Nucleation, Growth, and Aggregation
Advisor: Richard D. Braatz
Jason Rosenberg
University of Massachusetts
Design and Operating Strategies for Manufacturing Food Emulsions
Advisors: Michael Henson (primary), Julian McClements and Michael Malone
Jacob Sizemore
University of California Santa Barbara
Morphology Change of Molecular Organic Crystals via Molecular Imposters
Advisor: Michael Doherty
Ryan Snyder
University of California Santa Barbara
Engineering Crystal Shape
Advisor: Michael Doherty
Graduate Student Resumes
Neha Raikar
Tracy Heckler
Undergraduate Students
Lisa Alvin
University of Illinois
Design of a Microscale Platform for Manufacturing Microstructured Crystals
Advisor: Richard Braatz
Lauren Dykiel
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Reactive Distillation for Separations
Advisor: Michael Malone
John Jast
University of Illinois
Synthesis of Microstructured Biomedical Crystals
Advisor: Richard Braatz
Ashlee Ford
University of Illinois
Modeling of Biodegradable Polymer Nano- and Microspheres for Drug Delivery
Advisor: Richard Braatz
Timothy Lauer
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Optimal Induction of Genetically Engineered Cells for Enhanced Metabolite Production
Advisor: Michael Henson
Aubrey Tiernan
University of Massachusetts
Parallel Fermentation Strategies for Optimizing Yeast Ethanol Production
Advisor: Michael Henson
Additional Research Staff
Kejia Chen
University of Illinois
Modeling and Analysis of Stochastic Systems including Microfluidic Crystallization Devices, Microarrays for Chemical Sensing, and Nanostructured Materials
Mitsuko Fujiwara
University of Illinois
Process Analytical Technologies for Pharmaceutical Crystallization
T. Ouldely
University of California, Santa Barbara
Scale-up of Low Temperature Process for Production of Barium Titanate Nanocrystals
J. Carl Pirkle, Jr.
University of Illinois
Modeling and Simulation of Polymer Film Extrusion
Constantijn Sanders
University of California, Santa Barbara
Control Strategies for Granulation Processes
Selected Academic Collaborators
Surita Bhatia
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Polymer and colloidal materials
Julian McClements
Professors and Fergus Clydesdale Endowed Chair
Department of Food Science
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Food biopolymers and colloids
Daniel W. Pack
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Illinois
Advanced drug and gene delivery systems
Susan C. Roberts
Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Cellular Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Cellular and metabolic engineering, plant cell culture
Administrative Assistants
Rebecca Lyle
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
209 Roger Adams Laboratory, Box C-3
600 South Mathews Avenue
University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
Urbana, IL 61801-3602
Phone: 217-244-2819
Fax: 217-333-5052
Email: rlyle@illinois.edu
Maggie Malone
Administrative Officer
Department of Chemical Engineering
159 Goessmann Laboratory
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003
Phone: 413-545-6160
Fax: 413-545-1647
Email: maggie@ecs.umass.edu
Debbie Watts
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barabara, CA 93106
Phone: 805-893-8692
Fax: 805-893-4731
Email: watts@engr.ucsb.edu
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