People

Faculty & Primary Investigator

Gary L. Thompson, PhD

Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering

Rowan University

e-mail: thompsong@rowan.edu

phone: 1.856.256.5357

office: Rowan Hall 333

Education & Experience

Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University in 2011
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of South Carolina in 2004

Dr. Thompson's postdoctoral research focused on the mechanobiology of biomembrane and cellular responses to directed energy exposure, including nanosecond pulsed electric fields and infrared pulses.

During Ph.D. research, he implemented piezoresponse force microscopy (PFM) during User Visits to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and atomic force microscopy (AFM) in liquid to study the nanoscale electromechanical properties of proteins, biomembranes and live cells.

His undergraduate honor's thesis tested the compatibility of crystalline medical-grade polymers with liquid carbon dioxide batch processing for sterilization of medical devices.

He participated in two National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (NSF REU's), at Osaka University in Japan during Fall 2003 and at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology during Summer 2002. Respectively, these research experiences concerned metal-affinity immobilized liposome chromatography for protein separations and solvent tolerance of bacteria for enhanced recovery of products during bioprocessing.

Graduate Students

Prince Atsu

Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University
M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from University of Ghana in 2018
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology in 2014

Prince’s present research is in the area of regenerative tissue engineering and making natural scaffolds for tissue repair. His current research focus is on exploring non-thermal irreversible electroporation to decellularize avascular tissues such the annulus of the intervertebral disc using nanosecond pulsed electric fields.

Zahra Safaei

Ph.D. Student in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (Clinical) from Islamic Azad University of Mashhad in 2016

Today, finding cancer treatments is one of the most important concerns of scientists. Zahra's current interests are in studying the application of nano- and micro-second pulsed electric fields for cancer treatment, especially breast cancer. Investigating the effect of combining this method with other kinds of treatment like immunotherapy and chemotherapy is another target of her research.

Zachary Rosenzweig

M.S. Student in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rowan University in 2022

Undergraduate Students

Nicholas Brady

Skye Chang

Jerrick Garcia

Nathan Garrison

Alexa Gassler

Stephen Goffredo

Danielle Green

Colin Hackett

Zachary Lloyd (PowerGum Clinic)

Zachary is a Senior in the study of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He also has a minor in Business Administration. In his Sophomore year, Zachary spent his semester researching and assisting in the use of Polyethylene Glycol as a 3-D printed replacement for organic tissues. This particular project’s focus was to determine if polyethylene glycol was able to be used in the production of human heart tissues. The testing entailed the durability, ease of production, and conductivity of the materials produced. Zachary also most recently worked on the simulation of long-branched polymers at an internship with Drexel University. The project involved the simulation of projected cellular reactions for strong thermoset epoxies using Stampede supercomputers.

Abigail Martin

Connor Mowen

Gianna Riviello

Kyle Verbitski

Jillian Williams

Nicholas Zanon

Alumni

Graduate Students

Rachel Schwartz

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rowan University in 2020
B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rowan University in 2014

Undergraduate Students

2021-2022 Undergraduate Students

Matthew Addona (2022)
Nicholas Altieri (2022)
Brendan Callahan (2022) - presently Electrical Engineer at Lockheed Martin
Zachary Casper (2022)
Jonathan Chacko (2022) - presently Tech Transfer Rotation Associate at Integra LifeSciences
Tanner Debus (2022)
Chancellor Donahue (2022)
Sherilynn Garcia (2022)
Adam Griefer (2022)
Madison Hicks (expected 2023)
Phillip Konrad (2022)
Kayli Knipfer (expected 2023)
Yazhini Kumaravadivelan (expected 2023)
Kaitlin Langschultz (2022) - presenty Electric Engineer at Lockheed Martin
Cristine Le Ny (expected 2023)
Diana Martinez-Castro (2022)
Mark Moser (2022)
Natalie Ogden (2022) - Graduate Student at Rowan University
Alexis Pacheco Benitez (expected 2023)
Isabel Rivera (expected 2023)
Ryan Staerker (2022)
Mackenzie Vukicevich (2022) - presently Production Engineer at Northeast Precast
Maya Webb (2022)

2020-2021 Undergraduate Students

Maria Bednar (2021) - presently Upstream Process Development Scientist at Eurofins
Jacob Beyer (2021) - presently Project Engineer at Swinerton Builders
Thomas Boyle ( 2022)
Haseeb Bukhari (2021) - presently Associate Chemical Process Engineer at MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions
Angel Cabrera Salinas (2021) - presently Upstream Scientist at Eurofins
Frank Cianciotta (2022)
Nicholas Coposky (2021) - presently Process Engineer at Polyvel Inc.
Michael Lampasona (2021) - presently Sales Application Engineer at Princeton Infrared Technologies
Jennifer Lawson (2021) - presently Process Engineer at IPS - Integrated Project Services
Jacob Molinaro (2021) - Graduate Student at Montana State University
Zach Nicolella (2021) - MEXT Graduate Student at Osaka University
Robert Patterson (2021) - presently Process Engineer at Electronic Fluorocarbons, LLC
Sydnee Reyes (2022)

2019-2020 Undergraduate Students

Nicholas Chase (2021)
Troy Christiansen (2020) - presently a graduate student at West Virginia University
Margot Clarke (2021) - presently Junior Scientist at On Demand Pharmaceuticals
Amanda DaSilva (2021) - presently Process Contact Engineer at ExxonMobil
Patrick Dente (2020) - presently Associate Scientist at Pfizer
Matthew Gilpin (2020) - presently Associate Scientist at GSK
Colin McAllister (2020) - presently at Engine Distributors, Inc.
Eunice Nepomuceno (expected 2022)
Phuong Le (2021)
Daniel Smith (2021) - presently at Johnson Matthey
Justin Yorke (2021)

2018-2019 Undergraduate Students

Casey Garrell - B.S. in Chemical Engineering, with a concentration of Biological Engineering, expected 2022. Casey performed cell culturing of the U87 glioblastoma cell line for the 2018-2019 Engineering Clinic on Brain Tumor Stimulation.
Chris Niemann -presently at WuXi Advanced Therapies
Brandon Christina - presently at WilkinGuttenplan
Willow Dangle - presently Associate Scientist - Biologics at Frontage Laboratories
Hannah Work - presently Graduate Student at University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical
Rachael Wyckoff - presently at Naval Surface Warfare Center

2017-2018 Undergraduate Students

Bridget Black - presently Process Engineer at Keystone Industries
Steven Schwartz - presently Scientist at Merck
Erica Spatafore - presently at Wedgwood Pharmacy
Owen Stecca - presently at Remington & Vernick Engineers

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