Education

I completed my degrees at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville and the University of Missouri Columbia.

University of Arkansas Fayetteville

  • Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Chemical Engineering
    2009 – 2014

Dissertation research in Biofuels and DNA utilizing Capillary Electrophoresis, and Microchannel Electrophoresis.

Dissertation Title: “Identifying, Monitoring, Quantifying and Converting Algae to Bio-Fuels in Bio-Reactors”

Activities and Societies: AICHE, AES

  • Master’s Degree, Chemical Engineering
    2006 – 2009

Thesis research in bioremediation utilizing capillary electrophoresis

Thesis Title: “Characterizing the Abundance and Activity of Soil Microbes using Single-Strand Conformational Polymorphism by Capillary Electrophoresis”

  • Activities and Societies: AICHE, AES

University of Missouri-Columbia

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biology, General