Organized below by author last name.

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Author
Degree
Department
Thesis
Date
Abbasi, Reha

PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering
Improving transport in hydrogels for 3D bioprinting applications
04/22/2021

Akyel, Arda

 

PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Improving pH and temperature stability of urease for ureolysis-induced calcium carbonate precipitation
04/29/2022

Anjum, Sobia

PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Material Properties of Ureolytically Induced Calcium Carbonate Composites
06/21/2023

Arpali, Handenur

Masters

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Design and evaluation of an additive-manufactured microfluidic device for observing initial biofilm attachment on copper surfaces

04/23/2025
Arnold, Adrienne 

Masters

Microbiology & Cell Biology

Stoichiometric modeling of storage compound metabolism in methanotrophs and green algae

07/19/2022

Ayotte, Stephanie

PhD

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Analysis of nitrogen processes and dynamics in a sub-alpine climate constructed wetland
04/07/2025

Bedey, Kayla

 

Masters

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Comparing the mechanical properties of shale cores: Intact vs fractured and sealed with UICP
11/28/2023
Bodle, Kylie

PhD

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Assessing a novel approach to pharmaceutical removal from wastewater: Aerobic granular sludge
04/17/2024
Brush, Kristen

Masters

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Influence of dose volume on nitrogen removal in a two stage vertical flow treatment wetland: Bridger Bowl Ski Area case study
07/19/2023
Casey, Cailin

PhD

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Multi-length scale mechanical investigation of the flying insect thorax
04/19/2024

Collins, Daniel

Masters

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Design and fabrication of an automated soil-water micro-sample extractions system
05/01/2023

Culp, Matthew

Masters

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Design optimization and validating of a simulated microgravity biofilm reactor for simulating spacecraft wastewater systems
04/21/2025

Davidson, Leah

Masters

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering 

Alternative binders to improve hempcrete material properties and microbial viability
04/14/2025

Delwiche, Jenna

Masters

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Investigation of Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation for Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage from Coal Mining Waste
06/22/2023

Dorian, Hudson

Masters

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Feasibility Study for Field-scale use of Ureolysis-induced Calcite Precipitation (UICP) for Roadbed Improvement
07/20/2023

Hoffman, Carter

PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

A parallelized, ultrahigh-throughput droplet microfluidic platform for single-cell antimicrobial susceptibility testing and heteroresistance detection
04/25/2025

Jackson, Matt

 

PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Evaluation of nitrogen and carbon supplementation strategies for optimizing biomass production during cultivation of Chlorella sorokiniana, strain sla-04
04/19/2021
Ketteler, Haley

Masters

Electrical & Computer Engineering 

Characterization of microfabricated resistance temperature detectors for electrochemical measurements
04/04/2025
Keskin, Yagmur

Masters

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Biocorrosion of copper Oleidesulfovibrio alaskensis G20 biofilms in static and dynamic environments
11/30/2023
Kilic, Ayse Bengisu

Masters

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Evaluation of methanotrophic activity and growth in a methanotrophic-heterotrophic co-culture
07/20/2021
Koenig, Heidi

PhD

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel antimicrobial agents for the control and eradication of pathogenic biofilms
04/05/2024

LeFevre, Tom
PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Colloids and diagnostics
11/19/2021

Lindsay, Travis
Masters

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Single cell encapsulation, detection, and sorting of pseudomonas syringae using 
drop-based microfluidics
05/01/2023

Lynes, Mackenzie
PhD

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Distribution, diversity, and physiology of uncultured MCR-encoding microbial populations in Yellowstone Hot Springs
07/06/2023

Lyon, Katrina
PhD

Microbiology & Cell Biology

Human organoid modeling of gastric mucus layer physiology
11/18/2024

Maritan, Andrew
PhD

Microbiology & Cell Biology

Zooming in and out on coral reef microbiomes: Molecular patterns over space and time
04/08/2025

Massey, KaeLee
Masters

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Biofilm distribution in a porous medium reactor emulating shallow subsurface conditions
10/15/2021

McGlennen, Matthew
PhD

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy biosensor platform for evaluation of biofilm
04/19/2023
Mettler, Madelyn
PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Material coatings and strategies for biofilm mitigation in spacecraft water systems
04/16/2025
Miller, Isaac
PhD

Microbilogy & Cell Biology

Phycosomal dynamics in xenic cultures of the alkalitolerant green microalga Chlorella sp. SLA-04
10/30/2023
Moll, Karen
PhD

Microbiology & Immunology

Alkaline microalgae from Yellowstone National Park: Physiological and genomic characterization
04/20/2021
Neubauer, Michael
Doctoral
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Viscoelastic characterization of chondrocytes with a 3D-printed variable-height fluidic device
11/22/2024
Pettygrove, Brian
PhD
Microbiology & Cell Biology 

Characterization of Host-Pathogen Interactions During Early Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation on Surfaces
03/31/2022
Pratt, Shawna
PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Bacterial cultivation in microscale drops and capsules to resolve single-cell growth physiology
04/27/2023
Rathore, Muneeb
PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Algal biofilms and lipids: Bicarbonate amendment and nitrate stress to stimulate lipid accumulation in algal biofilms
05/09/2022
Reichart, Nicholas
PhD

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Identification of cellulolytic hot spring organisms through bioorthogonal labeling
07/08/2021

Ritu, Tasnim

 
Masters

Civil & Environmental Engineering 

Performance of aerobic granular sludge (AGS) to remove Poly-perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 
11/29/2022
Sanchez, Humberto
PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

Development and optimization of drop-based microfluidic devices and periphery equipment
07/18/2023
Stanley, Maribelle
PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering

RheoNMR as a technique to study shear-induced transitions in nanocolloidal suspensions
04/09/2025
Thornton, Isaak
Doctoral

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Applications of 3D printing in biofilm engineering
and high-throughput diagnostics development
11/15/2024
Ugur, Elif
Masters

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Bio-trapping ureolytic bacteria on sand to improve the efficiency of biocementation
08/22/2023

Vahidi, Ghazal
PhD

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Determining the impact of osteocyte lacunar-canalicular turnover on bone matrix quality
05/21/2024

Zath, Geoffrey
PhD

Chemical & Biological Engineering
Development of drop-based microfluidic methods for high-throughput biological assays
04/14/2021

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