Jorge Almodovar
Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Ralph E. Martin Professorship in Chemical Engineering
Prior Experience & Education
- Assistant Professor, Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
- Whitaker Post-Doctoral Fellow, Grenoble Institute of Technology
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University
- BS in Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
email: jlalmodo@uark.edu | phone: +1 (479) 575-3924 | fax: +1 (479) 575-7926 | Curriculum Vitae | Google Scholar | Twitter
Luis C. Pinzon Herrera
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Education
- BS in Chemistry, “Universidad del Atlántico”, Barranquilla, Colombia
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Project: Regeneration of Damaged Neural Tissue Using a Collagen Scaffold Containing Neurotrophins
Justin Putman
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Education
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, The University of Akron
Project: Confirming the Extent and Mechanisms of the Immunosuppressive Enhancement of hMSCs Initiated by COL/HEP Layer by Layer Coatings
email: justinp@uark.edu
Katherine Miranda Muñoz
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Education
- BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas
- MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Project: Microneedle chitosan patch for drug delivery
email: kamirand@uark.edu | Phone: +1 479 404 0551 | Linkedln: linkedin.com/in/Katherine-Miranda-92499715a/
Roaa Faik Hadi Al Zeyadi
PhD Student, Cell and Molecular Biology
Education
- M.Sc. in Biological Sciences, Troy University, Alabama, USA
Project: Biomimetic Surfaces for Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Manufacturing
email: roaahadi@uark.edu
Melanie Nelson
Research Assistant
Project: Purification of exosomes produced by human mammalian cells
Lillian Hutchinson
BS Student, Chemical Engineering
Project: Engineering microneedle patches for drug delivery
email: lillianh@uark.edu
Ian Popp
BS Student, Chemical Engineering
Project: Regeneration of Damaged Neural Tissue Using a Collagen Scaffold Containing Neurotrophins
Johany Morales
BS Student, Biomedical Engineering
Project: Biomimetic Surfaces for Mesenchymal Stem Cell Manufacturing
Visiting Scholars
- Nina Perry, Schoolcraft College, REU Student, Summer 2019
- Dr. Alberto Albis, Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Spring 2021
- Jasmine McTyer, Clemson University, REU Student, Summer 2021
- Jesus Sanchez, Northwest Arkansas Community College, REM Student, Summer 2022
Lab Alumni
Graduate Students from University of Arkansas
- David A. Castilla Casadiego, PhD in Chemical Engineering 2021
- Josh Phipps, PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology 2022
- Hemanta Timsina, Posthumous PhD in Chemical Engineering 2022
- Luis C. Pinzon-Herrera, PhD in Chemical Engineering 2022
- Mahsa Haseli, PhD in Chemical Engineering 2023
Undergraduate Students from University of Arkansas
- Hector M Apodaca, BS Chemical Engineering
- Jorge Rodriguez Peña, BS Biomedical Engineering
- Justin Massara, BS Biomedical Engineering
- Ruohan (Alice) Li, BS Chemical Engineering
- Ben Wilson, BS Chemical Engineering
- Frank Omar Aparicio Solis, BS Chemical Engineering
- Benjamin Frederick, BS Chemical Engineering
- Olivia Vedock, First-year Engineering
- Caleb Tapley, BS Chemical Engineering
- Abner Peralta, BS Chemical Engineering
- Trong Nguyen, BS Chemical Engineering
- Luke Smith, BS Chemical Engineering
- Kyle Ley, BS Chemical Engineering
- John Magness, BS Chemical Engineering
- Barrett Weidman, BS Chemical Engineering
- Aldaly Pineda, BS Chemical Engineering
- Tyler Merreighm, BS Biomedical Engineering
- Claudia Smith, BS Chemical Engineering
- Colton Rogers, BS Chemical Engineering
- Quinn Stiegmann, BS Chemical Engineering
- Colby Huynh, BS Chemical Engineering
- Paula V. Perez Murgas, BS Biology
- Elizabeth Gomez, BS Chemical Engineering
- Derek Burton, BS Chemical Engineering
- Sandrina DePaz, BS Chemical Engineering
Graduate Students from University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
- Heleine V. Ramos-Avilez, ME in Chemical Engineering 2017
- Carol Rivera Martinez, MS in Bioengineering 2018
- David A. Castilla Casadiego, MS in Chemical Engineering 2016
Undergraduate Students from University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
- Edwin Burgos Rossy, BS Microbiology
- Coral Irizarry Alvarado, BS Microbiology
- Adriana Mulero Russe, BS Chemical Engineering
- Luis Peña Toledo, BS Industrial Microbiology
- Ferdinand Zavala, BS Chemical Engineering
- Marcos R. Rodríguez Muñoz, BS Chemical Engineering
- Victor G. Rivera Llabrés, BS Chemical Engineering
- Paola E. Nevárez Meléndez, BS Chemical Engineering
- Alexander Collado Mendez, BS Chemical Engineering
- Wisberty Gordian, BS Chemical Engineering
- Luis E. Loyo Colon, BS Chemical Engineering
- Kiara S. Vega-Bellido, BS Biology
- Michael Maldonado, BS Mechanical Engineering
- Carlo A. Bosques-Casillas, BS Industrial Biotechnology
- Bethsymarie Soto Morales, BS Chemical Engineering and Psychology
- Beatriz A. Quiñones Colón, BS Industrial Microbiology
- Jacoby Shipmon, REU Student from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, BS Chemical Engineering
- Giancarlo Gonzalez, BS Chemistry
- Alberto Rodriguez, BS Chemical Engineering
- Gustavo Soto, BS Chemical Engineering
- Alex Mora, BS Industrial Biotechnology
- Efrain Rodriguez, BS Industrial Biotechnology