CBM2 External Advisory Committee Members (Phase 2)
Prof. Bruce Gale (University of Utah; UoU)
Bruce is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Professor in Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering at UoU. Bruce is the Director the Nanofabrication Facility at the UoU and his research interests are in the area of microfluidics, MEMS, micropumps and microvalves, microscale DNA anlaysis, DNA and protein microarrays, highly parallel fluid handling and nanotechnology. Prof. Gale’s extensive expertise in DNA analysis using microfluidics and his experiences in fluid mechanics and the effects of scaling on the fluidics will provide invaluable insights into our transport and nanoscale electrophoresis on single molecules.
Prof. Paul Bohn (University of Notre Dame; UND)
Paul is the Arthur J. Schmitt Professor in Molecular Nanoscience at UND. The Bohn group uses the tools of molecular nanotechnology to define the state-of-the-art in chemical analysis of mass-limited samples (ranging from ~106 molecules down to a single molecule). His research currently focuses on problems in three thematic areas: low-dimensional analytical electronics and photonics, analytical nanofluidics, and correlated imaging, and uses the tools of nanofabrication, high sensitivity molecular spectroscopy, and electrochemistry to achieve their research goals. Paul has received many awards, such as a Fellow with the Royal Society of Chemistry. Prof. Bohn will be able to guide our work in doing spLDRs in nanoconfined space due to his extensive expertise in performing biochemical and chemical reactions in nanochambers.
Prof. Bruno Frazier (Georgia Tech University; GTU)
Bruno is a Professor of Bioengineering and microelectronics/microsystems at GTU. Bruno’s research interests are in the areas of micromachining and MEMS, integrated biodetection systems (optical, electrokinetic). Prof. Frazier currently manages the Micro Instrumentation Laboratory, which is an integrated set of research and instructional laboratories dedicated to the development of micro scale instrumentation systems. Prof. Frazier will be able to guide us on system integration across many different length scales, and also formulating workshops in the microfluidics and nanofluidics areas.
Prof. Stephen C. Jacobson (Indiana University; IU)
Stephen is a Professor of Chemistry at Indiana University, Bloomington where he also holds the Dorothy & Edward Bair Chair in Chemistry. His researches focuses on low-dimensional analytical electronics and photonics, analytical nanofluidics, and correlated imaging, and uses the tools of nanofabrication, high sensitivity molecular spectroscopy, and electrochemistry to achieve their research goals.
Dr. Sunitha Nagrath (University of Michigan; UMICH)
Sunitha is a Professor in Chemical Engineering at UMICH. Sunitha’s research focus is to develop advanced MEMS tools for understanding cell trafficking in cancer through isolation, characterization and study of circulating cells in peripheral blood of cancer patients. Her lab’s efforts focus on designing and developing smart chips using microfluidics and nano technology to make an impact in medicine and life sciences. Her goal is to create cutting edge engineering solutions for clinical medicine with novel translational biomedical research tools. She strongly believes in building a team where engineers, biologists and clinicians will come together to solve the complex problems with better approaches.