BS ChE, University of Dayton, 2001
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2006

Research Project: Novel excipients for protein stabilization
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS ChE University of Minnesota, 2001
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2008

Research Project: Enzymatically cross-linked protein polymers as a novel tissue engineering scaffold.

BS Chemistry DePaul, 2003
PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, 2009

Research Project: Physical methods for the characterization of peptide- and peptoid-based lung surfactant replacements, as well as antimicrobial peptides and their mimics
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS Materials Science, Michigan, 2004
PhD Materials Science Northwestern University, 2010
Research Project: Microrheology methods to study novel polymer/copolymer solutions
Barron Team: Polymeric Materials
Current Affiliation: CNA, Inc., Washington, DC

BS Chemistry Northeastern Illinois University, 1999; MS Chemistry Northwestern University, 2002; PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, 2008
Research Project: Synthesis of Molecules for Bottle-Brush Drag-Tag Design
Barron Team: Development of techniques for sequencing DNA by Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis.
Current Affiliation: The Blau Lab at Stanford.

Postgraduate Research Fellow, University of Aalborg, Department of Biotechnology, Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Section of Biotechnology; Master thesis at LEO Pharma A/S, HTS Section, Department Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Ballerup, Denmark; BS, biochemistry, University of Copenhagen, 2003;
Current Affiliation: University of Aarhus Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Centre, Dept of Molecular Biology.

BS/MS Chemical Engineering and Technology, Technological Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1992; PhD Chemistry, Dartmouth College, 1997; Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemistry, Northwestern University, 1999
Previous Research Project: Developing high-throughput capillary and microchip electrophoresis methods for DNA mutation screening with focus on the p53 supressor gene. Bacterial detection technologies.
Current Affiliation: Assistant Department Chair, Chemical Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston IL

BE Polymer Chemistry Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, P.R. China; MS Materials Science China Textile University, Shanghai, P. R.China; PhD Polymer Materials Science University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Previous Research Project: Novel polymer structures for electrophoresis.
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

BS Chemistry Honour, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, 1989
MS Physical Chemistry, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenbourg Sweden, 1994; PhD Chemistry, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris France, 1998
Previous Research Project: Novel materials and strategies for DNA separations by CE. Current Affiliation: NSEC Scientific Officer & Industrial Liaison, Northwestern University

PhD Bioengineering, Rice University, 2007

Research Project: Design biomaterials and strategies for stem cell niche and tissue engineering.

BS/MS Biotechnology Daegu University, Korea, 1998; PhD Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, 2004

Previous Research Project: E-Chip/I-Chip Project & Protein Polymer-based Hydrogels for on-Chip Bioseparation
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

BS Chemical Engineering / Materials Science, UC Berkeley, 1998
PhD Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, 2008

BS Chemical Engineering University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1998
PhD Chemical Engineering University of Texas at Austin, 2004
Previous Research Project: Polymeric nanogel creation and characterization for on-chip DNA purification
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

BS Chemistry, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 1992; MS Synthetic Chemistry, Andhra University, 1995; PhD Synthetic, Organic, and Computational Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 2000; Postdoctoral Fellow, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, 2000-2001
Previous Research Project: Biophysical studies of novel peptoids.
Current Affiliation: Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Kansas

BS Chemical Technology Seoul National University, Korea, 1999; PhD Medicinal Chemistry Northwestern University, 2003
Research Project: Design and synthesis of peptoid oligomers for biomedical applications & self-assembly of peptoid helices to form ordered nanostructures
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers
Current Affiliation: Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Gwangju University in Korea

BS Chemistry, Nanjing University, China, 1993
MS Chmistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of the Sciences, 1996
PhD Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 2001

Previous Research Project: Polymer matrix design for on-chip biosample purification.

BE Polymer Materials Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China, 1997; ME Material Science and Engineering Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, P. R. China, 2000; PhD Chemical Engineering Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, 2005;
Research Project: Chain scission of high molecular weight polymers and DNA in transient extensional flow
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

Chemistry studies, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 1997-2002 (MSc equivalent) PhD BioOrganic Chemistry, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2002-2006
PostDoc Mircobiology, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 2006-2007

Previous Research Project: Use of peptoids against biofilms in urinary tract infection

BS Applied Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China, 1990; MS Analytical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, China, 1995; PhD Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1998; Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN, 2000-2001; Postdoctoral Fellow, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 2001-2002
Previous Research Project: Developing fast mutation detection methods by tandem SSCP/HA using microchip electrophoresis.

BS ChE Jordan University, 1996
MS ChE Jordan University, 1999
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2002

Previous Research Project: Design, synthesis and characterization of novel hydrophilic polymers for microchannel electrophoresis of DNA.
Current Affiliation: MedImmune, Gaithersburg, MD

BS, University of Virginia, Chemical Engineering 2004; PhD, Stanford University, Chemical Engineering, 2009

Research Project: Development of techniques for sequencing DNA by Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis.
Barron Team: Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis for Microchannel DNA Separations

BS ChE University of Toledo, 2002
MS ChE Northwestern University, 2006

Previous Research Project: DNA sequencing by ELFSE project, particularly on issues of bioconjugate sample preparation and analyis by capillary and chip electrophoresis, as well as data analysis and modeling

BS Chemistry, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania, 1991; PhD Organic Chemistry, Wayne State University, 1999
Previous Research Project: Design and synthesis of novel end-labels for rapid sequencing of DNA by free solution capillary electrophoresis.
Current Affiliation: Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL

BS ChE Iowa State University, 2001
PhD Northwestern University, 2008

Previous Research Project: Synthesis and characterization of biomimetic, polypeptoid-based lung surfactant proteins.
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS ChE and Materials Engineering, University of Connecticut, 1996; MS ChE Northwestern University, 1999; PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2002

Previous Research Project: Thermo-reversible matrices for DNA sequencing by microchannel electrophoresis.
Current Affiliation: The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA

BS ChE Purdue University, 2000; MS ChE Northwestern University, 2002; PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2006 Previous Research Project: Polymer matrix design for on-chip biosample purification. Materials development in µ-TAS devices Link to research publications
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis Current Affiliation: Mathies Lab, UC Berkeley,

BS Rice, 2002
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2008

Previous Research Project:
Barron Team: Poly-N-substituted glycines as structured, biostable mimics of cationic, amphipathic antibacterial peptides

BS ChE Northwestern University, 1995
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2008

Previous Research Project: In vitro and in vivo studies of the efficacy, toxicity, and immunogenicity of biomimetic peptoids
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS Chemistry Northern Arizona, 2002
MS Chemistry Northwestern University, 2006

Previous Research Project: Novel nanogels for bioseparations
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis|
Current Affiliation: Evanston Fire Department, Evanston, IL

BS ChE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998; PhD ChE Northwestern University, December, 2003

Previous Research Project: Novel polymeric materials for genetic analysis by CE.
Current Affiliation: Hercules, Wilmington, DE

BS ChE Notre Dame, 2001
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2008

Previous Research Project: Chip-based electrophoresis systems for both matrix-based and ELFSE-based DNA sequencing and genotyping
Barron Team: Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis for Microchannel DNA Separations

BS Mechanical Engineering KAIST, Korea 2003
EMS engineer SIEMENS Automotive 2006
MS Mechanical Engineering Stanford University 2008
PhD Mechanical Engineering Stanford University, expected 2012

Research Project: On-chip Electrophoresis Technology Development for Microchannel DNA Separations

BS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, 2005
PhD Chemical Engineering Stanford University, 2011

Research Project: Engineering microenvironmental niches to understand and direct stem cell fate.

BS Chemical Engineering Notre Dame, 2004
PhD Chemical Engineering Northwestern University, 2009

Research Project: Polymer matrices for on-chip DNA sequencing
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

BS ChE University of Kentucky, 2000; PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2006
Research Project: Detection of cancer-related genetic mutations using SSCP and heteroduplex analysis.
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis
Current Affiliation: University of Arkansas

BS Chemical Engineering MIT, 2006
MS Chemical Engineering Northwestern University, 2008

Research Project: In vivo studies of lung surfactant biomimetic peptoids.
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

B.Eng. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2000; PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2005
Previous Research Project: Design, synthesis, and characterization of high-performance polymeric matrices for genetic analysis by microchip electrophoresis.
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis
Current Affiliation: NIST, Gaithersburg, MD

BS ChE Princeton University, 2001
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2009

Research Project: Enzymatically cross-linked protein polymers as a novel tissue engineering scaffold.

BS Chemistry Northeastern Illinois, 2003
BS Mathematics Northeastern Illinois, 2003; Minor Biology Northeastern University, 2003
PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, 2008

Research Project: Spectroscopic (NMR, CD, FTIR, etc.) and computational methods to perform detailed studies of structured peptoid helices and other folded structures
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS ChE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997; MS ChE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998; PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2005
Previous Research Project: Development of techniques for sequencing DNA by Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis.
Barron Team: Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis for Microchannel DNA Separations
Current Affiliation: Sandia National Lab, Livermore, CA

BS Chemistry Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2003
BS Life Science Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea, 2003
PhD Chemistry Northwestern University, 2009
Research Project: Developing inhibitors of viral entry using biomimetic peptoids.
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS ChE Northwestern University, 1999
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2004

Previous Research Project: Poly-N-substituted glycines as structured, biostable mimics of cationic, amphipathic antibacterial peptides.
Current Affiliation: Wyeth, Pearl River, NY

BS ChE UC Berkeley, 2003
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2008

Research Project: Novel, cationic protein polymers as efficient vehicles for non-viral gene delivery
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS ChE Lafayette College, 2004
PhD Materials Science Northwestern University, 2010

Research Project: Novel polymer matrices for on-chip biosample separation and purification
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

BS ChE University of Arizona, 2005
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2010

Research Project: Synthetic lubricin for joint wear and lubrication

BS ChE Florida Tech, 1996
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2002

Previous Research Project: Synthesis, characterization, and application of non-natural, sequence-specific, biomimetic peptoids.
Current Affiliation: Unilever, Rolling Meadows, IL

BS ChE University of Michigan, 2000
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2006

Previous Research Project: Synthesis and characterization of biomimetic, polypeptoid-based lung surfactant proteins. Current Affiliation: Pacific Northwestern National Laboratory Richland, WA

BS ChE University of Tulsa, 1997
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2002

Previous Research Project: Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis for Microchannel DNA Separations
Current Affiliation: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD

BS ChE Seoul National University, 1991; MS ChE Seoul National University, 1993; PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2003
Previous Research Project: Design and production of protein polymer drag-tags for application in Free-Solution Conjugate Electrophoresis.
Current Affiliation: Full-time Instructor, College of Engineering, Hongik University, Seoul, Korea

BS Engineering Swarthmore College, 1996
PhD ChE Northwestern University, 2002

Previous Research Project: Design, synthesis, and characterization of biomimetic, polypeptoid-based lung surfactant replacements.
Current Affiliation: Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA

Previous Research Project: Peptoid modifications of proteins

Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

BS Chemical Engineering New Mexico State University, 2001

Previous Research Project: Barron Team: Poly-N-substituted glycines as structured, biostable mimics of cationic, amphipathic antibacterial peptides

BS ChE University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2001; MS ChE & BiomolecularE UIUC, 2003

Previous Research Project: Chip-based Detection of cancer-related genetic mutations using SSCP and heteroduplex analysis.
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

BS, Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2007

Previous Research Project: Synthesis and characterization of peptoids as novel antimicrobial agents

BS Genetics UC Davis, 1995

Previous Research Project: Detection of cancer-related genetic mutations using SSCP and heteroduplex analysis.

Freshman at Stanford
Working with Maruti Didwania

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2001
PhD ChE Stanford University

Previous Research Project: Mechanical degradation of polymers.
Current Affiliation: The Shaqfeh Group, Stanford University

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2005

Previous Research Project: Design, synthesis, and characterization of high-performance polymeric matrices for genetic analysis by microchip electrophoresis.
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2007

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2003

Previous Research Project: Use of the Langmuir-Wilhelmy trough for analysis of lung surfactant proteins and lipids.
Barron Team: Biomimetic oligomers

Evanston Township High School Student, 2003

Previous Research Project: Analysis of lung surfactant proteins.

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2005

Previous Research Project: Analysis of the pulsating bubble surfactometer for observing the performance of lung surfactant and lipids. Current Affiliation: Mobility Student at the ETH-Zurich

BS Chemistry, University of Chicago, 2005

Previous Research Project: Analysis of lung surfactant proteins.
Current Affiliation: University of Chicago

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2002

Previous Research Project: Developing polymer architectures to improve capillary electrophoresis mediated DNA separation.
Current Affiliation: University of Chicago

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2001
Recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship
PhD ChE Stanford University, 2004

Previous Research Project: Mechanical degradation of polymers.
Current Affiliation: The Shaqfeh Group, Stanford University

BS ChE Northwestern University, 2005

Previous Research Project:
Barron Team: Novel Polymeric Materials for Genetic Analyses by Microchannel Electrophoresis, Biomimetic oligomers