Students & Research Staff
Current MVP Center Researchers
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Asingsa Lakminini Weerasinghe Wickramasinghe Arachichige
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Degrees/Certifications: B.Sc. Special in Biological Science, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (2023)
Research Interests: Validation of AAV
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Ben Galloway
Instructor, Political Science, University of Arkansas
Degrees/Certifications: Ph.D. in Public Policy (2024)
Research Interests: Climate Change Risk Perception, Regulatory Policy
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Cannon Hackett
Postdoctoral Researcher, Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Degrees/Certifications: Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas (2022); B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri (2017)
Research Interests: Microfiltration, Ultrafiltration, Downstream Bioprocessing, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
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Elizabeth Adeogun
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Degrees/Certifications: B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University (2016)
Research Interests: Small Molecules - Protein Interactions, Drug Discovery, Biosensor Design, Phase Separations, Colloidal Interactions
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Emily Ingram
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky
Degrees/Certifications: B.S. in Chemistry, Lamar University (2020); B.A. in Political Science, University of Kentucky (2016)
Research Interests: Polymers, Biotechnology, Membranes, Nanomedicine, Separation Technology
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Mara Leach-Baughman
Ph.D. Student, Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky
Degrees/Certifications: B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University (2022)
Research Interests: Membrane Technology, Bioprocessing, Bio-Purification, Polymers, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
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Nimisha Tandon
Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Degrees/Certifications: M.Tech, Harcourt Butler Technical University, India (2020); B.Tech (Biotechnology), Banasthali University, India (2018)
Research Interests: Viral Vector Purification, Membrane Designing, Recombinant DNA Technology
Former MVP Center Researchers
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Nataliia Borozdina
Ph.D. Student, Public Policy, University of Arkansas
Degrees/Certifications: M.P.A., University of Arkansas (2022); Ph.D. in Education, Tambov State University, Russia, (2021); M.Ed. TESOL, University of Arkansas, (2019); M.A. in Foreign Language Education, Kursk State University, Russia (2016)
Research Interests: Education Policy, Environmental Policy, Research Methods, Science, Technology, and Innovations Policy
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Xiaolei Hao
Ph.D. Student, Biomedical Engineering, University of Arkansas
Degrees/Certifications: Master of Engineering in Processing and Storage of Agriculture Products, Tianjin University of Science & Technology (2016); Bachelor of Engineering in Food Science and Engineering, Hebei Agricultural University (2013)
Research Interests: Membrane-based techniques for filtration and purification in biopharmaceutical manufacturing