Thesis and Projects

Graduate (Click for Undergraduates)

  1. Shannon Ingraham, Master thesis in progress (started 9/2003)
  2. Seda Ertürk, Master thesis in progress (started 1/2003)
  3. Amber Royce, Master thesis in progress (started 9/2002)
  4. Jennifer Tengtrakool, Master thesis in progress (started 9/2000)
  5. Pik Leng Wong, Master Thesis Title: Improving the Application of In Situ Adsorption for Enhancing the Productivity and Recovery of Ajmalicine and Serpentine from Catharanthus roseus cell suspension cultures (completed 9 / 2001)

Undergraduate (Click for Graduates)

  1. Jeffrey Neault, (Summer 2003)
  2. Kevin Cash, Developing an Integrated Production and Recovery System for the Production and Recovery System for the Production of Alkaloids from Plant Cell Culture (Summer 2002 - Fall 2002 / Winter 2003 - Spring 2003)
  3. Jennifer Gaines, Increasing Alkaloid Production from Catharanthus roseus Suspension Cultures through Methyl Jasmonate Elicitation (Summer 2002 - Fall 2002 / Winter 2003 - Spring 2003)
  4. Jenny Tejeda, Developing a Bench-top Process with Integrated Production and Recovery of Indole Alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus Cell Cultures (Winter 2002 - Spring 2002)
  5. Jeremy Giordano, Characterizing an Aerated and Agitated Bioreactor for the Cultivation of Catharanthus roseus Suspensions (Winter 2001 - Summer 2001)
  6. Devon Shimkus, Understanding the Effects of Immobilization on the Production of Indole Alkaloids from Catharanthus roseus Cell Cultures (Winter 2001 - Spring 2001)
  7. Erwin Melgar, Comparing Mathematical Models for Growth and Product Formation in Plant Cell Cultures (Winter 2000 - Spring 2000)
  8. Jennifer Canlas, Producing and Characterizing the Gel Strength of Agar and Alginate Spherical Beads (Winter 2000 - Spring 2000)
  9. Undergraduate Honors Adjunct Projects: advised 21 undergraduates through honors adjunct projects from 1999- present including projects in plant cell culture.