Sarees Shaikh, M.S., a PhD candidate in biomedical and chemical engineering at Howard University, presented both a poster and an oral presentation titled “Investigating the Role of sroA in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation and Growth Under Static and Hydrodynamic Conditions” and “Modeling Staphylococcus aureus Adhesion Under Shear Stress: A Computational and Experimental Analysis.” This work highlights BEDD’s continued effort to investigating the governing biological and physical parameters that affect bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation.
Tochukwu Uyanne, MBA, also a PhD candidate in biomedical and chemical engineering, delivered an oral presentation titled “Bioremediation of Iodate Contamination via Planktonic Shewanella oniedensis MR-1 Cells – Kinetics and Reactor Design.” This research adds to the BEDD lab’s contributions to bioremediation and environmental engineering.
Abdul Nafay Saleem, a sophomore in computer science, presented an oral talk titled “Leveraging Machine Learning and Python Libraries to Model Adhesion of Staphylococcus aureus in a Microfluidic System.” His innovative approach exemplifies the collaborative and forward-thinking research in the BEDD group.
LaShae Patoir (right) and Nyah Burnett (left), sophomores in chemical engineering, co-presented a poster titled “Reducing Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions in Paper Pulping: The Role of Deep Eutectic Solvent Cellulase Enzymes in Sustainable Manufacturing.”