Principle Investigator

Bethany Almeida, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

balmeida@clarkson.edu
(315) 268-2368
Office: CAMP 226
Lab: CAMP 235

ASEE Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Bio/molecular Science and Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, 2019-2021
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, 2019
B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Professional Writing, WPI, 2013

Bethany Almeida is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clarkson University. Professor Almeida’s research focuses on engineering advanced, functional biomaterials to modulate stem cell behavior with applications in tissue engineering/regenerative medicine, wound healing, and immunoengineering. Professor Almeida is also passionate about science communication and K-12 outreach. Professor Almeida is the recipient of several national and university honors and awards, including a 2020 BMES Career Development Award and being named a 2020 Rising Star in Engineering in Health by Columbia University. Prior to joining Clarkson University, Professor Almeida was an American Society for Engineering Education Postdoctoral Fellow in the Center for Bio/molecular Science and Engineering at the US Naval Research Laboratory. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University in 2019 and her Bachelor’s of Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2013 with majors in Biomedical Engineering and Professional Writing.


Staff

Sara Olsen, B.S. Chemical Engineering
Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistant


Postdoctoral Researchers

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Graduate Students

Rabia Fatima, M.S.
Ph.D. Student
Chemical Engineering

M.S., Industrial Biotechnology, 2022
National University of Science & Technology, Pakistan

B.S., Biochemistry, 2020
Kinnaird College for Women University, Pakistan

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Undergraduate Students

Reilly Avila
B.S. Candidate, Class of 2024
Chemical Engineering

Abigail Mortimer
B.S. Candidate, Class of 2026
Chemical Engineering with Biomolecular Engineering Concentration

Jonathan Sanchez-Salgado
B.S. Candidate, Class of 2027
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Visiting Students

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Lab Alumni

Massimo McCormick, B.S. Candidate
Undergraduate Researcher, Fall 2023

Rose Leader, B.S. Candidate
Undergraduate Researcher, Fall 2023

Raine Tweedy, B.S. Candidate
Communications Intern, Spring 2023 – Fall 2023

Romina Keshavarz, M.S. Engineering Science, Project-Based
Graduate Research Assistant, Spring 2022 – Summer 2023

Al-Sadh Imadh, B.S. Candidate at University of Central Florida
Mathematical Biology Team Science REU, Summer 2023

Saanvi Dhaniyala, B.S. Candidate at Cornell University
Mathematical Biology Team Science REU, Summer 2023

Bailey Brennen, B.S. Chemistry and Biomolecular Science
Undergraduate Researcher, Spring 2022 – Spring 2023
Current: Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering, Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine

Wilson Komla
Graduate Research Assistant, Fall 2022 – Spring 2023

Noel Castillo, B.S. Chemical Engineering
Undergraduate Researcher, Fall 2022