{"id":12,"date":"2021-05-27T20:02:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T20:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/almeidalab\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-08-20T14:38:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:38:33","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"principle-investigator\">Principle Investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2021\/08\/Bethany-Almeida3_1-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Bethany Almeida, Ph.D.<br>Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"mailto:balmeida@clarkson.edu\">balmeida@clarkson.edu<\/a><br>(315) 268-2368<br>Office: CAMP 226<br>Lab: CAMP 235<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ASEE Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Bio\/molecular Science and Engineering, US Naval Research Laboratory, 2019-2021<br>Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Brown University, 2019<br>B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and Professional Writing, WPI, 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bethany Almeida is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clarkson University. Professor Almeida\u2019s 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\u2019s of Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2013 with majors in Biomedical Engineering and Professional Writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"postdoctoral-researchers\"><br>Staff<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not currently looking for staff. Check back again in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"postdoctoral-researchers\"><br>Postdoctoral Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not currently looking for postdoctoral researchers. Check back again in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"graduate-students\"><br>Graduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Fatima-Rabia2-edited-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fatima Rabia headshot\" class=\"wp-image-514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Fatima-Rabia2-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Fatima-Rabia2-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Fatima-Rabia2-edited.jpg 417w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Rabia Fatima, M.S.<br>Ph.D. Candidate<br>Chemical Engineering<br><br>M.S., Industrial Biotechnology, 2022<br>National University of Science &amp; Technology, Pakistan<br><br>B.S., Biochemistry, 2020<br>Kinnaird College for Women University, Pakistan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/08\/Md-Sohan-Ahmed-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/08\/Md-Sohan-Ahmed-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/08\/Md-Sohan-Ahmed-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2025\/08\/Md-Sohan-Ahmed.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Md. 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Check our our <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/opportunities-inquiries\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/opportunities-inquiries\/\">opportunities<\/a> page for more information!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Undergraduate Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-300x278.png\" alt=\"Clarkson University seal logo\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-768x712.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1.png 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Roy Annis<br>Undergraduate Researcher<br>Chemical Engineering &#8217;27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-300x278.png\" alt=\"Clarkson University seal logo\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-768x712.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1.png 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Abigail Mortimer<br>Undergraduate Researcher<br>Chemical Engineering &#8217;26<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-300x278.png\" alt=\"Clarkson University seal logo\" class=\"wp-image-515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1-768x712.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/almeidalab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/11\/Clarkson_optional-seal_green-gold-1.png 844w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Erin Reynolds<br>Undergraduate Researcher<br>Chemical Engineering &#8217;27<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visiting Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are not currently looking for any visiting students. Check back again in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Lab Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Devin Fitzpatrick, B.S. Candidate<br>Undergraduate Researcher, Fall 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara Olsen, B.S. Chemical Engineering<br>Undergraduate Researcher, Fall 2022-Fall 2023<br>Post-Baccalaureate Research Associate, Spring 2024-Summer 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jonathan Sanchez-Salgado, B.S. Candidate<br>Undergraduate Researcher, Spring 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reilly Avila, B.S. Chemical Engineering<br>Undergraduate Researcher, Summer 2023-Spring 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Massimo McCormick, B.S. Chemical Engineering<br>Undergraduate Researcher, Fall 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rose Leader, B.S. Candidate<br>Undergraduate Researcher, Fall 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Raine Tweedy, B.S. Candidate<br>Communications Intern, Spring 2023 &#8211; Fall 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Romina Keshavarz, M.S. 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