Microfluidics at the University of Michigan
Burns Research Group
Dept of Chemical Engineering
3212 H.H. Dow Bldg
2300 Hayward Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136
Congratulations to Prof. Burns on being named the T. C. Chang Professor of Engineering! See here for more information.
Congratulations to Dr. Jihyang Park on successfully defending her dissertation entitled, Microdroplet-enabled co-cultivation and characterization of microbial communities. The group wishes her luck on her as she continues on with us as a post-doc to train new students, start new projects, and explore future opportunities.
Congratulations to Dr. Irene Sinn on successfully defending her dissertation entitled, Asynchronous Magnetic Bead Rotation (AMBR) Microfluidic Biosensor Platform for Rapid Microbial Growth Studies. The group wishes her luck on her position at Alere.
Congratulations to new group members Lavinia Li and Steven Wang on joining the group.
Congratulations to Dr. Ramsey Zeitoun on successfully defending his dissertation entitled, Structured Material Generation and Chemical Handling Advancements in Microfluidic Platforms. The group wishes him luck on his position as a Senior Systems Engineer at BD.
Congratulations to Dr. Sean Langelier on successfully defending his dissertation entitled, Acoustic Concepts in Micro-Scale Flow Control and Advances in Modular Microfluidic Construction. The group wishes him luck on his post-doctoral fellowship at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Congratulations to Dr. Dustin Chang on successfully defending his dissertation entitled, Micronozzle flows for distributed pressure control in microfluidic devices. The group wishes him luck on his position at Agilent Technologies.
Congratulations to Dr. Fang Wang on successfully defending her dissertation entitled, Microfluidic Two-phase Biochemical Reaction Systems for DNA Analysis.
Group members Sean Langelier, Jihyang Park, and Ramsey Zeitoun will each be presenting some of their research at this year's annual AIChE meeting in Nashville, TN.
Congratulations to former group members Kalyan Handique and Sundaresh Brahmasandra on the sale of their company HandyLab to Becton, Dickinson and Company for a reported $300 million.
Congratulations to Dr. Minsoung Rhee on successfully defending his dissertation entitled, Advanced Components of Microfluidic Systems for Bioanalytical Applications. The group wishes him luck on his post-doctoral position at MIT.
Professor Burns begins his role as the chair of the University of Michigan Chemical Engineering Department. Good luck!