Group Members | Zasadzinski Research Group

Ben Stottrup, Ph.D. | Adjunct Professor

Current Position(s):

Associate Professor and Department Chair of Physics, Augsburg University
Adjunct Research Associate Professor, CEMS

Education:

B.A. Physics, University of Minnesota, Morris
Ph.D. Physics, University of Washington

About:

Ben Stottrup has been at faculty member at Augsburg University since 2005. His research focuses on the mixing of phospholipids and sterols in membranes and general applications of surfactant films. He has been fortunate to collaborate with several groups at the University of Minnesota and joined the Zasadzinski group in 2016. He enjoys working with the Zasadzinski lab and sharing his expertise in Langmuir experiments, membrane biophysics, and scoring good deals on scientific equipment on eBay.

Email: [email protected]

Postdoctoral Fellows

Anisha Veeren

Education:

BSc (Hons) in Chemistry University of Mauritius (2009)

Master's Certificate in Pharmaceutical
Technology, Drug Delivery, and Regulatory Aspects -
University of Mauritius/ University of Geneva (2010)

PhD in Polymers, Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine (2016)

Post-doctoral Fellow- Centre for Biomedical and Biomaterials Research (Mauritius)
(2016)

Hobbies: Traveling, Cooking, Exercise and Reading

Email: [email protected]

Ziwen He

Education:

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Shijiazhuang TieDao University - 2019
B.S. Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology - 2019
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University - 2023
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Baylor University - 2023

Research Interest: Multiphase flow, Interfacial rheology, Non-Newtonian fluids, drop wetting dynamics

Hobbies: Hiking, Hotpot and Ping pong

Email: [email protected]

Graduate Students

Zach McAllister

Education: B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University (2021) Summa Cum Laude

Research Interest: Applying chemical engineering principles to disease and disability research, including Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS).

Hobbies: Baking, biking, and board games!

Email: [email protected]

Meenal Rathi

Education: B. Chem. Engg, Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai (formerly UDCT) 2021

Research Interests: Interfacial rheology, Multiphase flow, Microfluidics

Hobbies: Dancing, Painting, Sketching, Science and Math tutoring to kids, Playing Badminton

Email: [email protected]

Melody Ko

Education: BS in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech (2023)

Research Interest: Lung Surfactant, Interfacial Rheology

Hobbies: Piano, Dancing, and Cooking

Email: ko000040@umn.edu

Musarrat Makhnun

Education: B.Sc. In Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

Research Interests: Microfluidics, Multiphase Flows and complex fluids

Hobbies: Traveling, Gardening, Badminton

Email: [email protected]

Pragnya Chatterjee

Education: B. Tech Metallurgical Eng, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India

Research Interests: Interfacial rheology, Surfactants

Hobbies: Painting, Sketching, Cooking

Email: [email protected]

Undergraduate Students

Boxun Huang

Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2020-2024 (expected)

Research Interest: Modeling surfactant adsorption

Hobbies: Chess and badminton

Email: [email protected]

Anjiya Panjwani

Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2020-2024 (expected)

Research Interest: Surfactant Monolayer

Hobbies: Reading, cooking, and dancing

Email: [email protected]

Josie Kelpsas

Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2020-2024 (expected)

Research Interest: Modeling surfactant collapse

Hobbies: Gaming, commentating, volleyball, and crocheting

Email: [email protected]

Liam Wright

Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2021-2026 (expected)

Research Interest: mRNA transfection using gold-nanoshell studded liposomes

Hobbies: Basketball, chess, and piano

Email: [email protected]