Principal Investigator
Dr. Elizabeth J. Stewart
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
B.S. Chemical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute 2008
M.S. Chemical Engineering University of Michigan 2010
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering University of Michigan 2015
Postdoc at Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Material Science and Engineering (DMSE) 2015-2017
ejstewart@wpi.edu
Graduate Students
Lily Gaudreau
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Biomedical Engineering 2019
Messiah College
Research: Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms, in vitro models, host-pathogen interface
Hobbies: Baking, reading, playing guitar, and visiting lighthouses
ligaudreau@wpi.edu
Patryck Michalik
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemical Engineering 2019
University of Virginia
Research: Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms, mechanical properties of bacterial biofilms in the context of disassembly and dispersion, membraneless water purification
Hobbies: Guitar, hiking, video games, climbing, and puzzles
pjmichalik@wpi.edu
Sydney Packard
Ph.D. Student
B.S. Chemical Engineering 2020
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Research: Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms, bacterial aggregates
Hobbies: Running, hiking, skiing, gardening, and reading
srpackard@wpi.edu
Undergraduate Students
Nicole Calandra
Chemical Engineering Class of 2024
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Grace Henderson
Biomedical Engineering Class of 2026
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Lab Alumni
Jay Gandhi:Research Volunteer Fall 2020-Fall 2021, Chemical Engineering Class of 2022, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Ciara Young: Research Volunteer Fall 2020-Fall 2021, Chemical Engineering Class of 2022, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Andrew Yatsuhashi: Research Volunteer Spring 2020, Chemical Engineering Class of 2022, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Elham Shoghi Ghalelshahi: REU Student Summer 2019, Bioengineering Class of 2021 ,University of California, Berkeley
Philip Ye: Research Volunteer Summer 2019, Biomedical Engineering Class of 2022, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Ulises Cardona: B.S. Biochemistry 2019, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jacob Pickett: B.S. Chemical Engineering 2019, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
