Riverbend Research Highlight Series
The Riverbend Research Highlight Series (RRHS) provides a forum for graduate and undergraduate researchers in the University of Georgia's Riverbend Research Laboraties to share exciting research highlights with their colleagues. These accessible, high-level presentations encourage cross-disciplinary communication and promote awareness of the UGA College of Engineering's diverse programs.
The Riverbend Research Highlight Series features research seminars spanning a broad range of areas, including biomedical devices, tumor cells, analysis of global plastic waste, photo-bioelectrochemistry of cyanobacteria, characterization of lipid bilayers, aerosol science, and combustion science.
The speakers for the 2019 RRHS are (front row, left to right) Joyce El-Beyrouthy, Morgan Mantay, Brisbane Coutiño, (back row, left to right) Soroush Neyestani, Yang Liu, Haning Xiu, and Kevin An.
2019 RRHS Speakers and Topics
May 21
Joyce El-Beyrouthy
“Cholesterol Reinforces Lateral Stability in Lipid Bilayers As Demonstrated By Tensiometry and Electrocompression”
Group: Professor Eric Freeman
Chair: Matthew Christianson
June 4
Soroush Neyestani
“Climate and Air-Quality Impacts of Particulate Emissions from Gasoline Direct-Injection (GDI) Vehicles”
Group: Professor Rawad Saleh
Chair: Alanna Koritzke
June 18
Brisbane Coutiño
“Effect of Mutations in Citrate Synthase on Acetate Flux in Escherichia coli”
Group: Professor Mark Eiteman
Chair:Khai Atwi
July 2
Morgan Mantay
“Design of a Bioreactor System for Therapeutic Mesenchymal Stem Cell Culture”
Group: Professor Cheryl Gomillion
Chair: Anna Doner
July 16
Haning Xu
"Avoiding Snap-Through Instability of Post-buckled Beams Using Piezoelectric Actuation"
Group: Professor Ben Davis
Chair: Matthew Becton
July 30
Kevin An
“Characterization of Diabetic Canine Clots using Confocal Microscopy and Image Analysis”
Group: Professor Rodney Averett
Chair: Michelle Mansour
August 6
Yang Liu
“A Microfluidic-Based Device for Study of Circulating Tumor Cells Migration Under Chemoattractant Effect”
Group: Professor Leidong Mao
Chair: Omar El-Hajj