Principal Investigator

Kelly A. Burke, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor and Department Head, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Member, Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science
Member, Biomedical Engineering
Email: kelly.burke *at* uconn.edu
Office: EII Room 204
Phone: (860) 486-4020

B.S.E. Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Ph.D., Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Tufts University, Medford, MA

Graduate Students

Tawan Jamdee 
Biomedical Engineering
University of Connecticut

B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering and B.S. Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Danielle L. Heichel 
Polymer Science
University of Connecticut

B.S. Chemistry, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Albert Tulli IV 
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Connecticut

B.S.E. Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Sanyukta Patil
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Connecticut

M.S. Chemical Engineering and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey USA
B.Tech. Oils, Oleochemicals and Surfactants Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, India

Undergraduate Students

Rachel Martineau
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Honors Program (Class of 2021)
University of Connecticut

Michael Parnas
Biomedical Engineering (Class of 2020)
University of Connecticut

Sydney C. Wimberley
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (Class of 2020)
Spanish (Class of 2021)
University of Connecticut

Group Alumni

Doctoral Candidates and Visiting Scientists

Danielle Heichel, PhD (Polymer Science PhD, 2021)

Yongjian Wang, PhD (Chemical Engineering PhD, 2021)

Julia A. Tumbic (Visiting Scientist 2016-2018)

Masters Students

Tawan Jamdee (Biomedical Engineering, M.S.)

Zijin Xu (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, M.S., 2016)

Undergraduate Students

Sanjana Srinivas (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., 2025, Honors Scholar 2025)

Charlotte Chen (Materials Science and Engineering, B.S.E., 2024, Holster Scholar 2021, Honors Scholar, 2018)

Angelo Franco (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., 2023)

Nolan Murphy-Genao (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., 2023)

Rachel Martineau (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., 2021)

Michael Parnas (Biomedical Engineering, B.S.E., 2020)

Sydney Wimberley (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., 2020)

Jerry Dinan (Molecular and Cellular Biology, B.S., 2019)

Albert Tulli IV (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., 2019)

Marisa Boch (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E.,  Molecular and Cellular Biology, B.S., University Scholar, Honors Scholar, 2018)

Amy McKinstry (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., 2018)

Bryan Sweeney  (Biomedical Engineering, B.S.E., 2018)

Jamie Monico (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.E., Honors Scholar, 2016)