Matthew Brier, Phd Email & Phone Number

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Watertown, Massachusetts, United States

Troy, New York, United States

PIs: Jonathan S. Dordick, PhD, and Robert J. Linhardt, PhDPublication: Facile fabrication of antibacterial and antiviral perhydrolase-polydopamine composite coatings» Studied the kinetics of immobilized enzymes in the chemoenzymatic conversion of heparosan to bioengineered heparin to determine biocatalyst properties, model reaction kinetics, and optimize reaction conditions for the development of a continuous conversion process» Synthesized and characterized the range of heparin intermediates to better understand the progression of the chemoenzymatic production of bioengineered heparin» Coordinated experimental planning, preparation, execution, and analysis with laboratory technicians as well as directed troubleshooting during and after the process» Reported on findings and made recommendations to industry collaborators and funding partners» Skills: protein expression, purification, and immobilization; process engineering

Troy, New York, United States

» Assisted in the setup of Rensselaer’s internal community sampling and testing infrastructure so that in-person classes could be conducted safely during the COVID-19 pandemic» Managed day-to-day operations in the testing laboratory where nasal swab samples are high-throughput screened for presence of SARS-CoV-2 using RT-qPCR methods» Explored and implemented process and workflow optimizations to improve testing efficiency, including integration of RT-qPCR methods for SARS-CoV-2 variant identification» Participated in the hiring process for technicians and laboratory managers, including interviewing applicants, providing hiring recommendations, and training of new hires» Skills: high-throughput assays, RT-qPCR methods, assay development

Troy, New York, United States

PI: Jonathan S. Dordick, PhDDissertation: Elucidating the Mechanism of MagnetogeneticsPublications: Uncovering a possible role of reactive oxygen species in magnetogenetics; Remote activation of cellular signaling» Researched the underlying mechanism of ferritin-based magnetogenetic platforms, with results indicating a chemical-based mechanism» Engineered novel in vitro magnetic stimulation devices to further enable the study and optimization of magnetogenetics» Collaborated extensively with research partners at The Rockefeller University, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and Weill Cornell Medicine» Mentored new graduate students to the Dordick research group, five undergraduate research assistants, and four high school students» Skills: molecular biology, genetic engineering, cell and tissue culture, transfection, cell line selection, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy

Troy, New York, United States

PI: Vidhya Chakrapani, PhDThesis: Synthesis and Control of Morphology, Stoichiometry, and Composition of Transition Metal OxidesPublications: Defect-induced Burstein-Moss shift in reduced V2O5 nanostructures; Modulation of stoichiometry, morphology and composition of transition metal oxide nanostructures through hot wire chemical vapor deposition » Engineered a hot filament chemical vapor deposition reactor for the synthesis of transition metal oxide (TMO: MoOx, WOx, VOx) thin films and powders» Characterized TMO thin films and powders for metal-to-insulator phase transition properties, and tested them for electrochromic and thermochromic applications» Mentored new graduate students to the Chakrapani research group, two undergraduate research assistants, and two high school students» Skills: CVD and PVD synthesis techniques, SEM with EDS, XRD, XPS/UPS, Raman spectroscopy, PL spectroscopy, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy

Troy, New York, United States

PI: Ravi S. Kane, PhDPublication: Design of monodisperse and well-defined polypeptide-based polyvalent inhibitors of anthrax toxin» Engineered polyvalent polypeptide inhibitors for anthrax toxin» Studied protein folding, aggregation kinetics, and fibril formation based on environmental conditions using both in vitro and in silico methods» Skills: bacterial culture, genetic engineering, protein expression and purification, Rosetta Design, Python 2.7.2

Troy, New York, United States

PI: Shekhar Garde, PhD» Modeled role of water in the interfacial molecular self-assembly of hydrophobic and amphiphilic molecules using molecular dynamics simulations» Skills: Gromacs, Python 2.7.2, molecular dynamics simulations

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

PI: Robert Burford, PhD» Synthesized and characterization of novel gamma-irradiated polymer-titania hydrogels with potential application in UV-protective contact lenses» Skills: gamma-radiation initiated sol-gel synthesis, ATR FT-IR spectroscopy, DSC, TGA

Troy, New York, United States

PI: Linda S. Schadler, PhD» Synthesized, characterized, and tested titania-polymer nanocomposite films for application as LED coatings with improved optical properties» Skills: hydrothermal and solvothermal synthesis, azide-alkyne click chemistry, NMR, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy, ellipsometry

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Advisor: Jonathan S. Dordick, PhD Dissertation: Elucidating the Mechanism of Magnetogenetics

Master Of Science - Ms, Chemical Engineering

Advisor: Vidhya Chakrapani, PhD Thesis: Synthesis and Control of Morphology, Stoichiometry, and Composition of Transition Metal Oxides

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering & Bs, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Tau Beta Pi - The Engineering Honor Society Omega Chi Epsilon - The Chemical Engineering Honor Society American.