The Fall 2024 semester has been an exciting and productive season for the Fromen Lab at the University of Delaware. Here’s a roundup of what we’ve been up to!

Publications and Academic Milestones

Congratulations to Yinkui Yu on publishing the paper, Design and Evaluation of 3D-Printed Lattice Structures as High Flow Rate Aerosol Filters in ACS Applied Engineering Materials. This work showcases innovative approaches in aerosol filtration using 3D-printed lattice structures. Click to check it out —->

Yinkui also completed his master’s thesis, Design, Manufacturing, and Implementation of 3D-Printed Lattice Structures in Aerosol Filtration. Congratulations, Yinkui, on this incredible achievement!

Conferences
Our lab has been busy presenting our work across several major conferences this fall:

BMES 2024 Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD):

AIChE 2024 Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA):

Society of Rheology 95th Annual Meeting (Austin, TX) and Fourth Aerosol Dosimetry Conference (UC Irvine):

Welcoming New Members

We are thrilled to welcome Katie Austin (UNH, GRFP Fellow) and Richard Zhang (VA Tech) as new PhD chemical engineering graduate students! We also welcomed undergraduates Vilina Akala (BME) and Avery Tran (CBE) to the group!

Katie Austin

CBE PhD Student

Richard Zhang

CBE PhD Student

(co-advised w/Millie Sullivan)

Vilina Akala

BME Class of 2027

Avery Tran

CBE Class of 2026

We also hosted BME rotation students Lauren Porter and James MacAuley, who brought great energy to the lab. Best of luck as you continue your PhD journeys!

Looking ahead, we are excited to welcome Dhana Mahadik (BME), Logan Whitesel (BME), and Abby Richardson (BISC) for their rotations in January.

Funding Success
We are pleased to announce new funding from the U.S. Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground. The project, Development of an Autonomous Inhalation Robot for Chem/Bio (AIR-CB) for Real-world Estimation of Aerosolized Threats, will help us further our work in aerosol dosimetry and real-world threat assessment.

Thank You and Looking Forward
Fall 2024 has been filled with growth, innovation, and collaboration. Thank you to our lab members, collaborators, and sponsors for making this semester such a success. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to push the boundaries of research in aerosol science and pulmonary drug delivery!