Principal Investigator
Wilfred Chen, Ph.D.
B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988
Ph.D.: Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1993
Email: wilfred@udel.edu
Gore Professor of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
University of Delaware
Newark DE 19716
Postdoctoral Scholars
Graduate Students
Antonio Goncalves
Co-advisor: Prof. Sullivan
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2018
M.S: Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University, 2019
Email: agoncal@udel.edu
Research: Develop protein nanostructures for enhanced circulation and delivery
Office: Colburn 359
Anthony Stohr
Co-advisor: Prof. Blenner
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 2021
Email: astohr@udel.edu
Research: Design riboregulators for dynamic control
Office: Colburn 361
Caitlin D’Ambrosio
Co-advisors: Profs. April and Chris Kloxin
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, 2021
Email: cdambro@udel.edu
Research: Design of peptide-based materials with multiscale structures and properties
Office: Colburn 355
Logan Yeager
Co-advisor: Prof. Sullivan
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2022
Email: lpyeager@udel.edu
Research: Design protein nanoparticles for conditional cargo release
Office: Colburn 359
Pragati Muthukumar
B.S: Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023
Email: muthuku@udel.edu
Research: Design conditional condensates for protein degradation
Office: Colburn 355
Hayeon Park
Co-advisor: Prof. Solomon
B.S: Biological Systems Engineering, University of Californa, Davis, 2022
Email: hayeonp@udel.edu
Research: Design metabolite-responsive condensates
Office: Colburn 361
Ting-Lun (Talent) Tien
Co-advisor: Prof. Solomon
B.S: National Tsing Hua University, 2022
M.S: National Tsing Hua University, 2024
Email: tltien@udel.edu
Research: Engineering segmented plant virus nanorods
Office: Colburn 359
Dominic Castaldi
Co-advisor: Prof. Solomon
B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2024
Email: castaldi@udel.edu
Research: Develop real-time metabolite biosensors
Office: Colburn 359
Terra Miley
Co-advisors: Profs. Sullivan and Blenner
B.S: Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 2025
Email: tmiley@udel.edu
Research: Develop real-time intracellular biosensors
Office: Colburn 355
