Virginia Commonwealth University & Virginia State University

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Adam Bower is currently a Chemical and Life Science Engineering senior at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is a special events coordinator for the department and is actively involved in the School of Engineering. He hopes to pursue his Ph.D. next year. He is interested in researching in bioreactor design, synthetic biology and biochemical reactions.

Maria McClintock is a senior in Chemical and Life Science Engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi and plans on pursuing a Ph.D. Her current research interests are synthetic biology, biochemical reactions and micro reactors.

ADVISORS

Stephen Fong, Ph.D.
Stephen Fong received his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Fong's undergraduate degree is in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Dr. Fong joined the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering in the Fall of 2005 and is currently an Assistant Professor and Associate Department Chair.

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Priscilla Amoah is a Virginia State University senior. She grew up in Ghana until 2006, when she moved to the United States to attend college. She’s a Biology/Pre-Med major and will be graduating in May 2011. She is very much interested in research and is currently considering an MD/PhD program while in medical school. She loves writing and has, in the past, considered being a novelist.

Karis Childs is a senior Biology major attending Virginia State University. She is originally from Yorktown, VA. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and playing the piano and violin.