Principal Investigator

​Eric M. Young, PhD.
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Leonard P. Kinnicutt Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Graduate Students

​Joseph Collins

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering

Kevin Keating

PhD Candidate, Chemical Engineering

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Undergraduate Students

Trent Jones

Chemical Engineering Major

Shelby Morrison

Chemical Engineering Major

Taylor Petell

I am a first year chemical engineering student originally from North Conway, New Hampshire. Shadowing in Young Lab has been a great experience for me because I am learning hands on material that connects to what I am learning in the classroom.

Shravani Balaji

I am a  junior majoring in biochemistry, minoring in chemical engineering. I was an intern for two years working at MilliporeSigma on aspects of their filter technology, and I hope to advance in this field.

Marina Como, ChE
Amparo Cosio, ChE
Gillian Nadeau, BME
Zach Newlon, ChE
Allie Guthrie, 2019 NSF REU student

Alumni

​Alden Graham, B.S. ChE '19, Pfizer
Alexandra Connor, B.S. ChE '19, consultant
Celeste Marsan, B.S. ChE '19, NSF Graduate Research Fellow at UT Austin

Lucas Rodriguez, 2018 NSF REU student

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Past Major Qualifying Projects (5)

Light Activation of Yeast Metabolism

2019, Provost's MQP Award
​Celeste Marsan

Wild Apple Yeast Isolation

2019
​Alden Graham

Transporters in Cell Culture

2019
​Allie Connor

Last But Not Yeast

2018  Sponsor: North Country Hard Cider
​Jennifer Gagner, Alex Shefferman, Devin Stevens, Gabrielle Somadelis

Yeast Whisperers

2017  ​Sponsor: North Country Hard Cider
​Ellen Thomson, Lucas Chico, Garrett Brogan, Alexandra Rozen