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[mailto:mcarthur@virginia.edu | Welcome to my OWW user page. I'm a first-year grad student at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA and I am a member of Dr. Stephen Fong's ''Systems Bioengineering Lab'' in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering. Please feel free to [mailto:mcarthur@virginia.edu email me]. | ||
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I am interested in harvesting genetic material from the vast microbial biodiversity found in the oceans for biotechnological applications. <br /> | I am interested in harvesting genetic material from the vast microbial biodiversity found in the oceans for biotechnological applications. <br /> | ||
*''If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.'' | *''If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.'' – Loren Eisley | ||
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Revision as of 14:06, 4 June 2008
Welcome to my OWW user page. I'm a first-year grad student at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA and I am a member of Dr. Stephen Fong's Systems Bioengineering Lab in the Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering. Please feel free to email me.
Research Interests
I am working towards a biofuel production process using biological, chemical and physical engineering principles.
Microbial Engineering
Specifically, I am interested in combining an evolutionary engineering strategy with a synthetic biology approach to the metabolic engineering of microorganisms for the synthesis of butanol for use as transportation fuel.
Marine Metagenomics
I am interested in harvesting genetic material from the vast microbial biodiversity found in the oceans for biotechnological applications.
- If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. – Loren Eisley
Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
- Ph.D. Chemical and Life Science Engineering
University of Virginia (2008)
- B.S. Chemical Engineering
- Concentration in Biotechnology
- B.A. Music
- Focus in Composition
- Minor in Biology
- Undergraduate Thesis Portfolio
- The Development of a First Course in the Fundamentals of Synthetic Biology at the University of Virginia
- Biological Systems Design was offered in Spring 2008!
- The VGEM Team: A Model for Enhancing Engineering Education
- A Regulatory Framework for the Constructive Development of Synthetic Biology
- The Development of a First Course in the Fundamentals of Synthetic Biology at the University of Virginia
