where he co-founded Automated Cell, Inc. He has been a Visiting Professor of Bioengineering at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering as well as a Visiting Scholar in Biomedical Engineering at Boston University. He also has led R&D teams at Organogenesis Inc. and Polymerix Corporation developing tissue-engineered medical products and druggenerating biodegradable polymers, respectively. He is the inventor on ten issued US patents. He has been the recipient of the first Whitaker Young Investigator Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society, a Searle Scholar Award, and an Early Career Development Award from the NSF as well as a two-time recipient of the Omega Chi Epsilon Outstanding Faculty Award from the Xi Chapter of Northeastern Student Affiliate of American Institute of Chemical Engineers and of the Outstanding Teacher of First Year Engineering Students from the College of Engineering at Northeastern. He recently has published the textbook General Chemistry for Engineers with Cognella Academic Publishing.

is a fourth-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University, majoring in chemical engineering and pursuing a minor in mathematics. Kristen is not only a chemistry tutor but has also worked at the MathWorks, Inc. In addition, she has held co-op positions at both Shaw Energy & Chemicals (now Technip) and EMD Serono Research Institute.

is a third-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University, majoring in chemical engineering and pursuing a minor in mathematics. Coletti is not only a chemistry tutor but has also worked at the MathWorks, Inc. In addition, she has held co-op positions at both the Shaw Group and the