Jason received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Kansas in 2014 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University in 2019. At Purdue, he studied the fundamental kinetic contributions of solvation and active site structure to dehydration reactions relevant to biomass upgrading using structurally well-defined Lewis acid and Brønsted acid zeolite catalysts.
My research focuses on understanding the molecular and physical origins of planetary systems such as our own. By using clues from interstellar molecular emission, I study young planetary systems in formation around low-mass stars, i.e. protoplanetary disks: the very materials from which planets, comets, and other solar system bodies eventually form.
Biosystems often exhibit subpopulations with phenotypic heterogeneity, as part of their adaptation strategy to genetic and environmental influences. Stratifying this heterogeneity can lead to precision medicine-based approaches for disease diagnostics and for screening subjects towards advanced therapeutics.
Protein Engineering: Advancing Imaging, Therapeutics, and Diagnostics
Professor Lindsay Wheeler is a lecturer in the Chemistry Department and Assistant Director of STEM education innovations in the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE). Dr. Wheeler teaches STEM education and higher education courses in the Education School. She previously taught a 1-credit Teaching Methods in Higher Education for chemistry, physics, biology, and astronomy TAs, which will be transformed into asynchronous modular units for TAs to access and integrate into their teaching. She worked with Dr.
The pharmacological mechanism of action of small molecules and on the fundamental biological role of protein tyrosine phosphatases in disease.
