Dr. Qing Sun
Primary PI
Dr. Sun is a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, and her research interests are centered around synthetic biology, biotechnology, and environmental engineering.
Dr. Xuejun Zhu
Secondary PI
Dr. Zhu is a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, and her research interest is biomolecular engineering for applications in health, agriculture, and energy.
Siddhant Gulati
Instructor
Siddhant's main focus was to oversee our experiments and offer support through advice and instruction.
Eric Imhoff
Student Leader
Eric was the leader of experiments. In addition, he coordinated team meetings and was responsible for our duties and deadlines.
Joshua Hong
Student Member
Joshua mainly worked in the lab, primarily performing experiments mutagenesis of PETase and PCR.
Hayden Johnson
Student Advisor
Hayden assisted in lab experiments and was responsible for presenting weekly lab updates during our team meetings.
Andrew Lacombe
Student Member
Andrew worked with both sub-teams. For the lab team, he worked on experiment preparation and lab assistance. For the Wiki team, he worked on software development.
Andrea Mendoza
Student Member
Andrea was a main programmer for the team Wiki. She focused on software development and formatting.
Ella Noha
Student Member
Ella was a main programmer for the team Wiki. She focused on creative design and photography.
Kyge Poling
Student Member
Kyge used his extensive experience to work on lab experiments and offer assistance.
Bobby Wolf
Student Member
Bobby worked with collaborations and communications with the team. He organized team events and reached out to sources.
E.Collie
Mascot
E.Collie is a hybrid of a collie and E. coli, and she is based off of Texas A&M University's mascot, Reveille, a rough collie.