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Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical Engineering
ChemE Research Areas:
Honors:
2022 Distinguished Trainee Service Award, Northwestern University Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
2017 Graduate Woman of Excellence, MIT
2013-2019 NSF Fellow, MIT
2012-2013 Beckman Scholar, UCSB
Research Description:
The Mills lab focuses on molecular engineering of proteins and protein assemblies that control spatial organization in biological systems, with applications in biomanufacturing, plastic remediation, and oral vaccine delivery.
Education:
BS: Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara (2013)
MS: Chemical Engineering Practice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2016)
PhD: Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2019)