Sam West
Biography
Sam West is currently pursuing his PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. He previously graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2021 with a B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. While at Georgia Tech, he did research in Dr. Blair Brettmann's lab, working to develop new methods of recycling multi-layer plastics using photoactive small molecules. At the University of Texas, his project focuses on sustainable, biologically-based separation of rare earth elements (REE) from industrial processes. He is interested in creating a bioreactor system containing REE-binding proteins embedded in a hydrogel framework to drive REE separation. Sam is co-advised by Manish Kumar and Adrianne Rosales. |