VINCENT VERRUTO

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O BJECTIVE

To expand my knowledge and application of colloidal and bio/nanotechnological

characterization techniques through completion of a comprehensive PhD program.

E DUCATION

1999 2003 University of Delaware Newark, DE

Major - Chemical Engineering (BCHE)

Minor - Biology

GPA 3.72/4

Elective Courses - Colloid Science, Polymer Science

2003-current North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

PhD Program Chemical Engineering

Project Crude Oil/Water Emulsion stability, asphaltenic film characterization

GPA 3.9/4

R ESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2001-2003 University of Delaware Newark, DE

Senior Thesis : The role of cross-protein interactions in diafiltration of binary mixtures

Measured cross-protein interactions by self-interaction chromatography

Performed diafiltration experiments to investigate the correlation between cross-protein

interactions and separation behavior

Utilized ion-exchange chromatography for post-diafiltration concentration determination

Summer 2003 Merck Research Labs: Pharm. R&D West Point, PA

Investigated pseudo-ternary phase behavior for surfactant/oil/water systems

Characterized drug/vehicle/water emulsions by Focused Beam Reflectance Method (FBRM)

C ONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Peter M. Tessier, Vincent J. Verruto et al., Insights into molecular interactions involved in

protein crystallization and protein separations, AIChE Fall National Meeting, Indianapolis,

IN (2002).

Peter M. Tessier, Vincent J. Verruto et al., Characterization of molecular interactions in

binary protein mixtures by self-interaction chromatography, ACS Fall National Meeting,

Boston, MA (2002).

P UBLICATIONS

Tessier, P.M., Verruto, V.J., Sandler, S.I., Lenhoff, A.M. Correlation of Diafiltration Sieving

Behavior of Lysozyme-BSA Mixtures with Osmotic Second Virial Cross-Coefficients.

Biotechnology & Bioengineering. 2004.

A WARDS AND ACTIVITIES

Mr. & Mrs. James F. Kearns Scholarship in Chem. Engineering (2002-2003)

President of AIChE, UD Student Chapter (2002-2003)

UD Scholar Award (1999-2003)

Dean s Fellowship, NC State Univ. (2003-2004)

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