Niloufar Fattahi

Ph.D. Candidate

Hansen Biointerface Lab, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506 Phone: 785-***-**** (cell)

Email: adho1y@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS

• Expert in developing synthetic materials for applications in microbial biotechnology

• Technical expertise in surface chemistry, surface analysis methods, and surface modifications with functional polymers

• Over four years of experience working in labs, research, analysis and project management

• Effective and assertive leadership experience within interdisciplinary and cross-functional teams

• B.S. in chemical engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Principal Scientist & Research Lead; R&D: Health Sector BioStrandz, Remote Jul. 2019 – Present

• Researched and analyzed health factors and dietary influence on hair and scalp health.

• Facilitated research design workshops centered on data collection, data analysis, and methodologies for executive leadership.

• Research and analysis of market stake holders in customized hair product industry. Research Trainee

National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) Jan. 2019 – Present Kansas State University

• Interdisciplinary research to promote the sustainable development of rural communities through technology and communication. The research focus is on improving the available water capacity of agricultural soils through implementing soil modification using bacteria. Graduate Research Assistant

Chemical Engineering Department, Kansas State University Aug. 2016 – Present Faculty Advisor: Ryan Hansen, Ph.D.

• Developed a rapid method of isolating rare cells for genetic analysis. This method used photodegradable hydrogel interfaces as three-dimensional cell culture platforms. Cell isolation was achieved using a high resolution patterned light source. The interface is inexpensive, user- friendly, and translatable to microbiology labs. Successful results of this work facilitated receiving a $500,000 funding by Hansen Biointerface Lab to further expand this research. EDUCATION

Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical Engineering Expected Graduation: Spring 2021 Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

GPA: 3.74

B.S., Chemical Engineering Sept. 2015

Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

LABORATORY AND SOFTWARE SKILLS

General laboratory skills Surface characterization techniques

• Synthetic hydrogels

• Silane and thiol-based surface chemistry

• Bioconjugation methods

• Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

• ATR-FTIR spectroscopy

• Spectroscopic Ellipsometry (SE)

• Brightfield / fluorescence microscopy

Cell culture

• Microbial culture

• Cell viability assays

Software skills

• ImageJ

• COMSOL

• Microsoft Office

HONORS AND AWARDS

• KSU Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Advisory Committee Member Fall 2019– Present

• NRT Student Advisory Committee Member Fall 2019– Present

• Certificate in Python Data Structures Apr. 2019

• KSU Chemical Engineering Department

William H. & Virginia Honstead Fellowship Scholarship Mar. 2018

• KSU IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Membership (EMBS) Oct. 2017 – Present SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Fattahi, N.; Nieves-Otero, P. A.; Masigol, M.; Van der Vlies, A. J.; Jensen, R. S.; Hansen, R. R.; Platt, T. G. Photodegradable hydrogels for rapid screening, isolation, and genetic characterization of bacteria with rare phenotypes. Biomacromolecules 2020, 21 (8), 3140–3151. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00543.

• Dodds, Walter K.; … Fattahi, N; Delavaux, C; and Agusto, F. Connections and Feedback: Aquatic, Plant, and Soil Microbiomes in Heterogeneous and Changing Environments. BioScience 2020, 70 (7), 548–562.

https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa046.

• Masigol, M.; Fattahi, N.; Barua, N.; Lokitz, B. S.; Retterer, S. T.; Platt, T. G.; Hansen, R. R. Identification of Critical Surface Parameters Driving Lectin-Mediated Capture of Bacteria from Solution. Biomacromolecules 2019, 20 (7), 2852–2863. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00609.

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