Bio

PI: Christian Aponte-Rivera, PhD (CV)

Professional experience

  • Aug 2025 – Present: Assistant Professor, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Syracuse University
  • Jan 2025 – Aug 2025: Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University Chemistry Department
  • Jan 2023 – Jan 2025: IDEA Fellow, Stony Brook University
  • Jan 2018- Dec 2022: Postdoctoral Researcher, Duke University

Education

  • 2012-2017: Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
  • 2015: M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Cornell University
  • 2006-2012: B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Academic Honors

  • Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, Spring 2018
  • The Ephrahim Garcia Graduate Student Excellence in Mentoring Award, Cornell University (Fall 2017)
  • NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Spring 2013
  • Cornell University Colman Fellow, Fall 2012
  • Sage Fellowship, Cornell University (Fall 2012)