Alaleh Vaghef-Koodehi

Researcher at Rochester Institute of Technology

I am a Chemical Engineer who is interested in Biomedical Engineering too. I hope to be a successful member of the MBS laboratory and bring about valuable accomplishments there as a Ph.D. researcher. I strongly believe that "hard work pays off"!

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Academic Background

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, USA (2021-Expected 08/2026).
• M.Sc in Chemical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran (2015-2017).
• B.Sc in Chemical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Guilan, Iran (2009-2014).

Industry Background

• Quality Control Manager of polyethylene pipes, Iran (2015-2019).

In progress projects

• Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Predicting retention time of microparticles in electrokinetic separations.

Submitted projects

• Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Cyr, P; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Improving device design in insulator-based electrokinetic tertiary separations. Submitted to Journal of Chromatography A, 2024, I.F. 4.1

Published journal articles

1. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Switching Separation Migration Order by Switching Electrokinetic Regime in Electrokinetic Microsystems, Biosensors, 14 (3), 119, 2024. I.F. 5.4 link
2. Kasarabada V.; Ernst, O.D.; Vaghef-Koodehi, A., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Effect of cell shape on nonlinear electrophoresis migration, Journal of Chromatography A, 464685, 2024. I.F. 4.7 link
3. Ernst, O.D.; Vaghef-Koodehi, A., Dillis, C., Lomeli-Martin, A, Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Dependence of Nonlinear Electrophoresis on Particle Size and Electrical Charge, Analytical Chemistry, 95(16):6595–6602, 2023. I.F. 8.008 link
4. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Ernst, O.D., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Separation of Cells and Microparticles in Insulator-Based Electrokinetic Systems, Analytical Chemistry, 95(2):1409-1418, 2023. I.F. 8.0 link
5. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Dillis, C., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; High-Resolution Charge-Based Electrokinetic Separation of Almost Identical Microparticles, Analytical Chemistry, 94(17):6451-6456, 2022. I.F. 8.0 link
6. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Microscale electrokinetic‐based analysis of intact cells and viruses, Electrophoresis, 43(1-2):263-287, 2022. I.F. 3.5 link
7. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Dadvand-Koohi, A; Optimization of Thermal Stability of High-Density Polyethylene Composite Using Antioxidant, Carbon Black and Nanoclay Addition by a Central Composite Design Method: X-ray Diffraction and Rheological Characterization,Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B, 57(10):660-678, 2018. I.F. 1.5 link

Awards

1. Annual Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Research Award, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (2023).
2. The Best Student Paper Award from the journal ELECTROPHORESIS (2022).

Academic Experience

1. Co-chair of Electrokinetic Fundamentals session at AES Annual meeting at SciX, Sparks Nevada (2023).
2. Invited reviewer from the journal ELECTROPHORESIS (2022)

Conference Presentations

1. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Cyr, P.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Device optimization for electrokinetic separation of microparticles, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2023, Reno NV, USA
2. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Ernst, O.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* On the Use of Nonlinear Electrokinetics for Cell Separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2023, Reno NV, USA
3. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Ernst, O.D., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Nonlinear electrokinetics for separating microorganisms, SciX conference 2022, Covington KY, USA.
4. Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Dillis, C., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Electrokinetic separation of highly similar microparticles, SciX conference 2022, Covington KY, USA.

Hobbies

I enjoy cooking and am proud to be a skilled cook! Many have remarked that I cook like a mom! I love preparing both traditional Iranian dishes and modern cuisine. In my free time, I also enjoy reading, taking photos, and blogging. Additionally, I find joy in knitting, crocheting, and gardening.

Alaleh Vaghef-Koodehi
Biomedical Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Email: av1462@rit.edu

Separation of highly similar microparticles by exploiting small charge differences. (a) Electropherogram of the microparticle separation of built device employing a fluorescence signal. (b) Image of the microparticles as they begin to separate in “zones” within the post array, illustrating that the red particles are getting ahead of the green particles.