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"!Google Scholar
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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 (2015-2018).
In progress projects
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Perez-Gonzalez, V.H. Predicting retention time of microparticles in electrokinetic separations.
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Dielectrophoresis in Carcinoma Diagnosis: Recent Developments and Applications.
Published journal articles
- Kasarabada, V.; Nasir Ahamed, N.N.; Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Martinez-Martinez, G.; and B. H. Lapizco-Encinas;* Separating the living from the dead: an electrophoretic approach, Analytical Chemistry, 96(39): 15711-15719, 2024, I.F. 6.7. link
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Cyr, P; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Improving device design in insulator-based electrokinetic tertiary separations. Journal of Chromatography A, 1722 (10), 2024, I.F. 4.1 link
- 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
- 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. 4.1 link
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Recipient of Blue Fingers Award at AES Annual meeting at SciX, Raleigh NC (2024).
- Annual Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Research Award, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY (2023).
- The Best Student Paper Award from the journal ELECTROPHORESIS (2022).
Academic Experience
- Co-chair of Electrokinetic Fundamentals session at AES Annual meeting at SciX, Raleigh NC (2024).
- Co-chair of Electrokinetic Fundamentals session at AES Annual meeting at SciX, Sparks Nevada (2023).
- Invited reviewer from the journal ELECTROPHORESIS (2022,2024)
Conference Presentations
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Cyr, P.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Strategy for enhancing insulator-based electrokinetic device design for tertiary separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* On the use of nonlinear electrophoresis for altering migration order in electrokinetic separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Perez-Gonzalez, V.H.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Predicting retention time of microparticles in electrokinetic separations, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
- V. Kasarabada, O. D. Ernst, Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Assessment of the effect of cell shape on their nonlinear electrophoretic mobility, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
- V. Kasarabada Nasir Ahamed, N.N., Vaghef-Koodehi, A., G. Martinez-Martinez; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Continuous separation of live and dead cells with nonlinear electrophoresis, AES Annual meeting at Scix 2024, Raleigh NC, USA
- 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
- 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
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Ernst, O.D., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Nonlinear electrokinetics for separating microorganisms, SciX conference 2022, Covington KY, USA.
- Vaghef-Koodehi, A.; Dillis, C., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Electrokinetic separation of highly similar microparticles, SciX conference 2022, Covington KY, USA.