Alexandra E. LaLonde

NEWS: November 2015 - Alexandra LaLonde received a research award at AIChE conference

Alexandra Lalonde (5th year BME student) was was awarded first place at the undergraduate separations poster competition at the 2015 AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, 11/2015.
Congratulations Alexandra! This work was funded by the National Science Foundation (Award CBET-1336160).

NEWS: December 2014 - Alexandra LaLonde is featured in the RIT Athenaeum!

Alexandra Lalonde (4th year BME student) was featured in the RIT Athenaeum for her achievements in publishing peer-reviewed journal articles as a first author (link).
Congratulations Alexandra! This work was funded by the National Science Foundation (Award CBET-1336160). For further information, visit Alex's page.

Research at Rochester Institute of Technology

Alexandra is a fifth year biomedical engineering student at RIT. She is currently assisting a research project in microfluidics which focuses specifically on inverted elution of large particles using insulator-based dielectrophoresis.

Academic Background

Projects

  1. Effect of the geometry of insulating structures on insulator-based dielectrophoresis (iDEP).
  2. Effect of dielectrophoresis on yeast and bacteria cells.
  3. Isolation and enrichment of low abundant particles with insulator-based dielectrophoresis
  4. Polarization behavior of polystyrene particles under direct current and low frequency electric fields in dielectrophoretic systems
  5. Dielectrophoretic manipulation of particle mixtures employing asymmetric insulating posts
  6. Inverted Elution of large particles using insulator-based dielectrophoresis

Journal Articles

    PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS
  1. Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; Rauch, M..; LaLonde, A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Polarization behavior of polystyrene particles under direct current and low frequency (<1 kHz) electric fields in dielectrophoretic systems, Electrophoresis, 37(4):635-644, 2016. I.F. 3.028. Article awarded with the journal cover.
  2. Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.;LaLonde, A.; Gencoglu A.; Romero-Creel, M.F.; Dolas, J.R.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Dielectrophoretic manipulation of particle mixtures employing asymmetric insulating posts, Electrophoresis, 37(2):282-290, 2016. I.F. 3.028. Article awarded with the journal cover.
  3. Lalonde, A.; Romero-Creel, M.F.; Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Isolation and enrichment of low abundant particles with insulator-based dielectrophoresis, Biomicrofluidics, 9(6):064113, 2015. I.F. 3.357
  4. LaLonde, A.; Romero-Creel, M.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H;* Assessment of cell viability after manipulation with insulator-based dielectrophoresis, Electrophoresis, 2014, DOI: 10.1002/elps.201400331
  5. LaLonde, A.; Gencoglu, A.; Romero-Creel, M.; Koppula, K.S.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Effect of insulating posts geometry on particle manipulation in insulator based dielectrophoretic devices, Journal of Chromatography A, 1344:99-108, 2014, I.F. 4.612. DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.03.083
  6. Gencoglu, A.; Olney, D.N.; LaLonde A.; Koppula, K.S.; Lapizco Encinas, B.H.; Dynamic microparticle manipulation with an electroosmotic flow gradient with low frequency alternating current dielectrophoresis, Electrophoresis, 35(2-3):362-373. 2014, I.F. 3.261.
  7. Gencoglu, A.; Olney, D.N.; LaLonde A.; Koppula, K.S.; Lapizco Encinas, B.H.;* Particle Manipulation In insulator based Dielectrophoretic Devices, Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine, 4: 021002.1-7, 2013. DOI: 10.1115/1.4025368

    8. UNDER REVIEW

Conference Proceedings and Technical Articles

  1. Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; LaLonde, A.; Gencoglu, A.; Romero-Creel, M.F.; Dolas, J.R. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Reversing elution order in insulator based dielectrophoretic separations with asymmetric insulating posts; AIChE Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings online, New York, NY, AIChE, 2015. ISBN: pending.
  2. LaLonde, A.; Romero-Creel, M.; Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Dielectrophoretic isolation and enrichment of low abundant particles; AIChE Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings online, New York, NY, AIChE, 2015. ISBN: pending.
  3. LaLonde, A.; Romero-Creel, M.; Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Dielectrophoretic isolation and enrichment of low abundant particles; AICHE Annual Meeting 2015, Salt Lake City UT, USA; 11/2015.
  4. Gencoglu, A.; LaLonde, A.; Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; Romero-Creel, M.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;< Reversing elution order in insulator based dielectrophoretic separations with asymmetric insulating posts; AICHE Annual Meeting 2015, Salt Lake City UT, USA; 11/2015.
  5. Cometa Michelle, “Fluid Designs- Undergraduate Alexandra LaLonde’s research helps improve microfluidic techniques,” RIT Athenaeum, Volume 6, Number 3, Page 7, December 2014- January 2015.
  6. LaLonde A.; Students on the Job: Research Co-op Experience in Microfluidics and Dielectrophoresis. The Rochester Engineer Magazine, January 2014, p. 33.
  7. Gencoglu, A.; Olney, D.; LaLonde, A.; Koppula, K.; Lapizco-Encinas, B. H. Particle Manipulation in dielectrophoretic devices; Proceedings ofthe ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress&Exposition; article IMECE2013-66439, ASME, 2013, ISBN: Pending.

Conference Presentations

  1. Romero-Creel, M.F., LaLonde, A. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Assessment of Complex Biological Samples with Insulator-Based Dielectrophoresis; SciX 2016; Minneapolis MN, USA; 09/2016.
  2. Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; LaLonde, A.; Gencoglu, A.; Romero-Creel, M.F.; Dolas, J.R. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Insulator-based dielectrophoresis: Reversing elution order in Microscale Bioseparations; First International Forum of Mexican Talent; Guadalajara JC, Mexico; 04/2016. Poster number IMMX-RN-BT-0019

  3. Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; LaLonde, A.; Rauch M. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Dielectrophoretic polarization of inert submicron particles under low-frequency electric fields; First International Forum of Mexican Talent; Guadalajara JC, Mexico; 04/2016. Poster number IMMX-RN-BT-0020
  4. LaLonde, A.; Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; Rauch, M. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Direct current and low frequency polarization behavior of polystyrene particles in insulator-based dielectrophoretic devices; AICHE Annual Meeting 2015, Salt Lake City UT, USA; 11/2015.
  5. Romero-Creel, M.; LaLonde, A.; Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.; Selective Trapping and Enrichment of Particles Reversing the Elution Order in Insulator Based Dielectrophoresis; AICHE Annual Meeting 2015, Salt Lake City UT, USA; 11/2015.
  6. Saucedo-Espinosa, M.A.; LaLonde, A.; Gencoglu, A.; Romero-Creel, M.; Dolas, J.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Reversing elution order in insulator based dielectrophoretic separations with asymmetric insulating posts; AICHE Annual Meeting 2015, Salt Lake City UT, USA; 11/2015.
  7. LaLonde, A.; Romero-Creel, M.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Study of Cell Viability after Manipulation with Insulator-Based Dielectrophoresis, AICHE Annual Meeting 2014, Atlanta GA, USA, (11/2014).
  8. LaLonde, A.; Romero-Creel, M.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.;  Assessment of cell viability after manipulation with insulator-based dielectrophoresis, Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium, (08/2013).
  9. LaLonde A.; Romero-Creel, M.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Assessment of cell viability after manipulation with insulator-based dielectrophoresis, Biotechnology Symposium: Opening the Biotechnology Toolbox, May 15-16, 2014, SUNY-ESF Gateway Center, Syracuse.
  10. Gencoglu, A.; Olney, D.; LaLonde, A.; Koppula, K.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.; Particle manipulation in dielectrophoretic devices, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition, paper # IMECE2013, (11/2013).
  11. Gencoglu, A.; LaLonde, A.; Romero-Creel, M., Koppula K. S. and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H; Effect of Insulating Post Shape On Particle Trapping With Insulator-Based Dielectrophoresis, AICHE Annual Meeting 2013, San Fransisco CA, USA, (11/2013).
  12. Gencoglu, A.; Gulati, N.; Bruening D.; LaLonde, A.; Koppula, K.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.; Electrokinetic Behavior of Large Polystyrene Particles in Insulator Based Dielectrophoresis, AICHE Annual Meeting 2013, San Francisco CA, USA, (11/2013).
  13. Gencoglu, A.; Olney, D.; LaLonde, A.; Koppula, K.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.; Using Low Frequency Electrical Signals for Particle Separations With Dielectrophoresis, AICHE Annual Meeting 2013, San Francisco CA, USA, (11/2013).
  14. Gencoglu, A.; LaLonde, A.; Koppula, K.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.; Dynamic microparticle manipulation in dielectrophoresis-based microfluidic devices, ITP 2013 - 20th International Symposium on Electro- and Liquid Phase- Separation Techniques, Tenerife, Canary Islands Spain, (10/2013).
  15. LaLonde, A.; Gencoglu, A.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.; Effect of Insulator Geometry on Particle Trapping with Insulator-Based Dielectrophoresis, Rochester Institute of Technology Undergraduate Research Symposium, (08/2013).
  16. Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Assessment of cell viability after manipulation with insulator-based dielectrophoresis, Biotechnology Symposium: Opening the Biotechnology Toolbox, May 15-16, 2014, SUNY-ESF Gateway Center, Syracuse.

Alexandra E. LaLonde
Biomedical Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Email: ael9930@rit.edu