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Research at Rochester Institute of Technology
David is a fourth year chemical engineering student at RIT. He has been conducting research in a variety of disciplines since 2010, ranging from material science to mechanical
and computer engineering, to biomedical engineering.
Academic Background
- M.S. in Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (09/2012-present)
- B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (09/2009-present).
Professional Experience
- Exploration of the effect of low frequency alternating current electric fields on microchannel bioseparation iDEP systems, at RIT.(2012)
- Characterization attributes of various multi-material joining techniques, at Honda of America, Research and Development (2012).
- Development of a remote control system for motorized wheelchairs via mobile devices, at RIT (2011-2012).
- Analyzation of the effect of carbon nanotube on microsensing, electrolysis, and conductive polymer systems, at RIT (2010-2012).
Projects
- Separation and Concentration of microparticles employing low frequency (< 1 kHz)insulator-based dielectrophoresis(iDEP).
Journal publications
- 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.
- 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.
Conference proceedings
- 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.
- Nitin Kalra, Kalathur Santhanam and David Olney (2012). Nickel Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Composite Electrode for
Hydrogen Generation. MRS Proceedings,1387, mrsf111387e0905 doi:10.1557/opl.2012.770
Conference presentations
- Gencoglu, A., Olney, D.N.,. LaLonde A.; Koppula, K., Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.,*Using Low Frequency Electrical Signals for Particle Separations With Dielectrophoresis, AICHE Annual Meeting 2013, San Francisco CA, USA, (11/2013).
- Koppula, K.S.; Gencoglu, A.; Olney, D.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.;* Advancement in the Modeling of Insulator Based Dielectrophoresis, AICHE Annual Meeting 2013, San Francisco CA, USA, (11/2013).
- Gencoglu, A; Olney, D.; LaLonde, A.; Koppula, K.; and Lapizco-Encinas, B.; Particle manipulation in dielectrophoretic devices, ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition IMECE2013, (11/2013).
- Olney, D.N.,. Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.,* Microparticle Manipulation with Low Frequency Alternating Current Electric Potential in Insulator-Based Dielectroforesis Microdevices, Naval Academy Science and Engineering Conference (NASEC), Annapolis, MD, USA (11/2012).
- Olney, D.N.,. Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.,* Microparticle Manipulation with Low Frequency Alternating Current Electric Potential in Insulator-Based Dielectroforesis Microdevices, AICHE Annual Meeting 2012, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, (10/2012- 11/2012).
- Olney, D.N.; Lapizco-Encinas, B.H.* Poster: On the potential of low frequency alternating current electric fields for microparticle manipulation in insulator based dielectrophoresis systems, 2012 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (2012), Rochester, NY, (08/2012).
- Kalra, N.; Olney, D.N.; Santhanam, K.S.V. Poster: Nickel Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Composite Electrode for Hydrogen Generation, 2011 MRS Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Boston, MA, (11/11).
- Olney, D.N.; Doucette, L.; Hamilton, D.; Lundgren, C. Poster: Mobile Remote Motorized Wheelchair Control, 2011 RIT Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, Rochester, NY, (08/11).