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NIKKI FARNSWORTH
Assistant Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering

Nikki Farnsworth

EDUCATION
B.S, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ph.D., University of Colorado Boulder

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • 2020 American Diabetes Association Junior Faculty Development Award
  • 2019 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Advanced Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • 2017 American Diabetes Association Young Investigator Travel Grant Award

Current Students

Ph.D. Students:

Jillian Collins, Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Kidnay Endowed Fellow
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology

Chelsea Garcia, Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. in Chemical and Bioengineering, University of New Mexico

Christine El-Dirani, Ph.D. Student, Quantitative Biosciences and Engineering
B.S. in Biochemistry, University of Denver

Ashton Fremin, Ph.D. Student, Chemical and Biological Engineering
B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Postdoctoral Fellows:

Jubril Akolade, Ph.D.
Ph.D. in Biochemistry, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Undergraduate Students:

Amit Sela, B.S. in Quantitative Biology and Engineering
Jules Hays, B.S. in Quantitative Biology and Engineering


Stephanie Morrall, B.S. in Quantitative Biology and Engineering


Shawn Muhr, B.S. in Quantitative Biology and Engineering


Alex Moore, B.S. in Quantitative Biology and Engineering


Natasha Pieterse, B.S. in Quantitative Biology and Engineering


Lab Alumni

Undergraduate Students:

Drake Hampton, B.S in Chemical Engineering
Keifer Holcomb, B.S in Chemical Engineering
Andres Ocampo, B.S in Chemical Engineering
Mark Nawrocki, B.S in Chemical Engineering
Hattie Fitzgerald, Undergraduate Honors Researcher
Jared Saklad, Undergraduate Honors Researcher

Georgia Niswonger, Undergraduate Honors Researcher