Manish  Kumar  –  Curriculum  Vitae  

MANISH  KUMAR  43  Greenberg  (Chemical  Engineering)  Department  of  Chemical  Engineering  The    Pennsylvania  State  University  

University  Park,  PA  16802    814-­‐‑865-­‐‑7519  

manish.kumar@psu.edu  www.kumarresearchgroup.com  

   EDUCATIONAL  HISTORY    Doctor  of  Philosophy,  Department  of  Civil  and  Environmental  Engineering,  University  of  Illinois,  Urbana,  IL,  08/2006  –  07/2010.      Master   of   Science,   Department   of   Civil   and   Environmental   Engineering,   University   of  Illinois,  Urbana,  IL,  08/1998  –  01/2000.      Bachelor   of   Technology,   Department   of   Chemical   Engineering,   National   Institute   of  Technology,  Trichy,  India,  08/1994  –  05/  1998    EXPERIENCE    Associate  Professor,  Department  of  Chemical  Engineering,  Pennsylvania  State  University,  University  Park,  PA  (Summer  2017-­‐‑  current).  Assistant  Professor  (Fall  2011  –  Spring  2017)  Associate  Professor,  Department  of  Civil   and  Environmental  Engineering,  Pennsylvania  State  University,  University  Park,  PA  (Summer  2017-­‐‑  current).  Assistant  Professor  (Spring  2015  –  Spring  2017)  Associate   Professor,   Department   of   Biomedical   Engineering,   Pennsylvania   State  University,  University  Park,  PA  (Summer  2017-­‐‑  current).  Assistant  Professor  (Spring  2016  –  Spring  2017)    Postdoctoral   Fellow,  Department   of   Cell   Biology,   Harvard   Medical   School,   Tom  Walz  Group  (August  2010  –  July  2011)  Visiting   Researcher,  Wolfgang   Meier   group.   Department   of   Chemistry,   University   of  Basel,  Switzerland,  Summer  2007  and  Fall  2008  

  US  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (EPA)  Science  to  Achieve  Results  (STAR)  Fellow,  University   of   Illinois,   Urbana,   IL,   2008   –   2010,   Project:   Development   of   highly-­‐‑efficient  Aquaporin-­‐‑based  water  treatment  membranes  for  desalination  and  contaminant  removal    

  University  of   Illinois  Fellow  and  Research  Assistant,  University  of   Illinois,  Urbana,   IL,  2007   -­‐‑  2008,  Project:  Characterization  of  US  Seawaters  and  Development  of  Standardized    Protocols  for  Evaluation  of  Foulants  in  Seawater  Reverse  Osmosis  Desalination  (project  in  addition  to  dissertation  research).  

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  Senior   Engineer,   Applied   Research   Department,   MWH,   Pasadena,   CA,   2001   –   2006,  Expertise  and  Focus:  Membrane  water  and  wastewater  treatment,  UV  disinfection  of  water  and  wastewater.  

  Staff   Engineer,   NCS   Engineering,   Phoenix,   AZ,   2000-­‐‑2001.   Expertise   and   Focus:   Arsenic  Treatment,  Pilot  testing  of  water  treatment  unit  operations.    LICENSES  Professional  Engineer  –  Civil,  California,  P.E.  License  #69423,  expiration  July  2019    AWARDS  AND  HONORS  (SELECTED)  • NSF  CAREER  Award,  US  National  Science  Foundation,  2016-­‐‑2021  • Rustom  and  Della  Roy  Materials  Research  Award,  Materials  Research  Institute,  Penn  

State  • Class  of  2017  Influential  Researchers,  Industrial  and  Engineering  Chemistry  Research,  

2017  • Best  Presentation  Award,  American  Association  of  Environmental  Engineering  and  

Science  Professors  (AEESP)  Conference,  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  2017  • US  Frontiers  of  Engineering  Symposium  Participant  (Speaker),  National  Academy  of  

Engineering,  Irvine,  CA,  2016  • Chair  (Elect),  Gordon  Research  Conference,  Membranes:  materials  and  processes  (2018)  • Deputy  Chair,  Faraday  Transactions  Meeting,  Artificial  Water  Channels,  Royal  Society  

of  Chemistry,  2018  • COVESTRO  Humanitarian  Materials  Prize  (with  Stephanie  Velegol),  2016  • Faculty  Marshall,  Department  of  Chemical  Engineering,  Spring  2014  and  2017  • Dorothy  Quiggle  Career  Development  Professorship,  College  of  Engineering,  Penn  

State,  2011-­‐‑2014  • University  of  Illinois  Young  Alumnus  Award,  Department  of  Civil  and  Environmental  

Engineering,  2014  • CH2M  Hill/AEESP  Outstanding  Doctoral  Dissertation  Award,    2011  • Academic   Achievement   Award,   First   Place   (Doctoral),   American   Water   Works  

Association,  2011  • US  Environmental  Protection  Agency  STAR  Fellowship,  2008  –  2011,  USEPA  • Abel  Wolman  Fellowship,  2008-­‐‑2009,  American  Water  Works  Association    • National   Water   Research   Institute   Fellowship   for   Advanced  Water   and  Wastewater  

Treatment  Technologies,  2007  –  2008,  NWRI    Advisee  awards  (notable)  

• Finalist  -­‐‑-­‐‑  2017  Life  Science  Award  in  Bioseparations  (Hasin  Feroz),  Millipore  Sigma  •  Air  Products  Graduate  Fellowship  (to  Tingwei  Ren,  2017)  • DAAD  RISE  Fellowship  (to  undergraduate  John  Brezovec,  2017)  • Student  Marshall,  Chemical  Engineering  (to  undergraduate  Elsa  Koninckx,  2017)  

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• NASA  Space  Grant  Fellowship  (to  Megan  Farell  and  Cory  Jones,  2017)  • NSF  Graduate  Fellowship  (to  Megan  Farell,  2017)  • Larry  Duda  Undergraduate  Research  Fellowship,  Penn  State  (to  Emelia  Conte,  2016)  • NSF  Graduate  Research  Fellowship  Honorable  Mention  (to  Megan  Farell,  2016,  

Samantha  Summers,  2015  and  Patrick  Saboe,  2012)  • PPG  Research  Fellowship  (to  Michael  Geitner,  undergraduate,  2016)  • Chinese  Government  Scholarship  for  Chinese  Students  Abroad,  2016  (to  Yuexiao  Shen)  • Harold  K.  Schilling  Dean’s  Graduate  Scholarship,  2015  (to  Yuexiao  Shen)  • Astronaut  Fellowship,  2016  (to  Stanley  Chan)  • EPA  Science  to  Achieve  Results  (STAR)  Graduate  Fellowship  (to  Patrick  Saboe,  2014-­‐‑

2016)  • Dow   Sustainability   Innovation   Student   Challenge   Award   (SISCA),   First   prize,   Team  

Advisor—Advisor  to  team  of  graduate  students  (Kar,  A,  Guha,  R,  Meng,  Y,    Feroz,  H*)    (November  2013)    

• Myriant   Corporation   Scholarship   for   Excellence   in   Bio-­‐‑Energy   and   Energy  Sustainability  (to  Ashley  Edwards*)—    (September  2012)    

• Larson   Aquatic   Research   Scholarship   (to   Yuexiao   Shen),   American   Water   Works  Association,  2012  

 INVENTION  DISCLOSURES  AND  PATENT  APPLICATIONS  

 1. (Provisional   Patent   Filed,   2016)   Guha,   R;   Velegol,   D;   Kumar,   M.   Facile   Surface  

Modification   Eliminates   Fouling   Eliminates   Fouling   and   Reduces   Concentration  Polarization.  Assignee:  Penn  State  University,  Corresponding  Inventor:  Manish  Kumar    

2. (Provisional   Patent   Filed,   2016)   Wood,   TK;   Wood,   T;   Kumar,   M.   Living   Reverse  Osmosis   Membranes:   Engineered   Membrane   Biofilms   that   Control   Their   Own  Thickness,   Prevent   Biofouling   and   Degrade   Contaminants.   Assignee:   Penn   State  University,  Corresponding  Inventors:  Manish  Kumar  and  Thomas  Wood  

3. (Patent   Filed,   jointly  with   Carnegie  Mellon  University,   2015)   Kumar,  M;  Mauter,  M.    Magnetically   templated   alignment   and   crystallization   of   membrane   proteins   in   2D  sheets   for  protein  structural   characterization  and  applications   in  engineering  devices.      Assignees;   Carnegie   Mellon   University   and   Penn   State   University,   Corresponding  Inventors:  Manish  Kumar  and  Meagan  Mauter.  

4. (Patent   Filed,   jointly   with   Applied   Biomimetic   Inc.,   2015)   Kumar,   M;   Sines,   I;  Grzelakowski,   M.     Polybutadiene-­‐‑poly   2-­‐‑methyloxazoline   polymers   for   biomimetic  membrane  formation.  (2015)  Assignees;  Penn  State  University  and  Applied  Biomimetic  Inc.,  Corresponding  Inventors:  Manish  Kumar  and  Mariusz  Grzelakowski.  

5. (Patent   Filed)   Velegol,   D;   Kar,   A;   Guha,   R;   Kumar,  M.  Membrane   fouling   reduction  using  chemical  micropumps,  Assignee:  Penn  State  University,  Corresponding  Inventor:  Darrell  Velegol,  October  2013  

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6. (US   Patent   Filed)   Kumar,  M;  Walz   T.   High   Density  Membrane   Protein  Membranes,  Assignee:   Penn   State   University,   Corresponding   Inventor:   Manish   Kumar,   February  2012  

7. Kumar,   M;  Meier,   W.;   Zilles,   J.;   Clark,   M.;   Grzelakowski,   M.;   Nehring,   R.   Highly  permeable   polymer   membranes,   Assignee:   University   of   Illinois,   Corresponding  Inventor:  Manish  Kumar,  Pub  date  Feb  24,  2011,  Pub  number:  US  2011/0046074  A1  

   PEER  REVIEWED  PUBLICATIONS    (*Student  Advisees,  ✝Corresponding  author)  

 At  Penn  State:      

Submitted    

1. Kowalik   M,   Schantz   AB,   Maranas   J,   Kumar   M.   Chemically   Specific   coarse-­‐‑grained  models  to  investigate  the  structure  of  biomimetic  membranes  (submitted)  

2. Xiong  B,  *  Guha  R,  Roman-­‐‑White  S,  Piechowicz  B,  Smith  Z,  Farina  B,  Tasker  T,  Burgos  W,   Zydney   A, ✝   Kumar   M.✝   Polyacrylamide   used   in   hydraulic   fracturing   as   a   key  membrane  fouling  constituent  in  flowback  water  (submitted)  

3. Xiong  B,*  Tasker  T,  Roman-­‐‑White  S,*  Miller  Z,*  Farina  B,  Burgos  W,  Zydney  A,  Kumar  M.✝   (2016)   Chemical   Degradation   of   polyacrylamide   used   in   hydraulic   fracturing  under  downhole  fracking  conditions  (revised  version  submitted).  

4. Shen  Y,*   Ren   T,*   Barden  R,   Feroz  H,*   Saboe   P,*   Tsai  D,*   Sines   IT,   Yan  H,   Butler   PJ,  Bazan  GC,  Vashisth  H,  Hou  JL,  Cremer  PS,  Kumar  M✝  (2017)  Artificial  water  channels  self-­‐‑assemble   into   nano-­‐‑scale   domains   in   block   copolymers   and   retain   high  permeability.  (submitted)  

5. Feroz  H,*  Kwon  J,*  Peng  J,*  Ferlez  B,  Baker  C,  Golbeck  J,  Zydney  A,  Kumar  M.✝  (2017)  Controlling  detergent  micelle  properties  and  concentrations  during  membrane  protein  processing.  (in  review)  

6. Feroz  H,  Ferlez  B,  Blatt  M,  Hibberd  J,  Burroughs  N,  Smirnoff  N,  Parak  W,  Golbeck  J,  Kumar  M✝  (2016)  Measuring  single-­‐‑molecule  ion  transport  properties  of  halorhodopisn.  (in  review)  

 In  press  or  published  (*Student  Advisee,✝Corresponding  author)    7. Guha  R,*   Xiong   B,*  Geitner  M,*  Moore   T,*  Wood   TK,   Velegol  D,   Kumar  M✝.   (2017)  

Facile   Membrane   Surface   Activation   Eliminates   Fouling   and   Concentration  Polarization   on   demand   with   Reactive   Micromixing.   Journal   of   Membrane   Science  2017,  542,  8-­‐‑17  

8. Cho  SH,  Purushotham  P,  Fang  C,*  Maranas  C,*  Díaz-­‐‑Moreno  SM,  Bulone  V,  Zimmer  J,  Kumar  M,✝  Nixon  BT.  (2017)  Synthesis  and  Self-­‐‑Assembly  of  cellulose  microfibrils  from  

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reconstituted   Physchomitrella   patens   Cellulose   Synthase.   Plant   Physiology.       (online  August  2017)  

9. Feroz   H,*   Brezovec   J,**   Kumar   M.✝   (2017)   Can   nanofiber   mats   outperform   current  ultrafiltration   membranes?   Industrial   and   Engineering   Chemistry   Research.   Invited  contribution,  Emerging  Investigators  Issue.  2017,  56  (37),  10438–10447  

10. Ren  T,*  Erbakan  M,*  Shen  Y,*  Barbieri  E,*  Saboe  P,*  Feroz  H,*  Yan  H,  McCuskey  S,  Hall  J,   Schantz   AB,   Bazan   GC,   Butler   PJ,   Grzelakowski   M,   Kumar   M.✝(2017)   Membrane  Protein   Insertion   and   Compatibility   with   Biomimetic   Membranes.   Advanced  Biosystems  (online  June  2017)  

11. Schantz  A,*  Saboe  P,*  Lee  HY,  Sines  I,  Butler  P,  Bishop  K,  Maranas  J,  Kumar  M✝.  (2017)  PEE-­‐‑PEO   block   copolymer   exchange   rate   between   micelles   is   detergent   and  temperature  activated.  Macromolecules    2017,  50  (6),  2484–2494.  

12. Follmer   DJ,   Zappe   SE,   Gomez   E.   &   Kumar   M.   (2017)   Student   outcomes  from  undergraduate   research   programs:   Comparing   research   experiences  for  undergraduates  models.  Council  on  Undergraduate  Research  Quarterly  (in  press).  

13. Follmer   DJ,   Zappe   SE,   Gomez   E.   &   Kumar   M.   (2017)   Evaluation   of   a   Chemical  Engineering  REU  program.  Chemical  Engineering  Education  51  (3),  145-­‐‑150.  

14. Saboe  P,*  Rapisarda  C,  Kaptan,  S,  Hsiao  YS,  Summers  S*,  De  Zorzi  R.  Dukovski  D,  Yu  J*,  Groot  BD,  Kumar  M,✝  Walz  T.   (2017).  Role  of  pore-­‐‑lining   residues   in  defining   the  rate   and  pH   sensitivity   of  water   conduction  by   aquaporin-­‐‑0.   Biophysical   Journal   112  (5),  953-­‐‑965.  

15. Saboe  P,*  Conte  E,*  Farell  M,*  Bazan  GC,  Kumar  M✝.  (2017)  Biomimetic  approaches  for  wiring  enzymes  to  electrode  interfaces.  Energy  and  Environmental  Science  2017,  10,  14  -­‐‑  42.  

16. Saboe  P,*  Chan  S,*  Conte  E,*  Feroz  H,*  Ferlez  B,  Yan  H,  Bazan  G,  Golbeck  JH,  Kumar  M†.   (2016)   Biomimetic  wiring   and   stabilization   of   photosynthetic  membrane  proteins  with  block  copolymer  interfaces.  Journal  of  Materials  Chemistry  A  2016;4(40):15457-­‐‑63.  

17. Purushotham  P,  Cho  SH,*  Díaz-­‐‑Moreno  SM,  Kumar  M,  Nixon  BT,  Bulone  V,  Zimmer  J.  A  single  plant  cellulose  synthase  isoform  is  sufficient  for  cellulose  microfibril  formation  in  vitro.  Proceedings  of  the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  113.40  (2016):  11360-­‐‑11365.  

18. Chen   Y,   Stemple   B,   Kumar   M,   Wei   N.   Cell   surface   display   fungal   laccase   as   a  renewable   biocatalyst   for   degradation   of   persistent   micropollutants.   Environmental  Science  and  Technology  50.16  (2016):  8799-­‐‑8808.  

19. Juan   Du,*   Vepachedu   V,   Cho   SH*,   Kumar   M†,   Nixon   BT   (2016)   Structure   of   the  cellulose  synthase  complex  of  Gluconacetobacter  hansenii  at  23.4  Å  resolution.  PLOS  One  1.5  (2016):  e0155886.  

20. Velegol   D,   Garg   A,   Guha   R,*   Kar   A,   &   Kumar   M.   (2016)   Origins   of   Concentration  Gradients  for  Diffusiophoresis,  Soft  Matter  2.21  (2016):  4686-­‐‑4703.  

21. Licsandru  E,  Kocsis  I,  Shen  Y-­‐‑x,  *  Murail  S,  Legrand  YM,  van  der  Lee  A,  Tsai  D,  Baaden  M,   Kumar   M,   Barboiu   M.   (2016)   Salt-­‐‑excluding   artificial   water   channels   exhibiting  

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enhanced  dipolar  water   and  proton   translocation,   Journal   of   the  American  Chemical  Society  138(16),  5403-­‐‑5409.    

22. Wood   TL,*   Guha   R,*   Tang   L,*   Geitner   M,*   Kumar   M†,   &   Wood   TK.   (2016)   Living  biofouling-­‐‑resistant   membranes   as   a   model   for   the   beneficial   use   of   engineered  biofilms,  Proceedings  of  the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  113.20  (2016):  E2802-­‐‑E2811.    

23. Xiong   B,*   Zydney  A,  &  Kumar  M†.     (2016)   Fouling   of  microfiltration  membranes   by  flowback  and  produced  waters  from  the  Marcellus  shale  gas  play,  Water  Research  99,  162-­‐‑170.  

24. Feroz   H,*.   Kumar,   M†   et   al,   (2016)   Concentrating   membrane   proteins   without  concentrating  detergents,  Biotechnology  and  Bioengineering  113.10  (2016):  2122-­‐‑2130.  

25. Cassady   H,*   Cimino   E,   Kumar   M,   Hickner   M.   (2016)   Specific   ion   effects   on   the  permselectivity  of  sulfonated  poly  (ether  sulfone)  cation  exchange  membranes.  Journal  of  Membrane  Science  508,  146-­‐‑152.  

26. Klara   S,   Saboe   PO,*   Kumar   M†,   Mauter   M.   (2015)   Magnetically   Directed   Two-­‐‑Dimensional  Crystallization  of  Membrane  Proteins  in  Block  Copolymers,  Journal  of  the  American  Chemical  Society  138  (1),  28-­‐‑31.  

27. Shen  Y,*  Si  W,  Erbakan  M,  Decker  K,  Zorzi  R,  Saboe  P,  Kang  Y,  Majd  S,  Butler  P,  Walz  T,   Aksimentiev   A,   Hou   J   &   Kumar   M†.   (2015)Highly   permeable   artificial   water  channels   that   self-­‐‑assemble   into   two-­‐‑dimensional  arrays,  Proceedings  of   the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  112  (32),  9810-­‐‑9815.    

28. Cho  SH,*  Du  J,*  Sines  I,*  Poosarla  VG,  Kafle  K,  Park  YB,  Kim  SH,  Roberts  AW,  Kumar  M†,  Nixon  BT.   (2015)   In  vitro   synthesis  of   cellulose  microfibrils  by  membrane  protein  from  protoplasts  of   the  non-­‐‑vascular  plant  Physcomitrella  patens,  Biochemical   Journal   .  (2015)  470,  195–205.  

29. Erbakan  M,*  Curtis  B,  Nixon  BT,  Kumar  M,  Curtis  WR.  (2015)  Advancing  Rhodobacter  sphaeroides   as   a   platform   for   expression   of   functional   membrane   proteins,   Protein  Expression  and  Purification  115,  109-­‐‑117.  

30. Shebek   K,*   Schantz   AB,*   Sines   IT,*   Lauser   K,   Velegol   SB,   &   Kumar  M†.   (2015).   The  flocculating   cationic   polypetide   from   Moringa   oleifera   seeds   damages   bacterial   cell  membranes  by  causing  membrane  fusion.  Langmuir  31(2015)  4496-­‐‑4502.    

31. Grzelakowski  M,  Cherenet  M,  Shen  Y,*  &  Kumar  M†.  (2015)  A  framework  for  accurate  evaluation   of   the   promise   of   aquaporin   based   biomimetic   membranes,   Journal   of  Membrane  Science  479,  223-­‐‑231.  

32. Guha   R,*   Shang   X,*   Zydney   A,   Velegol   D,   Kumar   M†.   (2015)   Diffusiophoresis  Contributes   Significantly   to   Colloidal   Fouling   in   Low   Salinity   Reverse   Osmosis  Systems,  Journal  of  Membrane  Science  479,  67-­‐‑76.    

33. Xiong  B,*  Richard  T,  Kumar  M†.  (2015)  Integrated  Acidogenic  Digestion  and  Carboxylic  Acid   Separation   by   Nanofiltration   Membranes   for   the   Lignocellulosic   Carboxylate  Platform,  Journal  of  Membrane  Science  489,  275-­‐‑283.  

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34. Saboe  P;*  Lubner  C;  McCool  N;  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N;  Yan  H;  Chan  S;  Ferlez  B;    Bazan  GC;  Golbeck   J;   Kumar   M.†     (2014)   Two-­‐‑dimensional   Protein   Crystals   for   Solar   Energy  Conversion,  Advanced  Materials    26  (41),  7064-­‐‑7069.    

35. Kaufman   Y,   Grinberg   S,   Linder   C,   Heldma,E,     Gilron   J,   Shen   Y,*   Kumar   M,  Lammertink   R   and   Freger  V   (2014)   Towards   Supported   Bolaamphiphile  Membranes  for  Water  Filtration:  Roles  of  Lipid  and  Substrate,  Journal  of  Membrane  Science  457,  50-­‐‑61.  

36. Erbakan  M,  Shen  Y,  Grzelakowski  M,  Kumar  M,†  Curtis  WR  (2014)  Molecular  cloning,  overexpression  and  characterization  of  a  novel  water  channel  protein  from  Rhodobacter  sphaeroides,  PLOS  One  9(1).    

37. Kar   A,   Guha   R,   Dani   NS,   Velegol   D,   &   Kumar   M.†   (2014)   Particle   deposition   on  Microporous  Membranes  can  be  Enhanced  or  Reduced  by  Salt  Gradients.    Langmuir  30  (3),  793-­‐‑799.  

38. Shen   YX,   Saboe   PO,   Sines   IT,   Erbakan  M,   &   Kumar  M.†   Biomimetic  membranes:   A  review.  Journal  of  Membrane  Science  454  (2014):  359-­‐‑381.    

39. Hutchison  J,  Poust  S,  Kumar  M,  Cropek  D,  Macallister  I,  Arnett  C,  Zilles  J.  Perchlorate  reduction  using  free  and  encapsulated  Azospira  oryzae  enzymes  Environmental  Science  and  Technology.  (2013)  47:9934–9941.    

40. Itel  F,  Al-­‐‑Samir  S,  Öberg  F,  Chami  M,  Kumar  M,  Supuran  C,  Deen  P,  Meier  W,  Hedfalk  K,   Gros   G,   Endeward   V.   CO2   permeability   of   cell   membranes   is   regulated   by  membrane  cholesterol  and  protein  gas  channels  FASEB  J.  (2012)  26:5182-­‐‑5191.    

41. Kumar   M,†   Habel   J,   Shen   Y,*   Meier   W,   Walz   T.   High-­‐‑density   reconstitution   of  functional  membrane  proteins  into  vesicular  and  planar  block  copolymer  membranes,  Journal  of  the  American  Chemical  Society  (2012)  134:18631-­‐‑18637.    

 Before  Penn  State:    42. Ladner   DA,   Subramani   A,   Kumar   M,   Adham   S   and   Clark   MM.   2010.   Bench-­‐‑scale  

evaluation   of   seawater   desalination   by   reverse   osmosis,   Desalination.   Volume   250,  Issue  2,  15  January  2010,  Pages  490-­‐‑499.  

43. Grzelakowski   M,   Onaca   O,   Rigler   P,   Kumar   M,   &   Meier   W.   (2009)   Immobilized  Protein-­‐‑Polymer  Nanoreactors.  Small,  published  online  August  13,  2009.  

44. Badruzzman  M,  Oppenheimer  J,  Adham  S,  and  Kumar  M.  2009.    Innovative  Beneficial  Reuses  of  Reverse  Osmosis  Concentrate  Using  Bipolar  Membrane  Electrodialysis  and  Electrochlorination  Processes,  Journal  of  Membrane  Science.  326  (2009)  392  –  399.  

45. Kumar   M,   Grzelakowski   M,   Zilles   J,   Clark   M,   Meier   W.   2007.   Highly   permeable  polymeric   membranes   based   on   the   incorporation   of   the   functional   water   channel  protein   Aquaporin   Z,   Proceedings   of   the   National   Academy   of   Sciences.  2007;104(52):20719  –  20724.    

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46. Kumar   M,†   Adham   S,   Pearce   W.   2007.     Comparative   seawater   reverse   osmosis  pretreatment   evaluation  using  bench  and  pilot   scale   testing,   Journal  of   the  American  Water  Works  Association.  99:9:  168  –  178.  

47. Kumar  M,†   Adham   S,   and  DeCarolis   J.   2007.   Reverse  Osmosis   Integrity  Monitoring,  Desalination,  214:  138  –  149.  

48. Kumar   M,†   Badruzzaman   M,   Adham   S,   Oppenheimer   J.   2007.   Beneficial   phosphate  recovery   from   reverse   osmosis   (RO)   concentrate   of   an   integrated  membrane   system  using  polymeric  ligand  exchanger  (PLE).    Water  Research      41,  (10),  2211  –  2219.  

49. Kumar  M,†  Adham  S,  and  Pearce  W.    2006.    Development  of  a  protocol  for  evaluation  of  new  generation  RO  membranes,  Journal  of  the  American  Water  Works  Association,  98,  4,  22  –  132.  

50. Kumar  M,†  Adham  S,  and  Pearce  W.  2006.    Investigation  of  Seawater  Reverse  Osmosis  Fouling   And   Its   Relationship   To   Pretreatment   Type,   Environmental   Science   and  Technology,  40,  2037  –  2044.      

  OTHER  PUBLICATIONS  1. Kumar  M,  †  Shen  Y-­‐‑x,*  &  Culp  T.*  The  Sustainability  of  Desalination.  The  Bridge  Winter  

2016  Issue,  National  Academy  of  Engineering.  2. Kumar  M,   †  Shen  Y*,  &  Saboe  P.*  (2013).  Biological  and  biomimetic  membranes.  In  V.  

Tarabara   and   E.   Hoek   (Eds.),   Encyclopedia   of   Membrane   Science   and   Technology.  Wiley  Interscience.  DOI:10.1002/9781118522318.emst051  

3. Kumar   M,   †   Payne   MM,   Poust   SK,   &   Zilles   JL.   (2012).   Polymer-­‐‑based   biomimetic  membranes   for   desalination.   Biomimetic   Membranes   for   Sensor   and   Separation  Applications  (pp.  43–62).  Springer,  Netherlands.  

4. Kumar   M,†   Adham   S,   and   Pearce   W.   2006.     Evaluation   of   New   Generation   RO  membranes   for  Brackish  Groundwater  Desalination,   In  Desalination  of   Seawater   and  Brackish  Water,  William  Lauer  (ed),  Edition:  2006,  Hardback,  ISBN  1583213287  

5. Kumar  M,†  Marincel  M,  Poust  S,  Zilles  J.  2012.  Polymer-­‐‑Based  Biomimetic  Membranes  for  Desalination.     In  Biomimetic  Membranes   for   Sensor   and  Separation  Applications,  Ed.  Claus  H.  Nielsen,  Springer,  43-­‐‑62  

6. Kumar  M,†   Adham   S,   &   Pearce  W.   2007.     An   Integrated   Approach   to   Pretreatment  Evaluation   for   Seawater   Reverse   Osmosis   using   Bench   and   Pilot   Scale   Testing,   in  Membrane  Treatment  for  Drinking  Water  and  reuse  Applications:  A  Compendium  of  Peer-­‐‑Reviewed  Papers,  Ed.  Kerry  Howe,  AWWA,  Denver  Co.    

7. DeCarolis   J,  Kumar  M,  Adham  S,  Pearce  W,  Wasserman,  L.   2005  Double  Filtered   for  Freshness:  An  Integrated  membrane  System  could  expand  water  reuse  options  without  excessive  maintenance,  Water  Environment  and  Technology,  March  2005,  pg.41  –  47  

8. Adham   S,   Kumar   M,   and   Pearce   W.   2005.     Model   Developed   for   Brackish   and  Reclaimed  Water,  Desalination  and  Water  Reuse,  15(3)38  –  46  

   

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FEDERAL  AND  INDUSTRIAL  FUNDING    Collaborative  Research:  Magnetically  Assisted  Self-­‐‑Assembly  for  Facile  2D  Membrane  Protein  Crystallization,  National  Science  Foundation,  06/01/2017  –  05/31/2020,  PI  (100%)    GOALI:   In   situ   generation   of   two-­‐‑phase   flows   to   eliminate  membrane   concentration  polarization  and  fouling,  National  Science  Foundation,  08/01/17-­‐‑07/31/20,  Co-­‐‑P.I.  (50%)    Living  Antifouling  Membranes,  Dow  Chemical  Corporation.  10/01/2017  –    11/30/2020,  PI  (50%)    REU   Site:   Integration   of   Biology   and   Materials   in   Chemical   Engineering,   National  Science  Foundation,  05/01/17-­‐‑04/30/20,  co-­‐‑P.I.  (50%)    Bioprocessing   Separations   Consortium,   National   Renewable   Energy   Lab   (subcontract  through  the  Department  of  Energy),  01/01/2017  –  09/30/2017,  P.I.  (100%)    CAREER:  Artificial  Channel  Water  Treatment  Membranes,  National  Science  Foundation,  05/01/16-­‐‑04/30/21,  P.I.  (100%)    Channel  based  membranes  for  energy  efficient  desalination  and  water  reuse,  US  Army,  CERL,  06/01/16  -­‐‑11/30/18  -­‐‑  P.I.  (100%)    Opportunities   and   Challenges   for   High   Pressure   Reverse   Osmosis,   General   Electric  (subcontract  through  the  Department  of  Energy),  11/1/2016  -­‐‑  05/01/2017.  PI  (100%)    Morphological  Structure  Determination  of  RO  membranes,  Dow  Chemical  Corporation,  $500,000,  11/01/2015  -­‐‑10/31/2017  -­‐‑  Co-­‐‑PI  (50%)    Remediation  of  flowback  water  by  transformation  of  organic  additives  used  in  fracking  operations,  Pennsylvania  Water  Resources  Research  Center  –  US  Geological  Survey,  Small  Grants  Program,  03/01/2016  –  02/28/2017  –  PI  (50%)    Characterization  of  Gore  Prototype  Materials,  W.L.  Gore  Corporation,  10/01/15  -­‐‑06/30/16–  PI  (100%)    Testing   the   Impact   of  High   Purify   Chlorine  Dioxide   on  Reverse  Osmosis  Membrane  Integrity,  CDG  Environmental  ,  –  PI  (100%)    GOALI:   Integrated   Biomimetic-­‐‑Block   Copolymer   Composite   Membranes,   National  Science  Foundation,  -­‐‑P.I.(100%)  

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 REU   Site:   Integration   of   Biology   and   Materials   in   Chemical   Engineering,   National  Science  Foundation,  05/01/14-­‐‑04/30/17,  P.I.  (100%)    Collaborative   development   of   membrane   protein   based   water   treatment   membranes  using  PDMS-­‐‑PMOXA  block  copolymer  vesicles  and  crystals,  Applied  Biomimetic,  A/S.,  12/15/13-­‐‑05/31/15,  ,  P.I.  (100%)    Living   Reverse   Osmosis   Membranes,   National   Science   Foundation,   08/01/2014   -­‐‑  07/31/2018,  P.I.  (50%)    Collaborative   Research:   A   Multi-­‐‑Tiered   Approach   to   Generating   Increased   Carbon  Dioxide  for  Photosynthesis,  National  Science  Foundation,  03/01/14-­‐‑02/28/18,  P.I.(51%)    Center   for   Lignocellulose   Structure   and   Function   (EFRC),   Department   of   Energy,  08/01/2014  -­‐‑  07/31/2019,  co-­‐‑P.I.  (0.73%)    Testing   a   new   generation   of   RO   pretreatment   membranes   -­‐‑   Phase   II,   PPG  Industries/Department  of  Defense,  01/01/2013  -­‐‑  1/04/2013,  PI  (100%)    INTERNAL  GRANTS    Bioelectrocatalysis   on   novel   electrodes   for   ambient   CO2   capture   and   conversion   to  formate,   Materials   Research   Institute   and   Penn   State   Institutes   of   Energy   and   the  Environment  Seed  grant  Program,  06/2016  –  05/2018,  PI  (33%)    Piloting   Diffusiophoretic   Membrane   Fouling   Reduction,   College   of   Engineering,    Engineering  for  Innovation  and  Enterpreneurship  (ENGINE)  grant,  03/2015  -­‐‑05/2016,  Co-­‐‑PI  (50%)    Moringa-­‐‑coated  sand  filters  as  a  sustainable  solution  to  clean  water,  Materials  Research  Insitute   and   Covestro   (formerly   Bayer   Materials   Science),   MRI   Humanitarian  Materials  Initiative  awards,  07/01/15  –  06/30/16,  Co-­‐‑PI  (33%)    Controlling  electrokinetic  flows  for  preventing  membrane  fouling,  Penn  State  Institutes  for  Energy  and  the  Environment  Seed  Grant  Program,  3/2015  -­‐‑07/2016,  Co-­‐‑PI  (50%)    Getting  the  Salt  out  of  Water  with  Sunlight  and  Biology,  Penn  State  Institutes  for  Energy  and  the  Environment  Seed  Grant  Program,  3/2015  -­‐‑07/2016,  Co-­‐‑PI  (50%)    

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Biomimetic  Two-­‐‑dimensional  crystals  of  PSI  for  enhanced  hydrogen  production,  Penn  State  Institutes  for  Energy  and  the  Environment  Seed  Grant  Program,  03/2014  –  07/1/2015,  P.I.  (50%)    Characterization   and   Treatment   of   Flowback   Water   from   Marcellus   Shale   Gas  Processing   Using   Membrane   Systems,   Penn   State   College   of   Engineering   Innovation  Grant  Program  and  Penn  State,  GE  CCRINGS,  08/2014  -­‐‑07/2015  –  P.I.  (50%)    Ph.D  STUDENTS  ADVISED  (in  Chemical  Engineering  unless  otherwise  noted)    Geitner,  M.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  “Novel  Reverse  Osmosis  Biofouling  Strategies”  (May  2017  –  present)  Jones,  C.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺLight  Driven  Membrane  Proteins."ʺ  (October  2016  -­‐‑  Present).  Song,  W.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  “Artificial  and  Biological  Water  Channel  Membranes.”  (October  2016  –  Present)  Chowdhury,  R.  (Co-­‐‑Advisor),  Ph.D,  “Computational  redesign  of  the  outer  membrane  channel,  OmpF.”  (October  2016  –  Present)  Farell,  M.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺBioelectronic  interfaces  based  on  2D  Materials."ʺ  (November  1,  2015  -­‐‑  Present).  Culp,  T.  (Co-­‐‑Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺMorphological  Characterization  of  Reverse  Osmosis  Membranes."ʺ  (November  1,  2015  -­‐‑  Present).  Xiong,  B.  (Advisor),  Civil  and  Environmental  Engineering,  Ph.D,  "ʺFracking  Wastewater  Treatment  using  Membranes."ʺ  (January  2015  -­‐‑  Present).  Guha,  R.  (Co-­‐‑Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺMembrane  biofouling  and  electrokinetics."ʺ  (August  1,  2013  –  Aug  2017).    Process  Engineer  ,  Intel  Corporation.  Schantz,  A.  B.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺInsertion  of  membrane  proteins  in  block  polymers  studied  using  simulations  and  neutron  scattering  experiments."ʺ  (October  2012  –  August  2017).  Feroz,  H.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺCharacterizing  light  driven  transport  rates  in  rhodopsins."ʺ  (October  2012  -­‐‑  Present).  Ren,  T.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺInsertion  efficiency  of  Membrane  Proteins  in  Polymers."ʺ  (October  2013  -­‐‑  Present).  Saboe,  P.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺBlock  copolymers  for  studying  structure  and  function  of  membrane  proteins."ʺ  (October  2011  -­‐‑  July  2016).  Current  Position:  National  Renewable  Energy  Lab,  Golden,  CO  (Research  Scientist).  Shen,  Y.  (Advisor),  Ph.D,  "ʺArtificial  channel-­‐‑based  membranes  for  desalination."ʺ  (October  2011  -­‐‑  June  2016).  Current  Position:  Kumar  and  Gomez  labs,  UC  Berekeley  (Postdoctoral  Scientist),  Assistant  Professor,  Texas  Tech  (starting  Fall  2019).  Erbakan,  M.  (Co-­‐‑Advisor),  Biomedical  Engineering,  Ph.D,  "ʺQuantifying  membrane  proteins  in  membranes  using  fluorescence."ʺ  (August  2011  -­‐‑  August  2014).  Current  Position:  Bozok  University,  Turkey  (Assistant  Professor).  

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 M.S.  STUDENTS  ADVISED    Shields,  D.  (Advisor),  MS,  “Fracking  Flowback  Treatment  Using  Membranes.”  (October  2016  –  Present).  Consol  Energy.  Loss,  R.D.  (Advisor),  MS,  “Transformation  of  Polymers  in  Fracking  Flowback  water  under  downhole  conditions.”  (October  2016  –  August  2017).  Schlumberger,  Inc.  Cassady,  H.  (Co-­‐‑Advisor),  M.S.  “Studying  transport  of  Co-­‐‑ions  and  Counterions  in  Ion  Exchange  Membranes”  (August  2015  –  March  2016).    Escotet,  M.  (Co-­‐‑Advisor),  MS,  "ʺDeveloping  novel  strategies  to  express  membrane  proteins  in  Rhodobacter  Sphaeroides."ʺ  (August  2013  -­‐‑  August  2014).  Current  Position  :  Ierapetritou  Lab,  Rutgers  (PhD  Student).    POSTDOCTORAL  SCIENTISTS  ADVISED  Benavides,   S.   (August   2017   -­‐‑   present).   Postdoc,   “Biofouling   control   of   reverse   osmosis  membranes”  PhD  University  of  Notre  Dame,  Chemical  Engineering.    Lang,   C.   (January   2016   -­‐‑   present).   Postdoc,   “Synthesis   of   channel   enhanced   block  copolymer  membranes”  PhD  Jilin  University,  Chemistry.    Habel,  J.   (July  2016  –  December  2016).  Postdoc,  “Synthesis  of  channel  enhanced  lamellar  block  copolymer  membranes”  PhD  TU  Denmark,  Environmental  Engineering.    Shen,   Y.   (August   2016   –   August   2017).   Postdoc,   “Microstructural   characterization   of  reverse   osmosis   membranes”   Co-­‐‑advised   with   Enrique   Gomez,   Chemical   Engineering,  Penn  State.  PhD  Penn  State  Chemical  Engineering.  Cho,  S.  H.  (August  1,  2015  -­‐‑  Present),  Postdoc,  "ʺExpression  and  Characterization  of  Plant  Cellulose  Synthases."ʺ  Co-­‐‑advised  with  Tracy  Nixon,  Biochemistry  and  Molecular  Biology,  Penn  State.  PhD  Seoul  National  University,  Plant  Biology.  Du,   J.   (August   1,   2015   –  May   2017),   Postdoc,   "ʺStructural   Characterization   of   Plant   and  Bacterial  Cellulose  Synthases."ʺ  (Co-­‐‑advised  with  Tracy  Nixon,  Biochemistry  and  Molecular  Biology,  Penn  State.  PhD  Chinese  Academy  of  Sciences,  Genetics  and  Developmental  Biology.  Tang,  L.  (August  2015  -­‐‑  May  2016).  Postdoc,  “Reverse  osmosis  fouling  mitigation”  Co-­‐‑advised  with  Darrell   Velegol,   Chemical   Engineering,   Penn   State.  PhD   Johns  Hopkins,  Environmental  Engineering.  Current  Position:  Postdoc,  UC  Riverside.  Erbakan,  M.  (August  2014  -­‐‑  July  2015).  Postdoc,  “Collaborative  development  of  aquaporin  based  biomimetic  membranes”  PhD  Penn  State,  Biomedical  Engineering.  Current  Position   :  Assistant  Professor,  Bozok  University,  Turkey.  Sines,  I.  (May  2012  -­‐‑  June  2013).  Postdoc,  “Synthesis  of  amphiphilic  block  copolymers  for  biomimetic  membranes”  PhD  Penn  State,  Chemistry.  Current  Position:  Scientist,  St.  Gobain,  Boston,  MA.        

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UNDERGRADUATE  STUDENTS  ADVISED    Current  Taylor  Carlin,  Senior,  Penn  State  Dew  Carson,  Senior,  Penn  State  Hyeon  Ji  Oh,  Senior,  Penn  State  Christine  Guza,  Senior,  Penn  Stae  Chenhao  (Johnny)  Yao,  Senior,  Penn  State  Matt  Becker,  Junior,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  Jane  Kwon,  Senior,  Penn  State  Yuxuan  (Ivy)  Da,  Sophomore,  Penn  State  Hassan  Naroo,  Junior,  Penn  State  Abhishek  Pachalla,  Junior,  Penn  State  Yasin  Al  Fahham,  Junior,  Penn  State  Jeevan  Prabhakar,  Junior,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  Emelia  Conte,  Junior,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  John  Brezovec,  Sophomore,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  Ariel  Wang,  Senior,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  Dongjoo  Lee,  Junior,  Penn  State  Owen  Reinert,  Junior,  Penn  State    (Honors  Thesis)  Zachary  Zydonik,  Junior,  Penn  State  Chris  Sommer,  Junior,  Penn  State  Huiran  Wang,  Junior,  Penn  State  Richard  Hochreiter,  Senior,  Penn  State      Past  Bethany  Piechowicz,  Senior  Penn  State  Nikhil  Malik,  Senior,  University  of  Pittsburgh,  REU  Nick  Caggiano,  Senior,  Penn  State  (now  at  Princeton  University)  Michelle  Bai,  Senior,  Carnegie  Mellon,  REU  Rose  Marinaro,  Sophomore,  University  of  Oklahoma,  REU  Chao  Fang,  Senior,  Penn  State  Selina  Roma-­‐‑White,  Senior,  Penn  State  Mohammad  Nur  Farid  Bin  Omar,  Junior,  Penn  State  Elsa  Koninckx,    Senior,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  (starting  grad  school  at  Northwestern  in  Fall  2017,  Chemical  Engineering)  Jing   Peng,   Junior,   Penn   State   (starting   graduate   school   at   Johns   Hopkins   in   Fall   2017,  Environmental  Engineering)  Lucas  French,  Senior,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  Mike  Geitner,  Senior,  Penn  State  (Honors  Thesis)  (grad  student  in  Kumar  group)  Joey  Hall,  Senior,  Penn  State  

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Nakul  Grover,  Sophomore,  Penn  State  Cassandra  Maranas,  REU,  U  Washington  (Summer,  2016)  Lauren  Osborne,  REU,  Tuskegee  (Summer,  2016)  Tasaya  Northover,  REU,  UConn  (Summer,  2016)  Jiaheng   Yu,   Senior   +,   2015-­‐‑2016,   now   grad   student   Rensselaer   Polytechnic   Institute  (Chemical  Engineering)  Bon  Ikuwagwu,  Junior,  Summer  2015,  REU,  University  of  Pittsburgh,  Now  grad  student  at  Northwestern  University  (Chemical  Engineering)  Terry  Kim,  Senior,  Penn  State  Sumit  Pareek,  Junior,  Penn  State  Sneha  Srinivasan,  Junior,  Penn  State  Daniel  Tsai,  Senior,  Penn  State  Craig  Vandervelden,   Junior,  Summer  2015,  REU,  University  of  Kansas,  Attending  UCSB  in  Fall  2016  (Chemical  Engineering)  Fabiola  Agramonte,  Freshman,  Summer  2015,  REU,  University  of  Puerto  Rico  Lazaro  Pacheco,  Junior,  Summer  2015,  REU,  Rutgers,  Attending  graduate  school  at  Johns  Hopkins  (Materials  Science  and  Engineering).  Eduardo   Barbieri,   Junior,   Summer   2015,   Brazil   Scientific   Mobility   Program,   Federal  University  of  Rio  de  Janeiro  Ben  Farina,  Junior,  Summer  2015  Kevin  Shebek,  Honors,  Junior  and  Senior  Years  (2014-­‐‑2015),  Attending  graduate  school  at  Northwestern  (Chemical  Engineering),  Mitchell  Wang’s  group  Stanley  Chan,   Junior   and   Senior   Years,  Honors   thesis,   (2015-­‐‑2016),   now   at   Capital  One  Jessica   Kaster,   Junior   and   Senior   Years   (2014   -­‐‑2015),   currently   engineer   with   WuXi  AppTec  Jessica  Slavejkov,  Junior  (2015)  Zach  Jansma,  Junior  (2015)  Luma  Teles,  Senior  (2014-­‐‑2015),  exchange  student  from  Brazil  Tevin  Moore,  Senior  (2014-­‐‑2015),  currently  at  Johnson  Matthey  Pharma  Services  Alden  Anderson,  Sophomore  (Summer  2014)  Rasidha  Rahman,  Freshman  (2014-­‐‑2015)  Tucker  Langseth,  Junior  (2013)  Samantha  Summers,  Junior  and  Senior,  (2013-­‐‑2014)  currently  PhD  Student  at  UC  Boulder  in  the  Kaar  group  (Chemical  Engineering)  Sean  McCrea,  Junior  and  Senior  Years  (2014-­‐‑2015),  Honors  Thesis,  currently  PhD  Student  at  U  Florida  (Chemical  Engineering)  Ashley  Edwards,  Sophomore  and  Junior  (2012-­‐‑2013)  currently  Engineer  at  W.L.  Gore  Jeffrey  Zugates,  Senior  (Summer  2012)  currently  Engineer  at  Alexion  Pharmaceuticals  Payton  Forrest,  REU  Student,  University  of  Pittsburgh  (2012)      

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INVITED  PRESENTATIONS  1. Kumar,   M.,   (September   27th,   2017),   “Biomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes”.  

Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute,  Department  of  Chemical  Engineering  Seminar  Series,  Troy,  NY.  

2. Kumar,   M.,   (August   3rd,   2017),   “Biomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes:   An  Overview”.   Invited   keynote,   International   Conference   on   Membranes   (ICOM),   San  Francisco,  CA.  

3. Kumar,   M.,   (May   16th,   2017)),   “Biomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes”.   Nanotech  NSTI  2017  conference,  National  Harbor,  MD.  

4. Kumar,  M.,  (May  4th,  2017),  “Biomimetic  and  Bioinspired  Membranes”.  Lubrizol  LEArn  Seminar  Series,  Brecksville,  OH.  

5. Kumar,  M.,   (May   27th,   2017),     “Biomimetic  Membranes   for   Desalination   and   Reuse”  Engineering  with  Membranes  (EWM)  2017  Conference,  Singapore.    

6. Kumar,   M.,   (April   17-­‐‑21,   2017),   Biomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes:  Opportunities,   Challenges   and   New   Directions,   Spring   Materials   Research   Society  (MRS)  Meeting,  Phoenix,  AZ.    

7. Kumar,   M.,   (February   24rd,   2017),     “Biomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes   for  Separations”  National  Taiwan  University,  Taipei,  Taiwan  

8. Kumar,   M.,   (February   23rd,   2017),     “Biomimetic   Membranes   for   Desalination   and  Reuse”  Industrial  Technology  Research  Institute, Hsinchu,  Taiwan  

9. Kumar,  M.,  (February  9th,  2017),  “Biomimetic  and  Bioinspired  ideas  for  next  generation  membranes”  Dow  Chemical,  Midland,  MI.    

10. Kumar,   M.,   (October   13,   2016).   "ʺBiomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes,"ʺ   Arkema  Materials  Science  Seminar  Series,  Pennsylvania  State  University.  

11. Kumar,  M.,  (October  5,  2016).  "ʺBiomimetic  and  Bioinspired  Membranes:  Opportunities,  Challenge   sand  New  Directions,"ʺ  CE  591  Kappe  Environmental  Engineering  Seminar  Series,  Pennsylvania  State  University.  

12. Kumar,   M.,   (September   26,   2016)   “Biomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes   for  Separations”,   The   Thirteenth   U.S.-­‐‑Korea   Forum   on   Nanotechnology:   Neuromorphic  computing  and  Water  &  Energy  Sustainability,  Seoul,  South  Korea.  

13. Kumar,   M.,   (September   19,   2016).   "ʺSustainability   in   Desalination,"ʺ   US   Frontiers   of  Engineering  Symposium,  National  Academy  of  Enginereing,  Irvine,  CA.  

14. Kumar,   M.,   (September   13,   2016).   "ʺDesigning   channels   for   Angstrom   Scale  Separations,"ʺ  Millennium  Café  Seminar  Series,  Materials  Research  Institute,  Penn  State  University,  Pennsylvania  State  University.  

15. Kumar,   M.   (July   14th,   2016),   “Artificial   Channels   for   Energy   Efficient   Separations”,  National  Energy  Technology  Lab  (NETL),  Pittsburgh,  PA,  Invited  

16. Kumar,   M;   Shen,   Y;   Ren,   T;   Saboe,   P.   (May   2016)   Biomimetic   and   Bioinspired  Membranes:   Opportunities,   Challenges   and   New   Directions,   North   American  Membrane  Society  Annual  Conference,  Bellevue,  WA,  (Keynote).    

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17. Kumar,  M.   (Fall,   2016),   “Artificial  Water  Channels?”  Molecular   Engineering   Seminar  Series,  University  of  Washington,  Invited  

18. Kumar,   M.   (April   1st,   2016),   “Artificial   Aquaporins?”   Department   of   Chemistry,  Michigan  State  University,  East  Lansing,  MI,  Invited  

19. Kumar,  M.   (February  4th,   2016),  “Designing   interfaces   for  efficient  water  and  electron  transport”,   Departments   of   Microbiology   and   Chemical   Engineering,   University   of  Massachusetts,  Amherst,  MA,  Invited  

20. Kumar,  M.,   (January   14th,   2016),   “Advances   in  Membrane  Desalination”,  Uncommon  Dialogue:   Marine   and   Coastal   Impacts   of   Desalination   in   California,   January   14-­‐‑15,  2016,   Stanford   University/Nature   Conservancy/Monterey   Bay   Aquarium,   Monterey,  CA,  Invited  

21. Kumar,   M.,   (November   6,   2015).   "ʺArtificial   Aquaporins,"ʺ   Department   of   Chemical  Engineering,  University  of  New  Hampshire,  NH,  Invited.  

22. Kumar,  M.,  (October  16,  2015).  "ʺArtificial  Aquaporins,"ʺ  Joint  Chemical  Engineering  and  Civil  and  Environmental  Engineering  Seminar,  University  of  Southern  California,  Los  Angeles,  Invited.  

23. Kumar,  M.,   (October   15,   2015).   "ʺArtificial  Water  Channels,"ʺ  Department   of  Chemical  Engineering,  Arizona  State  University,  Tempe,  AZ,  Invited.  

24. Kumar,   M.,   (October   13,   2015).   "ʺCan   Bioinspired   and   Biomimetic   Membranes   make  Water   Desalination   and   Reuse   more   Sustainable?"ʺ   National   Science   Foundation  Sponsored   workshop   on   Innovations   at   the   Nexus   of   Food,   Energy,   and   Water  Systems,  Arizona  State  University,  Tempe,  AZ,  Invited.  

25. Kumar,   M.,   (September   16,   2015).   "ʺMimicking   biological   membranes   using   designer  synthetic   molecules,"ʺ   Joint   Chemical   Engineering   and   Civil   and   Environmental  Engineering  Seminar,  North  Carolina  State  University,  Invited.  

26. Kumar,   M.,   (September   15,   2015).   "ʺPacking   membrane   proteins   at   high   densities   in  biomimetic   membranes   and   interfacing   them   with   electrodes,"ʺ   Biological   Electron  Transfer  Workshop,  Army  Research  Office,  Research  Triangle  Park,  NC,  Invited.  

27. Kumar,   M.,   (February   6,   2015).   "ʺBiomimetic   and   Bioinspired   Membranes   for  Environmental   Applications,"ʺ   Department   of   Civil   and   Environmental   Engineering,  University  of  Pittsburgh,  Invited.  

28. Kumar,   M,   Shen,   Y.,*   Saboe,   P.*   Biomimetic   membranes:   current   challenges   and  opportunities   for   innovation.   Workshop   of   Biomimetics   and   Bioinspiration:  Applications   for   Desalination,   Environment   and   Water   Industry   Programme   Office  (EWI)  and  Public  Utilities  Board,  Singapore,  May  31st,  2014.  

29. Kumar,  M,  Shen,  Y.,*  Saboe,  P.*,  Feroz,  H.*  Membrane  protein  structure  and  function  in  lipids   and   block   copolymers,   Biomedical   Engineering   Seminar   Series,   Penn   State  University,  January  22nd,  2014    

30. Kumar,   M,   Saboe,   P.,   Shen,   Y.   Biomimetic   Membranes   for   Energy   and   the  Environment,   Center   for   Sustainable   Energy   at   Notre   Dame   (cSEND),   University   of  Notre  Dame,  October  2013  

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31. Kumar,   M.     Can   Cellular   Plumbing   Solve   the   World’s   Water   Crisis?   Discovery   U  Seminar   Series   (a   student-­‐‑organized   public   outreach   event   that   supports   both   the  academic  mission  of  Penn  State  students  as  well  as  the  research  mission  of  Penn  State  faculty  in  the  exciting  fields  of  STEM),  Friday,  November  8th,  Penn  State  University  

32. Kumar,  M,  Saboe,  P.,  Shen,  Y.  Mimicking  Biomembranes  for  Applications,  Millennium  Café  Seminar  Series,  Penn  State  University,  26th  February,  2013  

33. Kumar,  M.,  Habel,  J.,  Shen,  Y.,*  Saboe,  P.*  Packing  active  membrane  proteins  in  block  copolymers,   Advanced   Membrane   Technology   V,   Engineering   Conferences  International,  Singapore,  Oct  12-­‐‑19th,  2012  

34. Kumar,  M,  Shen,  Y.,*  Saboe,  P.*  Membrane  proteins   in   lipid  and  polymer  bilayers  as  biomimetic   membranes.   Gordon   Research   Conference,   Membranes:   Materials   and  Processes.  New  London,  NH,  USA,  July  29th-­‐‑Aug  3rd,  2012  

35. Kumar,   M.,   Shen,   Y.,*   Saboe,   P.*   Biomimetic   Membranes   for   Water   Purification,  Materials   for  Water   Sustainability.  ACS  Fall  Conference,  Philadelphia,  USA,  Aug  19-­‐‑23rd,  2012  

36.  Kumar,   M.   Biomimetic   Membranes   for   Desalination,   Villanova   Center   for   the  Advancement   of   Sustainability   in   Engineering   Seminar   Series,   Villanova   University,  Oct  2012,  Villanova,  PA  

37. Kumar,   M.;   Grzelakowski,   G.;   Meier,   W.     Biomimetic   Membranes   for   Desalination  Water  Treatment”,   invited  presentation  at  the  Swisstech  Conference,  Nov  2008,  Basel,  Switzerland  

38. Kumar,  M.  Testing  of  RO  Concentrate  Minimization  and  Beneficial  Reuse  Alternatives,  Southern   California   Salinity   Coalition   Symposium   organized   by   the   US   Bureau   of  Reclamation,   May   2,   2006,   Metropolitan   Water   District   of   Southern   California,   Los  Angeles,  CA  

39. Kumar,  M.  Current  Status  of  Worldwide  MF/UF  Full-­‐‑scale  Plants,  MF  IV  symposium,  National  Water  Research  Institute,    Mar  23,  2006,  Orange,  CA    

40. Kumar,  M.   Current   State   of  Desalination   in  California,   Feb   7,   2006,   Southern  Water,  Brighton,  UK  

41. Kumar,  M.   Pretreatment   Strategies   for   Seawater  Desalination,  Orange  County  Water  District,  Sep  2005,  Fountain  Valley,  CA  

42. Kumar,  M.  Pretreatment  Strategies  for  Seawater  Reverse  Osmosis,  Metropolitan  Water  District  of  Southern  California,  Sep  2005  Los  Angeles,  CA    CONFERENCE  PRESENTATIONS    

 1. Xiong,  B.,  Tasker,  T.,  Roman-­‐‑White,   S.,   Farina,  B.,  Piechowicz,  B.,  Burgos,  B.,  Kumar,  

M.,   Zydney,   A.,   (2016).   "ʺPennsylvania   Water   Environment   Association,"ʺ   PennTech  conference,  State  College,  PA.  (Oral  and  poster)  

2. Xiong,  B.,  Tasker,  T.,  Roman-­‐‑White,   S.,   Farina,  B.,  Piechowicz,  B.,  Burgos,  B.,  Kumar,  M.,   Zydney,   A.,   (July   2016).   "ʺAre   fracking   chemicals   causing   membrane   fouling?  

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Membranes:  Materials  &  Processes,"ʺ  Gordon  Research  Conference,  New  London,  NH.  (Poster)  

3. Habel,   J.,   Shen,   Y.,   Gollakota,   A.,   Barboiu,   M.,   Kumar,   M.,   (July   2016).   "ʺArtificial  biomimetic   polymeric   membranes   for   water   treatment   Membranes:   Materials   &  Processes,"ʺ  Gordon  Research  Conference,  New  London,  NH.  (Poster)  

4. Ren,   T.,   Shen,   Y.,   Erbakan,  M.,   Grzelakowsk,  M.,   Butler,   P.,   Kumar,  M.,   (July   2016).  "ʺMembrane   Protein   Insertion   and   Compatibility   with   Biomimetic   Membranes.  Membranes:  Materials  &  Processes,"ʺ  Gordon  Research  Conference  and  Seminar,  New  London,  NH.  (poster)  

5. Xiong,  B.,  Tasker,  T.,  Roman-­‐‑White,   S.,   Farina,  B.,  Piechowicz,  B.,  Burgos,  B.,  Kumar,  M.,   Zydney,   A.,   (July   2016).   "ʺAre   fracking   chemicals   causing   membrane   fouling?  Membranes:   Materials   &   Processes,"ʺ   Gordon   Research   Seminar,   New   London,   NH.  (Oral  and  poster)  

6. Xiong,  B.,  Tasker,  T.,  Roman-­‐‑White,   S.,   Farina,  B.,  Piechowicz,  B.,  Burgos,  B.,  Kumar,  M.,  Zydney,  A.,  (May  2016).  "ʺAre  fracking  chemicals  causing  membrane  fouling?"ʺ  26th  Annual  North  American  Membrane  Society  Meeting,  Seattle,  WA.  (Oral  and  poster)  

7. Ren,   T.,   Shen,   Y.,   Erbakan,  M.,  Grzelakowsk,  M.,   Butler,   P.,   Kumar,  M.,   (May   2016).  "ʺMeasurement   of   Aquaporin   Z   Compatibility   with   Biomimetic   Membranes   Using   a  Developed  Membrane  Protein  Compatibility  Evaluation  Method,"ʺ  26th  Annual  North  American  Membrane  Society  Meeting,  Bellevue,  WA.  (Oral  and  poster)  

8. Xiong,  B.,  Tasker,  T.,  Roman-­‐‑White,   S.,   Farina,  B.,  Piechowicz,  B.,  Burgos,  B.,  Kumar,  M.,  Zydney,  A.,   (May  2016).   "ʺThe   impact  of   slickwater   fracturing   fluid   composition   /  fracturing   interactions   on  membrane   fouling   of   flowback  water,"ʺ   Penn   State   Energy  Days,  Pennsylvania  State  University  (Poster)  

9. Ren,  T.,  Butler,  P.,  Kumar,  M.,   (April   2016).   "ʺDeveloping  A  Platform   for  Quantitative  Measurement   of   Membrane   Protein   Compatibility   with   Biomimetic   Membranes,"ʺ  College  of  Engineering  Research  Symposium,  Pennsylvania  State  University.  (talk)  

10. Schantz,  B.,  Saboe,  P.,  Sines,  I.,  Lee,  H.-­‐‑Y.,  Butler,  P.,  Bishop,  K.,  Maranas,  J.  K.,  Kumar,  M.,  (March  2016).  "ʺ"ʺPEE-­‐‑PEO  block  copolymer  exchange  between  micelles  is  detergent  and  temperature  activated."ʺ“  American  Physical  Society  Conference.  

11. Xiong,   B.,   Kumar,   M.,   Zydney,   A.,   (March   2016).   "ʺFouling   of   Microfiltration  Membranes  by  Flowback  and  Produced  Water  from  Marcellus  Shale  Gas  Play,"ʺ  Annual  Environmental  Chemistry  and  Microbiology  Student  Symposium,  Pennsylvania  State  University.  (Poster)  

12. Xiong,  B.,  Kumar,  M.,  Zydney,  A.,  (June  2015).  "ʺFouling  of  Microfiltration  Membranes  by  Flowback  and  Produced  Water  from  Marcellus  Shale  Gas  Play,"ʺ  25th  Annual  North  American  Membrane  Society  Meeting,  Boston,  MA.  (Oral)  

13. Xiong,  B.,  Kumar,  M.,  Zydney,  A.,  (June  2015).  "ʺFouling  of  Microfiltration  Membranes  by   Flowback   and   Produced   Water   from   Marcellus   Shale   Gas   Play,"ʺ   51st   AEESP  Anniversary  Conference,  New  Haven,  CT.  (Poster)  

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14. Guha,   R.,   Shang,   X.,   Velegol,   D.,   Kumar,   M.,   (June   1,   2015).   "ʺ“Diffusiophoresis   is   a  Significant   Fouling  Mechanism   in   Low   Salinity   Reverse  Osmosis.””  North  American  Membrane  Society  Conference,  Boston,  MA.  

15. Xiong,   B.,   Kumar,   M.,   Zydney,   A.,   (March   2015).   "ʺFouling   of   Microfiltration  Membranes  by  Flowback  and  Produced  Water  from  Marcellus  Shale  Gas  Play,"ʺ  249th  American  Chemistry  Society  Annual  Conference,  Denver,  CO.  (Oral)  

16. Ren,  T.,  Erbakan,  M.,  Grzelakowsk,  M.,  Butler,  P.,  Kumar,  M.,  (February  2015).  "ʺA  New  Fluorescence   Based   Method   for   Membrane   Protein   Single   Molecule   Property  Determination,"ʺ  59th  Biophysical  Society  Annual  Meeting,  Baltimore,  MD.  (poster)  

17. Kumar,  M.   (Presenter   &   Author,   Pennsylvania   State   University),   (February   6,   2015).  "ʺBiological   and   Biomimetic   Membranes   for   Environmental   Applications,"ʺ  Environmental   Engineering   Seminar   Series,   University   of   Pittsburgh,   University   of  Pittsburgh,  Pittsburgh,  PA,  30  in  attendance,  Invited.  National.  

18. Shen,  Y.,*  Hou,  J.  &  Kumar,  M.  Single  Molecule  Transport  Characterization  of  a  High  Permeable  Artificial  Water  Channel,  Presented  at  the  AICHE  Annual  Meeting,  Atlanta,  GA,  November  2014.  

19. Saboe,  P.,*    Lubner,  C.,  McCool,  N.,  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N.,  Yan,  H.,  Chan,  C.,*  Ferlez,  B.,  Bazan,  G.,  Golbeck,  J.,  Kumar,  M.,  Two-­‐‑dimensional  Protein  Crystals  for  Solar  Energy  Conversion,  Presented  at  the  AICHE  Annual  Meeting,  Atlanta,  GA,  November  2014.  

20. Saboe,  P.,*    Lubner,  C.,  McCool,  N.,  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N.,  Yan,  H.,  Chan,  C.,*  Ferlez,  B.,  Bazan,  G.,    Golbeck,  J.,  Kumar,  M.,  Two-­‐‑dimensional  Protein  Crystals  for  Solar  Energy  Conversion,  Presented  at   the  Gordon  Research  Seminar,  Photosynthesis,  West  Dover,  VT,  August  2014.  

21. Saboe,  P.,*    Lubner,  C.,  McCool,  N.,  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N.,  Yan,  H.,  Chan,  C.,*  Ferlez,  B.,  Bazan,  G.,  Golbeck,  J.,  Kumar,  M.,  Two-­‐‑dimensional  Protein  Crystals  for  Solar  Energy  Conversion,   Presented   at   the   Gordon   Research   Conference,   Photosynthesis,   West  Dover,  VT,  August  2014.  (Poster  Presentation)  

22. Shen,   Y.,*   Erbakan,  M.,   Decker,   K.,   Aksimentiev,   O.,   Hou,   J.   &   Kumar,  M.   Artificial  Water  Channels―Can  they  reach  the  performance  of  biological  channels?  Membranes:    Materials  &  Processes,  Gordon  Research  Seminar,  New  London,  NH,  July  2014.      

23. Feroz,   Hasin   M.*,   Ferlez,   Bryan,   Shen,   Yuexiao*,   Golbeck,   John   H.     and     Kumar,  Manish,   Light   Driven   Ion   Pumps   for   Desalination,   Gordon   Research   Conference  (GRC),  New  London,  New  Hampshire,  July  2014    (Poster  Presentation)  

24. Guha  R,*  Shang  X,  Tevin  M.,  Guerra  J.,  Kar  A,  Velegol  D,  Kumar  M.  Is  Diffusiophoresis  the   Missing   Link   Between   Concentration   Polarization   and   Particle   Deposition   in  Reverse   Osmosis   ?,   Gordon   Research   Conference   on   Membranes:   Materials   and  Processes,  Colby-­‐‑Sawyer  College,  NH,  July  2014.  (Poster  Presentation)  

25. Saboe,  P.,*    Lubner,  C.,  McCool,  N.,  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N.,  Yan,  H.,  Chan,  C.,*  Ferlez,  B.,  Bazan,   G.,     Golbeck,   J.,   Kumar,   M.,   Photosynthetic   membrane   protein   crystals   for  hydrogen   production,   Presented   at   the   Gordon   Research   Conference,   Membranes:  Materials  and  Processes,  New  London,  NH,  July  2014.  (Poster  Presentation)  

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26. Schantz   AB,*   Saboe   P,*   Kumar   M,   Maranas   JK.   The   influence   of   temperature   and  detergent   on   polymer   exchange   rate   in   PEE-­‐‑PEO   vesicles   used   for   protein  incorporation,   Polymer   Physics   Gordon   Research   Conference,   Mount   Holyoke,   MA,  July  2014.  (Poster  Presentation)  

27. Saboe,  P.,*    Lubner,  C.,  McCool,  N.,  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N.,  Yan,  H.,  Chan,  C.,*  Ferlez,  B.,  Bazan,   G.,     Golbeck,   J.,   Kumar,   M.,   Photosynthetic   membrane   protein   crystals   for  hydrogen   production,   Presented   at   the   North   American   Membrane   Society   24rd  Annual  Meeting,  Houston,  TX,  June  2014.    

28. Saboe,  P.,*    Lubner,  C.,  McCool,  N.,  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N.,  Yan,  H.,  Chan,  C.,*  Ferlez,  B.,  Bazan,   G.,     Golbeck,   J.,   Kumar,   M.,   Photosynthetic   membrane   protein   crystals   for  hydrogen   production,   Presented   at   the   North   American   Membrane   Society   24rd  Annual  Meeting,  Houston,  TX,  June  2014.  (Poster  Presentation)  

29. Xiong   B.,   Kumar   M.,   Richard,   T.L.   Integrating   Nanofiltration   Membrane   Separation  with  Acidogenic  Digestion  of  Lignocellulosic  Biomass  for  Enhanced  Yield,  17th  Annual  Environmental  Chemistry  and  Microbiology  Student  Symposium,  Pennsylvania  State  University,  March  2014.    

30. Shen,   Y.,*   Erbakan,  M.,   Decker,   K.,   Aksimentiev,   O.,   Hou,   J.   &   Kumar,  M.   Artificial    Water  Channels―Can  they  reach   the  performance  of  biological  channels?  24th  North  American  Membrane  Society  Meeting,  Houston,  TX,  June  2014.  

31. Feroz,  H.,*  Shen,  Y.,*  Ferlez,  B.,  Golbeck,   J.  &  Kumar,  M.  Light  driven   ion  pumps  for  desalination.  24th  Annual  North  American  Membrane  Society  Meeting,  Houston,  TX,  June  2014.  (Poster  Presentation)  

32. Guha  R.,*  Kar  A.,   Shang  X.,  Velegol  D.,  Kumar  M.  Diffusiophoretic  Transport  Alters  Colloidal   Fouling   of   Membranes   Presented   at   the   88th   Colloids   &   Surface   Science  Symposium,  University  of  Pennsylvania,  PA,  June  2014  

33. Shen,  Y.,*  Erbakan,  M.,  Meminger,  C.,  Hou,  J.  &  Kumar,  M.  Single  Molecule  Transport  Characterization  of  a  High  Permeable  Artificial  Water  Channel.  Council   for  Chemical  Research  Annual  Meeting,  Alexandria,  VA,  May  2014.    

34. Guha   R,*   Kar   A,   Kumar   M,   Velegol   D.   Particle   Deposition   On   and   Removal   from  Hollow   Fiber   and   Reverse   Osmosis   Membranes,   Gordon   Research   Conference   on  Macromolecular   &   Polyelectrolyte   Solutions,   Ventura,   CA,   February   2014.   (Poster  Presentation)  

35.  Saboe   P.,*     Lubner   C.,   McCool   N.,   Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa   N.,   Golbeck   J.,   Kumar   M.  Biomimetic   two-­‐‑dimensional   crystals   of  photosynthetic  proteins   for  membrane  based  energy  production  Presented  at  the  American  Institute  of  Chemical  Engineers  Annual  Meeting,  San  Francisco,  CA,  November  2013.  

36. Erbakan  M,*  Shen  Y,*  Kumar  M,  Curtis  WR.  Evaluating  a  Novel  Aquaporin  From  R.  sphaeroides   for   Biomimetic   Membrane   Applications,   AICHE   conference,   2013,   San  Francisco,  CA  (Poster)  

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37. Escotet  M,*  Erbakan  M,*  Kumar  M,  Curtis  WR.  Use  of  Fluorescent  Protein  Fusions  to  Optimize   Membrane   Protein   Expression   in   Anaerobic   Photoheterotrophic  Rhodobacter,  AICHE  conference,  2013,  San  Francisco,  CA  

38. Saboe   P.,*     Lubner   C.,   McCool   N.,   Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa   N.,   Golbeck   J.,   Kumar  M..   Solar  hydrogen   production   using   biomimetic   two-­‐‑dimensional   crystals   of   photosynthetic  proteins.     Presented   at   the   246th   American   Chemical   Society   National   Meeting   and  Exposition,    Indianapolis,  IN,  September  2013  

39. Shen   Y,*   Licsandru   E,   Barbiou   M,   and     Kumar   M.     Functional   Reconstitution   And  Characterization  Artificial  Water  Channels  For  Desalination,  American  Association  of  Environmental  Engineering  Science  and  Professors  Meeting,  July  2013,  Golden,  CO.  

40. Shen   Y,*   Licsandru   E,   Barbiou   M,   and     Kumar   M.     Functional   Reconstitution   And  Characterization   Artificial   Water   Channels   For   Desalination,   North   American  Membrane  Society  (NAMS)  conference,  June  2013,  Boise,  ID.  

41. Feroz  H,*  Shen  Y,*  Ferlez  B,*  Golbeck  JH    and    Kumar  M.    Light  Driven  Desalination  Membranes,  North  American  Membrane  Society  (NAMS)  conference,  June  2013,  Boise,  ID.  (Poster)  

42. Saboe  P.,*    Lubner  C.,  McCool  N.,  Vargas-­‐‑Barbosa  N.,  Golbeck  J.,  Kumar  M.  Biomimetic  two-­‐‑dimensional   crystals   of   photosynthetic   proteins   for   membrane   based   energy  production.    North  American  Membrane  Society  23rd  Annual  Meeting,  Boise,  ID,  June  2013.  (Poster)  

43. Kumar,  M.,  Zilles,   J.,  Meier,  W.    Aquaporin  based  triblock  copolymer  membranes   for  water  purification,  Polymers  in  Water  Purification,  ACS  Fall  Conference,  Denver,  CO,  August  2011  

44. Kumar,   M.,   Itel,   F.,   Meier,   W.,   Zilles,   J.   Investigating   gas   transport   in   membrane  proteins   using   block   co-­‐‑polymer   membrane   vesicles,     ACS   Spring   Conference,   San  Francisco,  CA,  March  2010  

45. Kumar,   M.,   Grzelakowski,   M.,   Meier,   W.,   Clark   ,M.,   and   Zilles,   J.   Bioinspired  Membranes     for   Environmental   Applications,   poster   presented   at   Association   for  Environmental  Engineering  and  Science  Professors  meeting,  Iowa  City,  July  2009  

46. Kumar,  M.,   Grzelakowski,   M.,   Clark   ,M.,   Meier,  W.   and   Zilles,   J.   pH   Gating   of   the  Escherichia   coli   Water   Channel   Protein,   Aquaporin   Z,   poster   presented   at   the  American  Society  for  Microbiology  meeting,  Philadephia,  May  2009  

47. Kumar,   M.,   Clark   M   and   Zilles,   J.,   Biomimetic   desalination   membranes,   poster  presented   at   the   Gordon   Research   Conference   (Graduate   Research   Symposium)   –  Membranes  and  Materials,  New  London,  New  Hampshire,  August  2008  

48. Kumar,  M.,  Grzelakowski,  M.,  Meier,  W.  Hochselektive  Wasserfilter  auf  der  Basis  von  Blockcopolymer   Membranen,   Macromolecular   Colloquium,   University   of   Freiburg,  Institute  for  Macromolecular  Chemistry,  Freiburg,    Germany,  2008     (presented  by  Dr.  Meier)  

49. Adham,  S.   ,  Oppenheimer,   J.,  Kumar,  M.,  Badruzzaman,  M.,  Liu,  L.  2007.     Innovative  Approaches   to   RO   Concentrate   Management   :   Beneficial   Reuse   and   Concentrate  

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Minimization,  Proceedings  of  the  International  Desalting  Association  Conference,  Gran  Canaria,  2007  

50. Kumar,  M.,  Oppenheimer,  J.,  Adham,  S.,  and  Kottenstette,  R.  Innovative  Technologies  for  Beneficial  Reuse  of  RO  Concentrate,  presented  at   the  AWWA  Annual  Conference  and  Exhibition,  2006,  San  Antonio,  Texas,  2006  

51. Kumar,   M.;   Adham,   S.,   Decarolis,   J.,   Burbano,   A.   and   Pearce,   W.   Pretreatment  Evaluation   For   Seawater   Reverse   Osmosis   Using   Bench   And   Pilot   Scale   Testing,  Presented  at  the  AWWA  Annual  Conference,  San  Francisco,  CA,    2005  

52. Oppenheimer,  J.;    Chiu,  K;  DeCarolis,  J.;  Kumar,  M.;  Adham,  S.;  Snyder,  S.;    and  Pearce,  W.;   Evaluating   the   Effect   of   UV   Peroxide   for   Control   of   NDMA   on   Endocrine  Disrupters,   Pharmaceuticals,   and   Personal   Care   Products,   presented   at   the   AWWA  Annual  Conference  2006,  San  Antonio,  Texas,  2006  

53. Oppenheimer,  J.;  Kumar,  M.;    Badruzzaman,  M.;  Webb,  L.;  Kottenstette,  R.;  Adham,  S.  Using   RO   Concentrate   as   a   Resource   by   Application   of   Innovative   Technologies,  presented   at   the  AWWA  Water  Quality   Technology   Conference  November,   Denver,  Colorado  2006  

54. Adham,   S.;   Oppenheimer,   J.;   Kumar,   M.;   Webb,   L.;   Kottenstette,   R.   Innovative  Approaches   to   RO   Concentrate   Management:   Beneficial   Reuse   and   Concentrate  Minimization,  presented  at  WEFTEC,  Dallas,  Texas,  2006  

55. Kumar,  M.,  Oppenheimer,  J.,  Adham,  S.,  and  Kottenstette,  R.  Innovative  Technologies  for  Beneficial  Reuse  of  RO  Concentrate,  presented  at   the  AWWA  Annual  Conference  and  Exhibition,  2006,  San  Antonio,  Texas,  2006  

56. Ladner,   D.;   Clark,   M.,   M;   Kumar,   M.;   and   Adham,   S.   Bench-­‐‑Scale   Studies   to  Characterize  Organic  Foulants  in  Seawater  Reverse  Osmosis  Desalination,  presented  at  the  North  American  Membrane  Society  meeting,  Chicago,  Illinois  May  12  –  17,  2006  

57. Kumar,   M.;   Adham,   S.;   &   Pearce,   W.       An   Integrated   Approach   to   Pretreatment  Evaluation   for   Seawater   Reverse   Osmosis   using   Bench   and   Pilot   Scale   Testing,  Presented  at  the  AWWA  Membrane  Technology  Conference,  Phoenix,  AZ,  2005  

58. Kumar,   M.;   Adham,   S.,   Decarolis,   J.,   Burbano,   A.   and   Pearce,   W.   Pretreatment  Evaluation   For   Seawater   Reverse   Osmosis   Using   Bench   And   Pilot   Scale   Testing,  Presented  at  the  AWWA  Annual  Conference,  San  Francisco,  CA,    2005  

59. Kumar,   M.;   Decarolis,   J.;   Adham,   S.;   Wasserman,   L.   Desalting   of   MBR   treated  wastewater:   Integrated  Membrane   Systems   for  wastewater  Reclamation,   Proceedings  of  the  California  Nevada  Section  of  AWWA,  Sacramento,  CA,  October  2004  

60. Kumar,  M.;    Adham,  S.;  &  Pearce,  W.  Development  of  a  Cost  Model  for  Brackish  and  Reclaimed   Water   Desalination,   Paper   presented   at   the   AWWA   Annual   Conference,  Orlando,  FL,    2004  

61. Kumar,  M.;  DeCarolis,  J.;  Adham,  S.;  Pearce,  W;  Wasserman,  L.    Integrated  Membrane  Systems  for  Wastewater  Reuse,  Paper  presented  at  the  Water  Environment  Federation  Technology  (WEFTEC)  conference,  New  Orleans,  LA,  2004  

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62. Pearce,  W.;  Kumar,  M.   Evaluation   of  New  Generation   Low  Pressure   Brackish  Water  Reverse   Osmosis   Membranes,   Proceedings   of   the   California   Nevada   AWWA   2004  Spring  Conference,  April  13,  2004,  Las  Vegas,  NV,  2004  

63. Kumar,  M.;  Adham,  S.;  &  Pearce,  W.,  Development  of  a  Spreadsheet  Tool  for  Brackish  and  Reclaimed  Water  Membrane  Desalination  Costs,   Paper  presented   at   the  AWWA  Annual  Conference,  Anaheim,  CA,  June  2003  

64. Pearce,  W.;   Kumar,  M.;   &   Adham,   S.,   Evaluation   of   New   Generation   Low   Pressure  Brackish  Water  Reverse  Osmosis  Membranes,  Paper  presented  at  the  AWWA  Annual  Conference,  Anaheim,  CA,  June  2003  

65. Kumar,  M.;   Adham,   S.;   &   Pearce,  W.,   Spreadsheet   Tool   for   Brackish   and   Reclaimed  Water   Membrane   Desalination   Costs,   Paper   presented   at   the   AWWA   Membrane  Conference,  Atlanta,  GA,  March  2003  

66. Oppenheimer,   J.,   DeCarolis,   J.,   Kumar,   M.,   and   Gagliardo,   P.,   Adham,   S.,  Environmental   Technology   Verification   of   Low-­‐‑   and   Medium   Pressure   Ultraviolet  Systems,   Presented   at   the   American   Water   Works   Association   Water   Quality  Technology  Conference.  Seattle,  WA,  November  2002  

67. Kumar,   M.;   Hsu,   Y.;   Devkota,   L.;   Welch,   M.;   and   Smith,   B.   ,   Optimizing   Arsenic  Removal   in   Phoenix   Area   Water   Treatment   Plants,   Paper   presented   at   the   Arizona  Water   Pollution   Control   Association   (AWPCA)   Annual   Conference,   Chandler,   AZ,  May  2001  

68. Wang,   Y.;   Clark,   M.M.;   &   Kumar,   M.,   Characterization   and   fouling   of   Sulfonated  Polyether   Sulfone/Polyethersulfone   –   Polysulfone   (SPEES/PES-­‐‑PS)   UF   membranes,  Paper   presented   at   the   North   American   Membrane   Society   (NAMS)   Conference,  Denver,  CO,  May  2000  

 PROFESSIONAL  MEMBERSHIPS,  SERVICE  AND  ACTIVITIES  

 • Deputy  Chair,  Faraday  Transactions  Meeting,  Artificial  Water  Channels,  Royal  Society  

of  Chemistry,  2018  • Chair,  Gordon  Research  Conference,  Membranes-­‐‑Materials  and  Processes,  2018  • Vice-­‐‑chair,  Gordon  Research  Conference,  Membranes-­‐‑Materials  and  Processes,  2016  • Director,   NSF   Research   Experiences   for   Undergraduates   (REU)   Site,   Chemical  

Engineering  at  the  Penn  State  (2014  –  2017)  • WATER  Horizontal  Champion,  Natural  Gas  Institute,  Penn  State  (2016  –  present)  • Conference   organization   (graduate   student   focus):   Panel   Member   and   Reviewer,  

AEESP  Navigating  the  Academic  and  Professional  Job  Search,  2015  (~50  grad  students);  Co-­‐‑Chair,  North  American  Membrane  Society  (NAMS)  Student  Poster  Session,  2014  &  2015  (~150  posters/yr)  

• Board  Member,  The  Spout  Institute  –  A  non  profit  focused  on  water  quality  education  and   for   development   of   sustainable   water   treatment   technologies   for   developing  countries,  2009  –  present  

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• Member,  Global  Engineering  Education  Committee,  College  of  Engineering,  Penn  State  • Departmental  Representative,  Engineering  Energy  &  Environmental  Institute  Steering  

Committee,  College  of  Engineering,  Penn  State    • Co-­‐‑Chair,  Gordon  Research  Conference,  Graduate  Research  Symposium,  Membranes-­‐‑

Materials  and  Processes,  2010  • Member,  Association  of  Environmental  Engineering  and  Science  Professors,  since  2008  • Member,  American  Society  for  Microbiology,  2008  –  present  • Member,  American  Water  Works  Association,  1998  –  present    • Reviewer:   Advanced   Materials,   Chemical   Communications,   Colloid   and   Surfaces   B:  

Biointerfaces,   Desalination,   Environmental   Science   and   Technology   (ES&T),   ES&T  Letters,   Journal   of  American  Chemical   Society   (JACS),   Journal   of  Membrane   Science,  Lab  on  a  Chip,  Langmuir,  Nano  Letters,  RSC  Advances,  and  Water  Research.  

• Member,  Young  Professionals  Group,  MWH,  Pasadena,  CA  2005  –  2006    COURSES  TAUGHT  (numbers  of  students  in  parenthesis)  “Bioseparations,”  Senior   level  elective  course,  Spring  2012   (42),  2013   (32),  2014   (44),  2016  (43),  2017  (65)  “Unit  Operations  Laboratory,”  Senior  level  core  laboratory  course,  Fall  2012  (55),  Fall  2013  (75),  Spring  2015  (71)  “Membrane  Separations   and  Transport,”  Graduate   level   elective   course   (developed  new  course),  Fall  2014  (13)  “Process  Fluid  Mechanics,”   Junior   level   core   course,   Fall   2015   (136),   Fall   2016   (170),   Fall  2017  (153)