Post Doctoral Associates

Sarah Kiemle

Duration: 2013-Present
Research: The overall goal of my project is to examine the role of (1→3, 1→4) β-glucan or mixed linkage glucan (MLG) in the grass cell walls. To determine the role of MLG in the grass cell wall, I have employed a wide variety of techniques including binding assays, enzyme digestion, chemical fractionation, saccharide analysis, biomechanical extension assays, immunocytochemistry, atomic force microscopy and, and neutron scattering (bio-SANS with contrast matching).
Email: snk3 [at] psu.edu

Malgorzata (Margaret) Kowalik

Duration: 2011-Present
Research: Coarse graining Molecular Dynamic simulations of polymer melts/blends. Developing coarse-grain models for copolymers. Very coarse grain model of Primary Plant cell Wall using Dissipative Particle Dynamics. [More details]
Email: gkowalik [at] engr.psu.edu