Derek L. Englert
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Kentucky
4810 Alben Barkley Drive
P.O. Box 7380
Paducah, KY 42002-7380
(270) 534-3122
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION:
University of Mississippi
Texas A&M University
University of Mississippi
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
B.S., 2002
Ph.D., 2009
2010-2012
APPOINTMENTS:
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of
Kentucky, 2012 – Present.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of
Mississippi, 2010 – 2012.
PRODUCTS:
Five most closely related to proposed research (*Equal contributions)
Hedge, M.*, Englert, D. L*., Schrock, S., Cohn, W. B., Vogt, C., Wood, T. K., Manson, M.
D., Jayaraman, A.: “Chemotaxis to the quorum-sensing signal AI-2 requires the Tsr
chemoreceptor and the periplasmic LsrB AI-2-binding protein,” Journal of Bacteriology,
193: 768-773, 2011.
Englert, D. L., Manson, M. D., Jayaraman, A.: “Investigation of Bacterial Chemotaxis in
Flow-based Microfluidic Devices,” Nature Protocols, 5:864-872, 2010.
Englert, D. L., Adase, C. A., Jayaraman, A., Manson, M. D.: “Repellent Taxis in Response to
Nickel Ion Requires neither Ni2+ Transport nor the Periplasmic NikA Binding Protein,”
Journal of Bacteriology, 192:2633-2637, 2010.
Englert, D. L., Manson, M. D., and Jayaraman, A.: “Flow-Based Microfluidic Device for
Quantifying Bacterial Chemotaxis in Stable, Competing Gradients,” Applied and
Environmental Microbiology, 75:4557-4564, 2009.
Janakiraman, V.*, Englert, D.*, Jayaraman, A., Baskaran, H.: “Modeling Growth and
Quorum Sensing in Biofilms Grown in Microfluidic Chambers,” Annals of Biomedical
Engineering, 37:1206-1216, 2009.
Other significant products
Bansal, T., Englert, D., Lee, J., Hegde, M., Wood, T. K., Jayaraman, A.: “Differential Effects
of Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, and Indole on Escherichia coli O157:H7 Chemotaxis,
Colonization, and Gene Expression,” Infection and Immunity, 75:4597-4607, 2007.
Englert, D. L., Manson, M. D., Jayaraman, A.: “A Microfluidic Device for Quantifying
Bacterial Chemotaxis in Stable Concentration Gradients,” Journal of Visualized
Experiments, 2010.
Englert, D. L., Jayaraman, A., Manson, M. D.: “Microfluidic Techniques for the Analysis of
Bacterial Chemotaxis,” In: Jin, T., Hereld, D., eds. Chemotaxis: Methods and Protocols.
New York: Humana Press, 2009:1-23.
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES:
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Advising 3 undergraduate researchers investigating biodesulfurization; 2013 – Present
Advising 2 undergraduate researchers investigating bacterial chemotaxis to nickel
gradients; 2013 – Present
Developed and taught an introductory engineering summer course for high school juniors
and seniors that focused on engineering skills and hands on active learning projects; 2011
– 2012
Developed and coordinated Engineering Boot Camp for incoming freshmen to help
underprepared students be prepared for engineering through lecture, hands-on active
learning projects, and plant tours of engineering in action; 2012
Active member of AIChE National ChemE Jeopardy Subcommittee; 2013 – Present
Judge for local middle school science fair and U.S. Department of Energy Science Bowl
(middle school and high school); 2013 – Present
Discussed enzyme reactions and led high school students through a lactase enzyme
laboratory experiment dealing with lactose intolerance; 2013
COLLABORATORS AND OTHER AFFILIATIONS:
Collaborators, Co-Authors, and Co-Editors (last 4 years)
Chris Adase
Manjunath Hegde
Arul Jayaraman
Michael Manson
Christina M. Payne
Paul Scovazzo
Thomas Wood
Department of Biology
Center for Engineering Medicine
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Biology
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M University
Harvard Medical School
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
University of Kentucky
University of Mississippi
Pennsylvania State University
Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
John O’Haver
Arul Jayaraman
Postdoctoral advisor
Ph.D. advisor
University of Mississippi
Texas A&M University
Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor (last 5 years) – Total of 6
Landon Mills (PhD expected 2019)
Alex Clark (BS expected 2015)
Sean Hackel (BS expected 2015)
Logan Warriner (BS expected 2015)
Shannon Woolridge (BS expected 2016)
Mohamed Turkmani (BS expected 2017)
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