Ryan Renslow
PhD, EIT
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CURRENT POSITION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Ryan Scott Renslow
Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow (Scientist II) Oct. 2012 – present
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory / 1553
3335 Innovation Blvd
Richland, WA 99354
509-713-9030
ryan.renslow@pnnl.gov
rrenslow@gmail.com
EDUCATION
PhD in Chemical Engineering
Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2012
Washington State University
Thesis: Mathematical modeling and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques to understand
electrochemically active biofilms
MS in Chemical Engineering
May 2008 – Dec. 2009
Washington State University
Thesis: In situ effective diffusive coefficient profiles in biofilms using pulsed field gradientnuclear magnetic resonance (PFG-NMR)
BS in Chemical Engineering
Aug. 2003 – May 2008
Washington State University
ACADEMIC / INSTITUTE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow / Scientist II
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
NIH Protein Biotechnology Fellow / Graduate Researcher
Dr. Haluk Beyenal lab, Washington State University
Undergraduate Researcher
Dr. Cornelius Ivory lab, Washington State University
Oct. 2012 – present
May 2007 – Dec. 2012
May 2005 – May 2006
INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Co-op, Late Stage Purification Department
BP p.l.c., Westlake Office, Houston, TX
Intern, Gulf of Mexico Deep Water Projects Group
BP p.l.c., Cherry Point Refinery, Birch Bay, WA
Intern, Blending and Distribution Unit
Aug 2006 – May 2007
May 2007 – Aug. 2007
May 2006 – Aug. 2006
FELLOWSHIPS
Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship
NIH Protein Biotechnology Fellowship (T32-GM008336)
Oct. 2012 – present
May 2008 – May 2010
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PhD, EIT
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PUBLICATIONS
1. Renslow RS, Babauta JT, Majors PD, Mehta HS, Ewing RJ, Ewing TW, Mueller KT,
Beyenal H. 2014. A biofilm microreactor system for simultaneous electrochemical and
nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Water Science and Technology. In Print.
2. Lindemann SR, Moran JJ, Stegen JC, Renslow RS, Hutchison JR, Cole JK, Dohnalkova AC,
Tremblay J, Singh K, Malfatti SA, Chen F, Tringe SG, Beyenal H, Fredrickson JK. 2013. The
epsomitic phototrophic microbial mat of Hot Lake, Washington: community structural
responses to seasonal cycling. Frontiers in Microbiology 4.
3. Renslow RS, Babauta JT, Kuprat A, Schenk J, Ivory C, Fredrickson J, Beyenal H. 2013.
Modeling biofilms with dual extracellular electron transfer mechanisms. Physical Chemistry
Chemical Physics 15(44):19262-19283.
4. Renslow RS, Babauta JT, Majors PD, Beyenal H. 2013. Diffusion in biofilms respiring on
electrodes. Energy & Environmental Science 6(2):595-607.
5. Renslow RS, Babauta J, Dohnalkova A, Boyanov M, Kemner K, Majors P, Fredrickson J,
Beyenal H. 2013. Metabolic spatial variability in electrode-respiring Geobacter
sulfurreducens biofilms. Energy & Environmental Science.
6. Nguyen HD, Renslow RS, Babauta J, Ahmed B, Beyenal H. 2012. A voltammetric flavin
microelectrode for use in biofilms. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical 161(1):929-937.
7. Cao B, Majors PD, Ahmed B, Renslow RS, Silvia CP, Shi L, Kjelleberg S, Fredrickson JK,
Beyenal H. 2012. Biofilm shows spatially stratified metabolic responses to contaminant
exposure. Environmental Microbiology.
8. Babauta JT, Nguyen HD, Harrington TD, Renslow RS, Beyenal H. 2012. pH, redox
potential and local biofilm potential microenvironments within Geobacter sulfurreducens
biofilms and their roles in electron transfer. Biotechnology and Bioengineering.
9. Babauta J, Renslow RS, Lewandowski Z, Beyenal H. 2012. Electrochemically active
biofilms: facts and fiction. A review. Biofouling 28(8):789-812.
10. Renslow RS, Lewandowski Z, Beyenal H. 2011. Biofilm Image Reconstruction for
Assessing Structural Parameters. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 108(6):1383-1394.
11. Renslow RS, Donovan C, Shim M, Babauta J, Nannapaneni S, Schenk J, Beyenal H. 2011.
Oxygen reduction kinetics on graphite cathodes in sediment microbial fuel cells. Physical
Chemistry Chemical Physics 13(48):21573-21584.
12. Renslow RS, Majors PD, McLean JS, Fredrickson JK, Ahmed B, Beyenal H. 2010. In Situ
Effective Diffusion Coefficient Profiles in Live Biofilms Using Pulsed-Field Gradient
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 106(6):928-937.
13. Brown A, Bechtel C, Bill J, Liu H, Liu J, McDonald D, Pai S, Radhamohan A, Renslow RS,
Thayer B, Yohe S, Dowd C. 2010. Increasing Parvovirus Filter Throughput of Monoclonal
Antibodies Using Ion Exchange Membrane Adsorptive Pre-filtration. Biotechnology and
Bioengineering 106(4):627-637.
PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
1. Renslow RS, Majors PD, Babauta JT, Beyenal H. Changing the way we study biofilms: A
novel biofilm reactor for simultaneous electrochemical and NMR techniques; 9th
International Conference on Biofilm Reactors - International Water Association; May 28-31,
2013; Paris, France. Oral Presenter.
2. Lindemann S, Nelson WC, Kim Y-M, Stegen JC, Hutchison JR, Renslow RS, Moran J,
Dohnalkova A, Konopka A, Beyenal H and others. Interrogating phototroph-heterotroph
interactions within a benthic phototrophic mat community of epsomitic Hot Lake,
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Washington; 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; May 18-21,
2013; Denver, Colorado, USA. Presentation.
Renslow R, Majors P, Mehta H, Babauta J, Beyenal H. Probing metabolic reactions in
biofilms using nuclear magnetic resonance microscopy combined with electrochemical
techniques; 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting; March 25-29, 2012; San
Diego, California, USA. Oral Presenter.
Renslow R, Majors P, Babauta J, Dohnalkova A, Mehta H, Beyenal H. Integration of
Electrochemical Methods with Magnetic Resonance and Electron Microscopies for the
Study of Geobacter sulfurreducens Biofilms; 2012 Microscopy & Microanalysis; July 29 Aug. 2, 2012; Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Oral Presenter.
Beyenal H, Babauta J, Renslow R. Integrated experimental and modeling studies of
extracellular electron transfer mechanisms in electrochemically-active biofilms; 241st
American Chemical Society National Meeting; March 27-31, 2011; Anaheim, California,
USA. Presentation.
Beyenal H, Ahmed B, Renslow R. Modeling of cellular metabolism and uranium
immobilization in biofilms; 243rd American Chemical Society National Meeting; March 2529, 2012; San Diego, California, USA. Presentation.
Renslow R, Majors P, McLean J, Fredrickson J, Ahmed B, Beyenal H. In situ effective
diffusion coefficient profiles in live biofilms using pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic
resonance; 2011 NIH Protein Biotechnology Symposium; April 8, 2011; Pullman,
Washington, USA. Poster Presenter.
Nguyen H, Renslow R, Babauta J, Ahmed B, Beyenal H. Development of Voltammetric
Microsensor for Flavin Detection; The 220th Electrochemical Society Meeting; October 9,
2011; Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Presentation.
Renslow R, Lewandowski Z, Beyenal H. Biofilm image reconstruction for assessing
structural parameters; 2010 NIH Protein Biotechnology Symposium; April 27, 2010;
Pullman, Washington, USA. Poster Presenter.
Renslow R, Babauta J, Ivory C, Beyenal H. Modeling of electrochemically active biofilms;
Joint 65th Northwest / 22nd Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting of the American Chemical
Society; June 21, 210; Pullman, Washington, USA. Oral Presenter.
Beyenal H, Dewan A, Babauta J, Nguyen H, Renslow R, Cao B. Electrochemical and
metabolic control of electron transfer in biofilms; The 217th Electrochemical Society
Meeting; April 25-30; Vancouver, BC, Canada. Presentation.
Renslow R, Majors P, McLean J, Fredrickson J, Ahmed B, Beyenal H. In situ effective
diffusion coefficient profiles in live biofilms using pulsed-field gradient nuclear magnetic
resonance; The 10th International Conference on Magnetic Resonance Microscopy;
September 1, 2009; West Yellowstone, Montana, USA. Poster Presenter.
Brown A, Bill J, Renslow R, McDonald D, Eng M, Dowd C. Use of charged membranes to
identify soluble protein foulants in order to facilitate parvovirus filtration; IBC 20th
Antibody Development and Production Event; March 14, 2008; San Diego, California, USA.
Presentation.
Brown A, Bill J, Barbara L, Renslow R, Yohe S, McDonald D, Eng M, Dowd C. Protecting
parvovirus filters with CEX membranes: combining two cutting edge technologies yields
insights into virus filter fouling; 2008 Virus Safety and TSE Conference; June 2-4, 2008;
Berlin, Germany. Poster.
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest Lecturer – Bioengineering 481 – Spring 2012
Guest Lecturer – WSU ChE/BioE Graduate Seminar –Spring 2012
Teacher – Ten-week graduate-level Matlab programming course - Fall 2010
Teacher – Five 1-hour lectures in Biochemical Engineering (senior-level course) - Spring 2010
GROUPS AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Tau Beta Pi
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)
National Society of Collegiate Scholars