David Wendell

David Wendell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati.^[1]

Background

David Wendell studied at Cornell University and University of California, Los Angeles.^[2] Wendell’s field of study is nanotechnology and his PhD focused on biomedical engineering.^[3]

In 2009, Wendell and a team of scientists from the University of Cincinnati undertook a research program that resulted in the successful development of an artificial pore. In September 2009, their subsequent paper, “Translocation of double-stranded DNA through membrane-adapted phi29 motor protein nanopores,” appeared in the Journal Nature Nanotechnology. The engineered channel has potential applications in nano-sensing, gene delivery, drug loading and DNA sequencing.^[4]

The researchers identified ways to take energy from the Sun, and carbon from the air to create new forms of bio-fuels. Their report, "Artificial Photosynthesis in Ranaspumin-2 Based Foam" was published in the journal Nano Letters, in March 2010.

Artificial Photosynthetic Foam

In 2010, David Wendell, as Research Assistant Professor, worked alongside student Jacob Todd and College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Carlo Montemagno co-authored the paper, based on research in Montemagno's lab in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Their work focused on making a new artificial photosynthetic material which uses plant, bacterial, frog and fungal enzymes, trapped within a foam housing, to produce sugars from sunlight and carbon dioxide, known as Artificial Photosynthetic Foam.^[5][6]

In August 2010, David Wendell, Jacob Todd and Carlo Montemagno were announced as one of six finalists for The Earth Awards - an annual competition for design and innovation with the potential to improve quality of life. The Grand Prize winner of The Earth Awards 2010 will be announced in London in September 2010.^[7] On September 16, 2010, the Artificial Photosynthetic Foam was awarded the 50,000 USD Grand Prize.^[8]

References

1. ^ University of Cincinnati
2. ^ LinkedIn
3. ^ LinkedIn
4. ^ University of Cincinnati
5. ^ e! Science News
6. ^ Wendell, D.; Todd, J.; Montemagno, C. (2010). "Artificial photosynthesis in ranaspumin-2 based foam". Nano letters 10 (9): 3231–3236. Bibcode 2010NanoL..10.3231W. doi:10.1021/nl100550k. PMID 20205454.  edit Free version
7. ^ Renewable Energy Focus
8. ^ [1]

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