Jesse Starger

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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention, 2021

PhD student Chemical Engineering


Drexel Faculty Mentors: Richard Cairncross, PhD; Nicolas Alvarez, PhD; Jason Baxter, PhD; Aaron Fafarman, PhD

Jesse Starger is a PhD candidate in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. His research interests include transport phenomena, renewable energy, and biotechnology. He is currently studying the slot-die coating process for perovskites to enable cheaper and more efficient solar cells. He received his BS in chemical engineering from Tufts University in 2016. From 2017-2020 he worked at Moderna researching lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery.

Last updated: April 2021