Research Interests

Algal biofuel technology and processes:

• Beneficial co-culture to reduce predation
• Algal growth optimization

Analytical measurements related to algal culture:

• Lipid and protein extraction and quantification
• Microscopy
• Fluorescence
• DNA extraction, library prep

Cultivating microalgae and bacteria for studies in symbiosis.

Wastewater treatment using microorganisms and bioremediation.

M.S. Biological Oceanography, Florida State University, 2013

B.S. Biological Science, U.C. Santa Barbara, 2008

Master's Thesis: Growth Optimization of Microalgae on Treated Wastewater Effluent

Chen, Chyi-Shin, Tachea, Firehiwot, Brown, Sarah, Coffman, Philip, Tanjore, Deepti, Gregg, Allison, Rolison-Welch, Kristina, Shirazi, Fatemeh, He, Qian, and Sun, Ning. Novel Biocatalytic Platform for Ethanol Production from Lignocellulosic Feedstock. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi: 10.2172/1422545.

Ly, A., Rolison, K.A., Mayali, X.,and Samo, T.J. (2019). Destressing biofuel microalgae: Leveraging beneficial microbiomes to alleviate harmful conditions that reduce algal growth. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA.