Tadas Kasputis

Graduate Research Assistant

Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Program

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

32 LW Chase Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0726

Tel: (734) 891-6596

E-mail: tkasputis@yahoo.com

EDUCATION

University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE

Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering

Expected Graduation: 2014

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI

B.S. in Biomedical Sciences

May 2008

Graduation with Honors

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

May 2010 - Present Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.

Advisor: Dr. Angela K. Pannier, Ph.D.

Research Area: Engineering the cell-biomaterial interface for non-viral gene delivery. Probing biomolecule adsorption on nanostructured surfaces via SE/QCM-D.

May 2009 - May 2010 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.

Advisor: Dr. Yuris Dzenis, Ph.D.

Research Area: Encapsulation of micellar nanoparticles within electrospun nanofibers as well as intracellular probing with nanoneedles.

July 2008 - May 2009 Research Technician, Histology Department, MPI Research, Mattawan, MI

Research Area: Specimen fixing, processing, embedding, microtomy, staining, and review (contract research organization conducting pre-  clinical drug trials).

April 2006 - August 2006 Summer Research Assistant, Department of Chemistry, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.

Advisor: Dr. Dalila Kovacs, Ph.D.

Research Area: Cis-1,3,5-cyclohexanetriol interaction with metal catalysts in aqueous solutions.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

January 2011-May 2011 Lecturer

Tissue Engineering (BSEN 418), Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE

August 2010-Dec 2010 Teaching Assistant

Biomaterials (BSEN 416/816), Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln NE

PUBLICATIONS

1. K.B. Rodenhausen, B.A. Duensing, T. Kasputis, A.K. Pannier, T. Hoffman, M Schubert, T.E. Tiwald, M. Solinsky, M. Wagner. In-situ monitoring of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer chemisorption with combined spectroscopic ellipsometry and quartz-crystal microbalance techniques. 2011. Thin Solid Films. 519 (9) pp. 2817-2820.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. K.B. Rodenhausen, T. Kasputis*, J. Gerasimov, A.K. Pannier, T. Hoffman, R. Lai, S. Bartlett-Hunt, M. Schubert, M. Solinsky, M. Wagner. 2010. Combinatorial SE/QCM-D Approach for Studying Porous Organic Ultra-thin Film Evolution. MRS Annual Fall Meeting, Boston, MA. (podium presentation)

2. T. Kasputis, A.K. Pannier. 2011. Enhancing Nonviral Gene Delivery by Manipulating Cell-Material Interactions. UNL Research Fair. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. (poster presentation)

3. T. Kasputis, A.K. Pannier. 2011. Enhancing Nonviral Gene Delivery by Manipulating Cell-Material Interactions. Graduate Research Symposium. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. (poster presentation)

4. T. Kasputis, D. Schmidt, K.B. Rodenhausen, A.K. Pannier, M. Schubert. 2011. Real-time SE/QCM-D Characterization of Protein Adsorption within Sculptured Thin Films. Graduate Research Symposium. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE. (poster presentation)

5. K.B. Rodenhausen, T. Kasputis, J. Gerasimov, H. Wang, A.K. Pannier, R. Lai, M. Schubert. 2011. Combinatorial spectroscopic ellipsometry and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation to study organic ultra-thin film evolution. 6th Workshop Ellipsometry, Berlin, Germany. (poster presentation)

6. T. Kasputis, D. Fomenko, A. Goponenko, Z. Li, B. Boyle, Z. Avramova, V. Gladyshev, Y. Dzenis. 2009. Nanoenabled Intracellular Probing and Manipulation of Cellular Events. NSF EPSCoR 21st National Conference, Washington, D.C. (poster presentation)

7. T. Kasputis, D. Fomenko, A. Goponenko, Z. Li, B. Boyle, Z. Avramova, V. Gladyshev, Y. Dzenis. 2009. Nanoenabled Intracellular Probing and Manipulation of Cellular Events. 5th Annual Nebraska Research and Innovation Conference, Omaha, NE. (poster presentation)

8. T. Kasputis & D. Kovacs. 2007. Cis-1,3,5-cyclohexanetriol interaction with metal catalysts in aqueous solutions. American Chemical Society 233^rd National Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, Il. (poster presentation)

9. T. Kasputis & D. Kovacs. 2007. Cis-1,3,5-cyclohexanetriol interaction with metal catalysts in aqueous solutions. Grand Valley State University               Student Scholarship Day, Allendale, MI. (poster presentation)