James P. Smith

Ph.D. Student
Mechanical Engineering

Project Web Page:

Circulating Tumor Cell Capture

Email:

jps336 [at] cornell.edu

Address:

127 Upson Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Jim Smith currently works on the development of microfluidic devices for the isolation and capture of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from blood. His interests lie in improving the efficiency of such devices by better understanding fluid mechanics at the microscale.

Biography

Jim Smith joined the Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory in November of 2009. Jim received his B.Sci. from Clarkson University in 2008, with a double major in Aerospace Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. As an undergraduate, he researched piezoelectric active flow control systems with the goal of improving wind turbine efficiency. Jim joined Lockheed Martin Space Systems in 2008, where he worked on lifting body re-entry vehicles, as well as radioisotope power systems for deep space exploration.

Jim is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Tau Beta Pi.

Current Projects

Current projects include the development of microdevices for rare cell capture, with specific application toward prostate circulating tumor cells.

Honors and Awards

- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention, 2010
- Presidental Scholar, Clarkson University

 
Presentations

Gleghorn JP, Smith JP, Kirby BJ
"Particle collision dynamics of microparticles in microfluidic obstacle arrays", AIChE 2010, Salt Lake City, UT, 7-12 November 2010.

Gleghorn JP, Smith JP, Kirby BJ
"Particle collision dynamics in geometrically enhanced differential immunocapture (GEDI) devices for rare cell capture", MicroTAS 2010, Groningen, The Netherlands, 3-7 October 2010.

Gleghorn JP, Smith JP, Kirby BJ
"Particle Collision Dynamics in Geometrically Enhanced Differential Immunocapture (GEDI) Microdevices", 10th New York Complex Matter Workshop, Ithaca, NY, 18 June 2010.

Education

- B.Sci. 2008, Clarkson University, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, with Honors