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Michael S. Bono
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Ph.D. Student
Mechanical Engineering
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msb294@cornell.edu
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215 Kimball Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
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Michael Bono is currently developing a method to measure the lipid content of algae cells in solution via dielectric spectroscopy. More generally, he is interested in the combination of mechanical engineering with other disciplines to develop devices with applications in medicine and energy technology.
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Biography
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Michael Bono joined the Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory in December of 2009. He graduated from Union College in June of 2009 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minors in Visual Arts and Mathematics. As an undergraduate, Michael investigated aerogel recipes, microstructures, and applications at Union’s aerogel lab. He also developed educational tools for a general education engineering course and was part of the planning team for a proposed LEED-certified building on campus.
Michael is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Xi, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Chemical Society.
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Current Projects
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Current projects include techniques for removing circulating tumor cells from the microfluidic capture device developed at the Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory.
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Honors and Awards
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- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship, 2010
- NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention, 2010
- Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, 2008
- American Electric Power Scholarship, 2008
- Raytheon/FIRST Robotics Scholarship, 2007 and 2008
- Daniel F. Pullman Engineering Prize, Union College, 2009
- Presidential Green Grant, Union College, 2008
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Education
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- B.S.M.E. 2009 – Union College, Schenectady, NY, Mechanical Engineering, summa cum laude with departmental honors
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Publications and Presentations
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Bono MS, Anderson AM, Carroll MK (2010). "Alumina aerogels prepared via rapid supercritical extraction." Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 53:216-226
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Anderson AM, Carroll MK, Green EC, Melville JT, Bono MS (2010). "Hydrophobic silica aerogels prepared via rapid supercritical extraction." Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology 53:199-207
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Bono MS, Anderson AM, Carroll MK, “Aerogel catalysts prepared via rapid supercritical extraction.” Division of Colloid & Surface Chemistry’s poster session at the 237th ACS National Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 2009.
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Green EC, Melville JT, Bono MS, Anderson AM, Carroll MK, “Characterization of hydrophobic silica aerogels prepared via a rapid supercritical extraction method.” Division of Inorganic Chemistry’s poster session on Synthesis and Characterization of Materials at the 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2008.
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Bono MS, Anderson AM, Carroll MK, “Fabrication and characterization of alumina aerogels made via rapid supercritical extraction.” Poster session at the 22nd National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salisbury, Maryland. April 2008.
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