{"682573":{"#nid":"682573","#data":{"type":"event","title":"PhD Defense by Benjamin Gincley","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. Thesis Defense Announcement\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdvancing the State of the Art for Affordable Flow Imaging Microscopy with ARTiMiS\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBy\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBenjamin Gincley\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdvisor:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Ameet Pinto\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommittee Members:\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Xing Xie (CEE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Yongsheng Chen (CEE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Katy Graham (CEE)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Ian Bradley (CEE \/ University at Buffalo)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Jeremy Guest (CEE \/ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDate and Time:\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;Friday, June 13th, 2025, 10:00 AM EDT\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELocation:\u0026nbsp;SEB 122\u003Cbr\u003EVirtual Attendance:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/3117364521?omn=95835419553\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELive Link\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EZoom Meeting ID: \u003Cstrong\u003E311 736 4521\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EABSTRACT\u003Cbr\u003EMicroalgae are a diverse collection of microorganisms important in both engineered and natural\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Esystems. They can be challenging to characterize and monitor with techniques that are\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Ehigh-throughput, high-resolution, highly affordable, and easy to use. Ethnographic research to\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Eassess the current state of the art for microalgae quantification, identification,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Echaracterization, and monitoring indicated that currently available solutions achieve one or a few\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Eof these attributes; there remains a significant need for an instrument that meets all\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Eaforementioned\u003Cbr\u003Erequirements.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr\u003ESchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering\u003Cbr\u003EAtlanta, Georgia 30332-0355 U.S.A. Phone: 404.894.9044\u003Cbr\u003EA Unit of the University System of Georgia \u2022 An Equal Education and Employment Opportunity\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EInstitution\u003Cbr\u003EThis research reports the development, testing, and validation of the Autonomous Real-Time\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003EMicrobial Scope (ARTiMiS) for microalgal monitoring to address this important scientific need.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003ECombining the high-throughput operation of flow imaging systems with state-of-the-art machine\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Elearning image processing methods and low-cost hardware component design criteria, ARTiMiS offers a\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Enovel solution to long-standing challenges associated with characterization of microalgae and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Esimilar microscopic organisms. This work details the design methodology behind the ARTiMiS device,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Evalidation of its technical capabilities and limits, and benchmarked \u0026nbsp;comparisons \u0026nbsp;against \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Eexisting \u0026nbsp;gold-standard \u0026nbsp;instruments \u0026nbsp;and methods. ARTiMiS\u2019 utility and versatility enabled a novel\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Elong-term study of a full- scale microalgal wastewater treatment system, providing new insights\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Einto the interactions between process performance and microalgal community structure in terms of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Etaxonomy and morphology. The accessibility offered by ARTiMiS was then extended to evaluate its\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Eability to predict industrially-relevant phenotypes without fluorescent labeling, demonstrating its\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Epotential to dramatically reduce costs and barriers to entry for biological product manufacturing,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr\u003Esuch as the cultivation and harvesting of microalgae for biofuels and high-value bioproducts. 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