Alison Banka, Ph.D.

Lecturer

706-542-7717

[email protected]

1275 Driftmier Engineering Center
597 D.W. Brooks Drive
Athens, Georgia 30602
United States

Dr. Alison Banka joined the School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering as a lecturer in 2022 after receiving her Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan. She primarily teaches upper-level courses for biochemical and biological engineers, including biochemical engineering laboratory courses.

Some of Dr. Banka’s current educational interests include incorporating professional skills into engineering courses, implementing active learning strategies in courses, and exploring alternative assessments and grading policies. She is the faculty advisor for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student group at UGA and is an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education and AIChE.

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2022
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2017
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2013

Professional Appointments

Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2015 – 2022
Graduate Student Instructor, College of Engineering, University of Michigan, 2019 – 2021
Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, 2015

Awards & Honors

College of Engineering Excellence in Instruction – 2024

Areas of Expertise

Undergraduate instruction
Engineering education
Chemical, biochemical, and biological undergraduate laboratory courses
Active learning
Biopharmaceutical engineering

Publications

A. Banka, “Work-in-Progress: Implementation of Standards-based Grading in a Mass Transfer/Kinetics Course,” 2024 ASEE Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Portland, 2024.
A. Banka, A. d’Entremont, K. Lyon, “Examining the Impact of State-Level Affirmative Action Bans on the Enrollment of Historically Excluded Students in Engineering Schools,” 2023 ASEE Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Baltimore, 2023.
A. Banka, M. Valentina Guevara, E. Brannon, N. Nguyen, S. Song, G. Cady, D. Pinsky, K. Uhrich, R. Adili, M. Holinstat, and O. Eniola-Adefeso, “Cargo-Free Particles Divert Neutrophil-Platelet Aggregates to Reduce Thromboinflammation.” Nature Communications, 2023.
A. Banka, and O. Eniola-Adefeso, “An in vitro blood flow model to advance the study of platelet adhesion utilizing a damaged endothelium.” Platelets, 2021.
M. Fish*, A. Banka*, M. Braunreuther, C. Fromen, W. Kelley, J. Lee, R. Adili, M. Holinstat, and O. Eniola-Adefeso, “Deformable Microparticles for Shuttling Nanoparticles to the Vascular Wall,” Science Advances, 2021.
A.L. Banka, S. A. Guralp and E. Gulari, “Secretory Expression and Characterization of Two Hemicellulases, Xylanase, and β-Xylosidase, Isolated from Bacillus subtilis M015,” Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2014.

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