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Mariah L. Arral | mariahlynnarral@gmail.com | Twitter | LinkedIn

Education

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Chemical Engineering

Advisor: Professor Kathryn Whitehead

Cumulative GPA: 3.92

Expected Graduation: March 2024

University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH

Honors Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering: Bioengineering, Summa Cum Laude

Cumulative GPA: 3.99

May 2018

Selected Honors and Awards

NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) F31(2023)

University of New Hampshire Diversity Hall of Fame Inductee (2022)

2nd Place Merck Best Poster Award Controlled Release Society (2021)

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program (2018)

Honors Thesis Grant (2017)

1st Place AIChE National Student Poster Competition (2016)

Publications

Please see the Research Section for a list of publications.

Selected Presentations

  1. Arral, M.L., Halpern, J.M., Gesun, J., “Inclusive Mentoring Strategies for Neurodivergent Undergraduate Researchers in STEM,” SEFI@Work. March. 2023. Invited.

  2. Arral, M.L., “A Beginner’s Guide to Neurodiversity and Accessible Education” Biomedical Engineering Society Diversity Committee Meeting, Feb. 2023. Invited.

  3. Arral, M.L. ☨, “A Beginner’s Guide to Neurodiversity and Accessible Education” Brandeis University, Dec. 2022. Invited.

  4. Arral M.L., Whitehead K.A., “The Effect of Age on mRNA Lipid Nanoparticle Delivery.” Podium, ChEGSA Symposium. Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2022

  5. Arral, M.L. and Whitehead, K.A., “Branched Tail Lipid Nanoparticles of mRNA Delivery.” Poster, ChEGSA Symposium, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, Oct. 2019.

  6. Arral, M.L., and Halpern, J.M. “Characterization of the Electrochemical Detection of NG-Hydroxy-L-Arginine.” Podium, The Electrochemical Society 233rd Meeting. Seattle, WA, May 2018

  7. Arral, M.L., Spoonmore, T.J., Cassat, J.E., Guelcher. S., “Characterization of S. Aureus Growth and Tolerance Development in 2D and 3D in vitro Models.” Poster, presented at REU Research Conference, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, August 2017.

  8. Arral, M.L. and Halpern, J.M., “Optimization of a NG-Hydroxy-L-Arginine Electrochemical Sensor.” Poster, presented at AIChE Undergraduate Student Poster Session: Food, Pharmaceutical, and Biotechnology, San Francisco, CA, November 2016.

Leadership and Outreach

Disabilities OutReach & Inclusion Community, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (2022- present)

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee Member, Controlled Release Society (2022 - present)

Marketing Lead, Young Scientist Committee, Controlled Release Society (2022 - present)

Young Scientist Committee Member, Controlled Release Society (2021- present)

Skype A Scientist, (2019- Present)

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair, Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association, CMU (2021)

President, Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association, Carnegie Mellon University (2020)

Mentor NextProf Pathfinder Workshop, University of Michigan (2019)

Moving 4th Into Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (2019)

NextProf Pathfinder Workshop, University of Michigan (2018)

Social Chair, Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association, Carnegie Mellon University (2019)