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Jeremiah J. ZARTMAN

Department of Chemical Engineering and
Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
Engineering Quad, Room A221
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544
Phone: 609-258-7254
Email: jzartman@princeton.edu

EDUCATION

Expected Graduation: June 2009, Ph.D., Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Department of Chemical Engineering and Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics 

2006, M.A., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

2004, B.S., Chem. Eng. and Eng. Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, GPA: 3.985/4.000

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Spring 2005-present, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, expected graduation: Summer 2009
Advisor: Professor S.Y. Shvartsman
Committee Members: Trudi Schűpbach, Christodoulos A. Floudas, and Eric Wieschaus Thesis topic: Pattern formation leading to epithelial folding in Drosophila oogenesis.
Focus on:

Summer 2004, University of Colorado – Boulder, Boulder, CO
Advisor: Professor A.W. Weimer
Project: Performed an economic study on the feasibility of solar production of hydrogen via the Zn/ZnO thermochemical cycle. Co-author of work presented at AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. Oct. 31, 2005.

Summer 2002, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, REU program, Cambridge, MA
Advisor: Professor V. Bulović
Project: “Solvent-Vapor-Induced Growth of Oriented Organic Structures on Nano-Patterned SiO2 Gratings”
Researched the oriented organic crystal growth on grooved silicon substrates with possible applications in manufacturing organic transistors. Co-author of work presented at Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 22-25, 2003.

1999-2002, University of Colorado – Boulder, Boulder, CO
Advisor: Professor A.R. Greenberg, Dep. of Mech. Eng. and Membrane Applied Science & Technology Center
Projects: Awarded three separate undergraduate grants to research the growth mechanism of macrovoids during the dry-cast process of polymeric membrane formation and participated in KC-135 “Vomit Comet” (microgravity) flights in July 2002. Co-authored multiple publications and presented at 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV, January 8-11, 2001.

Summer 2000                          University of Colorado-Boulder,  NSF/CU REU program, Boulder, CO
Advisor: Professor J. Falconer
Project: Characterized a novel catalyst for the partial oxidation of methanol to hydrogen. Awarded 2nd place in Departmental Student Poster Competition, NSF/CU REU program, Boulder, CO, Summer 2000.

MAJOR HONORS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2008, Schering-Plough Science and Innovation Award (approx. 12 awarded nationally each year)
2004-present, Princeton Hertz Fellowship (prestigious five year fellowship, ~20 Hertz fellowships nationally/yr.)
2004-present, Princeton Wu Fellowship (awarded to the top engineering graduate students at Princeton University)
2003-2004, Astronaut Scholar (nominated by CU-Boulder)
2002, Goldwater Scholar, national scholarship awarded to 300 scholars yearly.
2002-2003, NSEP David L. Boren Scholar (for study in Khabarovsk, Russia)
1998, Boettcher Scholar, merit-based full-ride scholarship for Colorado students (40 awards/~1000 applicants)

ADDITIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
2008, AICHE Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering poster award winner (AICHE Division 15)
2006, First Prize in Poster Competition, Joint Meeting of Central Jersey American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the Princeton American Chemical Society, October 17th, 2006.
2004, Graduation Honors: Outstanding Graduate for Research, College Academic Achievement Award (highest undergraduate GPA in the College of Engineering), Outstanding Senior Award in Chemical Engineering, CEC Silver Medal Certificate of Merit.
2004, Senior Design Expo Award, University of Colorado, CO
2000, 2nd place Departmental Student Poster Competition, NSF/CU REU program, Boulder, CO
1999, Norlin Scholar (awarded to the top students at the University of Colorado)
1998, Robert C. Byrd Scholar (national scholarship)
1998-2002, other undergraduate scholarships and awards: Roche Colorado Scholarship, David M. Boyd, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, H.V. Foster Memorial Scholarship, Gillespie Engineering Scholarship.
1998, National Merit Finalist
1998, AP Scholar with Distinction
1998, H.S. Class Valedictorian (GPA 4.0), Rampart High School, Colorado Springs, CO
1997, 3rd Place at International Future Problem Solving Conference

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Comfortable teaching core engineering subjects, including Differential Equations, Reaction Kinetics, Thermodynamics, Mass and Heat Transport, and Control Theory
Fall 2008 – present, Princeton University, McGraw Center Teaching Transcript Program (in progress)
2006-present, Princeton University, Research mentor for two undergraduate senior thesis projects
2005- 2008, Princeton University, Research supervisor for four undergraduate summer students
Spring 2006, Princeton University, Assistant in Instruction, MAE 305-MAT 301, Mathematics in Engineering I
Spring 2004, University of Colorado-Boulder, Teacher Assistant for CHEN 1300, Intro to ChemE

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
2001-2002, Boulder, CO, Board Member, Boulder Dushanbe Sister Cities (http://www.boulder-dushanbe.org/)
1999-2000, University of Colorado-Boulder ,Vice – President of CU's Russian Club

LANGUAGE SKILLS
2003, Advanced High – Russian Rating (second highest rating) by the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview Test
2002-2003, Studied Russian language and culture in Khabarovsk, Russia
Summer 2001, 9 wk. course, independently arranged, Russian-Tajik Slavonic University, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Summer 1999, Russian Language Program at St. Petersburg State University, Russia

PUBLICATIONS

1. Scientific publications

7. Zartman, J.J., Kanodia S., Yakoby, N., Schafer, X., Watson, C. and Shvartsman, S., Schlichting, K, Dahmann, C.  (2009) “Expression patterns of cadherins genes in Drosophila oogenesis”, Gene Expression Patterns, Volume 9, Issue 1, Pages 31-36.
6. Yakoby N, Bristow CA, Gong D, Schafer X, Lembong J, Zartman J.J., Halfon MS, Schüpbach T, Shvartsman SY (2008) A Combinatorial Code for Pattern Formation in Drosophila Oogenesis. Developmental Cell 15: 725-737.
5. Zartman, J.J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C.A., Zhou, X., Schlichting, K., Dahmann, C. and Shvartsman, S.Y. (2008) “Cad74A is regulated by BR and is required for robust dorsal appendage formation in Drosophila oogenesis,” Developmental Biology, 322:289-301.
4. Zartman J.J. and Shvartsman SY. (2007) “Enhancer Organization: Transistor with a Twist or Something in a Different Vein?” Current Biology, Vol 17, No 24:R1048.
3. Pekny, M.R., Zartman, J., Krantz, W.B., Greenberg, A.R., and Todd, P. (2003) “Flow-visualization during macrovoid pore formation in dry-cast cellulose acetate membranes.” Journal of Membrane Science, Volume 211, Issue 1, Pages 71-90. 
2. M.R. Pekny, A.R. Greenberg, V. Khare, J. Zartman, W.B. Krantz,  and P. Todd (2002) "Macrovoid Pore Formation in Dry-Cast Cellulose Acetate Membranes: Buoyancy Studies," Journal of Membrane Science 205, 11-21.
1. Khare, V.P., Greenberg, A.R., Zartman, J., Krantz, W.B. and Todd, P. (2002) “Macrovoid Growth During Polymer Membrane Casting”, Desalination, 145, 17-23.

Manuscripts in preparation

Zartman, J.J., and Shavtsman, S.Y. (2009) “The patterning actions of EGFR inhibitors in Drosophila oogenesis,” in preparation.
Yan, S-J., Zartman, J.J., Zhang, M. Scott, A., Shvartsman, S.Y., and Li W.X.. (2008) “Bistability coordinates the activation of the EGFR and DPP signaling pathways in wing vein development,” under revision.

2. Conference papers and scientific presentations

Zartman, J.J., “Analysis of pattern formation leading to folding,” Departmental Seminar (Graduation requirement), Chemical Engineering, Princeton University (September 22, 2008).
Zartman, J.J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C.A., Shvartsman, S.Y. “The Regulation and Function of Cad74A in Drosophila Oogenesis”.  A. Dros. Res. Conf. 49 : 24, 2008.
Zartman, J.J. “Connections between pattern formation and morphogenesis: The expression and regulation of Cad74A in oogenesis.” Proceedings of the Eastern Regional Retreat of the Fellows of the Hertz Foundation, Woods Hole, MA (11-13 April 2008).
Zartman, J. J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C.A., Zhou, X., Schlichting, K., Dahmann, C. and Shvartsman, S.Y. “The Expression and Regulation of Cad74A in Oogenesis,” Developmental Colloquium, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (November 2, 2007).
Zartman, J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C., Shvartsman, S.Y, “The Expression and Regulation of Cad74A in Oogenesis,” Mathematical Biosciences Institute Workshop “Cells and Tissue Engineering,” Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (October 22-24, 2007).
Zartman, J., Department of Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Symposium, Princeton University (October 26, 2007).
Zartman, J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C., Shvartsman, S. “Expression, Regulation, and Function of Cad74A, A Non-Classical Cadherin Required for Proper Egg Morphogenesis in Drosophila” Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Princeton University (March 30-31, 2007).
Zartman, J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C., Schupbach, T., Shvartsman, S. “The Expression, Function, and Regulation of Cad74A in Drosophila Oogenesis.” A. Dros. Res. Conf. 48 : 547A (2007).
Zartman, J. Hertz Foundation Symposium, “Catalyzing the Future: the Magic of Invention,” San Jose, California (March 16-18, 2007).
Zartman, J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C., Shvartsman, S., 46th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Cell Biology, San, Diego, CA (December 9-12, 2006).
Zartman, J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C., Shvartsman, S., “Biology of Shape” meeting, Tarragona, Spain (October 26-28, 2006).
Zartman, J., Yakoby, N., Bristow, C., Shvartsman, S., “Cad74A, a putative cell adhesion gene, is required for proper dorsal appendage morphogenesis in Drosophila oogenesis.” International Symposium on Epithelial Organization and Organ Development in Berlin, Germany (May 11-14, 2006).
Bristow, C.A., Yakoby, N., Zartman, J.J., Lembong, J., Halfon, M.S., Schuepbach, T., Shvartsman, S.Y. “Genome-wide identification of common targets of EGFR and BMP in Drosophila oogenesis.” A. Dros. Res. Conf. 47: 374A (2006).
Perkins, C., Zartman, J., Bingham, C., Lewandowski, A.  and Weimer, A.. “Evaluation of the Solar Zn/ZnO Thermochemical Cycle for Sustainable Hydrogen Generation,” AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH. (October 31, 2005).
Mascaro, D.J., Zartman, J. J., Smith, H.I., Bulovic, V.. “Forming Oriented Organic Crystal Needles By Solvent Vapor Annealing of Amorphous Thin films on Nano-patterned Substrates.” Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco (April 22-25, 2003).
Greenberg, A.R., Khare, V.P.,  Zartman, J., Krantz, W.B., Todd,  P., “Macrovoid Defect Growth During Evaporative Casting of Polymeric Membranes.” NASA Materials Conference, Huntsville, AL (June 28-29, 2002).
Zartman, J., Pekny, M.R., Greenberg, A.R., Todd, P. and Krantz, W.B. “Solutocapillary-Convection-Driven Macrovoid-Defect Formation in Polymeric Membranes.” AIAA Paper 2001-0461, 39th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, Reno, NV (January 8-11, 2001).
Krantz, W.B., Zartman, J.,  Khare, V., Greenberg, A.R. and Todd,  P., “Observation of Solutocapillary Flow During Polymer Membrane Casting,” AIAA Paper 2001-5022, Conference on International Space Station Utilization—2001, Cape Canaveral, FL (October 15-18, 2001).
Pekny, M.R., Zartman, J., Greenberg, A.R., Todd, P. and Krantz, W.B., “Influence of Solutocapillary Convection on Macrovoid Defect Formation in Polymeric Membranes, Proceedings of the 2000 NASA Microgravity Materials Science Conference, N. Ramachandran, N. Bennett, D. McCauley, K. Murphy and S. Poindexter, eds., NASA/CP-2001-210827 (March 2001). Conference dates and locations: NASA Microgravity Materials Science Conference, Huntsville, AL (June 5-8, 2000).
Todd, P., Pekny, M.R., Zartman, J., Krantz, W.B., and Greenberg, A.R., “Instrumentation for Studying Polymer Film Formation in Low Gravity,” Polymer Research in Microgravity: Polymerization and Processing.  J. P. Downey and J.A. Pojman, eds., ACS Symposium Series 793, 126-137 (2001).
Pekny, M.R., Zartman, J., Greenberg, A.R., Krantz, W.B., Todd, P., “Influence of Buoyancy and Surfactant Solutes on Macrovoid Defect Formation in Dry-Cast Cellulose Acetate Membranes,” Spacebound 2000, Vancouver (May 14-17, 2000).
Zartman, J., Pekny, M.R., Todd, P., Greenberg, A.R., Krantz, W.B, "Microscopic Flow Visualization in Demixing Fluids During Polymeric Membrane Formation," SWARM-AAAS 76th Annual Meeting, Las Cruces (April 9-12, 2000).
Pekny, M. R., Zartman, J., Greenberg, A. R., Krantz, W. B. and Todd, P. “Influence of buoyancy and surfactant solutes on macrovoid defect formation in dry-cast cellulose acetate membranes”, Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 219, U455-U455 (March 30, 2000).

3. Individual Research Grants

Zartman, J. "Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Final Report: Marangoni Convection-driven Macrovoid-defect Formation in Polymeric Membranes." Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grant. University of Colorado at Boulder. (Fall 2000-Fall 2001).
Zartman, J. "UROP Final Report: The Relationship Between Surfactants and Macrovoid Formation in Polymeric Membranes." Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grant. University of Colorado at Boulder. (Fall 1999 - Spring 2000).
Zartman, J. "UROP Final Report: Marangoni Convection-driven Macrovoid-defect Formation in Polymeric Membranes." Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Grant. University of Colorado at Boulder. (Spring 1999).