Katherine Paige Malloy
Chemical engineering
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Graduation date: Spring 2026
Additional details: Honors student
FURI | Fall 2024
Strengthening Chloroplasts Through Polymerization Pathways
This project analyzes the lifespan of chloroplasts outside of the cell. Using carbon fixation techniques and testing polymerization pathways, the goal is to place the chloroplasts into self-repairing hydrogels. Utilizing a glucose-containing polydimethylacrylamide (GPMAA), a hydrogel with regeneration abilities is formed. This project focuses on the many pathways possible to make a hydrogel that can both contain the chloroplast, as well as keep the chloroplast and itself alive. With successful results, these hydrogels can use glucose to carry out carbon fixation, which utilizes atmospheric CO2 and helps to use excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, slowing global warming.
Mentor: Dorsa Parviz
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