Michael Machas
Assistant Teaching Professor,
ENGR Academic & Student Affrs
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Mail code: 5506Campus: Tempe
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Research Interests
Engineering Education
Metabolic Engineering
Publications
- Thompson, B; Machas, M; Abed, O; Nielsen, D.R. Applying a 'Metabolic Funnel' for Phenol Production in Escherichia Coli. Fermentation 2021, 7.4, 216.
- Machas, M; Kurgan, G; Abed Omar A; Shapiro, A; Wang, X; Nielsen, D. Characterizing Escherichia coli’s transcriptional response to different styrene exposure modes reveals novel toxicity and tolerance insights. Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021.
- Flores, AD; Choi, HG; Martinez, R; Onyeabor, M; Ayla, EZ; Godar, A; Machas, M; Nielsen, DR; Wang, X: Catabolic Division of Labor Enhances Production of D-Lactate and Succinate From Glucose-Xylose Mixtures in Engineered Escherichia coli Co-culture Systems. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2020,8.
- Machas, M; Kurgan, G.; Jha, A.K.; Flores, A; Schneider, A; Coyle, S; Varman, AM; Wang, X; Nielsen, DR: Emerging tools, enabling technologies, and future opportunities for the bioproduction of aromatic chemicals. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 2018, 94.1, 38-52.
- Thompson, B; Pugh, S; Machas, M; Nielsen, DR: Muconic Acid Production via Alternative Pathways and a Synthetic ‘Metabolic Funnel’. ACS Synthetic Biology 2017, 7.2, 565-575.
- Machas, M; McKenna, R; Nielsen, DR: Expanding Upon Styrene Biosynthesis to Engineer a Novel Route to 2-Phenylethanol. Biotechnology Journal 2017, 12.10.
- Thompson, B; Machas, M; Nielsen, DR: Engineering and Comparison of Non-Natural Pathways for Microbial Phenol Production. Biotechnology and Bioengineering 2016, 113.8, 1745-1754.
- Thompson, B; Machas, M; Nielsen, DR: Creating pathways towards aromatic building blocks and fine chemicals. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2015, 36, 1-7.
- Frost, D.S.; Machas, M.; Perea, B.; Dai, L.L.; Nonconvective Mixing of Miscible Ionic Liquids. Langmuir 2013, 29, 10159-10165.
- Frost, D.S.; Machas, M.; Dai, L.L.; Molecular Dynamics Studies on the Adaptability of an Ionic Liquid in the Extraction of Solid Nanoparticles. Langmuir 2012, 28, 13924-13932.
Courses
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 104 | EPICS Gold I |
| CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| FSE 104 | EPICS Gold I |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 442 | Intro Chemical Reactor Design |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| FSE 104 | EPICS Gold I |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 104 | EPICS Gold I |
| CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| FSE 104 | EPICS Gold I |
2024 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2024 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| FSE 104 | EPICS Gold I |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2023 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2023 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2023 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2022 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
2022 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 451 | Chemical Engineering Lab II |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2022 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| CHE 231 | IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2021 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2021 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 451 | Chemical Engineering Lab II |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
2021 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| CHE 352 | Chemical Engineering Lab I |
2020 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 451 | Chemical Engineering Lab II |
| CHE 451 | Chemical Engineering Lab II |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| CHE 451 | Chemical Engineering Lab II |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| FSE 100 | Introduction to Engineering |
| CHE 451 | Chemical Engineering Lab II |
2020 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| CHE 451 | Chemical Engineering Lab II |