Michael Machas

Michael Machas

Assistant Teaching Professor, ENGR Academic & Student Affrs
  • michael.machas@asu.edu
  • Mail code: 8109
    Campus: Tempe
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Research Interests

Engineering Education Metabolic Engineering

Publications
  1. Thompson, B; Machas, M; Abed, O; Nielsen, D.R. Applying a 'Metabolic Funnel' for Phenol Production in Escherichia Coli. Fermentation 2021, 7.4, 216.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Machas, M; McKenna, R; Nielsen, DR: Expanding Upon Styrene Biosynthesis to Engineer a Novel Route to 2-Phenylethanol. Biotechnology Journal 2017, 12.10.
  7. 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.
  8. Thompson, B; Machas, M; Nielsen, DR: Creating pathways towards aromatic building blocks and fine chemicals. Current Opinion in Biotechnology 2015, 36, 1-7.
  9. Frost, D.S.; Machas, M.; Perea, B.; Dai, L.L.; Nonconvective Mixing of Miscible Ionic Liquids. Langmuir 2013, 29, 10159-10165.
  10. 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
2023 Spring
Course Number Course Title
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
CHE 352 Chemical Engineering Lab I
CHE 352 Chemical Engineering Lab I
CHE 493 Honors Thesis
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
2022 Fall
Course Number Course Title
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
CHE 492 Honors Directed Study
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
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
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
2021 Spring
Course Number Course Title
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
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
CHE 352 Chemical Engineering Lab I
2020 Fall
Course Number Course Title
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
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
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
2020 Summer
Course Number Course Title
CHE 451 Chemical Engineering Lab II
2020 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
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
CHE 352 Chemical Engineering Lab I
CHE 352 Chemical Engineering Lab I
CHE 352 Chemical Engineering Lab I
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
2019 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
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
FSE 100 Introduction to Engineering
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