Michael Machas

Assistant Teaching Professor,

ENGR Academic & Student Affrs

mmachas@asu.edu

Mail code: 8109

Campus: 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 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
CHE 231	IntroTransport Phenom I:Fluids
FSE 100	Introduction to Engineering
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

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
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

2019 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
ASU 101-CHE	The ASU Experience
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