Emma C. Brace, Ph.D.
Dr. Brace (she/her) went to college as a first-generation college student and just kept going until she earned a PhD. Her research interests include bioprocessing and bioseparations to develop new bioproducts; quantitative sustainable design (incorporating TEA and LCA) of biorefineries; and engineering education. Dr. Brace is currently an Assistant Professor at Boston College in the newly-formed Engineering Department.
Postdoc, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2020-2023
PhD, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 8/2020
MS, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, 8/2016
BS, Biological Systems Engineering, Chemistry Minor, Kansas State University, 5/2014
Undergraduate Research Fellows – Summer 2024
Luke Baxter
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Mel Cotta
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Avery Suza
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Undergraduate Research Fellows – Spring 2024
Isabella Doyle
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Bennett Lewis
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Gillian Mohr
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Will Rice
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Claire Richter
BC Human-Centered Engineering student
Brace Lab 