Brought core features across the stack from conception to production in the mobile app "KAYA" (iOS/Android) and accompanying web CMS. KAYA connects the rock climbing community and provides a digital space for social video sharing, route finding and mapping, and athletic performance tracking.

Lead software engineer developing a web-based user interface for the Python-based bioenergy modeling software: BioSTEAM. BioSTEAM is an open source process simulation software for fast and flexible preliminary technoeconomic analysis of biorefineries.

The application utilizes VueJS and AWS Lambda to achieve a modern and scalable computational UI.

My research in the area of environmental biotechnology is focused on utilizing microalgae for both nutrient recovery from waste water and biofuel production from cultivated biomass. By combining computer modeling, laboratory techniques, and bioinformatics I aim to investigate the potential for microalgae to play a key role in the energy-water nexus.

Publications/Conference Presentations:

• Leow, S.; Shoener, B.D.; Li, Y.; DeBellis, J.L.; Markham, J.; Davis, R.; Laurens, L.M.L.; Pienkos, P.T.; Cook, S.M.; Strathmann, T.J.; Guest, J.S. (2018) A unified modeling framework to advance biofuel production from microalgae. Environmental Science & Technology.

• Fedders, A.C.; DeBellis, J.L.; Bradley, I.M.; Sevillano-Rivera, M.C.; Pinto, A.J.; Guest, J.S. (2018) Comparable nutrient uptake across diel cycles by three distinct phototrophic communities. Environmental Science & Technology.

• DeBellis, J.L.; Guest. J.S. (Poster). Photobioreactor Design. 23rd Annual Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, EES UIUC; Urbana, IL; April 14th, 2017.

Elected board member: Publicity Coordinator

• Managed Facebook and Twitter profiles

• Designed media to announce committee events

• Attended regular meetings to discuss important topics to the College of Engineering like: diversity, mental health, available campus resources, inclusivity