Associate Professor, Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering

About

Dr. Nigel Reuel holds the  Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University. Dr. Reuel’s research focuses on contact-free sensors, biomanufacturing, and new measurement tool design. His lab, the Reuel Group, has led development of start-ups from their work at Iowa State, including Skroot Laboratory for therapeutic cell production, Zymosense, Inc. for enzyme discovery tools, and Frugi Biotechnology Inc. focused on rapid protein prototyping for drug discovery (acquired by BigHat Biosciences Inc. in 2022).

Among his many accolades, Dr. Reuel received the Young Investigator Award (2024) from the Division of Biochemical Technology of the American Chemical Society and the  National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2021). He holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.S. in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University. Outside of his work, Dr. Reuel enjoys time with his family, swimming with the Ames Masters league, hiking in mountains, and many DIY projects.

Links

The Reuel Group research page

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Feb 2014

Brigham Young University, B.S., Chemical Engineering, April 2009

Positions

President and Founder, Zymosense Inc. Jan 2021 to present

President and Founder, Skroot Laboratory Inc. Nov 2018 to present

Corporate Technology Scout, DuPont Corporate, Jan 2016 to Aug 2016

Research Investigator (PI), DuPont Central Research, April 2014 to Jan 2016

Honors

ACS BIOT Young Investigator Award (2024)

John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Venture Competition 1st Place to Skroot Lab (2021)

NSF CAREER Award (2021)

“Most Enthusiastic Instructor,” ISU AICHE Student Chapter (2016, 2017, 2018)

Interest Areas

• Optical biosensors
• Biomaterials
• Resonant biosensors
• Custom tool design