James M. Porter
Ph.D. Candidate

Biological and Biomedical Engineering

Email: james.porter2@mail.mcgill.ca

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Education Background:

Master of Science in Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Concordia University (2015)

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science, Concordia University (2011)

Favourite Lab Equipment:

Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensing

Fear not! Unfold thyself
— James Porter

Research Projects and Interests:

Microfluidic diagnostics, multiplexed biosensing, 3D cell culture, and 3D printing

  • Biomedical Engineering Excellence Award (2021)

    NSERC/CREATE Exchange Award, Milan, Italy (2018)

    NSCER/CREATE Travel Award, IEEE Bioengineering Conference, Lisbon, Portugal (2018)

    Walter Raudorf Medal for Excellence in Physics (2015)

    NSERC USRA, Concordia (2010)

    Golden Key Award (top 15% of class), Concordia Physics dept. (2008)

    Fermat Mathematics Competition: School Champion, Westwood High School (2004)

  • Peer-Reviewed Articles:

    F. Rafael Castiello, J. M. Porter, and Maryam Tabrizian, “Interfacial capacitance immunosensing using interdigitated electrodes: effect of the insulation/immobilization chemistry”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2019).

    A. C. McRae, V. Tayari, J. M. Porter, and A. R. Champagne, “Giant electron-hole charging energy asymmetry in ultra-short carbon nanotubes”, Nature Communications (2016)

    J. M. Porter, “Fabrication and Magnetotransport Studies of Bi2Se3 Topological Insulator Transistors”, Master’s Thesis, Dept. of Physics, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (2015).

    V. Tayari, A. C. McRae, S. Yigen, J. O. Island, J. M. Porter, and A. R. Champagne, “Tailoring 10 nm Scale Suspended Graphene Junctions and Quantum Dots”, Nano Letters, 15; 114 (2015).

    S. Yigen, V. Tayari, J. O. Island, J. M. Porter, and A. R. Champagne, “Electronic Thermal Conductivity Measurements in Intrinsic Graphene”, Physical Review B, 87; 241411(R) (2013).

    Peer-Reviewed Proceedings:

    J. M. Porter, L. Guerassimoff, F. R. Castiello and Maryam Tabrizian, “Synthesis and Screening of Novel Peptides on Human Pancreatic Islets for Type 1 Diabetes Therapies”IEEE Conference Proceedings (2020).

    J. M. Porter, F. Rafael Castiello, Paresa Modares, Maryam Tabrizian, “Capacitive Detection of Insulin Antibody enhanced by AC Electrothermal mixing”, IEEE Conference Proceedings (2019).

  • Conferences:

    Engineering in Medicine and Biology conference, Montréal, Québec, Canada (oral presentation) (2020)

    IEEE Biomedical Engineering meeting, Lisbon, Portugal (poster) (2019)

    Continuous Flow Science, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada (oral presentation) (2018)

    Continuous Flow Science, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada (oral presentation) (2017)

  • Fabricating graphene and topological insulator crystal microelectronic devices. Setup and operation of liquid Helium cooled superconducting magnet for low temperature (0.3K) and high magnetic field (9T) testing of thin-film transistors.

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