Max Elikan
AY 24-25 PECS Group Project Coordinator
Elikan is interested in advancing the biology, chemistry, and engineering interface towards applications in energy and the environment. Elikan’s current research involves engineering new photoswitchable high-affinity protein-protein interactions to be used in metabolic engineering for green chemical synthesis, new biomaterials, and protein purification. Ultimately, Elikan’s goal in the long-term is to engineer proteins and whole microorganisms for sustainable chemical production, renewable energy, and bioremediation using techniques and skills from analytical chemistry and chemical and biological engineering. Elikan is advised by José Avalos, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment.