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Christa N. Hestekin
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Professor - Engineering
Also affiliated: Northwestern University (2002–2011); Illinois State University (2020)
13 h-index
33 pubs
570 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
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Biography and Research Information
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Christa N. Hestekin's research focuses on developing advanced membrane technologies and electrochemical systems for biomedical applications, particularly in kidney disease treatment and energy generation. Her work includes the investigation of novel polymeric membranes for renal applications, exploring nanofiltration for artificial kidney devices, and the development of integrated salt cartridge-reverse electrodialysis devices to increase electrolyte concentrations for biomedical use. Additionally, her research extends to acquiring energy from blood flow using reverse electrodialysis and studying the selective removal of metal ions using electrodeionization. Hestekin also contributes to engineering education through programs aimed at helping middle school teachers develop hands-on science and engineering activities. She has published 32 works, with a total of 546 citations, and holds an h-index of 12. Her collaborators include Jamie Hestekin, Carol Gattis, Edgar C. Clausen, and Christina Trexler, all from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
Metrics
- h-index: 13
- Publications: 33
- Citations: 570
Positions
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Professor - Engineering 2023–presentUniversity of Arkansas Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering ORCID
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Professor 2006–presentUniversity of Arkansas Chemical Engineering ORCID
Selected Publications
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Exploring Nanofiltration for Transport of Small Molecular Species for Application in Artificial Kidney Devices to Treat End-Stage Kidney Disease (2025)
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UASPP: Three Years of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities (2025)
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High flux novel polymeric membrane for renal applications (2023)
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Development of an Integrated Salt Cartridge-Reverse Electrodialysis (Red) Device to Increase Electrolyte Concentrations to Biomedical Devices (2022)
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Blood driven biopower cells: Acquiring energy from reverse electrodialysis using sodium concentrations from the flow of human blood (2021)
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Effects of Resin Chemistries on the Selective Removal of Industrially Relevant Metal Ions Using Wafer-Enhanced Electrodeionization (2021)
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Porphyridium cruentum Grown in Ultra-Filtered Swine Wastewater and Its Effects on Microalgae Growth Productivity and Fatty Acid Composition (2020)
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Evaluation of the yield, productivity, and composition of fatty acids methyl esters (FAME) obtained from the lipidic fractions extracted fromChlorella sorokinianaby using ultrasound and agitation combined with solvents (2020)
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Evaluation of Chlorella sorokiniana cultivated in outdoor photobioreactors for biodiesel production (2020)
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Author Correction: Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization (2020)
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Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization (2020)
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Uaspp: Three Years Of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands On Engineering And Science Activities (2020)
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Understanding the Role of Chain Flexibility in Amyloid Protein Aggregation through Rationally Designed Protein Sequences (2017)
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Field amplified sample stacking of amyloid beta (1-42) oligomers using capillary electrophoresis (2016)
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Capillary Electrophoresis Single-Strand Conformational Polymorphisms as a Method to Differentiate Algal Species (2015)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Jamie Hestekin
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
11 shared publications
In database
- Effects of Resin Chemistries on the Selective Removal of Industrially Relevant Metal Ions Using Wafer-Enhanced Electrodeionization
- Effects of drying and storage on year‐round production of butanol and biodiesel from algal carbohydrates and lipids using algae from water remediation
- Evaluation of Chlorella sorokiniana cultivated in outdoor photobioreactors for biodiesel production
- Porphyridium cruentum Grown in Ultra-Filtered Swine Wastewater and Its Effects on Microalgae Growth Productivity and Fatty Acid Composition
- Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Efecan Pakkaner
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
5 shared publications
- Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
- Blood driven biopower cells: Acquiring energy from reverse electrodialysis using sodium concentrations from the flow of human blood
- High flux novel polymeric membrane for renal applications
- Development of an Integrated Salt Cartridge-Reverse Electrodialysis (Red) Device to Increase Electrolyte Concentrations to Biomedical Devices
- Author Correction: Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
Melissa A. Moss
University of South Carolina (US)
4 shared publications
- Unraveling the Early Events of Amyloid-β Protein (Aβ) Aggregation: Techniques for the Determination of Aβ Aggregate Size
- Monitoring Insulin Aggregation via Capillary Electrophoresis
- Capillary electrophoresis for the analysis of the effect of sample preparation on early stages of Aβ1–40 aggregation
- Understanding the Role of Chain Flexibility in Amyloid Protein Aggregation through Rationally Designed Protein Sequences
Ira Kurtz
University of California, Los Angeles (US)
4 shared publications
- Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
- High flux novel polymeric membrane for renal applications
- Exploring Nanofiltration for Transport of Small Molecular Species for Application in Artificial Kidney Devices to Treat End-Stage Kidney Disease
- Author Correction: Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
Sadia Paracha
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Field amplified sample stacking of amyloid beta (1-42) oligomers using capillary electrophoresis
- Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
- Author Correction: Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
John P. Moore
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
- High flux novel polymeric membrane for renal applications
- Author Correction: Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
Leticia Santos de Souza
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
- High flux novel polymeric membrane for renal applications
- Author Correction: Simulating nephron ion transport function using activated wafer electrodeionization
Mariana Lara Menegazzo
Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (BR)
3 shared publications
- Evaluation of Chlorella sorokiniana cultivated in outdoor photobioreactors for biodiesel production
- Porphyridium cruentum Grown in Ultra-Filtered Swine Wastewater and Its Effects on Microalgae Growth Productivity and Fatty Acid Composition
- Evaluation of the yield, productivity, and composition of fatty acids methyl esters (FAME) obtained from the lipidic fractions extracted fromChlorella sorokinianaby using ultrasound and agitation combined with solvents
Humeyra B. Ulusoy Erol
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
3 shared publications
In database
- Effects of Resin Chemistries on the Selective Removal of Industrially Relevant Metal Ions Using Wafer-Enhanced Electrodeionization
- Porphyridium cruentum Grown in Ultra-Filtered Swine Wastewater and Its Effects on Microalgae Growth Productivity and Fatty Acid Composition
- Evaluation of the yield, productivity, and composition of fatty acids methyl esters (FAME) obtained from the lipidic fractions extracted fromChlorella sorokinianaby using ultrasound and agitation combined with solvents
Alice Jernigan
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Effects of drying and storage on year‐round production of butanol and biodiesel from algal carbohydrates and lipids using algae from water remediation
- Capillary Electrophoresis Single-Strand Conformational Polymorphisms as a Method to Differentiate Algal Species
Michael K. May
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Effects of drying and storage on year‐round production of butanol and biodiesel from algal carbohydrates and lipids using algae from water remediation
- Capillary electrophoresis‐single strand conformation polymorphism for the detection of multiple mutations leading to tuberculosis drug resistance
N. Elizabeth Pryor
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Unraveling the Early Events of Amyloid-β Protein (Aβ) Aggregation: Techniques for the Determination of Aβ Aggregate Size
- Capillary electrophoresis for the analysis of the effect of sample preparation on early stages of Aβ1–40 aggregation
Carol Gattis
Martin University
2 shared publications
In database
- Uaspp: Three Years Of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands On Engineering And Science Activities
- UASPP: Three Years of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities
Shannon Davis
Spurgeons College (GB)
2 shared publications
- Uaspp: Three Years Of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands On Engineering And Science Activities
- UASPP: Three Years of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities
Bryan Hill
Spurgeons College
2 shared publications
In database
- Uaspp: Three Years Of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands On Engineering And Science Activities
- UASPP: Three Years of Helping Middle School Teachers Devise Their Own Hands-on Engineering and Science Activities
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