Publications

Journal Publications and Book Chapters

•    Yang, Y., De La Torre, B., Stewart, K., Lair, L., Phan, N. L., Das, R., Gonzalez, D., and Lo, R. C., “The scheduling of alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production using hybrid energy sources”, Energy Conversion and Management. 257, 115408, 2022

•    Stewart, K., Lair, L., De La Torre, B., Phan, N. L., Das, R., Gonzalez, D., Lo, R. C., and Yang, Y., “Modeling and optimization of an alkaline water electrolysis for hydrogen production”,

2021 IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference (IGESSC). 1-6, 2021

•    Asgari, S., Trajkovic, J., Rahmani, M., Zhang, W., Lo, R. C., and Sciortino, A., “An observational study of engineering online education during the COVID-19 pandemic”,

PLoS ONE 16(4): e0250041, 2021

•    George, D., Garcia, A, Pham, Q., Perez, M. R., Deng, J., Nguyen, M. T., Zhou, T., Martinez-Chapa, S. O., Won, Y., Liu, C., Lo, R. C., Ragan, R., Madou, M., “Fabrication of patterned graphitized carbon wires using low voltage near-field electrospinning, pyrolysis, electrodeposition and chemical vapor deposition”, Nature Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 6:7, 2020

•    George, D., Hernandez, E. A. P., Lo, R. C., and Madou, M., “Folding polymer polyhedral through spatially selective cross-linking and thermally controlled capillary deformation”,

Soft Matter. 15, 9171-9177, 2019

•    Chen, J. C., Liao, G., Yeh, C., and Lo, R. C., “Development and assessment of new biobased materials courses for engineering students and practicing engineers”, International Journal of Engineering Education. Vol. 35, No. 3, pp. 853-860, 2019

•    Lo, R. C., “Microfluidics technology: future prospects for molecular diagnostics”, Advanced Health Care Technologies. 2017:3 3-17, 2017

•   Jang, L. K. and Lo, R. C., “Spreadsheet procedure for simulating setpoint tracking in SISO by dynamic matrix control”, Chemical Engineering Education. v49 n3 p175-183, Summer 2015

•    Lo, R. C., Bhatia, H., Venkatraman, R., and Jang, L. K., “Microfluidics @ the Beach: Introduction of Microfluidics Technology to the ChE Curriculum at Cal State Long Beach”, Chemical Engineering Education. v49 n2 p111-117, Spring 2015

•    Jang, L. K. and Lo, R. C., “Developing a straightforward tuning method for weak acid or weak base neutralization control system”, Chemical Engineering & Process Techniques. Vol. 2,

pp 1023, 2014

•    Lo, R. C., “Application of microfluidics in chemical engineering”, Chemical Engineering & Process Techniques. Vol. 1, pp 1002, 2013

•    Lo, R. C., “Application of microfluidics in bioprocesses”, Journal of Bioprocessing and Biotechniques. Vol. 2, pp e109, 2012

•    Lo, R. C. and Joffe, A., “Influence of DNA-dye complex stability on separation resolution in microchip electrophoresis”, Bioanalysis, Vol. 4, pp 693-701, 2012

•    Riveros, T. A., Lo, R. C., Salgado, M., Carmona, H., and Gomez, F. A., "Microchip capillary electrophoresis to study the binding of ligands to teicoplanin derivatized on magnetic beads", Capillary Electrophoresis and Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis, Garcia, C. D. and Carrilho, E., Eds. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp 359-365, 2013

•    Goldberg, M. D., Lo, R. C., Abele, S., Macka, M., and Gomez, F. A. “Development of microfluidic chips for heterogeneous receptor-ligand interaction studies”. Analytical Chemistry. Vol. 81, pp 5095-5098, 2009

•    Sariikhanikhorami, M., Lo, R. C., and Gomez, F. A. “Use of magnetic beads to study the interaction of ristocetin with peptides and bacteria”. Bioanalysis. Vol. 1, pp 721-727, 2009

•    Liu, X. J., Lo, R. C., and Gomez, F. A. “Fabrication of a microfluidic enzyme reactor utilizing magnetic beads”. Electrophoresis. Vol. 30, pp 2129-2133, 2009

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz, V. M. “Microchip gel electrophoresis of DNA with integrated whole-column detection”. Lab on a Chip Technologies and Applications, Avi Rasooly and Keith E. Herold, Editors. Horizon Scientific Press, Norwich, UK. 2009

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz, V. M. “Microchip DNA electrophoresis with automated whole-gel scanning detection”. Lab on a Chip. Vol. 8, pp 2135-2145, 2008

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz, V. M. “Separation performance of single-stranded DNA electrophoresis in photopolymerized crosslinked polyacrylamide gels”. Electrophoresis. Vol. 27, pp 373-386, 2006

•    Ugaz, V. M., Elms, R. D., Lo, R. C., Shaikh, F. A. and Burns, M. A. “Microfabricated electrophoresis systems for DNA sequencing and genotyping applications: current technology and future directions”. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London A. Vol. 362, pp 1105-1129, 2004

•    Lin, S.-C., Lin, K.-G., Lo, C.-C., and Lin, Y.-M. “Enhanced biosurfactant production by a Bacillus licheniformis mutant”. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. Vol. 23, pp 267-273, 1998

•    Lo, C.-C. and Lin, S.-C. “The dispersion of oil from oil sludge by a biosurfactant”. Journal of Chinese Colloid and Interface Society. Vol. 20, pp 117-124, 1997

Refereed Conference Publications

•    Farahani, B. H., Rahai, H. R., Lo, R. C., and Faraji, S., Experimental investigations of the effects of a humid air system and an exhaust scrubber on diesel emissions”, 2013 I-NUF 5th METRANS Urban Freight Conference Proceedings, 2013

•    Lo, R. C., Joffe, A., Truong, T., and Dinh, O. H., “Microfluidics @ the Beach: An inexpensive imaging system for microfluidics labs”. 2012 PSW ASEE Conference Proceedings, p          p 147-152, 2012

•    Truong, T., Ferguson, S. W., and Lo, R. C., “ Microfluidics @ the Beach: Introduction of microfluidics technology to the chemical engineering curriculum at CSULB”. 2011 ASEE Conference Proceedings, AC 2011-1943, 2011.

•    Mendez, S., Ko, Y.-F., Lo, R. C., Bahr, D., and Cheng, K., “ Preliminary studies of natural fiber composites for use in wind turbine blades”, SAMPE 2011 Conference Proceedings, 1398, 2011

•    Joffe, A., Truong, T., Ferguson, W. S., and Lo, R. C., “Developing a miniaturized assay for label-free, high-throughput biomolecule analysis”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 2011  

•    Mendez, S., Cheng, K., and Lo, R. C., “Droplet-based microfluidics for high-throughput studies of enzyme catalyzed reactions”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 2011     

•    Cheng, K., Bahr, D., Lo, R. C., and Mendez, S., “Chemical and mechanical analysis of green composites materials made from natural fibers of hemp, flax, and hay”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 2011

•    Joffe, A. and Lo, R. C., “Facile fabrication of microfluidic chips for UV absorbance-based detection”, SCURC 2011, Santa Barbara, CA, April 2011

•    Bahr, D., Cheng, K., Chiang, J., Mendez, S., Lo, R. C., Ko, Y.-F., and Bahr, B.,“Chemical and mechanical analysis of green composites made from fibers of hemp, flax, and hay”, SCURC 2011, Santa Barbara, CA, April 2011

•    Cheng, K., Chiang, Jay, Nazmi, A., Mendez, S., and Lo, R. C., “Creation and development of high-throughput microfluidics to study enzyme catalyzed reactions”, SCURC 2011,

Santa Barbara, CA, April 2011

•    Ferguson, S. W. and Lo, R. C., “Microfluidic organic synthesis system with automated two-dimensional UV absorbance imaging detection for online process optimization”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November, 2010

•    Liu, X., Lo, R. C., Gomez, F. A., “Facile fabrication of an enzyme microreactor using magnetic microbeads”. NSTI-Nanotech 2010. Vol. 3, pp 141-144, 2010

•    Lo, R. C., Sariikhanikhorami, M., and Gomez, F. A., “Study of the interaction of ristocetin with peptides using magnetic beads coupled with fluorescence microscopy”,

CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Los Angeles, CA, January 2009

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz V. M., “An automated rapid whole-gel scanning system for microfluidic gel electrophoresis”, LabAutomation 2007 Conference, Palm Springs, CA, January 2007

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz V. M., “Fast characterization of separation performance in single stranded DNA electrophoresis using a portable microfluidic device”, 23rd Annual Houston Conference on Biomedical Engineering Research, Houston, TX, February 2006

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz, V. M., “Rapid characterization of sieving gels for DNA electrophoresis using microfluidic devices”, MSB’2006 (20th International Symposium on Microscale Bioseparations), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, January, 2006

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz, V. M., “A microfluidic platform for rapid screening of separation performance in gel matrices for DNA electrophoresis”, AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, Nov., 2005

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz, V. M., “Using measurements of mobility, diffusion, and dispersion to predict separation resolution in DNA electrophoresis”, American Physical Society Annual Meeting,

Los Angeles, CA, March 2005

•    Lo, R. C. and Ugaz, V. M., “Diffusion, dispersion, and mobility of single-stranded DNA in polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis”, American Physical Society Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada, March 2004