About the Authors

Matthew J. Grisewood

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nathanael P. Gifford

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Robert J. Pantazes

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Ye Li

Affiliation Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Patrick C. Cirino

Affiliation Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Michael J. Janik

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Costas D. Maranas

costas@psu.edu

Affiliation Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Competing Interests

Dr. Patrick C. Cirino is an Academic Editor for this journal, but this does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PCC MJJ CDM. Performed the experiments: MJG NPG YL. Analyzed the data: MJG NPG RJP MJJ CDM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: YL PCC. Wrote the paper: MJG CDM.