BEN
SCHELSKE

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Status: PhD Candidate finishing Fall 2026

Currently seeking roles in Machine Learning, Analytical Chemistry/R&D, or Biotech.

I'm a graduate student at Iowa State University completing my PhD in Analytical Chemistry. As a member of the Anand group, I bridge the gap between wet-lab chemistry and artificial intelligence, specifically implementing machine learning for single-cell analysis and developing platforms for cancer detection.

Click here! to learn more about my graduate research or read my publications on Google Scholar (20 citations 😎).

Through my research, I've developed expertise in:

  • Analytical chemistry
  • Machine learning
  • Microfabrication and microfluidics

Outside of research, I love learning new skills and picking up new hobbies. I especially enjoy coding projects and working on this webpage.

If you have any questions, want to chat about research, or just want to say hi, feel free to email me or connect with me on LinkedIn!

News

  • June 2026 Presenting an oral presentation at the Dielectrophoresis 2026 conference as a Co-Chair!

  • April 2026 Received Frank J. Moore and Thoreen Beth Moore Fellowship

  • December 2025 First paper as first author published as journal cover in Analytica Chimica Acta

  • April 2025 Received the Mary K. and Velmer A. Fassel Analytical Chemistry Fellowship

  • August 2024 Gave a talk at the ACS Fall National Conference Rising Stars in Analytical Chemistry special session

  • April 2024 Competed in the final round of the Cotton-Uphaus Oral Presentation Competition

  • May 2023 Received the Iowa State University Teaching Excellence Award

  • May 2023 Paper accepted in Analytical Chemistry Analytical Chemistry

Selected Publications

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Marker-Free Classification of Melanoma Cells by Machine Learning Following Their Isolation From Peripheral Blood by Dielectrophoresis
Benjamin Schelske, Brittany Ginnaty, Han Chen, Josué Rodriguez, Robbyn Anand
ChemRxiv 2025
[arxiv]
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Evaluation of Single-Cell Heterogeneity and Invasive Potential in Cancer Cells via Secreted Protease Activity Assay
Benjamin Schelske, Ethan Leung, Joseph Banovetz, Jared Anderson, Robbyn K Anand
Analytica Chimica Acta 2025
[Journal]
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Parallel Dielectrophoretic Capture, Isolation, and Electrical Lysis of Individual Breast Cancer Cells to Assess Variability in Enzymatic Activity
Joseph T Banovetz, Sivani Manimaran, Benjamin Schelske, Robbyn K Anand
Analytical Chemistry 2023
[Journal]

Awards

  • 2026 Dielectrophoresis Society Travel Award

  • 2026 Frank J. Moore and Thoreen Beth Moore Fellowship

  • 2025 Mary K. and Velmer A. Fassel Analytical Chemistry Fellowship

  • 2024 Cotton-Uphaus Oral Finalist

  • 2024 Fassel Travel Award

  • 2023 Iowa State University Teaching Excellence Award

  • 2022 Graduate and Professional Student Senate Professional Advancement Grant

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