Faculty and Staff Directory

University Distinguished Professor, 

Polymeric biomaterials, drug delivery systems, nanomedical technologies

Associate Professor, 

cell and tissue engineering, quantitative principles of cancer cell biology and developmental biology

Professor, 

Bioresponsive drug delivery; cell and tissue engineering; tissue architecture; targeted therapeutics

Professor of the Practice, 

Design Medical Implants; Medical Implant Due Diligence; Biomaterials, Biopolymers, Biomemetics, Polymer Physics; Biodegradation; Interfacial Phenomena, Chemotaxis, Accelerated Aging

Assistant Professor, 

polymer chemistry and engineering; biomaterials; biomedical engineering; drug delivery; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; immunotherapy; immunoengineering; vaccines

Courtesy Appointment, 

Professor, 

intestinal tissue engineering, retinal regenerative medicine, oral drug delivery

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 

Associate Co-op Coordinator, 

University Distinguished Professor, 

Polymeric biomaterials for medical products such as implantable electronic devices, hydrogel-based devices and drug delivery systems

Academic Coordinator, 

Machinist/Lab Technician, 

Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Graduate Studies, 

Studying the means by which endothelial cell mechanotransduction occurs in order to prevent or promote diseases related to blood vessel dysfunction

Associate Professor, 

Environmental engineering and sustainability; life cycle assessment; energy efficiency and emissions modeling; environmental assessment of bio and nanomaterials; material and energy use in urban buildings and infrastructure

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 

Associate Teaching Professor, 

synthesis and application of novel polymeric biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Professor, 

Nanomaterials science and engineering, supramolecular chemistry, theranostics, targeted drug delivery, sensors

DiPietro Assistant Professor, 

Electrochemical engineering, batteries and energy storage, and energy sustainability.

First-Year & Chemical Engineering (L-Z) Academic Advisor, 

Associate Professor, 

detection of biomolecules at the nanoscale in micro and nanofluidic channels; biophysics; micro and systems biology; environmental sensing; analytical instrumentation

Lab Operations & Safety Specialist, 

University Distinguished Professor and William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor, 

Functional materials used in high frequency applications such as sensors, radar, and communication platforms, and nanotechnology, power electronics, and medical diagnostics and therapeutics

Assistant Professor, 

Complex fluids, biomaterials & soft materials: manipulation of nanoscale and single-particle properties to control macroscale transport & assembly; microfluidics for biomedical, pharmaceutical & energy applications

Associate Professor, 

Molecular modeling of interfacial and solvated systems relevant to materials, manufacturing, energy and the environment

Assistant Professor, 

Systems engineering approaches to understand the impact of engineered and environmental stresses on bacteria life cycles with applications in health, ecology, water, and wastewater treatment.

Senior Co-op Coordinator & Assistant Director, 

Assistant Professor, 

bioelectric medicine, development of novel interventions and tissue engineered platforms for nerve regeneration and repair, body-on-a-chip for enteric-gut interactions

Assistant Professor, 

neural interface technology, tissue engineering, and musculoskeletal biomechanics

Associate Research Scientist, 

Assistant Co-op Coordinator, 

Teaching Professor, 

Development of comics, visualization, and modules for novel STEM teaching tools for all-ages education

Associate Professor, 

Production of valuable pharmaceutical compounds from plant cell cultures, specifically the production of important anti-cancer drug molecules from cell cultures of Catharanthus roseus

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 

Associate Professor, 

Systems and synthetic biology of the Brain-Immune-Gut super-system; Interactions among hosts and microbes; Deep learning approaches to interpreting biological data and designing biomedical solutions

Distinguished University and Cabot Professor, 

Structure-property relationships in magnetofunctional materials for energy transformations including advanced permanent magnet materials and magnetocaloric materials; strategic materials and supply chains for technological application

Associate Professor & Associate Chair of Research, 

design and manipulation of molecular/materials chemistry and structure for new property discovery, new functionality and technology development by combining theoretical and experimental methods; high performance computing, quantum chemistry, statistical mechanics, polymer physics, materials and biomolecular engineering

Student Services and Data Manager, 

Assistant Dean & Senior Co-op Coordinator, 

Departmental Programs: Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Data Analytics, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Energy Systems, Engineering Management, Engineering Public Policy, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Operations Research, Robotics, and Sustainable Building Systems.

Affiliated Faculty, 

Physical/materials chemistry

Assistant Coop Coordinator,