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

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, 

Student Services and Data Manager, 

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

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, 

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 

Associate Teaching Professor, 

Engineering education with a focus on technology enhancing pedagogues; Globalization in the classroom and international educational experiences; Sustainable energy and clean water technologies.

Postdoctoral Research Associate, 

Business Manager, 

Teaching Professor, 

Engineering education, development of new applied mathematics courses for chemical engineering students. Mentors graduate and undergraduate students. Research in the field of separation technologies, thermodynamics and reaction engineering.

Assistant Co-op Coordinator, 

Affiliated Faculty, 

Aerospace materials, alternative and renewable energy materials and systems, energy storage and thermal management, bioinspired materials, additive manufacturing, advanced ceramics and composites

Affiliated Faculty, 

University Distinguished Professor, 

Feedback control theory, systems biology, cancer, and biomedicine

Affiliated Faculty, 

nanomedicine; neurotechnology; drug delivery, MRI imaging

Professor & Associate Chair of International Collaborations, 

phase change nanoparticles, nanomedicines, biomarker detections, nanoparticle-enhanced radiation therapy, heat transfer, covert barcodes, nano enhanced process

Professor, 

Magnetic, ferroelectric and magnetoelectric materials; RF/microwave magnetic and magnetoelectric devices design, fabrication and testing; materials properties at RF/microwave frequency; range self-assembly of magnetic nanostructures

First-Year & Chemical Engineering (A-K) Academic Advisor, 

Affiliated Faculty, 

Staff Assistant II, 

Associate Co-op Coordinator, 

Professor, Art Zafiropoulo Chair in Engineering, 

design, synthesis, and evaluation of nanomaterials for various medical applications, including self-assembled chemistries, nanoparticles, nanotubes, and nanostructured surfaces

Associate Professor, 

development of detailed microkinetic models for complex reacting systems; automating the discovery and calculation of reaction pathways; heterogeneous catalysis

Professor & Associate Chair, 

Process safety and catalysis (industrial)

Professor and Chair, 

neural regenerative strategies, neural mechanosensing, diversity and inclusion in engineering

Assistant Professor, 

Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for sustainable biochemical production and human health.

Affiliated Faculty, 

University Distinguished Professor, 

biomaterials and medical implants for musculoskeletal systems, innovative biomaterials for regeneration medicine, tissue engineering