• Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
  • Janeen Judah '81 Engineering Excellence Professor
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Educational Background

  • Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas – 2013

Research Interests

    • Biomaterials, micro and nanotechnology, medical devices, and bioengineering
      • Designing structured and stimuli-responsive biomaterials for use in medical devices
      • Polymer formulation, thermomechanical testing, microfabrication and directed self-assembly 
      • Using liquid crystal elastomers as artificial muscles and substrates for implantable electronic devices
      • Templating hydrogels using directed self-assembly
      • Designing engineered living materials that change properties in response to specific biomolecular cues

Certifications & Memberships

  • Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
  • Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors – 2022

Awards & Honors

  • Invited Participant, National Academy of Engineering Japan-USA Frontiers of Engineering Bilateral – 2023
  • CAREER award, National Science Foundation – 2018
  • Young Investigator Award, Air Force – 2017