- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
- Director, Graduate Programs, Biomedical Engineering
- Joint Faculty in: Materials Science & Engineering
- Phone: 979-845-9374
- Email: taylor.ware@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 5064
- Research Website
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at Dallas – 2013
Research Interests
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Research areas: Biomaterials, micro/nanotechnology, medical devices, bioengineering
Dr. Taylor Ware's research interests focus on the design of structured and stimuli-responsive biomaterials and the use of these materials in medical devices. The lab has core competencies in polymer formulation, thermomechanical testing, microfabrication and directed self-assembly.
Current projects aim to use liquid crystal elastomers as artificial muscles and as substrates for implantable electronic devices, template hydrogels using directed self-assembly, and design engineered living materials that change their properties in response to specific biomolecular cues.
Awards & Honors
- Invited Participant, NAE Japan-USA Frontiers of Engineering Bilateral, 2023
- Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors, 2022
- CAREER award, National Science Foundation, 2018
- Young Investigator Award, Air Force, 2017
- Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2011