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Jenny is pursuing her Ph.D. in BioE and joined the group in Spring 2005 (she entered the program in Spring 2004). She has a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University. Jenny's research is in collaboration with the group of Dr. Michael Gaitan at NIST. She is studying the preparation of "nanogels" using liposomes as a template, and her work has been published in Langmuir. |
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Hee-Young is working towards his Ph.D. in ChBE and joined the group in Fall 2004. He earned his B.S. in ChemE from Yonsei University in Korea. Hee-Young's research seeks to understand the self-assembly of surfactants, lipids and biomolecules into structures such as tubules and fibrillar networks. He has co-authored a paper in JACS. |
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Matt is pursuing his Ph.D. in BioE since Fall 2005. He has a B.S. in ChemE from Notre Dame and is a recipient of the Fischell Fellowship. His research focuses on new materials for drug delivery and wound healing and he works with the UM Medical School. Matt is also the CEO of Remedium Technologies, a startup formed to commercialize his discoveries. His work on hemostatic bandages (Nano-Velcro) has been featured by two TV stations, WJZ-13 and WUSA-9, and won UMD Invention of the Year 2009.. |
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Peter is a Ph.D. student in BioE and joined our group in Fall 2005. He earned his B.S. in ChemE from U. Florida, following which he spent a year doing research at NIH. Peter's research is a collaboration with the Biochemical Science Division at NIST, where he is being mentored by Dr. Sam Forry. His research seeks to develop polymer-based sensors for studying biological cell responses within microfluidic devices. |
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Kunqiang is a Ph.D. student in Chemistry. He has been working with our lab since Fall 2008 on a project where he is co-advised by Prof. Don DeVoe (MechE). Kunqiang has a B.S. in Chemistry from the Univ of Sci and Tech of China. The goal of his research is to explore microfluidic technologies for the synthesis and fabrication of particles and capsules. |
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Charles is a Ph.D. student in BioE and joined our lab in Fall 2008. He obtained a B.S. and an M.S. in Microbiology from National Taiwan Univ. and thereafter an M.S. in Biotechnology from U Penn. Charles is being co-advised by Prof. Warren D'Souza of the UM medical school in Baltimore. His project involves the synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticles for imaging tumors by MRI. |
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Vishal is pursuing his M.S. in ChBE and joined our lab in Fall 2008. He has a B.Tech. in ChemE from Osmania University in India. Vishal is being co-advised by Prof. Greg Payne (CBR). The goal of his work is to anchor vesicles to surfaces using electrical signals. |
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Veidhes joined our lab in Fall 2008 and is pursuing an M.S. in ChBE. He holds a B.E. from Manipal Inst of Tech in India. Veidhes is looking to develop polymeric or colloidal materials with applications in battery or solar cell technologies. His work is a collaboration with Prof. Chunsheng Wang of ChBE. |
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Tosin joined the group in Dec 2005 after completing her Ph.D in ChemE at UMD working with Prof. Sheryl Ehrman on aerosol nanoparticles. She has a B.S. in ChemE from N.C. State. Tosin's research is on the ability of vesicles to penetrate through skin and thereby deliver drugs or cosmetics. She is being co-advised by Dr. Bob Bronaugh of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA. |
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Chi-Wei joined the lab in Dec 2008 as a postdoc on a joint project with Prof. Warren D'Souza in the UM medical school in Baltimore. His project involves the synthesis of multifunctional nanoparticles for magnetic resonance imaging of cancers. Previously, Chi-Wei did his Ph.D. in ChemE at UMD working with Prof. Bill Bentley. He has a B.S. in ChemE from National Taiwan University. |
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Senior in ChemE. Joined group in Jan 2008. ASPIRE scholar. |
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Senior in ChE/Chem. Joined group in Aug 2008. HHMI Fellow. |
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Senior in ChemE. Joined group in Jun 2008. ASPIRE scholar. |
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Sophomore in ChemE. Joined group in Jun 2009. ASPIRE scholar. |
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Senior in ChemE. Joined group in Sep 2009. |
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Junior in BioE. Joined group in Sep 2009. |
