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CBE Faculty Research Report | 2013-2014

Chemical and biomedical faculty
RUFINA ALAMO, Professor, Ph.D., Complutense University of Madrid
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Research Interests: Polymer science and engineering | Crystallization and
morphology | Structure-properties relations

RAVINDRAN CHELLA, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts
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RESEARCH INTERESTS: Hybrid methods for transport of biomolecules in
microfluidic and nanofluidic systems | Spinodal decomposition and nucleation of
polymer blends under shear
JOHN COLLIER, Professor, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
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RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomass to energy polymer processing | Elongational and
shear rheology of polymer melts and concentrated solutions | Cellulosic solution in
lyocell and ionic liquids | Magnetic effects on polymer processing
WRIGHT C. FINNEY, Associate in Research, M.S., Florida State University
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Research Interests: Environmental engineering and hazards mitigation |
Electrostatic processes | Aerosol science and particle charging

JOEL R. FRIED, Professor and Chair, Ph.D., University of Massechusetts
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RESEARCH INTERESTS: Membrane separation and transport, computational
chemistry, molecular simulations, polymer blends and composites, biomimetic
membranes, proton transfer in fuel cell membranes, ion and small molecule transport
through membrane proteins.
SAMUEL C. GRANT, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator, Ph.D., University
of Illinois. [phone] | FAX [phone] | [e-mail]
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Magnetic resonance microscopy and spectroscopy | Single
cell analysis | Compartmental diffusion and exchange in cells and bioengineered
constructs | Radio frequency MRI coils | MRI of neuro and muscular degeneration in
chronic and acute disease states
JINGJIAO GUAN, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University
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RESEARCH INTERESTS: Particulate nanodevices for gene delivery and biomedical
imaging | Nanoscale and molecular manipulation of single DNA molecules for
biosensing | Polymer micro/nanofabrication for tissue and cellular engineering

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