At the UGA New Materials Institute, we believe that a material’s useful end-of-life should be considered at the design stage and that Green Engineering principles should be part of this process.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering
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ejbrisbois@uga.edu
Novel therapeutics and medical device materials derived from human body molecules; antimicrobial and hemocompatible interfaces; anti-inflammatory biomaterials; insulin delivery; polymer and small molecule chemistry; pulmonary and dental therapeutics
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering
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ctgomillion@uga.edu
Natural tissue replacements, composite tissue systems, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, cell-biomaterial interactions, multi-functional biomaterials, tissue modeling systems, cell-based therapeutics
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
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vpopik@uga.edu
Light-responsive materials, photo-degradable polymers, new methods of chemical recycling of plastics
Assistant Research Scientist
Locklin Group, UGA New Materials Institute
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gcrane@uga.edu
Material science, Bioseniatic™ materials, degradable polymers, composites and coatings
Assistant Research Scientist
Locklin Group, UGA New Materials Institute
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jbram92@uga.edu
Formulation science and development, performance and barrier coatings, material science, polyhydroxyalkanoates, biologically degradable materials
Assistant Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
Complex Carbohydrate Research Center
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breeanna@uga.edu
hemicellulose, xylan, plant cell wall, cellulose, glycosyltransferase, plant glycobiology, plant biochemistry
Associate Professor
College of Engineering
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jrk@uga.edu
Catalytic reaction engineering, renewable fuels and chemicals.
Professor and Distinguished Faculty Scholar
College of Engineering
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eiteman@engr.uga.edu
Metabolic engineering, fermentation, nutrient-limited processes, microbial physiology
Adjunct Assistant Professor
College of Engineering
Director R&D Athens/Senior Polymer Scientist for DaniMer Scientific
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joe.grubbs@uga.edu
Biodegradable materials, waxes, coatings and renewable adhesives
Professor
Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors
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ssharma@uga.edu
Nanocellulose, biopolymer composites