News & Events

Learn more about research in Lonnie Shea’s lab on creating new scaffolds for lung organoids.

Nick Kotov and Scott VanEpps discuss their collaborative work on developing new nanomaterials with antibiotic properties.

Watch Ron Larson’s talk on “Materials for Drug Delivery” at the Bicentennial Materials @ Michigan Symposium.

Watch Sharon Glotzer’s talk on “Materials Genome Initiative”. The talk was given at the Materials@Michigan Bicentennial Symposium.

Learn more about the Biointerfaces Institute

Research in Nick Kotov’s group centered around synthetic materials for tooth enamel has been published in the March issue of Nature. More information can be found in the UM press release.

The Biointerfaces Institute invites applications for its BI Fellows program. BI Fellows will engage in interdisciplinary research projects and received a one-year stipend of $55,000 and a $2,000 travel allowance. Applications are due on May 15, 2017. More details on the application process can be found here.

The Lahann lab publishes its finding on starch-based, fluorescent nanoparticles for the early detection of dental caries. This work is done in collaboration with Dr. Brian Clarkson from the UM Dental School. The article was published in the January 2017 issue of Advanced Healthcare Materials and is featured on the inside front cover of the issue.

BI was featured in an article published by Ann Arbor News – the article focuses on the University of Michigan’s occupancy of the former Pfizer research site, since its acquisition. BI director, Joerg Lahann, as well as ongoing research from BI was highlighted in the article.

Anna Schwendeman and James Moon recently published an article in Nature Materials reporting their work on designing nanodiscs for delivery of cancer therapies.

More details can be found in the article and the press release.

Anna Schwendeman and James Moon recently published an article in Nature Materials reporting their work on designing nanodiscs for delivery of cancer therapies.

More details can be found in the article and the press release.

Professor Michael Solomon was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and in recognition of his contribution to the field of colloid science.

Nick Kotov was awarded the 2017 ACS Award in Colloid Chemistry. The award will be presented at the ACS National Meeting in April 2017.

Professor Sharon Glotzer has been named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The Fellow grade is AIChE’s highest membership grade and is achieved only through election by its Board of Directors.

She has also been awarded the Alpha Chi Sigma Award for Chemical Engineering Research.

Sunitha Nagrath was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Congratulations, Sunitha!