Welcome to the Pinkerton Research Group at NYU Tandon

Based in NYU Tandon's Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, the Pinkerton Research Group focuses on developing responsive soft materials for bio-applications ranging from controlled drug delivery to medical imaging.

We are dedicated to creating highly engineered nano-structured biomaterials to address unmet needs in medicine, developing scalable processes to synthesize these complex biomaterials, and training the next generation of chemical engineering leaders in academia and industry.

Research Themes

Designing responsive soft materials for innovative drug delivery approaches.
Developing scalable, continuous flow processes for the synthesis of therapeutic nanoparticles.
Creating tools to study nano-bio interactions in vitro and in vivo.

Recent News

Mar 2026
Nathalie Pinkerton is featured on the Off Script podcast in the episode "Bridging Precision and Scale in Microparticle Drug Delivery Manufacturing" where she talks about Sequential NanoPrecipitation (SNaP). Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Listen Notes, or directly on the website.
Mar 2026
The Pinkies inspired the next generation at the PS3 Science Fair! Evalia Koumpourlis, Natalia Arrus, Kayra Oguz, Sue Li, Zaq Ponce, and Nathalie Pinkerton explored the science behind light and all of its applications.
Feb 2026
Erica Burnham accepted an offer for the 2026 Oral Peptide Delivery Internship at AbbVie!!