Teaching

Engineering Principles in Drug Delivery (CBE–GY 8373)

This graduate-level course covers fundamental concepts in drug delivery from an engineering perspective. Emphasis is on materials, processing methods, and characterization of drug delivery vehicles ranging from antibody-drug conjugates to nanoparticles to hydrogels. The class begins with an overview of drug delivery fundamentals – rationale, mechanisms, approaches – and dives into specifics –delivery vehicle material properties, processing techniques, and characterization. Topics include therapeutic modalities and mechanisms of action; engineering principles of controlled release and of drug transport; thermodynamic principles of self-assembly; physicochemical characterization of drug delivery vehicles; processing and purification methods; effects of macromolecular conformation on bio-interactions; significance of bio distributions. Clinical and industrial examples are presented where possible.

Polymeric Materials (CBE–UY 3173)

This undergraduate-level course covers fundamental concepts in polymeric materials. Emphasis is on polymer synthesis, properties, characterization, and processing. Real-world industrial examples are presented where possible.

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Separations (CBE–UY 3233)

This undergraduate-level course introduces the fundamentals of selected separation processes in modern chemistry, and chemical industries. Topics include thermodynamics of separation processes, and the analysis and design of equilibrium based-processes such as distillation, absorption, extraction, and rate-controlled processes such as membrane separations and adsorption.