Jennie : Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor UMBC, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering 1000 Hilltop Circle ECS 320 (see map) 410-455-8152

Education :

• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1998)
• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2003)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University (2003-2005)

Affiliations :

• Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor (Fall 2005-present)
  Chemical Engineering, UMBC
• Assistant Professor (by courtesy; July 2006-present)
  Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine
• Member (March 2007-present)
  Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery
  University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Pharmacy

Professional Experience :

• Undergraduate Research Assistant (1995-1998)
  Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  Mentors: Todd Przybycien and Georges Belfort
• Research Intern (co-op 1996, summer 1997)
  W.L. Gore & Associates, Elkton, MD
• NIH Training Grant Predoctoral Fellow (1998-2003)
  Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin
  Mentor: Christine Schmidt
• Summer Research Intern (March-August 2001)
  Sulzer Biologics, Austin, TX
• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellow (2003-2005)
  Biomedical Engineering, Boston University
  Mentor : Joyce Wong

Awards & Honors: (since 1998)

• Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professorship, 2005-present
• Academic Keys Future Faculty Award, February 2005
• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004-2005
• NIH Training Grant Fellowship in Biotechnology 1999-2002
• Whitaker/UT Austin Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering 1998-2002
• UT Austin Engineering Foundation Endowed Graduate Presidential Scholarship 1998-1999
• University of Texas Research Internship, 1998

Outreach:

• Hands On Science Outreach (2005-present)

UMBC Service:

• Undergraduate Academic Advisor (Fall 2006-present)
• Tau Beta Pi Advisor, Maryland Delta Chapter (Fall 2006-present)