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Education
M.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2013
Post-Doc Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2013-2016
Biography
Steven joined the faculty of the University of Virginia in August 2016 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Prior to joining UVa he was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Steven completed his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Florida and received both his M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lab designs, synthesizes, and characterizes new biomaterials to explore the dynamic interplay between cells and their microenvironment, applying these platforms to address fundamental human health challenges in understanding disease and engineering tissues.
Publications
Sponsored Awards
Courses
Honors
NIH/NIDDK F32 Postdoctoral Fellowship 2014-2016
Tissue Engineering Young Investigator Council 2014
Mavis Future Faculty Fellowship 2012-2013
AIChE Bionanotechnology Graduate Student Award Session, 1st place 2012
UIC/UIUC Outstanding Research Award in Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, 1st prize 2011
NIH/NIGMS Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program 2010-2012