Department of Chemical Engineering

Dr. Brazel's research lab seeks new knowledge in the areas of novel materials, biomedical materials, and new processing techniques. Researchers include both graduate and undergraduate students.

John Melnyczuk, M.S. Candidate, Fall 2007-

Pore-Filled Hydrogels for Positive Thermosensitive Drug Delivery

Mary Kathryn (MK) Sewell, M.S. Candidate, Summer 2008 -

Visualization of Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions in Model Biological Systems

Undergraduate Laboratory Research Assistant, Fall 2006-Spring 2008

Magnetothermal Response and Drug Delivery from Hydrogels Loaded with FePt Nanoparticles

Ynhi Thai, Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant, Fall 2007 -

Magnetothermally-Triggered Release of Calcium Channel Agonists using Hydroxypropyl Cellulose-based Microspheres

Lauren Blue, Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant, Fall 2007 -

Fluid Dynamics of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Simulated Blood Vessels for Magnetically-Targeted Therapies

Johnathan Harris, Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant, Spring 2008- Fall 2008

Characterization of Nanoparticle Dispersion Heating Profiles using a Custom-Designed Magnetic Induction Hyperthermia Chamber

Amy Frees, Undergraduate Laboratory Assistant, Fall 2008 -

A Study of Magnetically-Activated Drug Release using Thermally-Responsive Polymers and a Perfusion System to Simulate Flow through an AC Magnetic Field

RECENT AWARDS AND NEWS

Lauren Blue,

3rd Place, AIChE National Meeting Undergraduate Poster Session, Materials Division, Philadelphia, PA, November 2008

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

3rd Place, Graduate Poster Competition, Society of Women Engineers National Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 2008

Ynhi Thai,

Dingwall Asian Ancestry Grant, 2008

Christopher Brazel,

Fulbright Distinguished Scholar to United Kingdom, 2008-2009

Lauren Blue,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2008-2009

Ynhi Thai,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2008-2009

Lauren Blue,

2nd Place, 1st Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Posters (UA), 2008

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

3rd Place, 1st Annual Undergraduate Research Conference, Posters (UA), 2008

Christopher Brazel,

UA National Alumni Association 2008 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

Graduate Council Fellowship, 2008-2009

Lauren Blue,

1st Place, UA Systems Honors Day- Engineering Division, Poster Presentation, UAB, Birmingham, AL, 2008

Ynhi Thai,

2nd Place, Poster Presentations, AIChE Regional Conference, Auburn, AL, 2008

MK Sewell,

2nd Place, Oral Presentations, AIChE Regional Conference, Auburn, AL, 2008

Indu Ankareddi,

American Institute of Chemists Award, 2008

Andrei Ponta,

Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2008

MK Sewell,

Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2008

Ynhi Thai,

Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2008

Kyle Fugit,

Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2008

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

National Alumni Outstanding Senior, Engineering Council of Birmingham Chemical and Biological Engineering Student of the Year, Capstone Engineering Society Outstanding Senior Award

Chris Romanczuk (Randolph High School)

Finalist, Siemens Competition

Mike Zhang (Alabama High School of Science and Math)

Finalist, Intel Science Talent Search

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

2nd Place, AIChE National Meeting Undergraduate Poster Session, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2007

Ynhi Thai,

Society of Plastics Engineers Scholarship, 2007-2008

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2008

Kyle Fugit,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2008

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2007

Mary Kathryn Sewell,

1st Place, University of Alabama System Honors Research Day, Engineering Division, April 2007

The University of Alabama in Huntsville, UAH

Mary Kathryn (MK) Sewell,

McKinley Creativity Project Award, 2007-2008

Christopher Brazel, Ph.D.

Tau Beta Pi College of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Member, April 2007

Mary Kathryn (MK) Sewell,

2nd Place, Research Presentations, Student AIChE Regional Conference

The University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, March 2007

Mustafizur Rahman, Ph.D.

Engineering Council of Birmingham

Engineering Graduate Student of the Year (UA), February 2007

Mary Kathryn (MK) Sewell,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2006-2007

Rachel Jones,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2006-2007

Mustafizur Rahman,

American Institute of Chemists Graduate Award, 2006

Marla Hampel,

Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award, 2006

Aundrea Lollar, (5th from left; 3rd from left)

2006 USA Today Academic All-American, Honorable Mention

Indu Ankareddi,

Graduate Council Fellowship, 2006-2007

Marla Hampel,

2nd place, Materials Division AIChE Student Poster Competition

Cincinnati, OH

"Magnetothermal Matrices for Controlled Drug Release"

Marla Hampel,

McKinley Creativity Award, 2005-2006

Chris Cater,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2005-2006

Marla Hampel,

McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2005-2006

Mustafizur Rahman,

Graduate Council Fellowship, 2005-2006

Hugh Shoff,

Green Chemistry Travel Award (McGill University, Montreal, Canada), 2005

Mustafizur Rahman,

Outstanding M.S. Thesis, The University of Alabama, 2004-2005

Hugh Shoff,

McWane Honors Fellowship for Undergraduate Research, Year 2 (2004-2005)

Sharon Cody,

McWane Honors Fellowship for Undergraduate Research, 2004-2005

Mustafizur Rahman,

Travel Grant to Attend Green Chemistry Workshop,

Carnegie-Mellon University,

Pittsburgh, PA, July 2004

Hugh Shoff,

Randall Honors Award for Excellence in Research, 2004

Ionic Liquids in Polymers Team (Brazel, Rahman, Shoff) Highlighted in May 2004 Chemical and Engineering News

Wesley Reynolds,

Outstanding Senior at the University of Alabama, 2004

Mustafizur Rahman,

Travel Grant to attend Green Chemistry Workshop, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, July-August 2004

Hugh Shoff,

2nd Place, AIChE Regional Student Conference, Research Presentations, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, GA, March 2004

Mustafizur Rahman,

Travel Grant to attend 7^th Annual EPA Symposium on Green Engineering, Washington, DC June 2003

Hugh Schoff,

McWane Honors Fellowship for Undergraduate Research, 2003-2004

J. Brad McKinney,

3rd Place, AIChE National Student Poster Competition, Particle Section, 2002

Xiao Huang,

Outstanding Research in the College of Engineering for a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Alabama, 2000

Award for Outstanding Research and Scholarship for International Students, Tuscaloosa International Friends, 2001 (Xiao is first on the left)

Mark Scott,

1st Prize, AIChE Annual Meeting Student Poster Competition, Environmental Section

(Mark is 2nd from left)

Xiao Huang,

Graduate Council Fellowship, 2000-2001

Mike Stoltz,

McWane Honors Fellowship for Undergraduate Research, 2000-2001

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