Bio-Nano Advanced Health Materials Lab
Diego Gomez-Maldonado, PhD
Collaborators
Associate Professor - Clemson University, USA
M. Soledad Peresin
She is an expert in cellulosic nanomaterials and the development of bio-based materials.
Associate Professor - Auburn University, USA
Virginia Davis
Her expertise is focused on nanomaterials, rheology, additive manufacturing, liquid crystals, and polymer recycling.
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Professor - Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Colombia
Adriana Restrepo-Osorio
She works on the revalorization of silk industry discards for the development of new nanoengineered materials.
Professor - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México
Maribel Hernández-Guerrero
She works on developing polymers for bio-based applications.
Professor - Northeastern University, USA
Rebecca K. Willits
She is an expert in mechanotransduction and materials for neural research.
Professor - Texas Tech University
Noureddine Abidi
He is an expert on cotton fiber properties and applications.
Professor - Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, México
Roxana López-Simeon
She works on the fractionation of seaweed and the development of bioproducts.
Professor - Universidad de Lima, Perú
Silvia Ponce-Alvarez
Her work focuses on recycled-based nanomaterials.
Professor - Texas Tech University
Christopher Turner
His work focuses on analyzing data generated from fiber testing and image processing.
Professor - Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico
Juan Gabriel Vigueras Ramírez
His passion is on bioprocessing for optimizing SCOBY Bacterial Cellulose.
Professor - Texas Tech University
Kalavathy Rajan
She is involved in the chemical fractionation of bioactive compounds from forest products and chemically modifying lignins to develop multifunctional polymers.
Professor - Texas Tech University
Clarissa Strieder Barboza
Her research focuses on understanding the mechanisms by which adipose tissue dysfunction impacts health and animal production
Professor - Texas Tech University
Julia L Shamshina
Her work focuses on biopolymers to create high-value products, chemicals, and fuels.
Professor - Texas Tech University
Joshua Tropp
His research interests lie at the interface of polymer organic chemistry, material science, and biomedical engineering