Kimberly Hamad-Schifferli

Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biological Engineering

Room 56-341C
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Phone: 617-452-2385
Fax: 617-258-0204
Email: schiffer@mit.edu
Web: http://web.mit.edu/bio-nano

Administrative Contact:
Marie Tangney
Room E15-416
Phone: 617-253-0632
Email: mtangney@mit.edu

Education

Ph.D., UC Berkeley, Chemistry, 2000
S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry, 1994

Research Interests

Bioengineering, manufacturing, manipulation of biological molecules, chemistry, nanotechnology, materials science.

Teaching Interests

2.002, Mechanics and Materials II
2.772/20.110J, Statistical Thermodynamics of Biomolecular Systems

Honors and Awards

Homer A. Burnell Career Development Professorship, 2002
Office of Naval Research YIP, 2003
American Association for Clinical Chemistry Outstanding Speaker Award, 2003
Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Distinguished Teaching, School of Engineering, MIT, 2005
Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Assistant Professorship, June 2005

Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Chemical Society
American Physics Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Biophysical Society
Materials Research Society
Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society