Research will be primarily carried out by graduate students under the direction of the Center faculty generally at the institution of the project P.I. Post-doctoral participation will be on an as-needed basis. The Center faculty members, their institutions, and their research interests vis-a-vis the research thrust areas of the Center are given below.

The center will draw on the resources of other faculty members in the four member universities in the areas of polymers, ceramics, microelectronics, biotechnology and analytical chemistry to broaden the expertise base. The center will also utilize extensive expertise at the Polymer Processing Institute.

Polymer blend processing, barrier membranes.

Costas Gogos (Ph.D., Princeton, 1965) New Jersey Institute of Technology, research professor of chemical engineering; president , Polymer Processing Institute (PPI).

Michael Jaffe (Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1967) Rutgers University (New Brunswick), research professor; chief scientist for applied programs, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials and Medical Devices.

Process-structure-property relationships of materials, fiber spinning, polymer characterization

Roland A. Levy (Ph.D., Columbia, 1973) NJIT, distinguished professor of physics. Synthesis and characterization of ceramic membranes, CVD processes.

Robert G. Luo (Ph.D., Lehigh, 1994) NJIT, assistant professor of chemical engineering. Separation and purification of biomolecules.

Somenath Mitra (Ph.D., Southern Illinois, 1988) NJIT, associate professor of chemistry. Membrane-based sampling and sensors, development of measurement devices for on-line processes.

Patrick J. Sinko (Ph.D., Michigan, 1988) Rutgers University (New Brunswick), associate professor of pharmaceutics.

Microparticulate drug delivery systems, polymer-cell interactions

Kamalesh K. Sirkar (Ph.D., Illinois, 1969) NJIT, distinguished professor of chemical engineering; sponsored chair, membrane separations and biotechnology.

Membrane separation processes, bioseparations, membrane reactors, new membrane structures

C. Stewart Slater (Ph.D., Rutgers, 1983) Rowan University, professor and chair, Chemical Engineering Department.

Membrane process R&D, pervaporation processes for organic-organic and organic-water mixtures, membrane educational program development

Kathryn Uhrich (Ph.D., Cornell, 1992) Rutgers University (New Brunswick), assistant professor of chemistry.

Hyperbranched polymers for controlled release applications, polymer-cell interfaces

Marino Xanthos (Ph.D., Toronto, 1974) NJIT, associate professor of chemical engineering; director of research, Polymer Processing Institute.

Polymer blend membranes, membranes via melt processing

Chao Zhu (Ph.D., Illinois, 1991) NJIT, assistant professor of mechanical engineering. Two-phase flow in membrane devices, enhanced transport in membrane separation devices.

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