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Lab PIOffice: 302 Mason Lab Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Yale University 9 Hillhouse Avenue New Haven CT 06511 Phone: (203) 432-4357; Fax: (203) 432-4387 |
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Education: Post-doctoral associate, Applied Physics, Harvard University Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, MIT B.S., Materials Science and Enginering, Cornell University
Awards: NSF CAREER Award 2008 Yale College Arthur Greer Award 2010 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator 2012 3M Nontenured Faculty Award 2012 American Physical Society Dillon Medal 2015 Hendrick C. Van Ness Award 2015 Chinedum Osuji is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. Prof. Osuji received his B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University with a senior thesis on the use of random copolymers for polymer interface reinforcement supervised by Prof. Edward J. Kramer. He received his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from MIT in 2003 for studies of structure-property relationships and self-assembly of liquid crystalline block copolymers, supervised by Prof. Edwin L. Thomas. After leaving MIT, Prof. Osuji spent 2.5 years working as a Senior Scientist at a start-up company, Surface Logix Inc., where he conducted research on the use of soft lithography, microfluidics and surface patterning for the fabrication of cell-based assays, planar waveguides and other applications. Prof. Osuji conducted post-doctoral work on shear induced structure formation and dynamics of colloidal gels with Prof. David A. Weitz in Applied Physics at Harvard from 2005-2007. In 2007, he joined the faculty at Yale University. He leads an experimental research group focused on structure and dynamics of soft matter and complex fluids. Topics of interest include structure-property relationships in ordered soft materials, directed self-assembly of block copolymers and other soft mesophases, rheology and slow dynamics of disordered systems, and the role of particle deformability on suspension rheology. Highlights of ongoing work include the development of self-assembled polymer nanocomposites for use as active layers in hybrid organic solar cells, fabrication of polymer membranes for selective transport by directed self-assembly, the design of microfluidic mimics of vascular structures for model studies of red blood cell mechanics, and elucidation of shear thickening and shear-induced structuring in particulate suspensions. These efforts have important implications in energy generation, water purification, the design of microfluidic assays for cell health and the handling of particulate laden complex fluids, as relevant in the manufacture of many consumer products such as shampoos, toner inks and cosmetics. Prof. Osuji is the recipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (2008) and the 2010 Arthur Greer award of Yale College. He received an Office of Naval Research's Young Investigator award and a 3M Nontenured Faculty award in 2012. He is the 2015 recipient of the Dillon Medal of the American Physical Society and the 2015 Hendrick C. Van Ness Award. In 2016 he was the recipient of the Yale Science and Engineering Association’s Award for Advancement of Basic and Applied Science, and the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Graduate Mentor Award. Prof. Osuji is from Trinidad and Tobago and completed his schooling there before coming to the US for college. He represented his country in Taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004, before retiring from international competition in 2007. Apart from Taekwondo, Prof. Osuji enjoys playing chess and keeping up with technology. |
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