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Appendix B: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
DAVID A. TIRRELL, Chair, received a B.S. in chemistry from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an M.S. and a Ph.D.
in polymer science and engineering from the University of
Massachusetts at Amherst. He was an associate professor of
chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University before joining the
faculty of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His
research interests include synthetic and natural macromolecular
chemistry, biological materials, and structures.
ILHAN A. AKSAY received a B.Sc. from the University of
Washington and an M.Sc. and a Ph.D. in materials science
engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. After
employment with Xerox, the Middle East Technical University,
University of California Los Angeles, and the University of
Washington, he joined the faculty of Princeton University in
1992. His research interests include processing science of
ceramics, thermodynamics and phase equilibra, and interracial
reactions and capillary phenomena, and bioinspired processing
of materials.
ERIC BAER received an M.A. and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering
from Johns Hopkins University. After working at E. I. du Pont
de Nemours and Company and at the University of Illinois, he
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joined the faculty of Case Western Reserve University. His
research interests include elucidation of hierarchical structures
in natural and synthetic material systems, structure-property
relationships, transitional phenomena, and failure and fracture
processes.
PAUL D. CALVERT received a B.A. and an M.A. from the
University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in materials engineering
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He worked at
the University of Sussex and is now a professor at the
University of Arizona. His research interests include
biomimetic composite materials, polymers, and ceramic
processing.
JOSEPH CAPPELLO received a B.S. from the University of
California, Davis, and a Ph.D. in biological chemistry from the
University of Cincinnati. After working at Syntro Corporation,
he cofounded Protein Polymers Technologies, Inc. His research
interests include the design and biological production of
synthetically designed proteins, assembly and structure of fiber-
forming proteins, material properties of fibers and films, and
the effect of chain structure and folding on materials
processing.
EDMUND A. DIMARZIO received a B.S. from St. Josephts College,
an M.S. from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. in
physics from Catholic University. He worked at American
Viscose Company and Bell Telephone Laboratories before
joining the National Institute of Standards and Technology. His
research interests include helix-coil transitions in biological
macromolecules, liquid-crystal phase transitions, surface
polymers, and the kinetics of crystallization. Dr. Dimarzio is
interested in phase transitions in polymers as models for self-
assembly.
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EVAN A. EVANS received a B.S. and an M.S. from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in engineering science from
the University of California, San Diego. After working at
McMaster University and Duke University, he joined the
faculty of the University of British Columbia. His research
interests include mechanics and thermodynamics of biological
cell structure motility, interactions between biological
membranes, and the physical chemistry and mechanics of
synthetic interfaces.
JOHN H. FESSLER received a B.A., a B.Sc., an M.A., and a Ph.D. in
chemistry' animal physiology, and physical biochemistry from
Oxford University. After working at the Massachusetts General
Hospital and Harvard Medical School; the Medical Research
Council, England; and the California Institute of Technology, he
joined the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles.
His research interests include the biosynthesis of connective
tissue and molecular developmental biology.
JOHN D. HOFFMAN received a B.S. from Franklin and Marshall
College and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from
Princeton University. After working at General Electric
Company, the National Bureau of Standards, the Univerity of
Maryland, and Michigan Molecular Institute, he joined the
faculty of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hoffman is a member
of the National Academy of Engineering. His research interests
include dielectric phenomena and polymer physics.
MICHAEL JAFFE received a B.A. from Cornell University and a
Ph.D. in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is
presently a research fellow at the Hoechst Celanese Research
Division. His research interests include the structure-property
relationships of morphology of crystalline high polymers, phase
transition behavior of polymers, and materials.
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GEORGE MAYER received a B.S. from Boston University, an
M.Met.E. from the University of Oklahoma, and a Ph.D. in
metallurgy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT). He has worked at the Chrysler Corporation, Ilikon
Corporation, MIT, Monsanto Company, the Army Research
Office, and the Institute for Defense Analyses. He is presently
employed by the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Mayer's research
interests include mechanical behavior of materials, composite
materials, corrosion, nondestructive testing, and materials
processing.
VAN C. MOW received a B.A.E. and a Ph.D. in mechanics from
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He has worked at RPI,
New York University, and the Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Presently he is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and
Orthopedic Bioengineering at Columbia University. Dr. Mow
is a member of the National Academy of Engineering. His
research interests include continuum mechanics, classical
elasticity and thermoelasticity theory, fluid mechanics, applied
mathematics, and biomechanics of synovial joints.
STEPHEN A. WAINWRIGHT received a B.S. from Duke University,
a B.A. from the University of Cambridge, and a Ph.D. in
zoology from the University of California, Berkeley. He is
presently a professor of zoology at Duke University. His
research interests include the structure of locomotor and
postural systems of animals and plants from the macromolecular
through the organism levels of organization.
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