 | Paul Van Tassel |
Paul Van Tassel, who has been named the John J. Lee Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, is engaged in research related to the analysis and modeling of biomaterials.
Specifically, he combines theory, computer simulation and experimentation in an effort to understand, model and control the incorporation of biomolecular or biomemetic entities onto or within synthetic materials, with a focus on the interfacial behavior of biomacromolecules and on molecular templating.
One of the projects in his laboratory is to develop a universally applicable model of protein adsorption kinetics; another is aimed at the development of optical waveguide methods allowing for the continuous measurement of protein adsorption under an electric field. The goal of using these methods is to create ordered biomaterial protein coatings for tissue engineering applications.
Van Tassel's other research and teaching interests include bioseparations, biosensing, layer-by-layer nanofilm growth, biomaterial interactions with proteins and cells, templated molecular recognition and statistical mechanics, among others. His research has been funded by grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Unilever Corporation and the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, among other sources. He has written more than 50 articles and papers for scientific publications.
A graduate of Saint Olaf College in Minnesota, Van Tassel earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering and materials science from the University of Minnesota Graduate School and did postdoctoral research at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris. He taught at Wayne State University for seven years before joining the Yale faculty in 2003. At Yale, he teaches "Advanced Engineering Mathematics" and "Colloidal Chemical Engineering."
For his research contributions, Van Tassel has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and a National Institutes of Health R01 Award.
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Paul Van Tassel designated
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