Laboratory for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

Padma Rajagopalan
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering , Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering Sciences
333 ICTAS 1, Stanger St., Blacksburg VA 24061
EMAIL: padmar AT vt DOT edu
Telephone: 540-231-4851
FAX: 540-231-5022

Affliations:
Macromolecular Interfaces with Life Sciences (MILES), NSF IGERT program, Virginia Tech
Macromolecules and Interfaces Institute, Virginia Tech
Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

EDUCATION

Ph.D, Brown University
M.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
B.S., Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

APPOINTMENTS

Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2007-.
PC Rossin Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University, 2005-2006.
Research Associate, Center for Engineering in Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Shriners Burns Hospital, 2002-2004.
Research Associate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, 2001-2002.
Polymer Scientist, General Electric Co. 1998-2000.
Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1996-1998.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Polymeric Biomaterials, Cell and Tissue Engineering

TEACHING

Polymeric Biomaterials (Virginia Tech, Spring 2008)
Introduction to Biopolymers (Virginia Tech, Fall 2007)
Polymeric Biomaterials (Virginia Tech, Spring 2007)
Integrated Biostructural Mechanics Laboratory (Lehigh University, Fall 2006)
Advanced Topics in Biomaterials (Lehigh University, Spring 2006)
Elements of Bioengineering (Lehigh University, Spring 2005, Fall 2005 and 2006)