Members

Principle Investigator

Lingyun Liu received her Ph.D in Bioengineering at the University of Washington in 2007 under the supervision of Prof. Shaoyi Jiang and Prof. Buddy Ratner.  She joined the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Akron in August, 2007 as Assistant Professor.

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Whitby 406, Akron, OH 44325

Phone: (330)-972-6189

Email: lliu@uakron.edu

Graduate Students

Qingsheng Liu received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Polymer Science and Engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology  in 2007 and 2010, respectively. He joined the Liu group in fall of 2010 . His research focuses on multi-functional polymers for biomedical applications.

Email: ql14@zips.uakron.edu

Wenchen Li received her B.S. Degree in Material Chemistry from Tianjin University in 2012. In the spring of 2013, she joined Prof. Liu’s group. Her research interest focuses on zwitterionic polymers for biomedical applications.

Email: wl29@zips.uakron.edu

Undergraduates

Anuradha Singh completed her Masters degree in Chemistry from Allahabad University(India) in 2010. She is pursuing certification course in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from University of Florida and joined Prof Liu’s group in summer of 2011. Her research interest includes biomedical research, drug delivery & medicinal chemistry.  

Email: sa94@zips.uakron.edu

Previous Members

Reza Lalani (PhD)Graduate in Spring 2013. Currently teach at Stark State College.
Ankit Patel (MS)Graduated in  Fall 2012. Currently work in BesCast.
Bo Zhang (MS)Graduated in Spring 2011. Currently at U of Rhode Island.
Michael Spagnuolo (MS)Graduated in Spring 2011
Legieta MulyonoChemical Engineering Undergraduate (2011-2013)
Brian RamunnoChemical Engineering Undergraduate (2008 spring)
Rebecca AllenBiomedical Engineering Undergraduate (2009 summer)
Michael Joseph SkoumalREU student (2010 summer), Vanderbilt University