PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Tania Betancourt

Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Assistant Director, Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization Program
Director, PREM Center for Intelligent Materials Assembly

Education

B.S., Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station

M.S., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Advisors: Professors Lisa Brannon-Peppas and R. Malcolm Brown

Postdoctoral Research, Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin

Advisor: Professor Nicholas A. Peppas

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FEATURED AWARDS

National Academy of Inventors: 2025 Class of Senior Members
2025 Inaugural American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Emerging Leader
Research Corporation for Science Advancement Cottrell College Single Investigator Award

Junaid ur Rehman

PhD Candidate, Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization
Dissertation Topic: Polymer nanocomposites for water purification

Shuvo Brahma

PhD Student, Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization
Dissertation Topic: Vapor phase deposition of electroactive polymers on nanofibers

Sakib Hossain Bhuiyan

PhD Student, Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization
Dissertation Topic: Synthesis and characterization of photothermal hydrogels

Moriom Afiza

PhD Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization
Dissertation Topic: Photothermal therapy mediated by conductive polymer NPs as immunotherapy treatment for cancer