Nicholas A.Peppas

Texas Biomedial Engineering professor Nicholas Peppas
Professor & Director of the Institute for Biomaterials, Drug Delivery and Regenerative Medicine
Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #6

Research Areas
Research Interests

Controlled drug delivery; Biomedical engineering; Biomaterials; Tissue engineering; Molecular modeling of protein structures in contact with biomaterials and tissues; Modeling of biomedical devices; Bionanotechnology; Molecular recognition processes; Polymer physics; Polymerization reaction engineering; Diffusion in polymers

About
Nicholas Peppas is a professor of biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, pharmacy, as well as pediatrics and surgery in the Dell Medical School. He has developed pioneering research in the areas of biomaterials, controlled drug delivery, bioadhesion, biological recognition and molecular modeling of protein structures in contact with biomaterials and tissues. He holds the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #6 and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Inventors, the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 

Peppas has been the recipient of over 150 national and international awards, including the Giulio Natta Medal from the Polytechnic School of Milan, Italy and the Founder’s Award from the National Academy of Engineering.

Peppas’ research lab contributions have been in several areas of drug delivery, biomaterials, biomolecular engineering, mass transfer, kinetics and reaction engineering, polymers and biomedical engineering. Their multidisciplinary approach in biomolecular engineering blends modern molecular and cellular biology with engineering to generate next-generation systems and devices, including bioMEMS with enhanced applicability, reliability, functionality and longevity.

Educational Qualifications
Sc.D., Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dipl. Eng., Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens
Honorary Doctorate, Pharmacy, Università degli Studi di Parma
Honorary Doctorate, Chemical Engineering, University of Patras
Honorary Doctorate, Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ljubljana
Honorary Doctorate, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University
Honorary Doctorate, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ethnikon kai Kapodistriakon Panepistimion Athinon

Select Awards & Honors

  • National Academy of Engineering member
  • National Academy of Medicine member
  • Lifetime Achievement Award – TERMIS
  • European Academy of Sciences member

Related Websites
Texas Materials Institute

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