Category: News & Events

ChE graduate student Chase Cornelison successfully passes his Research Proposal/Prelim. Chase will soon be moving to UF to complete his PhD studies there. Congratulations Chase!

Our group is utilizing novel techniques to process natural based materials (e.g., hyaluronan) for therapeutic applications. In a parallel approach, we are investigating decellularized tissues for use as regeneration scaffolds.

Our lab is developing and studying advanced electronic materials specifically tailored and optimized for biomedical applications such as neural regeneration strategies and neural microelectrodes.

Dr. Schmidt has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science. “AAAS fellows are elected by their peers, and fewer than 1 percent of the association’s members are elected each year. Fellows are selected for their […]

Nov. 20, 2012: Congratulations to Hieu Nguyen for successfully defending his Ph.D.! Way to go Dr. Nguyen!

BME graduate student Sydney Geissler passes her Prelim Exam/Ph.D. Research Proposal. Congratulations Sydney!

The following news briefs are from the Schmidt Lab at the University of Texas. December 2012: Dr. Schmidt has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science. “AAAS fellows are elected by their peers, and fewer than 1 […]

Dr. Schmidt is honored with her recent appointment as the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal of Materials Chemistry B and member of the Executive Editorial Board for Journal of Materials Chemistry A, B and C. The Journal of Materials Chemistry has seen much success over the last few years, and because of this success, […]

Congratulations to Dr. Zin Khaing, who was the first prize poster award winner at the NeuroTexas Institute Neuroscience Symposium 2012.

Schmidt lab alum, Dr. Stephanie Seidlits, receives a competitive NIH postdoctoral fellowship for her current studies with Dr. Lonnie Shea at Northwestern University. Congrats Stephanie!