Biographical Sketch
Heather E. Canavan
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering
University of New Mexico
210 University Blvd., NE Albuquerque, NM 87131
505-277-8026
, http://www.unm.edu/~heclab/
Professional Preparation
College/University Major/Area Degree &Year
University of California, Santa Barbara Biology B.A., 1996
George Washington University Physical Chemistry Ph.D., 2002
University of Washington Chemical and Bioengineering 2002 – 2005
Academic/Professional appointments
2012 Visiting Associate Professor, Industrial Research Institute Swinburne (IRIS), Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
2011 – present Associate Professor, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
2005-2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical and Nuclear Engineering, University of New Mexico
1991-1997 Staff Research Assistant, Los Alamos National Laboratory
PRODUCTS
5 Products Most Closely Related to Proposal
1. Shivapooja, P.; Ista, L.K.; Canavan, H.E.; Lopez, G.P.; “ARGET–ATRP Synthesis and Characterization of PNIPAAm Brushes for Quantitative Cell Detachment Studies,” BioInterphases 7 (32), 1-9 (2012).
2. Reed, J.A.; Lucero, A.E.; Love, S.; Haynes, C.; Canavan, H.E.; “Thermoresponsive Film Deposition: Comparing Deposition Methods for Mammalian Cell Applications,” invited article for special issue of Langmuir on Bioinspired Assemblies and Interfaces, 28 (4), 2281–2287 (2012).
3. Cooperstein, M.A.; Canavan, H.E., “Comprehensive Study of Cytotoxicity of Poly(N-isopropyl Acrylamide) and Poly(N-isopropyl Acrylamide)-coated Surfaces,” submitted to BioInterphases.
4. Cooperstein, M.A.; Canavan, H.E.; “Applications and Uses of Biological Cell Detachment from pNIPAM,” cover art and Feature Article of Langmuir, 26 (11), 7695-7707 (2010).
5. Reed, J.A.; Lucero, A.E.; Cooperstein, M.A.; Canavan, H.E.; “The Effects of Cell Culture Parameters on Cell Release Kinetics from pNIPAM,” Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Biomechanics, 6 (2), 81-88 (2008).
5 Other Significant Products
1. Corbitt, T.S.; Ji, E.; Wang, Y.; Parthasarathy, A.; Wilde, K.N.; Hill, E.H.; Dascier, D.; Canavan, H.E.; Chi, E.; Schanze, K.S.; Whitten, D.G.; invited book chapter “Conjugated Polyelectrolyte Based Biocide Applications” in Conjugated Polyelectrolytes: Fundamentals and Applications, Liu and C. Bazan, Eds, Wiley-VCH Chapter 8, 263-294, (2013).
2. Canavan, H.E.; Dirk, E.H.L.; Stanton, M.; Minnick, K.; Fulghum, J.E.; Petsev, D.; López, G.P.; “An Integrated Outreach Program to Increase Participation in Biomaterials-related Engineering,” Journal of Materials Education, 34 (1-2) 45-58 (2012)
3. Baio, J.E.; Weidner, T.; Interlandi, G.; Mendoza-Barrera, C.; Canavan, H.E.; Michel, R.; and Castner, D.G.; “Probing Albumin Adsorption onto Calcium Phosphates by XPS and ToF- SIMS,” J. Vac. Sci Technol. B, 29 (4), 04D113-6 – 04D113-6 (2011).
4. Mendez, S.; Andrzejewski, B.P.; Canavan, H.E.; Keller, D.J.; McCoy, J.D.; López, G.P.; and Curro, J.G.; “Modeling the Force-vs-Distance Profiles of Terminally Anchored Poly(N-isopropyl acrylamide) with Self-Consistent Field Theory,” Langmuir, 25 (18), 10624-10632 (2009).
5. Chang, M.S.; Stohlman, J.; Molnar, P.; Natarajan, A.; Canavan, H.E.; Teliska, M.; Krauthamer, V.; Hickman, J.J.; “Altered Calcium Dynamics in Cardiac Cells Grown on Silane-Modified Surfaces,” Biomaterials, 31 (4), 602-607 (2010).
SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES
· Founding Director and Member, Biomaterials Engineering Outreach Program, 2006-present
· Faculty Advisor, UNM Chapter of Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), 2005-present
· Member, ChNE Undergraduate Student Curriculum Development Committee, 2005-present
· Member, Biomedical Engineering PhD Curriculum Development Committee, 2008-present
· Member of Executive Committee, AVS BioInterfaces Division, 2006-present
Collaborators and Other Affiliations
Collaborators and Co-Editors
S. Bryant (Univ of Colorado); D. Castner (Univ of Washington); X. Cheng (Lehigh University); T. Corbitt (UNM); J. Curro (UNM); E.H.L. Dirk (UNM); D. Evans (UNM); J.P. Freyer (UNM); J. Fulghum (UNM); L.J. Gamble (Univ of Washington); D.J. Graham, (Univ of Washington); S. Graves (UNM); D. Keller (UNM); C. Haynes (Univ of Minnesota); J.J. Hickman (Univ of Central Florida); T. Howdieshell (UNM); V. Krauthamer (US Food & Drug Admin); D. Lidke (UNM); G.P. López (Duke University); J. McCoy (NM Tech); K. Minnick (Minnick & Associates); D. Petsev (UNM); M. Stanton (Albuquerque Public Schools); N. Vadiee (Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute); M.S. Wagner (Proctor & Gamble Corp); P. Wagner (Albuquerque Public Schools); A. Wandinger-Ness (UNM); M. Werner-Washburne (UNM); D. Whitten (UNM); S. Weisburd (UNM); S.Y. Yu (3M Corp).
Graduate Advisors and Postdoctoral Sponsors
D.R. Ramaker (PhD advisor) – George Washington University
D.G. Castner (Postdoctoral advisor) – University of Washington
B.D. Ratner (Postdoctoral advisor) – University of Washington
Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsors:
Graduate Students: M.A. Cooperstein (UNM), J. DeLora (UNM), D. Lussier (OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, Albuquerque, NM), K. Wilde (OSO BioPharmaceuticals Manufacturing, Albuquerque, NM), X. Liu (Iowa State Univ., Ames IA), A.E. Lucero (Air Force Weapons Research Lab, Albuquerque, NM), L. Pawlikowski (Information Science Institute, Los Angeles, CA), Dr. J.A. Reed (Proctor & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH).
Total number of graduate students advised: 9
Postdoctoral Fellows: Dr. X. Wu, (M3 Technology, Austin, TX), Prof. S.S. Mendez (Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA).
Total number of postdoctoral fellows advised: 2
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