Andre Palmer becomes Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Chair

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Professor Andre Palmer has been named chair of the William G. Lowrie Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Palmer had been interim chair since October 2014.

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A graduate of Howard University (B.S., 1995) and Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D., 1998), Palmer has been teaching and conducting research at Ohio State since 2006. He received the College of Engineering's Harrison Faculty Award for Excellence in Engineering Education in 2012. Earlier this year, he was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

“Andre’s guidance and leadership during his time as interim chair was outstanding,” said Dean David B. Williams. “His multi-faceted grasp of education, research and administration priorities is unique, and will serve him and the college well as a department chair.”

Palmer’s research interests encompass the development of novel hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers for a variety of applications in transfusion medicine and tissue engineering. His lab is also developing non-heme based plasma expanders, red blood cell storage solutions and monocyte/macrophage targeted drug delivery systems.

“Everyone in the department is excited about the new, state-of-the art home for Koffolt Labs in the recently-opened CBEC Building,” said Palmer. “We are keen to exploit the potential of this innovative facility in attracting the very best students and faculty while serving our alumni and industry partners as we strive to fulfill our promise as one of the leading-edge chemical engineering programs in the nation.”

Palmer is author of more than 98 peer reviewed publications. He received the National Science Foundation Career Award in 2001 and the Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist Award in 2008 from the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. Palmer currently serves on the International Scientific Advisory Committee on Blood Substitutes. He is also a member of the Academic Advisory board for the Department of Chemical Engineering at Howard University.

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