Chairman, Department of Bioengineering,

University of California, Los Angeles

Chairman, Biomedical Engineering

Interdepartmental Graduate Program,

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry,

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor, Department of Bioengineering,

University of California, Los Angeles

Professor, Materials and Chemistry

Departments, University of

California, Santa Barbara

Associate Professor, Materials and

Chemistry Departments, University

of California, Santa Barbara

Assistant Professor. Materials and

Chemistry Departments.

University of California, Santa Barbara

Assistant Professor.  Materials

Department.  University of

California, Santa Barbara

Postdoctoral research associate with 

Professor David A. Tirrell.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.

Polymer and materials synthesis. Biomedical applications of polypeptide materials. Emphasis on application of chemical principles toward these ends as well as the use of biological precedents and strategies for the design of new materials. Research in the Deming group is focused around new, practical chemical routes for the synthesis of biological and bio-mimetic materials. These materials are being studied since they can be prepared from renewable resouces, they can be biocompatible and biodegradable, and often possess excellent physical properties. We are utilizing modern principles and techniques of chemistry and biology as the means to achieve our goal of synthetic materials with superior properties. This interdisciplinary approachstimulates innovations and ideas which direct these fields into new, exciting areas.

education

8/89 - 10/93 University of California Berkeley, CA

Ph.D. in Chemistry. Research encompassing polymer synthesis using organometallic catalysis, elucidation of polymerization mechanisms, and physical properties of helical macromolecules. Ph.D. thesis research with Dr. Bruce M. Novak.

9/85 - 6/89 University of California Irvine, CA

B.S. in Chemistry. Magna Cum Laude. Undergraduate research with Dr. William J. Evans, 6/87 - 6/89. Research activities involved exploration and expansion of the chemistry of cerium(IV) through synthesis of alkoxide and organometallic complexes.

7/06 – present

7/06 – 12/08

7/05 – present

7/04 – present

 

7/03 - 6/04

 

7/99 - 6/03 

2/96 - 6/99          

 

3/95 - 1/96

 

11/93 - 3/95

work experience