Kofinas, Peter
Patrick and Marguerite Sung Professor and Chair
Fischell Fellow
Fischell Fellow
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
2113D Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Building
Academic Appointments at the University of Maryland
- Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 7/2017 – present
- Affiliate Appointments: Bioengineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Fischell Institue of Medical Devices
- Professor Fischell Department of Bioengineering 7/2006 – 6/2017
- Associate Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 7/2002 - 6/2006
- Associate Professor Materials Science and Engineering 7/2001 - 6/2002
- Assistant Professor Materials Science and Engineering 8/1996 - 6/2001
Administrative Appointments at the University of Maryland
- Chair Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering 7/2017 - present
- Associate Dean A James Clark School of Engineering 9/2012 – 9/2017
- Associate Chair Fischell Department of Bioengineering 7/2006 - 8/2012
- Director of Graduate Studies Fischell Department of Bioengineering 7/2006 - 8/2012
Other Employment
- M.I.T., Cambridge, MA Post-Doc. Chemical Engineering 7/94 - 6/1996
Educational Background
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) Cambridge, MA
- Ph.D. Materials Science & Engineering (Program in Polymer Science & Technology) 1994
- M.S. Chemical Engineering Practice 1989
- B.S. Chemical Engineering 1989
Research Fellowships, Prizes and Awards
- Senior Outstanding Research Award 2012, A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland
- Outstanding Invention of 2007, Office of Technology Commercialization, U. of Maryland
- Outstanding Invention of 2001, Office of Technology Commercialization, U. of Maryland
- CAREER Award, National Science Foundation, 1999
Teaching Awards
- Philip Merrill Presidential Scholars Program Mentor 2014-2015, Office of Undergraduate Studies, U. of Maryland
- Engaged Faculty Award 2011, A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland
- University of Maryland “Keystone Professor”: The Clark School Academy of Distinguished Professors, 2005 –2012
- A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland, Junior Faculty Outstanding Teaching Award, 1999
Service Awards and Honors
- Faculty Outstanding Service Award 2013, A. James Clark School of Engineering, U. of Maryland
Recent Synergistic Activities
- Have mentored over 80 undergraduates in research
- Have graduated 21 PhD students, 3 of my students have faculty positions
- Symposium Organizer: E-MRS, Strasbourg France (5/2017), “Design and hierarchical assemblies of nanomaterials”
- GEM Fellowship Representative U. of Maryland – STEM recruiting of Underrepresented Minority Students 2013-2017
CHBE457 Design and Processing of Polymers for Biomedical Devices
CHBE 301 Chemica & Biomolecular Engineering Thermodynamics I