Jonathan Dordick
| Jonathan S. Dordick | |
|---|---|
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Dordick working in his office at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
| Born |
January 15, 1959 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Fields |
Bioengineering Metabolic Engineering Biomolecular Interaction Metabolomics High-throughput Screening Cell-based Microarrays Nanobiotechnology Nano/Micron-scale Devices |
| Alma mater |
MIT Brandeis University |
| Academic advisors |
D.I.C. Wang Alexander Klibanov |
| Notable students |
Trevor J. Simmons Eric Sterner Ujjwal Bhaskar Krunal Mehta |
| Influenced |
Robert J. Linhardt Shirley Jackson |
| Notable awards |
American Chemical Society Marvin J. Johnson Award American Chemical Society Elmer Gaden Award American Chemical Society Iowa Section Award AAAS Fellow ACS Fellow |
Jonathan S. Dordick (born 1959) is the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Biochemical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In 2008 he became director of the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies. In 2013 Dr. Dordick stepped down from his role as head of the CBIS and became the Vice President for Research at RPI.[1]
Background
Prof. Dordick was born on January 15, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] He received his B.A. degree in Biochemistry and Chemistry from Brandeis University and his Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Biochemical Engineering.[2] In 1987, Dr. Dordick joined the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at the University of Iowa. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1991, to Full Professor in 1994, and served as Department Chair from 1995-1998. In 1998, Prof. Dordick joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and professor. In 2013 Dr. Dordick shaved his mustache and became the Vice President of Research (VPR) at RPI.
He has a son, Samuel Dordick, and a daughter, Hannah Dordick. Jonathan is happily married to Vera Dordick.
Research
Professor Dordick currently leads the Jonathan S. Dordick Research Group, which works in part at the Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies working on biomedical technologies.[3] Present and past research has included studies of Biocatalysis in Nonaqueous Media, Combinatorial Biocatalysis, Nanobiotechnology, enzyme technology, molecular bioprocessing. More specifically, they work on the development of enzymatic catalysis under extreme conditions (e.g. high salt concentrations), enzymes in the synthesis and modification of polymeric materials, combinatorial biocatalysis for drug discovery and polymer synthesis, and the generation of biocatalysts and biomimetics with unique activities and selectivities.[3] Dordick has been featured in the news for helping develop the "MetaChip" technology for fast drug screening, and for research on gel nanomaterials that could be used to control the delivery of drugs.[4][5]
Honors
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2004)[6]
- University of Iowa Faculty Scholars Award
- International Enzyme Engineering Award (2003) with Doug Clark
- Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers (1996)
- In 1992, Chairman of the Division of Biochemical Technology of the ACS
- NSF Presidential Young Investigator Award (1989)
- Inventor/co-inventor on 18 patents.[7]
References
- ↑ "Rensselaer Announces New Head of Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies". RPI Press Release. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Cirrculum Vitae". 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Jonathan S. Dordick Research Group
- ↑ Physorg.com: article on the "MetaChip" Dordick helped develop for drug screening
- ↑ Nanotechnology World : Researchers Create New Organic Gel Nanomaterials
- ↑ Announcement of Dordick's induction into the AAAS
- ↑ Dordick's CV: patents