Ole Miss Nanoengineering REU Fauclty
Learn about the diverse expertise of our research faculty
Our Research Areas
Our research focus stems from the diverse expertise of our research faculty — engineering at the nanoscale. Students have the opportunity to explore three timely, interdisciplinary research themes: (1) nanobiotechnology, (2) sustainable nanoengineering, and (3) computational nanoengineering.
Nanobiotechnology leverages innovative technologies such as nanoparticles, nanodevices, and surface coatings that can be used to study biological systems and produce novel biosensors, diagnostics, imaging agents, and therapeutics.
Sustainable nanoengineering seeks to harness unique energetic and mechanical properties of nanomaterials to provide sustainable solutions for problems in infrastructure, industrial processing, energy development, and water reuse.
Computational nanoengineering involves the use of computational tools to solve theoretical problems at the nanoscale and/or augment experimental techniques in nanoengineering.
NanoREU Leadership
The Nanoengineering Summer REU program is led by Director Dr. Nikki Reinemann and Co-Director Dr. Thomas Werfel, providing dedicated mentorship and leadership throughout this transformative research experience.
Nikki Reinemann
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Thomas Werfel
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Affiliate Associate Professor of Biomolecular Sciences and Co-Director the Center for Nano-Bio Interactions
Our REU Faculty
Nikki Reinemann
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Thomas Werfel
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Affiliate Associate Professor of Biomolecular Sciences and Co-Director the Center for Nano-Bio Interactions
Alex Flynt
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Yi Hua
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Jing Li
- Assistant Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Research Assistant Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Mo Maniruzzaman
- Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sushil Mishra
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Research Professor in BioMolecular Sciences
Brenda Prager
- Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Adam Smith
- Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Co-Director for the Center for Nano-Bio Interactions and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Eden Tanner
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Co-Director for the Center for Nano-Bio Interactions
Glenn Walker
- Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering
Joe Xu
- Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Program Mentors
Viola Acoff
- Dean of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Dwight Waddell
- Chair and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Affiliate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Center for Diagnostics, Design, Devices, and Biomechanics
Research Interests
Research Interests: Cytoskeletal mechanics, molecular motors, microscopy
Research Interests: Drug delivery, immunoengineering
Research Interests: RNA biology, genomics, computational biology
Research Interests: Computational biomechanics, ocular mechanics
Research Interests: Computational chemistry and biophysics, ion channels
Research Interests: 3D printing, drug delivery, smart devices
Research Interests: Computational biology, glycoengineering
Research Interests: Coatings, surfaces, and interfaces; sustainable food packaging
Research Interests: Polymeric biomaterials for drug delivery
Research Interests: Drug delivery, ionic liquids, nanomaterials
Research Interests: Biomedical instrumentation, microfluidics
Research Interests: Piezoelectric materials, bio-inspired materials