Dr. L. Andrew Lyon

Dr. L. Andrew Lyon

Professor
Fowler School of Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Expertise: Microgels; Hydrogels; Extracellular Matrix; Colloid Chemistry; Nanomaterials; Regenerative Medicine;
Office Location: Keck Center for Science and Engineering Swenson Hall N121
Phone: (714) 997-6930
Education:
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts
Northwestern University, Master of Science
Northwestern University, Ph.D.

Biography

Experience

Postdoctoral, Penn State (w/Prof. Michael Natan, 1997-1998)

Assistant Professor, Georgia Tech (1999-2002)

Associate Professor, Georgia Tech (2003-2007)

Professor, Georgia Tech (2007-2014)

Associate Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech (2010-2013)

Chair, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech (2013-2014)

Dean, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University (July 2014-December 2018)

Founding Dean, Dale E. and Sarah Ann Fowler School of Engineering, Chapman University (January 2019-)

 

Honors and Awards

Research Corporation Research Innovation Award (2000)

NSF CAREER Award (2000)

Beckman Young Investigator (2000)

Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow (2002)

Blanchard Fellow (2003)

Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award (2003)

National Fresenius Award of Phi Lambda Upsilon (2006)

 

Research Overview

For more information on Dr. Lyon’s research, please visit lyongroup.net

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications

Islam, M.R., Nguyen, R. and Lyon, L.A. (2021), Emergence of Non-Hexagonal Crystal Packing of Deswollen and Deformed Ultra-Soft Microgels under Osmotic Pressure Control. Macromol. Rapid Commun., 42: 2100372.
M. R. Islam, C. Nguy, S. Pandit, L. A. Lyon, Design and Synthesis of Core–Shell Microgels with One-Step Clickable Crosslinked Cores and Ultralow Crosslinked Shells. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2020, 221, 2000156.
Karg, Matthias, Andrij Pich, Thomas Hellweg, Todd Hoare, L. Andrew Lyon, J. J. Crassous, Daisuke Suzuki, et al. “Nanogels and Microgels: From Model Colloids to Applications, Recent Developments, and Future Trends.” Langmuir 35, no. 19 (May 14, 2019): 6231–55.