Andrew D. Rouillard

Undergraduate Student
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Project Web Page:

Electrokinetics in Cartilage and Tissue- Engineered Cartilage Scaffolds

Email:

adr28@cornell.edu

Address:

282 Grumman Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone:

(607) 255-0975

Fax:

(607) 255-1222

Andrew Rouillard currently works on engineering the electrokinetic properties of hydrogel tissue scaffolds.  Specifically, Andrew is developing an array of hydrogel fabrication techniques to decouple flow-induced streaming potentials from other mechanical and transport properties.  

More generally, Andrew is interested in tissue scaffold design as a means of investigating biological mechanotransductive phenomena.

Biography

Andrew Rouillard joined the Micro/Nanofluidics Laboratory in April of 2006. In the Fall of 2003, Andrew began undergraduate study at Cornell University and will graduate with a B. S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in May 2007.  During his undergraduate studies, Andrew developed an interest in applying chemical engineering principles to solve biomedical problems.  In the Fall of 2007, Andrew will begin graduate study in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia.

Current Projects

Current projects include implementation of photocrosslinking and ionic crosslinking, spin fabrication of layered hydrogel materials, and microparticle doping to modulate the electromechanical properties of hydrogel tissue scaffolds.

Honors and Awards

- Engineering Learning Initiatives Undergraduate Research Grant, College of Engineering, Cornell University, Spring 2007
- Engineering Learning Initiatives Undergraduate Research Grant, College of Engineering, Cornell University, Fall 2006

Education

- B.S. Expected May 2007 – Cornell University, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Publications and Presentations

Rouillard, A.D., Bonassar, L.J., and B.J. Kirby. “Engineering the Electrokinetic Properties of Hydrogel Tissue Scaffolds for Investigation of Chondrocyte Mechanotransduction.” Biomedical Engineering Society Conference. 12 October 2006. Chicago, IL.

Rouillard, A.D., Bonassar, L.J., and B.J. Kirby. “Engineering the Electrokinetic Properties of Hydrogel Tissue Scaffolds for Investigation of Chondrocyte Mechanotransduction.” New York Complex Matter Workshop. 21 July 2006. Ithaca, NY.