Christine Payne: Mechanical Engineering Distinguished Seminar Series

Title Understanding, Engineering, and Predicting the Interaction of Nanomaterials with Biological Systems Abstract Coming soon Background Christine Payne is the Donald M. Alstadt Chair of the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University. Her research focuses on understanding how cells interact with nanomaterials. This includes fundamental questions of nanoparticle-protein interactions, as well as applied research to understand the pulmonary response to the inhalation of nanoparticles in a manufacturing setting. Her team uses an interdisciplinary approach that includes elements of materials science, chemistry, biophysics and lab automation. She teaches classes on the quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics of materials including a class on the “Materials Science of Science Fiction.” She earned a S.B. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago (1998) and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley (2003). Prof. Payne sp...