Carmen Scholz, Ph. D.

Dr. rer.nat. Carmen Scholz

Associate Professor Chemistry
Executive Editor Polymer International http://www.interscience.wiley.com/polymerinternational
Associate Editor Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers http://jbc.sagepub.com

Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville
Materials Science Building 333, Huntsville, AL 35899
Tel. (256) 824 6188, Fax (256) 824 6349, e-mail: cscholz@chemistry.uah.edu

http://www.biotech.uah.edu/ http://chemistry.uah.edu http://matsci.uah.edu/

1991	Dr. rer.nat. (Ph.D.) in Chemistry University of Technology, Dresden, Germany, http://www.tu-dresden.de
1987	Diploma (MS) in Polymer Chemistry University of Technology, Dresden, Germany

Experience:
1987-1992	Research Assistant University of Technology Dresden, Germany http://www.tu-dresden.de
1992-1994	Postdoctoral Research Associate Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
1994-1996	Research Scientist International Center for Biomaterials Sciences, Noda, Japan http://www.sut.ac.jp
1996-1998	Research Associate Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA http://www.uml.edu
1998-2004	Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville http://chemistry.uah.edu
2004-current	Associate Professor Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville http://chemistry.uah.edu

Research:

Research concentrates on the synthesis and characterization of biocompatibel and biodegradable polymers.

We collaborate closely with the Boston Retinal Implant Project http://www.bostonretinalimplant.org on the hermetic and biocompatible encapsulation of retinal implants. We study methods of deposition, physical properties and biocompatibility of materials that provide barrier properties and amphiphilic block copolymers that convey biocompatibility.

Natural-synthetic hybrid block and graft copolymers are synthesized and studied for the ability to self-assemble into nano and microparticles that can potentially act as drug delivery vehicles.

Distinctions:
1992	Feodor Lynen Fellowship, Alexander-von-Humboldt-Foundation, Germany http://www.humboldt-foundation.de/
2000	UAH Outstanding Faculty Award

Affiliations:

BioEnvironmental Polymer Society, Membership Chair
http://www.beps.org

American Chemical Society, Councilor North Alabama Section
http://membership.acs.org/n/northalabama/

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