Professional Preparation

B.S., Chemistry, Miami University, Oxford, OH 1999. B.S., Physics, Miami University, Oxford, OH 1999. M.S., Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 2002. Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 2004.

Appointments

Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical & Mat. Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2010–present. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical & Mat. Engineering, University of Kentucky, 2004–2010. Thrust Graduate Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, 2003-2004. NSF IGERT Graduate Research Fellow, Dept. of Chemical Eng., Purdue University, 2000-2002.

Biomaterials, Bionanotechnology, Magnetic Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Nanomedicine, Nanotechnology, Polymer Science

P. P. Wattamwar, D. Biswal, D. B. Cochran, A. Lyvers, R. E. Eitel, K. Anderson; J. Z. Hilt, and T. D. Dziubla, Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(antioxidant β-amino esters) for Controlled Release of Polyphenolic Antioxidants. Acta Biomaterialia, 8, 2529-2537, 2012. Z. He, N.S. Satarkar, T. Xie, YT Cheng, J.Z. Hilt. Remote Controlled Multi-Shape Polymer Nanocomposite with Selective Radiofrequency Actuations. Advanced Materials, 23, 3192-3196, 2011. A.M. Hawkins, T.A. Milbrandt, D.A. Puleo, J.Z. Hilt. Synthesis and analysis of degradation, mechanical, and toxicity properties of Poly(beta-amino ester) degradable hydrogels. Acta Biomaterialia, 7, 1956-1964, 2011. S.A. Meenach, K.W. Anderson, J.Z. Hilt. Synthesis and Characterization of Thermoresponsive Poly(ethylene glycol)-Based Hydrogels and Their Magnetic Nanocomposites. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 48, 3229–3235, 2010. (cover article) N.A. Peppas, J. Z. Hilt, A. Khademhosseini, R. Langer, “Hydrogels in Biology and Medicine: From Molecular Principles to Bionanotechnology” Advanced Materials 18, 1345-1360, 2006.