معرفی
Fouad Teymour is the S.C. Johnson Professor of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Center for Complex Systems and Dynamics at Illinois Institute of Technology. He holds affiliations with multiple interdisciplinary centers, including the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering. His research focuses on polymer reaction engineering, nonlinear dynamics, and biomedical applications of hydrogels.
Education: Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1989); M.S. and B.S. (Cairo University, Egypt, 1982 and 1979).
Research Interests:
- Hydrogel nanoparticles for drug delivery (e.g., sepsis prevention, biofilm suppression)
- Nonlinear polymerization modeling and high-temperature polymerization
- Agent-based systems for complex process control
- Biological engineering for food/energy security (e.g., algae photobioreactors)
Publications: Over 80 peer-reviewed articles, emphasizing interdisciplinary applications of polymer science in healthcare, environmental engineering, and complex systems analysis.
Collaborations: Active partnerships with clinicians and biomedical engineers on gut pathogen mitigation and biomaterials development.
Labs/Teams: Leads the Polymer Reaction Engineering Lab and collaborates with the Center for Sports Innovation.
