Jeffrey Moran

Jeffrey Moran is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at George Mason University and affiliate faculty in Bioengineering. His research focuses on microscale thermal-fluid transport phenomena for applications in sustainable energy, environmental remediation, and cancer treatment. He leads the nano/microscale Transport Engineering Laboratory (nTEL) and has received notable awards including the Young Researcher Award from the International Workshop on Micro/Nanomachines and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington
• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University
• BS, Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University

Research Interests:

• Self-propelled nanoparticles
• Mechanobiology
• Extracellular matrix
• Microbiology
• Fluid dynamics
• Heat transfer

Scientific Awards:

• Young Researcher Award from the International Workshop on Micro/Nanomachines
• Shapiro Postdoctoral Fellowship Award from MIT
• Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation

Lab: The nano/microscale Transport Engineering Laboratory (nTEL) at George Mason University. Recent projects include the development of CoffeeBots (active particles derived from spent coffee grounds for wastewater remediation) and magnetic helical nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery.