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Jennifer Fiegel is a Professor in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department at the University of Iowa's College of Engineering, holding secondary appointments in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics. She leads multiple research initiatives across campus including the Fiegel Lab and serves as Faculty Lead for KEEN at Iowa. Her academic home spans the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering and Iowa Technology Institute.
Dr. Fiegel earned her BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (1998) followed by a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from Johns Hopkins University (2004). Her research spans two critical domains: engineering education innovation and advanced drug delivery systems. In education, she develops metacognitive training for TAs and ethical decision-making simulations. In biomedical research, she pioneers pulmonary drug delivery systems targeting infectious diseases using polymeric biomaterials and nanoparticle technologies.
Her recent publications reveal a dual trajectory: educational scholarship focusing on faculty development and student success, alongside cutting-edge pharmaceutical research on sprayable hydrogels, bacterial ghost delivery vehicles, and mucus-penetrating nanoparticles. This work directly addresses critical healthcare challenges including wound infections, pulmonary biofilms, and antibiotic resistance.
As an active researcher since joining Iowa Engineering in 2006, she maintains leadership roles in the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center, Center for Gene Therapy of Cystic Fibrosis, Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing, and Iowa Technology Institute. Her professional affiliations include the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, and Society of Women Engineers.
