Jennifer Weiser

Professor Jennifer Weiser is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at The Cooper Union's Albert Nerken School of Engineering. She specializes in biomaterials for medical applications, including drug delivery systems, wound healing, and polymeric biomaterials development. She holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (2006), an M.S. (2010), and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University (2012). Her postdoctoral training at Yale University (2014-2017) focused on electrospun polymer scaffolds for wound healing. She has held adjunct roles at Pace University and visiting positions at Yale School of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center.

Her research collaborations span Mount Sinai, NYU, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and international institutions like Politecnico di Milano. She received the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Fellowship (2014) and the 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for biomedical research at Graz Technical University. She is an active editor for Frontiers in Biomaterials Science and teaches courses in biomaterials, polymer engineering, and drug formulation at Cooper Union.

Weiser’s work emphasizes translational research, including hydrogel-based therapies for pelvic radiation injury, intervertebral disc regeneration, and carbon capture via electrospun polymers. Her educational contributions include inquiry-based learning modules and pandemic-adapted STEM outreach programs.