Heather
Canavan
Assistant Professor
Centennial Engineering Center - Room 2059
505
277.8026
canavan@unm.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. The George Washington University, Physical Chemistry, 2002
- M.Ph. The George Washington University, Physical Chemistry, 2000
- B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara Biology, 1996
Research
- Stimulus-responsive materials
- Cell/surface interactions
- Biomedical Engineering
Professional
Experience
- 2005 - Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Nuclear Engineering and Department of Chemistry University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
- 2002 - 05: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow, Departments of Chemical & Bioengineering, National ESCA & Surface Analysis Center for Biomedical Problems (NESAC/BIO) University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
- 1994 - 97: Chemist, Chemistry Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM.
- 1991-94:
Staff Research Assistant, Chemistry
Science and Technology Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory,
Los Alamos, NM.
Teaching
- ChNE 302 Undergraduate Thermodynamics Spring 2008.
- ChNE 499/361 Undergraduate Biomolecular Engineering Fall 2008.
- ChNE 542 Graduate Thermodynamics Fall 2008.
Ongoing Research Support:
- 3M
Corporation, 2006-2008
Development of a Regenerable Cell-based Biological Sensor using a "Smart" Polymer Microfluidic Chip.
- Sandia-University
Reserach Program (SURP), 2006-2008
Development of a Cell-based "Smart" Microfluidic Sensor - National
Science Foundation (NSF), 2006-2011
UNM-Harvard: Partners for Leadership to Enhance Biomaterials
Selected Publications:
- Reed,
J.A.; Lucero, A.E.; Cooperstein, M.; Canavan, H.E.; "The
Effects of Cell Culture Parameters on Cell Release Kinetics from pNIPAM,"
Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Biomechanics, 6 (2), 81-88 (2008).
- Canavan, H.E.; Stanton, M.; Lopez, K.; Grubin, C.; Graham, D.J., " 'Finger Kits': An Interactive Demonstration of Biomaterials and Engineering for Elementary School Students," Chemical Engineering Education, 42 (3), 125-131 (2008).
- Canavan, H.E.; Cheng, X.; Graham, D.J.; Ratner, B.D.; and Castner, D.G., "Comparison of Native Extracellular Matrix with Adsorbed Protein Films using Mass Spectrometry," cover art of Langmuir, 23 (1), 50-56 (2007).
- Canavan, H.E.; Cheng, X.; Graham, D.J.; Castner, D.G.; and Ratner, B.D., "A Plasma-deposited Surface for Cell Sheet Engineering: Advantages over Mechanical Dissociation of Cells," Plasma Processes and Polymers, 3 (6-7), 516-523, (2006).
- Cheng, X.; Canavan, H.E.; Castner, D.G.; and Ratner, B.D., "Protein Interaction with Plasma Polymerized N-Isopropyl Acrylamide," Biointerphases, 1 (1), 61-72 (2006).
- Canavan, H.E.; Cheng, X.; Graham, D.J.; Ratner, B.D.; and Castner, D.G., "Cell Sheet Detachment Affects the Extracellular Matrix: A Surface Science Study Comparing Thermal Lift-off, Enzymatic and Mechanical Methods," Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 75A (1), 1-13 (2005).
- Cheng, X.; Canavan, H.E.; Stein, M.J.; Hull, J.R.; Hull, J.R.; Kweskin, S.J.; Wagner, M.S.; Somorjai, G.A.; Castner, D.G.; and Ratner, B.D., "Surface Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Plasma Polymerized N-isopropylacrylamide," Langmuir, 21 (17) 7833-7841 (2005).
Total Publications in Career:
- 12
refereed publications, 7 in preparation, 1 submitted, 1 chapter, 12
non-refereed publications



