Dr. E. Daniel Cárdenas-Vásquez will join the Department of Chemical Engineering in September as the John C. Berg Endowed Lecturer in Interfacial and Colloid Science.
Dr. Cárdenas-Vásquez is completing his current term as a Grand Challenges Initiative (GCI) Postdoctoral Scholar at Chapman University's Fowler School of Engineering. There, he works experimentally and in silico on understanding the biophysical principles of hierarchical ultra-soft microgel-based materials for tissue engineering.
Prior to his postdoctoral work, he obtained his BS in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiz Gallo (Perú) working on biomass pyrolysis. He then obtained his PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, working on nanoemulsion-based drug delivery systems and new methods to predict the nucleation pathway of small organic molecules under the advising of Prof. Erik Santiso.
Dr. Cárdenas-Vásquez will join our instructional line-up for Unit Operations I (CHEME 436) and our Colloids and Surfaces Lab (CHEME 455). He will also support Industry Capstone instruction (CHEME 497).
Originally published June 26, 2026