Blair Brettmann

Blair Brettmann

Assistant Professor, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Material Science and Engineering
RBI Co-Lead: Interface of polymer science and wood-based materials

Blair Brettmann received her B.S. in chemical engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in 2007. She received her Master’s in chemical engineering practice from MIT in 2009 following internships at GlaxoSmithKline (Upper Merion, PA) and Mawana Sugar Works (Mawana, India). Blair received her Ph.D. in chemical engineering at MIT in 2012 working with the Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing under Professor Bernhardt Trout. Her research focused on solid-state characterization and application of pharmaceutical formulations prepared by electrospinning. Following her Ph.D., Brettmann worked as a research engineer for Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics for two years. While at Saint-Gobain she worked on polymer-based wet coatings and dispersions for various applications, including window films, glass fiber mats and architectural fabrics. Later, Brettmann served as a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago with Professor Matthew Tirrell. Currently, Brettmann is an assistant professor with joint appointments in chemical and biomolecular engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at Georgia Tech.

blair.brettmann@mse.gatech.edu

404.894.2535

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MoSE 31100P

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    Research Focus Areas:
    • Biobased Materials
    • Biochemicals
    • Biomaterials
    • Biorefining
    • Biotechnology
    • Drug Design, Development and Delivery
    • Pulp Paper Packaging & Tissue
    • Sustainable Manufacturing
    Additional Research:
    Pharmaceuticals, polymer and fiber, printing technologies, polymers, nanocellulose applications, new materials, wet-end chemistry, manufacturing, biotechnology, cellulosic nanomaterials, chemistry, biomaterials, aerogels and hydrogels, coating, coatings and barriers, films and coatings

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