B.S. Stanford University (1988)
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley (1994)
Email: colvin@rice.edu
Phone: (713) 348-5741
Office: BioScience Res Collaborative, 338
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Vicki Colvin
Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor of Chemistry and Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Research Statement
Professor Colvin’s research explores how nanoscale particles interact with the environment and living systems. Her research draws on both synthetic chemistry for the preparation and control of novel nanophase systems as well as physical chemistry for the investigation of their unusual behavior. Currently her projects draw on the unique and responsive behavior of nanoparticles to solve problems related to water purification and targeted cell death.
Selected Publications
L. W. Zhang, W. W. Yu, V. L. Colvin, N. A. Monteiro-Riviere "Biological interactions of quantum dot nanoparticles in skin and in human epidermal keratinocytes." Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. (2008): 200-211.
N. Lewinski, V. Colvin, and R. Drezek "Cytotoxicity of Nanoparticles." Small, 4 (2008): 26-49.
S. Lee, A. Fursina, J. T. Mayo, C. Yavuz, V. L. Colvin, R. G. Sumesh Sofin, I. V. Shvets, and D. Natelson "Electrically driven phase transition in magnetite nanostructures." Nature Mater., 7 (2008): 130-133.
D. L. Nida, N. Nitin, W. W. Yu, V. L. Colvin, and R. Richards-Kortum "Photostability of quantum dots with amphiphilic polymer-based passivation strategies." Nanotechnology, 19 (2008): 1-6.
S. Mahendra, H. Zhu, V. Colvin, P. Alvarez "Quantum Dot Weathering Results in Microbial Toxicity." Environ. Sci. Technol., 42 (2008): 9424-9430.
J. A. Jamison, J. M. Krueger, C. T. Yavuz, J. T. Mayo, D. LeCrone, J. J. Redden, and V. L. Colvin "Size-Dependent Sedimentation Properties of Nanocrystals." ACS Nano, 2 (2008): 311-319.
Yu, William W., Chang, Emmanuel, Falkner, Joshua C., Zhang, Junyan, Al-Somali, Ali M., Sayes, Christie M., Johns, Judah, Drezek, RebekahColvin, Vicki L "Forming biocompatible and nonaggregated nanocrystals in water using amphiphilic polymers." J. American Chemical Society, 129 (2007): 2871-2879.
Krueger, Karl M., Al-Somali, Ali M., Mejia, Michelle, Colvin, Vicki L "The hydrodynamic size of polymer stabilized nanocrystals." Nanotechnology, 18 (2007): 475709-475715.
Chang, Emmanuel, Thekkek, Nadhi, Yu, William, Colvin, Vicki, Drezek, Rebekah "Evaluation of Quantum Dot Cytotoxicity Based on Intracellular Uptake." Small, 2 (2006): 1412-1417.
Yavuz, Cafer T., Mayo, JT, Yu, William, Prakash, Arjun, Falkner, Joshua, Yean, Sujin, Cong, Lili, Shipley, Heather, Kan, Amy, Tomson, Mason, Colvin Vicki L. "Low-Field Magnetic Separation of Monodisperse Fe3O4." Science, 314 (2006): 964-967.
Presentations
"EHS Nano Strategies." National Academy of Science, NRC Nanotechnology Briefing, Washington, DC. (December 14-15, 2008)
"Nanotechnology in the Environment: Clean Water from Small Materials." National Ground Water Association, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Eco-Nano: The Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on the Environment." 2008 Joint Annual Meeting of GSA, SSSA, ASA, CSSA, Houston, Texas. (October 8, 2008)
"Enabling Cleaner Water and Better Sensors." Shell International Nanotechnology Forum, The Woodlands, Texas. (October 7-9, 2008)
"How to Make, Assess and Evaluate Nanomaterials for Medicine." 4th Annual Mountain West Biomedical Engineering Conference, Park City, Utah. (September 5, 2008)
Awards
American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow, AAAS. (2007-2008).
2007 Best & Brightest Honoree, Esquire Magazine. (2007).
2006 Top Five (no. 2 of 5) Nanotech Breakthroughts of 2006, Forbes/Wolfe Nanotech Report. (2006).
2004 Key Women in Energy - Global, RadarEnergy. (2004).
Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan. (2000).
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