Biography
Michael J. Walters earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University in 2000. He earned his MS in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University in 2005, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University in 2010. Additionally, Michael received postdoctoral training in biochemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. He also worked in the pharmaceutical industry at Merck in a management rotational program and as a vaccine-manufacturing supervisor. Michael’s research experience includes liposome colloid science, atherosclerosis pathophysiology, protein purification, and lipid-protein interactions. In 2016, he joined the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Drexel as an Assistant Teaching Professor, where he focuses on the undergraduate fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and mass transfer laboratory courses and has also taught Process Energy Balances and Freshman Design. In 2017 Michael received the Drexel Chemical and Biological Engineering Outstanding Teaching Award.
Degrees / Education
- Postdoc in Biochemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 2010-2013
- PhD, Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 2010
- MS, Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, 2005
- BS, Chemical Engineering, Bucknell University, 2000
Areas of Study