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Professor Michael J. Sailor Mailing Address: Michael J. Sailor UCSD Chemistry and Biochemistry 9500 Gilman Drive, m/c 0358 La Jolla, CA 92093-0358 Office: Pacific Hall, room 4140a Phone: (858) 534-8188 Fax:(858) 534-5383 Email: msailor@ucsd.edu Curriculum Vita

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Michael J. Sailor is a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Bioengineering at the University of California, San Diego. He received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA, 1983), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from Northwestern University (Chicago, 1988). His Ph.D. thesis work involved the synthesis of organometallic metal clusters, in the laboratory of professor Duward Shriver. After post-doctoral studies under Nathan Lewis at Stanford and Caltech (1987-1990), he joined the faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego (1990-present). He became an Affiliate of the Department of Bioengineering in 2008. He is on the executive steering committee of the Materials Science Ph. D. program and a member of the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD.

Research Interests
Professor Sailor's research focuses on the chemistry, electrochemistry, and photophysics of nanophase materials, with emphasis on sensors, photonic crystals and biomaterials. Current projects are directed at problems in nanoparticle-based diagnosis and treatment of disease, remote sensing of toxins and pollutants, high-throughput screening of biomarkers, point detectors for chemical or biological warfare agents, and microfluidic technologies. Click (here) for more detailed descriptions of current projects.

He is the author of over 150 research publications, in subjects related to nanotechnology, materials chemistry, sensors, and electrochemistry. He has 28 patents or patents pending, 21 of which have been licensed to established or startup-stage companies. He has supervised over 120 undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral research students

Awards and Recognition

2008	J. Clarence Karcher Medal, University of Oklahoma
2007	"Proggy" Award
2006	"Bronze Phantom Award" recipient from the Boeing Company Phantom Works division
2004	Outstanding Faculty Mentor in the Sciences and Engineering, UC San Diego Faculty Mentor Program
2004	Lipscomb Lecturer, University of South Carolina
2003	63rd "Frontiers in Chemistry" Distinguished Lecturer, Case Western Reserve University
2003	National Inventors Hall of Fame "Collegiate Inventors Competition," Grand Prize, shared with graduate student Jamie R. Link
2002	Max T. Rogers Distinguished Lecturer, Michigan State University
2002	Popular Science Magazine “The Best of What’s New” general technology award winner
1999	Architecture® Magazine Annual Award for Architectural Research, shared with Professor Steve Lombardi
1995	University of California Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
1994-95	Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow
1994-95	Dreyfus Foundation Teacher-Scholar Award
1993-98	National Science Foundation Young Investigator Award
1993-94	Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation Young Investigator Award
1983	ARCO Fellow, Northwestern University

Professor Sailor consults to biotech, MEMS, nanotechnology, and aerospace companies. His work has been featured on the CBS Evening News, ABC News, CNN, FOX, and in articles appearing in the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, The Economist, Popular Science, Discover Magazine, Technology Review, Wired Magazine, and Scientific American.

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