Principal Investigator/Program Director (Last, First, Middle):
Marr, David W.M.
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NAME
POSITION TITLE
David W.M. Marr
Professor, Chem. Eng. Dept.
Colorado School of Mines
eRA COMMONS USER NAME
davemarr
EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)
DEGREE
(if applicable)
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
University of California, Berkeley
Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, Germany
Stanford University
Stanford University
Raychem Corporation
BS
MS
Ph.D.
Postdoc
YEAR(s)
1983-1988
1986-1987
1989
1990-1993
1993-1995
FIELD OF STUDY
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry/Math/Physics
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry/Physics
David W.M. Marr
Chemical Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401-1887
(303) 273-3008; FAX: (303) 273-3730; e-mail: dmarr@mines.edu; http://www.mines.edu/~dmarr
A. Positions and Honors
Positions
1988 Summer Intern, Bayer GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany.
1988-1993 Graduate Research Assistant, Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
1993-1995 Postdoc, Chem. Research Group, Raychem Corp., Menlo Park, CA.
1995-2000 Assistant Professor, Chem. Eng. Dept., Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
2000-2006 Associate Professor, Chem. Eng. Dept., Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
2006-present Professor, Chem. Eng. Dept., Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
Review panels for NSF, NASA, and the NIH including 3 P41 site visits in the past 3 years (one as panel chair).
Co-chair 80th annual ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, June 2006.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Physical Society, American Chemical Society
Honors
Dean’s Excellence Award, 2007
Humboldt Research Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2005-2007
Space Act Award, NASA Inventions and Contributions Board, 2006.
National Academy of Sciences, Frontiers of Science, Speaker 11/2004, Participant 8/1998
Outstanding Faculty Member, Chem. Eng. Dept., Colorado School of Mines, 2004
Dow Outstanding New Faculty Award, ASEE, 2000
NSF CAREER Award, 1998-2002
NSF Graduate Fellowship, 1989-1992
Phi Beta Kappa
B. Related Publications
Emily A. Gibson, Dawn Schafer, Wafa Amir, David W.M. Marr, Jeff A. Squier, and Ralph Jimenez, “Measuring
protein folding kinetics with UV-visible absorption and UV fluorescence in a microfluidic mixer”, submitted to
Analytical Chemistry.
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R.W. Applegate Jr., Dawn Schafer, Wafa Amir, J. Squier, T. Vestad, J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, “OpticallyIntegrated Microfluidic Systems for Cellular Characterization and Manipulation”, Journal of Optics A: Pure
and Applied Optics (invited), in press.
S. Bleil, D.W.M. Marr, C. Bechinger “Field Mediated Self Assembly and Actuation of Highly Parallel Microfluidic
Devices”, Applied Physics Letters, 88, 263515, (2006).
J. Santana-Solano, D.T. Wu, D.W.M. Marr, “Direct Measurement of Colloidal Particle Rotation and Field
Dependence in AC Electrohydrodynamic Flows”, Langmuir, 22, 5932, (2006).
M. Brown, T. Vestad, J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, “Optical Waveguides via Viscosity-Mismatched Microfluidic
Flows”, Applied Physics Letters, 88, 134109, (2006).
R. Applegate, J. Squier, T. Vestad, J. Oakey, D. Marr, P. Bado, M. Dugan, A. Said, “Microfluidic Sorting Based
on Optical Waveguide Integration and Diode Laser Bar Trapping,” Lab on a Chip, 6, 422, (2006).
T. Stiles, R. Fallon, T. Vestad, J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, J. Squier, R. Jimenez, “Hydrodynamic Focusing for
Vacuum-Pumped Microfluidics”, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 11, 280, (2005).
R.W. Applegate Jr., J. Squier, T. Vestad, J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, “Optical Trapping, Manipulation, and Sorting
of Cells and Colloids in Microfluidic Systems with Diode Laser Bars”, Optics Express, 12, 4390, (2004).
T. Vestad, D.W.M. Marr, J. Oakey, “Flow Control for Capillary-Pumped Microfluidic Systems”, Journal of
Micromechanics and Microengineering, 14, 1503, (2004).
T. Vestad, D.W.M. Marr, T. Munakata, “Flow Resistance for Microfluidic Logic Operations”, Applied Physics
Letters, 84, 5074, (2004). (cover article).
T. Gong, D.W.M. Marr, “Photon-Directed Colloidal Crystallization”, Applied Physics Letters, 85, 3760, (2004).
T. Gong, D.T. Wu, D.W.M. Marr, “Electric Field Reversible Three-Dimensional Colloidal Crystals”, Langmuir,
19, 5967, (2003). (cover article).
P. Viravathana, D.W.M. Marr, “Synthesis of Colloidal Aluminosilicate for Light Scattering Investigations”,
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 265, 15, (2003).
A. Terray, J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, “Microfluidic Control Using Colloidal Devices”, Science, 296, 1841, (2002).
T. Gong, D.T. Wu, D.W.M. Marr, “Two-Dimensional Electrohydrodynamically-Induced Colloidal Phases”,
Langmuir, 18, 10064, (2002).
A. Terray, J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, “Fabrication of Linear Colloidal Structures for Microfluidic Applications”,
Applied Physics Letters, 81, 1555, (2002).
J. Oakey, J. Allely, D.W.M. Marr, “Laminar Flow-Based Separations at the Microscale”, Biotechnology
Progress, 18, 1439, (2002).
H. Haruff, J. Munakata Marr, D.W.M. Marr, “Directed Bacterial Surface Attachment via Optical Trapping”,
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 27, 189, (2002).
T. Gong and D.W.M. Marr, “Electrically Switchable Colloidal Ordering in Confined Geometries”, Langmuir, 17,
2301, (2001).
C. Mio, T. Gong, A. Terray, D.W.M. Marr, “Morphological Control of Mesoscale Colloidal Models”, Fluid Phase
Equilibria, 185, 157, (2001).
C. Mio and D.W.M. Marr, “Optical Trapping for the Manipulation of Colloidal Particles”, Advanced Materials,
12, 917, (2000).
C. Mio, T. Gong, A. Terray, D.W.M. Marr, “Design of a Scanning Laser Optical Trap for Multiparticle
Manipulation”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 71, 2196, (2000).
P. Viravathana and D.W.M. Marr, “Optical Manipulation of Core-Shell Colloidal Particles”, Journal of Colloid
and Interface Science, 221, 301, (2000).
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J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, K.B. Schwartz, M. Wartenberg, “An Integrated AFM and SANS Approach Toward
Understanding Void Formation in Conductive Composite Materials”, Macromolecules, 33, 5198, (2000).
K. Swaminathan and D.W.M. Marr, “Morphology Characterization of High-Impact Resistant Polypropylene
using AFM and SALS”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 78, 452, (2000).
J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr, K.B. Schwartz, M. Wartenberg, “The Influence of Polyethylene and Carbon Black
Morphology on Void Formation in Conductive Composite Materials - A SANS Study”, Macromolecules, 32,
5399, (1999).
C. Mio and D.W.M. Marr, “Tailored Surfaces using Optically Manipulated Colloidal Particles”, Langmuir, 15,
8565, (1999).
Patents
D.W.M. Marr, T. Gong, J. Oakey, A. Terray, “Microfluidic Valve with a Colloidal Particle Element”, Patent No.
6,802,489, 10/12/04.
D.W.M. Marr, J. Oakey “Switchable Microfluidic Optical Waveguides”, Patent No. 7,155,082, 12/26/06.
Pending:
D.W.M. Marr, J. Squier “Microfluidic Systems Incorporating Integrated Optical Waveguides” Patent Application
#11/329,491 filed 1/10/06. Published 8/3/06 #20060171846
D.W.M. Marr, T. Gong, J. Oakey, A. Terray “Devices Employing Colloidal-Sized Particles”, Patent Application
#10/711,767 filed 10/4/04. Published 8/11/05 #20050175478
T. Gong, D.T. Wu, D.W.M. Marr “Colloidal Crystallization via Applied Fields”, Patent Application #10/838,908,
filed 5/3/04. Published 2/3/05 #20050022723
J. Oakey, D.W.M. Marr “Laminar Flow-Based Separations of Colloidal and Cellular Particles”, Patent
Application #10/248,653, filed 2/4/03. Published 8/3/06 #20060169642
C. Research Support (last 3 years)
Current Support
NSF0454763 Jimenez (PI)
6/1/05 – 5/31/08
NSF/DBI
Collaborative Research: Development of a Novel Multiphoton Microscope for Measuring Biomolecular
Dynamics Over 15 Orders of Magnitude in Time
Major goal: To integrate novel femtosecond nonlinear optical techniques with novel microfluidic flow control
and design for the study of protein unfolding kinetics.
Role: co-PI
Completed Support
1 R21 EB001722-01 Squier (PI)
9/1/03 – 8/31/06
NIH/NIBIB
Light-Powered Microfluidic Cell Separator and Imager
Major goal: To develop improved optical methods for direct cell manipulation in microfluidic devices.
Role: co-PI
NAG9-1364 Marr (PI)
9/1/00 – 8/31/05
NASA
A Novel Colloidal Microfluidics Platform for Spaceborne Micro Total Analysis Systems
Major goal: To create colloid-based microfluidic devices.
Role: PI
CTS-0097816 Marr (PI)
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NSF/Eng
Sensing, Actuation, and Flow Control with Colloidal Devices
Major goal: To create novel colloid-based microsensors for incorporation into microfludic devices.
Role: PI
CTS-0304158 Marr (PI)
7/1/03 – 6/30/04
NSF/Eng
NER: 3D Nano-colloidal Crystallization via Electrokinetic Flows
Major goal: To study the three-dimensional ordering of nanoscale colloidal particles using applied electric
fields.
Role: PI
XDJ-2-30630-27 Williamson (PI)
6/1/02 – 9/30/04
DOE/NREL
Structure of Silicon-Based Thin-Film Solar Cell Materials
Major goal: To investigate the morphology of silicon-based photovoltaic materials using a combination of small
angle x-ray and small angle neutron scattering techniques.
Role: co-PI
Metafluidics, Inc. Support
With Dr. John Oakey, founded Metafluidics, Inc. to commercialize the microfluidic technologies developed
within the academic laboratory.
HHSN268200525224C Oakey (PI)
9/1/05 – 5/31/06
NIH/NHLBI
A Microfluidic Platform for Complete Hemostasis Management
Major goal: To develop portable microfluidic networks for coagulation analysis.
Role: co-PI
1 R43 HL082276 Oakey (PI)
8/15/05 – 2/14/06
NIH/NHLBI
Fluid Waveguides for Microfluidic Flow Cytometry
Major goal: To develop microfluidic optical networks for cell sensing applications.
Role: co-PI
1 R43 EB000952-01 Oakey (PI)
6/01/03 – 5/31/05
NIH/NIBIB
Precision Microfluidic Control for Nanobiotechnology
Major goal: To develop single-cell microfluidics separations.
Role: co-PI
1 R43 HL079741-01 Oakey (PI)
12/15/04 – 5/14/05
NIH/NHLBI
Cell Culturing BioChips for Pulmonary Vasculature Mimics
Major goal: To develop microfluidic networks for model tissue growth and study.
Role: co-PI
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