Kathleen McEnnis
Kathleen McEnnis
Assistant Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
382 Tiernan Hall
Education
Ph.D.; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Polymer Science and Engineering; 2013
M.S.; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Polymer Science and Engineering; 2008
B.S.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Chemistry; 2007
M.S.; University of Massachusetts Amherst; Polymer Science and Engineering; 2008
B.S.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Chemistry; 2007
2023 Fall Courses
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
MTEN 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 790C - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 790F - DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHE 790E - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
PHEN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTSE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
CHE 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 201 - INTRO PRINC OF MATERIAL ENGR
MTEN 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
CHE 790C - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 790F - DISSERTATION & RES
PHEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHE 790E - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
PHEN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
BIOL 491 - SENIOR PROJECT
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
BME 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 790D - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTSE 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
BME 493 - HONORS RESEARCH THESIS I
CHE 790B - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 201 - INTRO PRINC OF MATERIAL ENGR
Past Courses
CHE 375: STRCTURE PROP & PROC MATERIALS
CHE 375: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS
CHE 444: INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER ENGINEERING
CHE 682: POLYMER STRCTRS & PROPRTIES
CHE 782: POLYMER STRCTRS & PROPRTIES
CHE 782: POLYMER STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES
CHE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
CHE 375: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS
CHE 444: INTRODUCTION TO POLYMER ENGINEERING
CHE 682: POLYMER STRCTRS & PROPRTIES
CHE 782: POLYMER STRCTRS & PROPRTIES
CHE 782: POLYMER STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES
CHE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
Research Interests
Investigate the interaction of polymer drug delivery vehicles with the biological environment (cells, blood, proteins, and physiological temperature) using physical chemistry techniques in novel ways to design particles for drug delivery.
Journal Article
Liu, Guangliang, & McEnnis, Kathleen (2022). Glass transition temperature of PLGA particles and its effect on drug delivery applications. Polymers, 14(5), 993.
Christau, Stephanie, & López Ruiz, Aida, & Habibi, Nahal, & Witte, Judith, & Bannon, Mark, & McEnnis, Kathleen, & Lahann, Joerg (2022). Macrophage-Targeting Poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles Decorated with Multifunctional Brush Polymers. Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 2100284.
Lopez Ruiz, Aida, & Villaseco Arribas, Evaristo, & McEnnis, Kathleen (2022). Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) encapsulated platinum nanoparticles for cancer treatment. Materials Advances, 3, 2858-2870.
Lopez Ruiz, Aida, & Ramirez, Ann, & McEnnis, Kathleen (2022). Single and Multiple Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Particles for Controlled Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics, 14(2), 421.
Bannon, Mark, & Lopez Ruiz, Aida, & Corrotea Reyes, Karen, & Marquez, Miriam, & Wallizadeh, Zahra, & Savarmand, Mohammad, & LaPres, Connor, & Lahann, Joerg, & McEnnis, Kathleen (2021). Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis of Polymer Nanoparticles in Blood Plasma. Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 38, 2100016.
McEnnis, Kathleen, & Dinsmore, Anthony, & Russell, Thomas Solid Particles Adsorbed on Capillary-Bridge-Shaped Fluid Polystyrene Surfaces..
Christau, Stephanie, & López Ruiz, Aida, & Habibi, Nahal, & Witte, Judith, & Bannon, Mark, & McEnnis, Kathleen, & Lahann, Joerg (2022). Macrophage-Targeting Poly(lactide-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles Decorated with Multifunctional Brush Polymers. Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 2100284.
Lopez Ruiz, Aida, & Villaseco Arribas, Evaristo, & McEnnis, Kathleen (2022). Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) encapsulated platinum nanoparticles for cancer treatment. Materials Advances, 3, 2858-2870.
Lopez Ruiz, Aida, & Ramirez, Ann, & McEnnis, Kathleen (2022). Single and Multiple Stimuli-Responsive Polymer Particles for Controlled Drug Delivery. Pharmaceutics, 14(2), 421.
Bannon, Mark, & Lopez Ruiz, Aida, & Corrotea Reyes, Karen, & Marquez, Miriam, & Wallizadeh, Zahra, & Savarmand, Mohammad, & LaPres, Connor, & Lahann, Joerg, & McEnnis, Kathleen (2021). Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis of Polymer Nanoparticles in Blood Plasma. Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 38, 2100016.
McEnnis, Kathleen, & Dinsmore, Anthony, & Russell, Thomas Solid Particles Adsorbed on Capillary-Bridge-Shaped Fluid Polystyrene Surfaces..
Conference Proceeding
Surface Modification of Alkyne-Functionalized Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) Particles for Breast Cancer Stem Cell Targeting
Transactions of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials 2018, 2018
Transactions of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials 2018, 2018