Murat Guvendiren
Associate Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
330 York Center (YORK)
About Me
Murat Guvendiren is the principal investigator of the Instructive Biomaterials and Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (IBAM-Lab) and an associate professor in the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Northwestern University. He did a postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. Before joining to NJIT, he was a research assistant professor at Rutgers University.
Recent Honors and Awards
- NJIT Excellence in Research Award, 2022
- NCE 2022 Rising Star Research Award, 2022
- Elected Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors, 2022
- NSF CAREER Award, (2021-2026)
- NJIT Excellence in Innovative Teaching Award, 2021
- NCE Soul K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award, 2020
- MTF Biologics Junior Investigator Award, 2019
- Xerox Sabbatical Program at PARC, Summer 2019
Recent Honors and Awards
- NJIT Excellence in Research Award, 2022
- NCE 2022 Rising Star Research Award, 2022
- Elected Senior Member, National Academy of Inventors, 2022
- NSF CAREER Award, (2021-2026)
- NJIT Excellence in Innovative Teaching Award, 2021
- NCE Soul K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education Award, 2020
- MTF Biologics Junior Investigator Award, 2019
- Xerox Sabbatical Program at PARC, Summer 2019
Education
PostDoc; University of Pennsylvania; Bioengineering ; 2013
Ph.D.; Northwestern University; Materials Science And Engineering; 2007
M.S.; Middle East Technical University; Metallurgical And Materials Engineering; 2003
B.S.; Middle East Technical University; Metallurgical And Materials Engineering; 2000
Ph.D.; Northwestern University; Materials Science And Engineering; 2007
M.S.; Middle East Technical University; Metallurgical And Materials Engineering; 2003
B.S.; Middle East Technical University; Metallurgical And Materials Engineering; 2000
Website
2026 Fall Courses
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 201 - INTRO PRINC OF MATERIAL ENGR
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 201 - INTRO PRINC OF MATERIAL ENGR- HONORS
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
PHEN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
PHEN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
PHEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 449 - MATER. DESIGN I
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 701C - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 201 - INTRO PRINC OF MATERIAL ENGR
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
MTEN 201 - INTRO PRINC OF MATERIAL ENGR- HONORS
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
PHEN 701B - MASTER'S THESIS
PHEN 701C - MASTER'S THESIS
PHEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 449 - MATER. DESIGN I
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
Teaching Interests
Materials engineering; Processing and characterization of materials; Additive manufacturing and applications; Polymer physics and chemistry; Biomaterials
Past Courses
CHE 375: STRCTURE PROP & PROC MATERIALS
CHE 375: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS
CHE 402: 3 D PRINTING
CHE 415: INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING
CHE 681: POLYMERIZATION PRINC & PRACT
CHE 702: ST: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND APPLICATIONS
CHE 722: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING & APPL
CHE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
MTEN 101: INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MTEN 449: MATERIALS ENGINEERING DESIGN I
MTEN 450: MATERIALS ENGINEERING DESIGN II
CHE 375: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING OF MATERIALS
CHE 402: 3 D PRINTING
CHE 415: INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING
CHE 681: POLYMERIZATION PRINC & PRACT
CHE 702: ST: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND APPLICATIONS
CHE 722: ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING & APPL
CHE 791: GRADUATE SEMINAR
MTEN 101: INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS ENGINEERING
MTEN 449: MATERIALS ENGINEERING DESIGN I
MTEN 450: MATERIALS ENGINEERING DESIGN II
Research Interests
- Synthesis, processing and characterization of cell-instructive biomaterials
- Hydrogels with spatiotemporal control of their properties
- Formulation and characterization of 3D printable materials including hydrogel-based bioinks, biodegradable polymers, polymer-based composites and semi-solid formulations
- 3D bioprinting of vasculature and musculoskeletal tissue
- Additive manufacturing process control to enhance interlayer adhesion
- 4D printing of stimuli responsive hydrogels
- Hydrogels with spatiotemporal control of their properties
- Formulation and characterization of 3D printable materials including hydrogel-based bioinks, biodegradable polymers, polymer-based composites and semi-solid formulations
- 3D bioprinting of vasculature and musculoskeletal tissue
- Additive manufacturing process control to enhance interlayer adhesion
- 4D printing of stimuli responsive hydrogels
Journal Article
Yunxia Chen, Kyle R. Phillips, Eben Alsberg, Thomas E. Angelini, Nasim Annabi, Anthony Atala, Amit Bandyopadhyay, Leon M. Bellan, Luiz E. Bertassoni, Adriana Blazeski, Thomas Boland, Susmita Bose, Jason A. Burdick, Robert C. Chang, Christopher S. Chen, Roland K. Chen, Douglas B. Chrisey, Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, Paul D. Dalton, David Dean, Aixiang Ding, Bin Duan, Marc Ferrer, John P. Fisher, Gabor Forgacs, Debolina Ghosh, Warren L. Grayson, Murat Guvendiren, MD Ahasan Habib, Sarah C. Heilshorn, Ashley Hicks, Scott J. Hollister, Congrui Jin, Yifei Jin, Roger D. Kamm, Bashir Khoda, Robert Langer, Cato T. Laurencin, Sang Jin Lee, Kam W. Leong, Ming C. Leu, Wei Li, Michael Mak, Amir K. Miri, Roger J. Narayan, Liqun Ning, Brenda M. Ogle, Ibrahim T. Ozbolat, Zhijian Pei, Peihua Qiu, Krishanu Saha, Jayant Saksena, Vahid Serpooshan, Albert Shih, Rohan A. Shirwaiker, Pranav Soman, Ali Tamayol, Mark W. Tibitt, Changxue Xu, Yunzhi Peter Yang, Lijie Grace Zhang, James J. Yoo, Shaochen Chen, Yu Shrike Zhang, Yong Huang.
2026. "Biofabrication and biomedical manufacturing research frontiers in the United States."
Bio-Design and Manufacturing , vol. 9 , no. 4 , pp. 617-725.
Murat Guvendiren. 2026. "Implementing 3D Printing in Engineering Education: Development and Assessment of an Integrated Lecture–Laboratory Course." Education Sciences , vol. 16 , no. 7 , pp. 988.
Hang Truong, Murat Guvendiren. 2026. "Bioprinting the Osteochondral Interface: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions." Tissue Engineering Part A .
Hang Truong, Nikki Rodriguez, Alperen Abaci, Gulenay Guner, Joshua Young, Ecevit A. Bilgili, Murat Guvendiren. 2025. "3D Printing of chewable oral tablets using drug nanosuspension inks: an experimental and machine learning study." Virtual and Physical Prototyping , vol. 20 , no. 1 .
Hadis Gharacheh, Alperen Abaci, Keven Alkhoury, Ediha Choudhury, Chya-Yan Liaw, Shawn A. Chester, Murat Guvendiren. 2025. "Comparative evaluation of melt- vs. solution-printed poly(ε-caprolactone)/hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications." Soft Matter , vol. 21 , no. 5 , pp. 844-854.
Murat Guvendiren. 2026. "Implementing 3D Printing in Engineering Education: Development and Assessment of an Integrated Lecture–Laboratory Course." Education Sciences , vol. 16 , no. 7 , pp. 988.
Hang Truong, Murat Guvendiren. 2026. "Bioprinting the Osteochondral Interface: Advances, Challenges, and Future Directions." Tissue Engineering Part A .
Hang Truong, Nikki Rodriguez, Alperen Abaci, Gulenay Guner, Joshua Young, Ecevit A. Bilgili, Murat Guvendiren. 2025. "3D Printing of chewable oral tablets using drug nanosuspension inks: an experimental and machine learning study." Virtual and Physical Prototyping , vol. 20 , no. 1 .
Hadis Gharacheh, Alperen Abaci, Keven Alkhoury, Ediha Choudhury, Chya-Yan Liaw, Shawn A. Chester, Murat Guvendiren. 2025. "Comparative evaluation of melt- vs. solution-printed poly(ε-caprolactone)/hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications." Soft Matter , vol. 21 , no. 5 , pp. 844-854.
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Chapter
Ippokratis Pountos, Nazzar Tellisi, Mohammad Ali Darabi, Ahmet Erdem, Tamer Mohamed, Murat Guvendiren, Nureddin Ashammakhi.
"3D Bioprinting."
"Digital Surgery,"
pp. 215-232. Springer International Publishing, 2021.
Ippokratis Pountos, Nazzar Tellisi, Mohammad Ali Darabi, Ahmet Erdem, Tamer Mohamed, Murat Guvendiren, Nureddin Ashammakhi. "3D Bioprinting." In Atallah S., eds., "Digital Surgery," pp. 215-232. Springer, Cham, 2020.
Chya-Yan Liaw, Jorge Pereyra, Murat Guvendiren. "Wrinkling on Covalently Anchored Hydrogels." "Wrinkled Polymer Surfaces," pp. 205-227. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
Murat Guvendiren. "Reaction-Diffusion Dynamics Induced Surface Instabilities." "Polymer Surfaces in Motion," pp. 201-217. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
Murat Guvendiren, Jason A. Burdick. "Hydrogels with dynamically tunable properties." "Integrative Mechanobiology," pp. 90-109. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Ippokratis Pountos, Nazzar Tellisi, Mohammad Ali Darabi, Ahmet Erdem, Tamer Mohamed, Murat Guvendiren, Nureddin Ashammakhi. "3D Bioprinting." In Atallah S., eds., "Digital Surgery," pp. 215-232. Springer, Cham, 2020.
Chya-Yan Liaw, Jorge Pereyra, Murat Guvendiren. "Wrinkling on Covalently Anchored Hydrogels." "Wrinkled Polymer Surfaces," pp. 205-227. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
Murat Guvendiren. "Reaction-Diffusion Dynamics Induced Surface Instabilities." "Polymer Surfaces in Motion," pp. 201-217. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
Murat Guvendiren, Jason A. Burdick. "Hydrogels with dynamically tunable properties." "Integrative Mechanobiology," pp. 90-109. Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Other
"Human Tissue Models: Engineering 3D Hydrogels for Personalized In Vitro Human Tissue Models (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 4/2018)"
Advanced Healthcare Materials, February, 2018.
"Tissue Engineering: Stem Cell Response to Spatially and Temporally Displayed and Reversible Surface Topography (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 1/2013)"
Advanced Healthcare Materials, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2013.
"Hydrogel Patterning: (Swelling‐Induced Surface Patterns in Hydrogels with Gradient Crosslinking Density) Adv. Funct. Mater. 19/2009"
Advanced Functional Materials, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2009.
Advanced Healthcare Materials, February, 2018.
"Tissue Engineering: Stem Cell Response to Spatially and Temporally Displayed and Reversible Surface Topography (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 1/2013)"
Advanced Healthcare Materials, January (1st Quarter/Winter), 2013.
"Hydrogel Patterning: (Swelling‐Induced Surface Patterns in Hydrogels with Gradient Crosslinking Density) Adv. Funct. Mater. 19/2009"
Advanced Functional Materials, October (4th Quarter/Autumn), 2009.
Conference Proceeding
"Dynamic Mechanical Properties Control Adult Stem Cell Fate"
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, June, 2012.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, June, 2012.