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JULES JOHN MAGDA

More information on Jules Magda may be found on the University of Utah's Faculty Profile Site.

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• Biographical Information.
• Awards & Honors.
• Research.
• Selected Publications.
• Selected Presentations.
• Service & Outreach.

Biographical Information

Curriculum Vitae:

• http://faculty.utah.edu/bytes/curriculumVitae.hml?id=u0028485

Appointments:

• Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, 07/01/2011 to present.

Regions of Interest

• Germany, Republic of Korea.

 

Awards & Honors

• Winner of the Faculty Division, University of Utah Homecoming 5K Race, University of Utah Alumni Association (10/01/2011) .
• Dean's Letter - Top 15% in Teaching, College of Engineering (12/2010) .
• Dean's letter - top 15% in teaching, College of Engineering (05/2010) .
• Dean's Letter - Top 15% Teaching, College of Engineering (05/2008) .

 

Research

Research Summary:

Research Keyword:	Interest Level:
ink jet printing
Surfactants
Rheology
Oil pipeline flow assurance
Obesity in Diabetes
Methane hydrates
Hydrogel-based smart materials
Hyaluronic acid arthritis treatments
Glucose sensors for diabetes treatment
Biosensors

 

Selected Publications

• "The propagation of pressure in a gelled waxy oil pipeline as studied by particle imaging velocimetry", H. El-Gendy, M. Alcoutlabi, M. Jemmett, M. Deo, J. Magda, R. Venkatesan, A. Montesi, AIChE Journal 58,302-311(2012)
• "Thermodynamic Analysis of the Selectivity Enhancement Obtained by Using Smart Hydrogels That Are Zwitterionic When Detecting Glucose With Boronic Acid Moieties", F. Horkay, S.H. Cho, P. Tathireddy, L. Rieth, F. Solzbacher, J. Magda, Sensors & Actuators B 160, 1363-1371 (2011).
• "Fabrication of highly uniform nanoparticles from recombinant silk-elastinlike protein polymers for therapeutic agent delivery",R. Anumolu, J. Gustafson, J. Magda, J. Cappello, H. Ghandehari, L. Pease III, ACS Nano, 5 (7), 5374-5382 (2011).
• "Polypeptide grafted hyaluronan: A self-assembling comb-branched polymer constructed from biological components", M.A. Kandadai, R. Anumolu, X. Wang, D. Baskaran, L.F. Pease III, D. Bedrov, G.D. Smith, J.J. Magda, European Polymer Journal 47(10), 2022-2027 (2011).
• "The Effect of Hydrogen Bonding on Oligoleucine Structure in Water: A Molecular Dynamics Study", B. Hanson, D. Bedrov, J.J. Magda, G.D. Smith, European Polymer Journal 46, 2310-2320 (2010)
• "Smart hydrogel sensing platform for continuous glucose monitoring", P. Tathireddy, M. Avula, G. Lin, S.H. Cho, M. Guenther, V. Schulz, J. Magda, F. Solzbacher, 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Art. no. 5626231, pp. 677-679
• "Hydrogel-based piezoresistive biochemical microsensors", M. Guenther, V. Schulz, G. Gerlach, T. Wallmersperger, F. Solzbacher, J.J. Magda, P. Tathireddy, M.P. Orthner, 2010 Proceedings of SPIE- The International Society for Optical Engineering, art. no. 764227
• "Comparison of surfactants used to prepare aqueous perfluoropentane emulsions for pharmaceutical applications", M. Kandadai, P. Mohan, G. Lin, A. Butterfield, M. Skliar, J.J. Magda, Langmuir 26, 4655- 4660 (2010)
• “A COMPARISON OF FLUOROALKYL-DERIVATIZED IMIDAZOLIUM: TFSI AND ALKYL-DERIVATIZED IMIDAZOLIUM: TFSI IONIC LIQUIDS” A MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY”, G.D. Smith, O. Borodin, J.J. Magda, R.H. Boyd, Y. Wang, J.E. Bara, S. Miller, D.L. Gin, R.D. Noble, Phys Chemistry Chemical Phys 12, 7064-7076 (2010).
• “STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL AND OSMOTIC PROPERTIES OF INJECTABLE HYALURONAN-BASED COMPOSITE HYDROGELS”, F. Horkay, J. Magda, M. Alcoutlabi, S. Atzet, T. Zarembinski, Polymer 51, 4424-4430 (2010).
• "Piezoresistive pH Microsensors Based on Stimuli-Sensitive Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels", V. Schulz, G. Gerlach, M. Guenther, J.J. Magda, F. Solzbacher, Technisches Messen 77, 179-186 (2010)
• “DEVELOPMENT, FABRICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HYDROGEL BASED PIEZORESISTIVE PRESSURE SENSORS WITH PERFORATED DIAPHRAGMS”, M.P. Orthner, S. Buetefisch, J. Magda, L.W. Rieth, F. Solzbacher, Sensors & Actuators A, Physical, 161, 29-38 (2010).
• "Hydrogel Based Sensor Arrays (2 x 2) with Perforated Piezoresistive Diaphragms for Metabolic Monitoring (in vitro)", M.P. Orthner, G. Lin, M. Avula, S. Buetefisch, J. Magda, L.W. Rieth, F. Solzbacher, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 145, 807-816 (2010)
• "Osmotic swelling response of smart hydrogels suitable for chronically implantable glucose sensors", G. Lin, S. Chang, H. Hao, P. Tathireddy, M. Orthner, J. Magda, F. Solzbacher Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 144, 332-336 (2010)
• K. Oh, J. Magda, M. Deo, "Yield Stress of Wax Gel Using Vane Method", Petroleum Science and Technology 27, 2063-2073 (2009)
• G. Lin, S. Chang, C.-H. Kuo, J. Magda, F. Solzbacher, "Free swelling and confined smart hydrogels for applications in chemomechanical sensors for physiological monitoring", Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 136, 186-195 (2009).
• J.J. Magda, H. El-Gendy, K. Oh, M.D. Deo, A. Montesi, R. Venkatesan, "Time-dependent rheology of a model waxy crude oil with relevance to gelled pipeline restart", Energy & Fuels 23, 1311-1315 (2009).
• M. Alcoutlabi, S.G. Baek, J.J. Magda, X. Shi, S.A. Hutcheson, G.B. McKenna, "A comparison of three different methods of measuring both normal stress differences of viscoelastic liquids in torsional rheometers", Rheologica Acta 48, 191-200 (2009).
• J.L. Vanderhooft, M. Alcoutlabi, J.J. Magda, G.D. Prestwich, "Rheological Properties of Cross-linked Hyaluronan-Gelatin Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering", Macromolecular Bioscience 9, 20-28 (2009)
• "In-vitro investigations of a pH- and ionic-strength-responsive polyelectric hydrogel using a piezoresistive microsensor", V. Schulz, M. Guenther, G. Gerlach, J.J. Magda, P. Tathireddy, L. Rieth, F. Solzbacher, Proceedings of SPIE, International Society for Optical Engineering 7287, art. no. 728712

 

Selected Presentations

• "Microfabricated Biomedical Sensors with Smart Hydrogels for Label-Free Analyte Recognition and Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors for Signal Transduction", MSE Department Graduate Seminar
• ECE Department Granduate Seminar, "Microfabricated Biomedical Sensors with Smart Hydrogels for Label-Free Analyte Recognition and Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors for Signal Transduction"
• "A stimuli-responsive, glucose-sensitive hydrogel for a microfabricated glucose sensor", S.H. Cho, J.S. Bates, J.J. Magda, 2011 NanoUtah Conference
• "Implantable biosensor arrays based on smart hydrogels and piezoresistive sensors for continuous metabolic monitoring", M. Avula, P. Tathireddy, S.H. Cho, L. Rieth, J. Magda, F. Solzbacher, 2011 NanoUtah Conference
• "Materials Science & Engineering: Engineering with Atoms", ELEAP presentation
• "Effect of Temperature Changes on the Performance of Ionic Strength Biosensors Based on Hydrogels and Pressure Sensors", M. Avula, N. Busche, S.-H. Cho, P. Tathireddy, L.W. Rieth, J.J. Magda, F. Solzbacher, 33rd Annual International IEEE EMBS Conference, Boston, August 30- Sept. 3, 2011.
• "Wireless Multi-Analyte Sensing Platform Based on Smart Hydrogels and Microfabricated Pressure Sensor Arrays", Utah Nanoinstitute
• "Biochemical microsensors on the basis of metabolically sensitive hydrogels", M. Guenther, G. Gerlach, T. Wallmersperger, F. Solzbacher, J.J. Magda, P. Tathireddy, M.P. Orthner, Proceedings of the SPIE, San Diego, CA
• "Injectable Hyaluronan-Based Composite Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications", Society of Rheology Meeting, Santa Fe, NM
• "Confined Smart Hydrogels for Applications in Chemomechanical Sensors for Physiological Monitoring", Talk Given by J. Magda at Fall 2009 Meeting of the Materials Research Society, Boston, Session "Responsive gels and biopolymer assemblies"

 

Service & Outreach

Professional service

• Session organizer and chair, "Heavy Oil and Flow Assurance", 2011 AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 10/2011
• Session Organizer and Chair of "Characterization and Thermodynamics of Oil as Related to Flow Assurance", Sessions 1 & 2, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 2010, AIChE, 03/2010

Internal service

• MSE Representative to College Committee on Excellence in Teaching, 05/2011
• MS&E Representative to the College Math Committee, 08/2010
• Chemical Engineering Graduate Admissions and Graduate Curriculum Committee, 08/2007

 

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