Jennie Leach, Ph.D.

Jennie B. Leach, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director

Department of Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering
University of Maryland, Baltimore County

1000 Hilltop Circle, ECS 320
Baltimore, MD 21250

410.455.8152
jleach@umbc.edu

Education

• B.S. Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1998)
• Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin (2003)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Biomedical Engineering, Boston University (2003-2005)

Affiliations

• Associate Professor (2011-present)
Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering, UMBC
• Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor (2005-2011)
Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, UMBC
• Assistant Professor (by courtesy; July 2006-present)
Anatomy & Neurobiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Medicine
• Member
Center for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
University of Maryland, Baltimore
• Member
Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery
University of Maryland, Baltimore, School of Pharmacy

Awards & Honors

• Frontiers in Neuroengineering Reviews Editor, 2008
• Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professorship, 2005-present
• Academic Keys Future Faculty Award, February 2005
• American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2004-2005
• NIH Training Grant Fellowship in Biotechnology 1999-2002
• Whitaker/UT Austin Fellowship in Biomedical Engineering 1998-2002
• UT Austin Engineering Foundation Endowed Graduate Presidential Scholarship 1998-1999
• University of Texas Research Internship, 1998

UMBC Service

• Undergraduate Academic Advisor (Fall 2006-present)