Lara Ann Estroff is an American materials scientist who is a professor at Cornell University. Her research considers the study and design of biomaterials.
Lara Ann Estroff | |
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| Alma mater | Swarthmore College Yale University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cornell University Harvard University Weizmann Institute of Science |
| Thesis | Bio-inspired supramolecular control of inorganic crystal growth (2003) |
| Doctoral advisor | Andrew D. Hamilton |
Early life and education
editEstroff was an undergraduate student at Swarthmore College, where she majored in chemistry and anthropology.[1] As a college student, she played soccer.[2] Estroff then worked at the Weizmann Institute of Science, alongside Lia Addadi,[3][4] where she started investigating biomineralization and how chemical approaches could be used to solve challenges in archaeology.[citation needed] Estroff returned to the United States for doctoral research, joining the laboratory of Andrew D. Hamilton where she worked on the synthesis of organic superstructures that were inspired by biology.[5] These molecules can be used to control the growth of inorganic crystals. Estroff moved to Harvard University as an National Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow with George M. Whitesides.[6][7]
Research and career
editIn 2005, Estroff joined Cornell University, where she was made professor in 2019.[6] Estroff studies biomaterials and the growth of crystals.[8] She is particularly interested in the process of biomineralization.[9] Estroff studies micro-calcification: small, calcium-laced deposits that are associated with the formation of some cancers, including breast tumors.[10] She creates spatially resolved images of the composition of calcifications using tissue biopsies to better understand the chemistry within the local environment when the biocrystals started to grow.[10]
Estroff was appointed faculty advisor for the "Women in Materials Science and Engineering" program at Cornell in 2007.[11] She was elected Chair of the Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell in 2020.[10]
Awards and honors
edit- 2006 Empire State Development's Division of Science, Technology and Innovation J.D. Watson Young Investigator Award[citation needed]
- 2009 NSF Early Faculty Career Award[12][13]
Selected publications
edit- J Christopher Love; Lara A Estroff; Jennah K Kriebel; Ralph G Nuzzo; George M Whitesides (1 April 2005). "Self-assembled monolayers of thiolates on metals as a form of nanotechnology". Chemical Reviews. 105 (4): 1103–1169. doi:10.1021/CR0300789. ISSN 0009-2665. PMID 15826011. Wikidata Q34410899.
- Lara A Estroff; Andrew D Hamilton (1 March 2004). "Water gelation by small organic molecules". Chemical Reviews. 104 (3): 1201–1218. doi:10.1021/CR0302049. ISSN 0009-2665. PMID 15008620. Wikidata Q34303991.
- Wei Zhang; Michael Saliba; David T Moore; et al. (30 January 2015). "Ultrasmooth organic-inorganic perovskite thin-film formation and crystallization for efficient planar heterojunction solar cells". Nature Communications. 6 (1): 6142. Bibcode:2015NatCo...6.6142Z. doi:10.1038/NCOMMS7142. ISSN 2041-1723. PMID 25635571. Wikidata Q57696702.
References
edit- ^ "Lara Estroff '97 - Swarthmore College Bulletin". Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Lara Estroff - Women's Soccer". Swarthmore College Athletics. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Estroff, Liu, Nielsch, and Wada to chair 2012 MRS Spring Meeting". MRS Bulletin. 36 (6): 468. June 2011. doi:10.1557/mrs.2011.150.
- ^ "Group Members". Crystalline Materialsin Nature. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ Estroff, Lara Ann (2003). Bio-inspired supramolecular control of inorganic crystal growth (Thesis). OCLC 701754654. ProQuest 304717870.[page needed]
- ^ a b "Lara A. Estroff | Cornell Engineering". www.engineering.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ Xia, Younan (February 2021). "A Tribute to Professor George M. Whitesides". Advanced Healthcare Materials. 10 (4): 2100017. doi:10.1002/adhm.202100017. PMID 33594808. S2CID 231944556.
- ^ "The Lara Estroff Group - Bio-Inspired Materials Synthesis - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - Cornell University". estroff.mse.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Crystals, Shells, and Bones—in Our Bodies". Cornell Research. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ a b c "Lara Estroff, Cornell University – Pathological Mineralization". AAC&U. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Prof. Lara Estroff Awarded Excellence in Teaching | Materials Science and Engineering". www.mse.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "Estroff, Cosley and Perelstein honored by NSF". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award # 0845212 - CAREER: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of Gel-Grown, Polymer-Reinforced Single Crystals". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2022-09-28.