Valeria Tohver Milam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0245

Phone:404-894-2845
Fax:404-894-9140
Location:GT: Love Bldg., Room 354
E-Mail: valeria.milam@mse.gatech.edu
URL: http://www.mse.gatech.edu/FacultyStaff/MSE_Faculty_researchbios/Milam/milam.html

Areas of Research

colloid-based biomaterials and cellular supports, DNA-driven assembly

Educational Background

• Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2001
• M.S., University of Illinois, 1997
• B.S., University of Florida, 1993

Selected Awards

• Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar
• 2005, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company Dean's Award for Teaching Excel

Selected Research Publications

• V.T. Milam, A.L. Hiddessen, J.C. Crocker, D.J. Graves, D.A. Hammer, DNA-driven assembly of bidisperse, micron-sized colloids, Langmuir, 19 10317-10323, 2003.
• V. Tohver, A. Chan, O. Sakurada, J.A. Lewis, Nanoparticle Engineering of Complex Fluid Behavior, Langmuir 17 (26) 8414-8421, 2001.
• V. Tohver, J.E. Smay, A. Braem, P.V. Braun, J.A. Lewis, Nanoparticle halos: A new colloidal stabilization mechanism, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 98 (16) 8950-8954, 2001.