
Karl W. Böer Professor and Chair at University of Delaware
Greater Philadelphia Area

Karl W. Böer Professor and Chair at University of Delaware
Greater Philadelphia Area
Microstructural studies of polymers and organic molecular solids, materials for interfacing electronic biomedical devices with living tissue
research, education, patents, intellectual property, start-ups
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
July 2009 — Present (6 months)
(Non-Profit; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
January 2009 — Present (1 year )
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering
(Biotechnology industry)
January 2007 — Present (3 years )
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
1990 — August 2009 (19 years )
Departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Center
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year )
In the laboratory of Prof. Gerhard Wegner
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DD; Chemicals industry)
1989 — 1990 (1 year )
Polymer Physics, Building 356 at Experimental Station, with Kenn Gardner and Larry Berger
PhD , Polymer Science and Engineering , 1985 — 1989
Dissertation Advisor: Prof. Edwin L. Thomas
MSE , Macromolecular Science and Engineering , 1983 — 1985
BSEng , Materials and Metallurgical Engineering , 1979 — 1983
Resident Advisor, South Quad
polymer materials for electronic biomedical devices, polymer morphology, electron microscopy, electron diffraction, defects in ordered polymers, melanin, foosball, choir, camping
Materials Research Society, American Chemical Society, American Physcial Society, Society for Plastics Engineering
Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, 2005
National Science Foundation Special Creativity Award
National Young Investigator