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Scientific and Engineering Core
John F. Currie, PhD
earned his B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Toronto, and a Ph.D. from Cornell University in Physics. His postdoctoral work was at MIT both in Physical Chemistry and in Materials Science and Engineering, later becoming a Professional Engineer in Electrical Engineering and in Engineering Physics. Before joining the Physics Department at Georgetown University, he taught in Canada as an Engineering Science professor at Ecole Polytechnique of the University of Montreal, Canada's largest Engineering School, and in Electrical Engineering at McGill University, Canada's most widely known Engineering School. Prof. Currie has authored over 225 publications and patents. His areas of expertise include:
- Health Micro-Systems, Biomedical Devices and Systems
- Micro-Sensors and Device Physics
- Physics and Chemistry of Thin Film Materials
- Surfaces and Interfaces for Nanometer Science
- Solid State Technology
Joe Marcanio
is a technologist who has been responsible for, product development, process engineering and manufacturing in small and large companies. He has been responsible for successful startup of four production lines, including greenfield, has successfully deployed Six Sigma programs, and understands Japanese manufacturing culture. He coordinated patents across a 3000 employee site of a fortune 100 company and is named inventor on over 20 patents. His areas of expertise include:
- Thin Film Coatings and Microelectronics
- Reel to Reel Photochemical Micro-Machining
- Materials Science and Materials Characterization
- Product Development
- Micro Sensors
Joseph Vidalis
Earned a BS degree from Johns Hopkins University double majoring in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Computer Science. At JHU, he focused on computer integrated surgery, pharmaceutical production, and drug delivery. At FMS, he has made key contributions in redox polymer development, glucose micro-sensor fabrication, microfluidic design, hydrophilic adhesives and development of the proprietary membrane permeabilization protocol. His areas of expertise include:
- Membrane permeabilization
- Amperometric glucose micro-sensor design and fabrication
- Redox polymer synthesis
- Experimental data processing and management
Helena L. Woodvine, PhD
earned her Master’s degree and PhD in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She specializes in electrochemistry and micro/nano-electrode engineering and fabrication. Her PhD research aided in the development of an innovative nano-array electrochemical sensor and she has authored research papers on the subject. A start-up company, NanoFlex, has since been formed to commercialize the robust, easy to use nano-scale electrode products based on her research. Her contributions as R+D Chemist for FMS have supported the continuing development of the transdermal glucose monitor and she is a co-author of a current patent application. Her areas of expertise include:
- Electrochemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Micro- / Nano- scale sensors
- Solid state enzyme-based bio-sensors