Edward Van Keuren

Edward Van Keuren is a Professor in the Department of Physics at Georgetown University. After receiving a Ph.D. in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University in 1990, he worked for BASF AG in both Germany and Japan, and also spent several years at the Japanese National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research. He joined the faculty of Georgetown in 1999. His research involves the synthesis, characterization and application of multicomponent micro- and nano-materials. He has helped develop a wide range of novel materials, including endohedral fullerenes for organic solar cells, charge transfer cocrystals for organic electronic devices, and nanoparticle contrast agents for MRI. He has also developed a number of novel characterization methods, including fiber optic diffusing wave spectroscopy, wide-angle beam propagation methods, and a three-dimensional thermal imaging technique. During his 25+ years at Georgetown he has mentored nineteen PhD students and over a hundred undergraduate student researchers, published over 80 peer-reviewed publications and received 6 issued patents. His current research is focused on understanding multicomponent phase separation during nanoparticle formation and using that knowledge to synthesize multifunctional nanoparticles for biomedical applications.