Background
Dr. Karym Kinnibrugh is a Materials Scientist who graduated with a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in Materials Science and Engineering and holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Her expertise focuses in the electrochemical and corrosion field which includes electrochemical testing techniques, corrosion diagnosis, failure analysis, and corrosion control and prevention. She is proficient in characterization and analytical techniques such as metallography, AFM, SEM, TEM, XPS, Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, DSC, FT-IR, HPLC, GC, NMR, TMA, TGA, XRD, UV-Vis, AAS, ICP-AES, Zeta Potential, contact angle, and surface and interfacial tension.
Dr. Kinnibrugh is also a product development professional with 15 years of diverse research and development experience in surfactants, emulsions, colloids, polymer functionalization, biomaterials, surface chemistry, interfacial phenomena, and organic synthesis.
Education and Certifications
- Materials Science and Engineering, Ph.D.: Texas A&M University (2010)
- Chemistry, B.Sc.: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (2000)
- Organizations: Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the American Chemical Society (ACS).
Publications
- Kinnibrugh, K., Silas, J. and Cheng, Z. “Interaction of functionalized PEO Block Copolymer Vesicles in Contact with Mammalian Cells”, in preparation.
- Kinnibrugh, K., Silas, J. and Cheng, Z. “Controlled Release of Functionalized Block Copolymer Vesicles Contents in a Reducible Environment”, in preparation.
- Kinnibrugh, K., Chang, Y., Casey, L., Silas, J. and Cheng, Z. “Functionalization of PEO Block Copolymer Vesicles”, submitted.