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Jennifer Dailey, PhD
Broomall, Pennsylvania<\/p><\/div>\n

Jennifer Dailey<\/a> is a member of the Class of 2018. She earned her PhD in materials science and engineering. Originally from Broomall, Pennsylvania, she has a BA in physics with a minor in chemistry. <\/em><\/p>\n

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How did you get interested in materials science and engineering? What interests you the most about the field?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been working on biosensing technology since 2009 and wanted to continue working in the same field for graduate school. When I started looking at labs of interest, Prof Howard Katz\u2019 immediately jumped out at me as one where I knew I would love to work. Since he happened to be in a Materials Science Department, that\u2019s where I applied. It was a few years after joining Hopkins that I actually finally understood what Materials Science is. That\u2019s what I love about MatSci: it\u2019s everything.<\/p>\n

What made you decide to come to Johns Hopkins?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The fantastic potential collaborators throughout the Whiting School of Engineering, School of Public Health, and Medical School all motivated me to come to Johns Hopkins.<\/p>\n

What research were you involved in during your time in MatSci? What was your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A bit of polymer chemistry, a bit of biology, some physics and electrical engineering thrown in there, and a lot of high vacuum system maintenance. My goal is to make better biosensors, and frequently this involves incredibly interdisciplinary work. One week I was searching through old chemistry journals trying to locate protecting groups for an alcohol, and another day I was troubleshooting a gas flow mixer. My primary project contributions were in organic electronic sensors for sensing ammonia, ethylene, MRSA proteins, brain injury biomarkers, and cortisol.<\/p>\n

What impact do you hope to make through your research?<\/strong><\/p>\n

While we are still in the proof-of-concept stage, I hope that this work in electronic transduction methods can help in future design of truly point-of-care systems. One of my primary research targets is sensing food-borne diseases at the farm or factory before the outbreak has a chance to spread to consumers.<\/p>\n

Outside of lab and class: were you involved with (groups, organizations, intramurals, etc.)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graduate Representative Organization (GRO), SABES, WISE (women in Science and engineering), Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy<\/p>\n

What sort of impact do you hope to have either as an engineer or in a STEM field?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love making science approachable for everyone. While not everyone should be an engineer, I truly believe everyone is capable of understanding the scientific process if it is taught in a way that resonates with them individually. Since I am entering the world of policy following graduation, I hope to be able to continue sparking interest in worthwhile projects and encouraging science funding from the government.<\/p>\n

What are your plans or goals after graduation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I will be an American Physical Society Science Policy Fellow in Congress from 2018-2019, where I hope to contribute a moderate scientific viewpoint on issues related to public health and agricultural sustainability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-12459","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-student-experience"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGraduate Q&A: Jennifer Dailey - Department of Materials Science & Engineering<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/materials\/news\/graduate-qa-jennifer-dailey\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graduate Q&A: Jennifer Dailey - Department of Materials Science & Engineering\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jennifer Dailey is a member of the Class of 2018. 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