Education:

Ph.D. Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University

Research Interests:

Development of a bioartificial nerve graft; microencapsulation of cells for delivery and control of tissue microenvironment; design of a novel tumor tissue based bioreactor; microfabricated biomaterials for tissue engineering; blood-borne pathogen removal.

Selected Publications:

Rutkowski GE, Mallapragada, SK. Microfabrication (nerve repair). McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2002.  New York: McGraw-Hill 2001. p. 221-23.

Rutkowski GE, Heath CA. Development of a bioartificial nerve graft.  I.  Design based on a reaction-diffusion model. Biotechnology Progress 18 (2) 2002 Mar-Apr;362-72.

Rutkowski GE, Heath CA. Development of a bioartificial nerve graft.  II.  Nerve regeneration in vitro. Biotechnology Progress 18 (2) 2002 Mar-Apr;373-9.

Miller CA, Rutkowski GE, Mallapragada, SK. Oriented Schwann cell growth on micropatterned biodegradable polymer substrates. Biomaterials 22 (11) 2001 June 1;1263-69. 

Heath CA, Rutkowski GE. The development of bioartificial nerve grafts for peripheral nerve regeneration. Trends in Biotechnology 1998 Mar.

Teaching Experience:

• ChE 3112, Heat and Mass Transfer
• Phar 6161, Drug Delivery I
• Advanced Thermodynamics
• Process Control Lab
• Introduction to Tissue Engineering