
Jacob Schmidt
PROFESSOR/VICE CHAIR OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT AFFAIRS
BIOENGINEERING
5121G Engineering V
Email: schmidt@seas.ucla.eduPhone: (310) 825-4451
Fax: (310) 794-5956
Websites
RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
- nanobiotechnology
- single molecule sensing using membrane proteins
- biomimetic membranes
- microfluidics
- manipulation and creation of biologically-functionalized devices
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
IN THE NEWS
- Column: If Trump alone can fix our coronavirus crisis, then why the hell hasn’t he? | Los Angeles Times
- Coronavirus: UCLA Engineers Developing Surgical Face Shields For Area Hospitals | CBSLA
- UCLA engineers build surgical face shields using 3D printers and laser cutters for health care workers amid pandemic | KTLA
- UCLA engineers using 3-D printing in race to get coronavirus face shields to hospitals | Daily News
- In the fight against COVID-19, a UCLA lab is cranking out face shields | Inverse
- UCLA engineers using 3-D printing in race to get coronavirus face shields to hospitals | Press Telegram
- 洛加大工程師 開發手術面罩 | World Journal
EDUCATION
- B.S., University of Minnesota, 1991
- M.S., University of Minnesota, 1996
- Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1999
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- NSF Career Award, 2007 – 2012
COURSES
- Bioengr C106 / C206: Topics in Biophysics, Channels, and Membranes (Fall Quarter)
- Bioengr 120: Biomedical Transducers (Winter Quarter)
- Bioengr C131 / C231: Nanopore Sensing (Spring Quarter)