Christopher V Kelly (fh4414)

University information

Title: Associate Professor
Unit: Physics & Astronomy
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science

Contact information

313-577-8471
666 W. Hancock St.
Room # 283 Physics Bldg.
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Detroit, 48201

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department:

Physics and Astronomy

Title: Associate Professor
Secondary Title: Director of the Richard Barber Interdisciplinary Research Program
Phone: 313-312-0423
Office:

283 Physics Research Bldg.
2412 Integrative Biosciences Center

Website: https://cvkelly.wayne.edu
Social Media: https://x.com/CVKellyLab
Research interest(s)/area of expertise:

Biophysics

Cell membranes

Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications: B.A. in Physics, Oberlin College, Advised by Yumi Ijiri, 2003 M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007 Ph.D. in Applied Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Advised by Mark Banaszak Holl and Brad Orr, 2009 Postdoc, in Applied & Engineering Physics and Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Advised by Harold Craighead and Barbara Baird, 2010-2013
Awards and grants:
  • 2017: Richard J. Barber Faculty Recognition Award
  • 2017-2022: NSF CAREER Award - The nanoscale dynamics of molecular sorting, membrane curvature, and endocytosis (DMR1652316)
  • 2018: Sultana N. Nahar Prize for Distinction in Teaching Physics and Astronomy
  • 2019: Excellence in Mentoring and Teaching Award, WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • 2022 - 2027: NIH NIDDK R01 - Analysis of Lipolytic Trafficking in Adipocytes (R01-DK076629)
  • 2024 - 2029: NIH NICHD R01 - The mechanisms of MEIG1 complex in mammalian spermiogenesis and fertilization (R01-HD114311)
Selected Publications:
Christopher V Kelly

Courses taught by Christopher V Kelly

Winter Term 2025 (current)

Fall Term 2024

Winter Term 2024

Fall Term 2023

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