Christopher V Kelly (fh4414)
University information
Title: Associate Professor
Unit: Physics & Astronomy
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science
ORCID iD:
0000-0003-0886-8691
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:
Title:
Associate Professor
Secondary Title:
Director of the Richard Barber Interdisciplinary Research Program
Phone:
313-312-0423
Email:
cvkelly@wayne.edu
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: