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Background
Brandon Slaughter
is originally from Dallas, Texas. He
received a B.S. degree in Mechanical
Engineering with High Honors from The
University of Texas at Austin in May
2006. Brandon’s diverse undergraduate
research included designing a computer
simulation for two-phase convective heat
transfer in microgravity environments
and studying triggered-release of
therapeutics from polymeric nanospheres.
Prior to his time at The University of
Texas, Brandon served for six years in
the United States Navy as a nuclear
propulsion plant operator and
electrician. He supervised the
distribution of electric power from a
nuclear power plant to an operating
aircraft carrier during operations in
the Persian Gulf. Following his naval
service, he worked for Lam Research as a
Field Engineer in plasma etching and
chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP)
for semiconductor fabrication. Brandon
joined the Peppas lab as a graduate
student to pursue a PhD in Biomedical
Engineering in the fall of 2006.
Research Summary
Publications
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