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WWW.SEAS.UPENN.EDU On the research front, Diamond develops microfluidic devices that recreate the body’s fluid mechanics, which his lab uses to test small volumes of blood. “Scott works with scientists from every corner of this campus,” says Eduardo D. Glandt, Nemirovsky Family Dean of Penn Engineering. “He is equally fluent with biologists, clinicians and computer scientists.” An elected Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society, Diamond has been honored with the George Heilmeier Award for Excellence in Faculty Research from Penn and the Allan P. Colburn award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Diamond is the founding director of the Penn Center for Molecular Discovery, an NIH initiative established in 2005, and the director of the Penn Biotechnology Master’s Program, one of the largest of its kind in the country. “It’s fascinating how the classic engineering tools of fluid mechanics, transport physics and reaction kinetics are now applied to today’s problems,” notes Diamond, the Arthur E. Humphrey Professor. “In a recent conversation with Dr. Humphrey, the founding Dean of our School, Arthur noted that his career was focused on running a single 1,000-liter fermenter. In a given week, our lab runs thousands of different one-microliter reactions simultaneously. Our capacity as scientists to generate novel data and insights has skyrocketed.” “The ability to manage high-dimensional data sets and apply computer skills for implementing creative ideas is something our undergraduates need to learn,” says Diamond. “Our goal is to encourage students to get involved in discovery and research early on, and we’re creating more opportunities to do that.” For instance, students can grapple with high-dimensional data sets SPRING 2013 n 4
in a course he teaches on the chemical screening technologies that are used to find new drugs. Breaking Through On the research front, Diamond also develops microfluidic devices that recreate the body’s fluid mechanics, which his lab uses to test small volumes of blood. Recently, his team made a fascinating discovery: when a sample was resistant to aspirin treatment, his team identified a previously unknown genetic mutation. The result was published in the prestigious journal Blood. Tom Colace, a fifth-year Ph.D. student, has coauthored several studies with Diamond, including the Blood paper. “I have really enjoyed having him as an advisor, not just because he was working in an area that interested me but because he offered students the perfect balance of freedom to explore our own ideas and the accessibility to meet with and guide us as needed,” Colace says. Diamond lives with his wife Jessica, a scientific writer, and their teenage son and daughter in suburban Philadelphia. When he’s not advising students, researching or teaching, Diamond enjoys downhill skiing, a hobby that allows him to enjoy the outdoors. “When you’re skiing, you’re exactly in the moment of getting down the slope. Pennsylvania has the mountains. We just need more winter.” PENN ENGINEERING n 5
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