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Stephen Kennedy's Biography



Stephen Kennedy, Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering

Dr. Kennedy is currently an Assistant Professor of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering at the University of Rhode Island. Prof. Kennedy received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin. During his graduate studies, he was awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein Fellowship and a Wisconsin Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Fellowship in Interdisciplinary Bioengineering. Prior to attaining a faculty position, Prof. Kennedy conducted his postdoctoral work at Harvard University and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering under the mentorship of David Mooney. His scientific works have been recognized numerous times by the Bioelectromagnetics Society, ACEA Biosciences, the American Institute for Chemical Engineering (AIChE), and have been published in 54 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings. These works have been featured as the frontispiece in Advanced Materials and have been highlighted in an article by Materials Today. Dr. Kennedy is the recipient of the NIH National Research Service Award, the Curtis Carl Johnson Memorial Award, the Gerald Holdridge Award for Excellence in Teaching, and a 3M Non-Tenure Faculty Award. Prof. Kennedy is originally from Huntsville, Alabama and currently resides in North Kingstown, Rhode Island with his wife, Sandra, son, Spencer, and geriatric Labrador retriever, Doodles.

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