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Jens O.M. Karlsson, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Tolentine Hall Rm 111A
Mechanical Engineering
800 Lancaster Avenue
Villanova, PA 19085
jens.karlsson@villanova.edu
http://www.homepage.villanova.edu/jens.karlsson
Phone: (610) 519-6250
Fax: (610) 519-7312

Summary:Dr. Karlsson joined Villanova University in the Fall 2008. His research program focuses on biothermal sciences (the investigation of thermal phenomena in biological systems).
Education:
  • Ph.D.         Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • S.M.          Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • S.B.          Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research:
  • Biophysical mechanisms of intracellular ice formation and cell damage during freezing and thawing
  • Cryopreservation of tissue-engineered constructs
  • Cryopreservation of cell lines and gametes
  • Cryosurgery
  • Hyperthermic processes, including burn injury, thermal ablation, heat shock response, fever
Course List:
Professional Experience:
  • Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Mechanical Engineering
  • Assistant Professor, University of Illinois-Chicago, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Department of Bioengineering
  • Research Fellow, Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, Center for Engineering in Medicine