Bridgette Budhlall

Dr. Bridgette M. Budhlall's research focus is at the intersection of colloidal science and polymer science. She was most recently a research assistant professor at North Carolina State University where she worked on developing smart materials for nanomedicine applications. Dr. Budhlall also has eight years experience working in industry, most recently at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. where she worked in the synthesis of latexes for coatings and developed photoresist polymers and immersion fluids for microlithography applications. 

Dr. Budhlall is interested in the synthesis and applications of (polymer) colloids to the preparation of smart materials, drug delivery systems and biosensors.  She is also pursuing work in the emerging field of Micro- and Nanofluidics where she is using a combination of “top-down” lithographic techniques and “bottom-up” assembly of hollow nanofibers to fabricate 2-D and 3-D nanofluidic devices for lab-on-chip applications.  

Her teaching interests include polymer science, kinetics and mechanism of polymerization, synthesis and characterization of polymers; fundamental concepts important in manufacturing, characterization and application of emulsion polymer latexes; coatings technology and adhesives; surface science and colloidal nanoscience and nanoscale engineering. Dr. Budhlall’s expertise in colloid science and coatings will allow the Plastics Engineering Department to ramp up its activity in the area of coatings and adhesives.