Christopher V Kelly

Christopher V Kelly

Associate Professor
Director of the Richard Barber Interdisciplinary Research Program

313-312-0423

cvkelly@wayne.edu

283 Physics Research Bldg.
2412 Integrative Biosciences Center

Website(s)

cvkelly.wayne.edu

Social media

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Department

Physics and Astronomy

Christopher V Kelly

Research interest(s)/area of expertise

  • Biophysics

  • Cell membranes

Education

  • B.A. in Physics, Oberlin College, Advised by Yumi Ijiri, 2003
  • M.S.E. in Electrical Engineering, Univeristy of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2007
  • Ph.D. in Applied Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Advised by Mark Banaszak Holl and Brad Orr, 2009
  • Postdoc, in Applied & Engineering Physics and Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Advised by Harold Craighead and Barbara Baird, 2010-2013

Awards and grants

  • 2017: Richard J. Barber Faculty Recognition Award
  • 2017-2022: NSF CAREER Award - The nanoscale dynamics of molecular sorting, membrane curvature, and endocytosis (DMR1652316)
  • 2018: Sultana N. Nahar Prize for Distinction in Teaching Physics and Astronomy
  • 2019: Excellence in Mentoring and Teaching Award, WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • 2022 - 2027: NIH NIDDK R01 - Analysis of Lipolytic Trafficking in Adipocytes (R01-DK076629)
  • 2024 - 2029: NIH NICHD R01 - The mechanisms of MEIG1 complex in mammalian spermiogenesis and fertilization (R01-HD114311)

Selected publications

Courses taught by Christopher V Kelly

Winter Term 2025 (current)

Fall Term 2024

Winter Term 2024

Fall Term 2023