Peter J. Beltramo

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, UMass-Amherst, 2018 – Present

B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2009
Ph.D., University of Delaware, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, 2014
Postdoc, ETH Zürich, Soft Materials, 2017 

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Peter Beltramo is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UMass Amherst. He earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 2014, where he studied the electrokinetics and self-assembly of colloidal suspensions.  Before starting at UMass Amherst in 2018, he completed a postdoc in Soft Materials at ETH Zurich.  At UMass, his lab studies interfacial soft matter in contexts ranging from membrane biophysics and biomimetic materials to particle stabilized emulsions and ordered 2D materials. His recent recognitions include the NSF CAREER Award, ACS-PRF Doctoral New Investigator Award, and a College of Engineering Barbara H. and Joseph I. Goldstein Outstanding Junior Faculty Award and Lilly Teaching Fellowship at UMass Amherst.