Contact: stefan.wilhelm@ou.edu

LAB POSITION

Principal Investigator

BIOGRAPHY

  • Interim Chair, Graduate Studies Committee (07/2024-Present): Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • William H. Barkow Presidential Professor (04/2024-Present): University of Oklahoma
  • Stephenson Chair of Biomedical Engineering (08/2023-Present): Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • Associate Professor (08/2023-Present): Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • Stephenson Professor of Biomedical Engineering (2023): Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • Assistant Professor (2023): Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • Postdoctoral Fellow (2017): Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry (2014): Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Chemo- and Biosensors, University of Regensburg, Germany
  • Undergraduate in Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, Germany

AFFILIATIONS

  • Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019
  • Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (IBEST), Norman, Oklahoma, 73019
  • Stephenson Cancer Center, The University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2024: Best Paper Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Biomedical Engineering Division (BED), Portland, OR
  • 2024: OVPRP Research and Creative Activity Award, University of Oklahoma
  • 2024: The Innovative Programming Award for BE4NANO, University of Oklahoma
  • 2024: William H. Barkow Presidential Professorship, University of Oklahoma
  • 2023: Stephenson Chair #5 of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • 2023: NIH MIRA R35 Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award, Bethesda, MD
  • 2023: Teaching Scholar Award, Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • 2022: Faculty Fellow, Vice President for Research and Partnerships (VPRP), University of Oklahoma
  • 2022: Outstanding Faculty Teacher (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma
  • 2021: Scialog Fellow: Advancing Bioimaging – Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Tucson, AZ
  • 2021: NSF CAREER Award, Alexandria, VA
  • 2019: NIH Early Career Reviewer (ECR), Washington, DC
  • 2019: Junior Faculty Fellowship (JFF) Award, University of Oklahoma
  • 2018: Junior Faculty Fellowship (JFF) Award, University of Oklahoma
  • 2017: Stephenson Professor #1 of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
  • 2017: Travel Award, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), Institute of Cancer Research
  • 2013: Travel Award, “Friends of University e. V.”, University of Regensburg, Germany
  • 2012: Best Poster Award, EUROPT(R)ODE XI, Barcelona, Spain
  • 2011: Travel Award, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS), Nice, France

MENTORED STUDENT/FELLOW AWARDS

  • 2024: Thao Tran, First Generation Spring 2025 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: James Lowe, Donna Shirley Award, Gallogly College of Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Mobina Mohammadnejad, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Thao Tran, McNair Summer Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Thao Tran, OU Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Mobina Mohammadnejad, OU Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Hamilton Young, Gallogly College of Engineering, Outstanding Senior in BME Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Thao Tran, President’s Outstanding Sophomore Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Hamilton Young, NSF GRFP Award, Alexandria, VA
  • 2024: Thao Tran, Outstanding Sophomore Award (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Hamilton Young, Outstanding Senior Award (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: Vinit Sheth, Outstanding PhD Graduate Award (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2024: James Lowe, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Vinit Sheth, Gallogly College of Engineering Dissertation Excellence Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Alex Frickenstein, Gallogly College of Engineering Dissertation Excellence Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Hamilton Young, Astronaut Scholarship, Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, Orlando, FL
  • 2023: Amberlynn Demko, OU Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Tekena Harcourt, Wayne Steen Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Wen Yang, Outstanding PhD Graduate (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Emmy Francek, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Majood Haddad, Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Amberlynn Demko, Outstanding Sophomore (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2023: Rylee Newport, NSF GRFP Award, Alexandria, VA
  • 2022: Vinit Sheth, Robberson Travel Award, Graduate College, The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Abigail Thomas, Gallogly College of Engineering, Spring 2023, Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Vinit Sheth, 2nd Place in Micrograph Contest, Oklahoma Microscopy Society Annual Meeting, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Tekena Harcourt, Gallogly College of Engineering, Pursuit of Excellence Award 2022, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Abigail Thomas, Gallogly College of Engineering, Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Sarah Butterfield, Gallogly College of Engineering, Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Rylee Newport, Gallogly College of Engineering, Fall 2022 Undergraduate Research Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK,
  • 2022: Majood Haddad, Dolese Fellowship (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Rylee Newport, Gallogly College of Engineering, Summer 2022 Engineering Research Entry Apprentice Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Luke Whitehead, Gallogly College of Engineering, Summer 2022 Engineering Research Entry Apprentice Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Tekena Harcourt, Gallogly College of Engineering, Summer 2022 Engineering Research Entry Apprentice Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Tekena Harcourt, OU Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Zain Malik, OU Provost’s Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (UReCA) Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Nathan Donahue, Outstanding PhD Graduate (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Emmy Francek, Outstanding Senior (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Wen Yang, Best Research Paper (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Evan Mettenbrink, Outstanding MS Graduate (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Alex Frickenstein, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (OU SBME), University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Alex Frickenstein, OU SRNML Voucher Program Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Emmy Francek, 2nd Place in “Biomedical Engineering” at the OU Undergraduate Research Day, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Alyssa Holden, NSF GRFP Award, Alexandria, VA
  • 2022: Emmy Francek, Letzeiser Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Emmy Francek, Campus Life Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2022: Rylee Newport, Delta Gamma Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Emmy Francek, Gallogly College of Engineering Outstanding Senior, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Nathan Donahue, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nanoscale Science & Engineering Forum (NSEF) Presentation Award, Boston, MA, USA
  • 2021: Alyssa Holden, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Emmy Francek, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Wambui Gachunga, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Wen Yang, IBEST Travel Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Nathan Donahue: IBEST Travel Award, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Emmy R. Francek, Honors Research Assistant Program Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Emmy R. Francek, Tau Beta Pi Scholarship Award, Knoxville, TN
  • 2021: Nathan Donahue, Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Student Senate, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Evan Mettenbrink, Outstanding Research Award, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2021: Emmy Francek, University of Oklahoma Board of Regents Outstanding Junior Award, Norman, OK
  • 2020: Emmy Francek, Outstanding Sophomore Award 2020, Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2020: Joanne Lee, NSF GRFP – BME PhD student at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • 2020: Nathan Donahue, Oral Presentation Award, Oklahoma Microscopy Society Annual Meeting, Norman, OK
  • 2019: Vinit Sheth, Alumni and Foundation Recruitment Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2018: Joanne Lee, Thomas I. Brown Jr. Endowed Scholarship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2018: Joanne Lee, Honors Research Assistant Program Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
  • 2018: Joanne Lee, OU Mentored Research Fellowship, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

PUBLICATIONS

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
  • American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
  • American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

JOURNAL PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES

  • ACS Applied Bio Materials (ACS)
  • ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces (ACS)
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials (ACS)
  • ACS ES&T Water (ACS)
  • ACS Nano (ACS)
  • ACS Omega (ACS)
  • Acta Biomaterialia (Elsevier)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (Wiley)
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials (Wiley)
  • Advanced Materials (Wiley)
  • Advanced Optical Materials (Wiley)
  • Advanced Science (Wiley)
  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (SpringerNature)
  • Analytical Chemistry (ACS)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (Wiley)
  • Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology (Beilstein)
  • Biomaterials Science (RSC)
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology (ACS)
  • Chemistry of Materials (ACS)
  • Chemical Society Reviews (RSC)
  • ChemMedChem (Wiley)
  • Drug Delivery and Translational Research (SpringerNature)
  • Drug Discovery Today (Elsevier)
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics (Elsevier)
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (MDPI)
  • JACS (ACS)
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds (Elsevier)
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry B (RSC)
  • Journal of Nanobiotechnology (SpringerNature)
  • Macromolecular Bioscience (Wiley)
  • Materials (MDPI)
  • Microchimica Acta (SpringerNature)
  • Molecules (MDPI)
  • Nano Letters (ACS)
  • Nanomaterials (MDPI)
  • Nanoscale (RSC)
  • Nano Today (Elsevier)
  • Nature Biomedical Engineering (SpringerNature)
  • Nature Communications (SpringerNature)
  • Nature Materials (SpringerNature)
  • Nature Photonics (SpringerNature)
  • Nature Protocols (SpringerNature)
  • PNAS (NAS)
  • Polymers (MDPI)
  • Science (AAAS)
  • Science Advances (AAAS)
  • Scientific Reports (SpringerNature)
  • Sensors (MDPI)
  • Small (Wiley)
  • Trends in Analytical Chemistry (Elsevier)
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Nanomedicine (Wiley)
  • WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology (Wiley)

GRANT APPLICATION PEER REVIEW ACTIVITIES

  • AIBS – American Institute of Biological Sciences
  • DFG – Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
  • DOE – Department of Energy
  • ERC – European Research Council
  • GACR – Czech Science Foundation
  • Irish Research Council
  • KWF – Dutch Cancer Society
  • NIH – National Institutes of Health
  • NSF – National Science Foundation
  • NWO – Dutch Research Council
  • Wellcome Trust

TEACHING

  • BME 2333 – Biomedical Engineering Fundamentals (Undergraduate level course – sophomores. 3 credit hours)
  • BME 3163 – Biomedical Micro-/Nano-Technology (Undergraduate level course – juniors, 3 credit hours)
  • BME 3181 – Biomedical Engineering Lab II (Undergraduate level course – juniors, 1 credit hour)
  • BME 5413 – Nanomedicine (Graduate level course, 3 credit hours)