Fellows of Jonathan Edwards

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W. Mark Saltzman


Bio:

W. Mark Saltzman is an engineer and educator. His research has impacted the fields of drug delivery, biomaterials, nanobiotechnology, and tissue engineering. This work is described in more than 350 research papers and dozens of patents. He is also the sole author of three textbooks: Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, and Drug Delivery.

Saltzman graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in chemical engineering and received graduate degrees in chemical engineering and medical engineering from MIT. He was appointed the Goizueta Foundation Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Yale in 2002.  He was the founding chair of Yale’s Department of Biomedical Engineering and served in that role for 12 years. From 2016-2022, he was the Head of Jonathan Edwards College, one of Yale’s fourteen residential colleges.

Dr. Saltzman is an elected member of the US National Academy of Medicine and the US National Academy of Engineering.

Wilhelm Schlag


Bio:

Professor of Mathematics

wilhelm.schlag@yale.edu

Michael Schmertzler


Bio:

Professor (Adjunct) at the School of Management; Lecturer in Economics

michael.schmertzler@yale.edu

Tom Sellar


Bio:

Tom Sellar, an arts writer, journal editor, and performance curator, is Professor of Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism at Yale School of Drama. He is also Editor of Theater magazine, Yale’s international performance journal, and a frequent contributor to the Village Voice, the New York Times and other publications. Tom regularly attends all kinds of performances in New Haven, New York, and around the globe, and is always keen to hear about—or recommend—interesting events. A proud resident of Brooklyn, he is a frequent and enthusiastic traveler and enjoys meeting JE students from all parts of the world. thomas.sellar@yale.edu

Michael Sernyak


Bio:

Professor of Psychiatry

michael.sernyak@yale.edu

Uma Shankar


Bio:

OISS Advisor at the Office of International Students and Scholars

uma.shankar@yale.edu

Nari Shelekpayev


Bio:

Nari Shelekpayev is a Professor at the Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. He has broad interests related to urban and cultural history of the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and post-Soviet states, including performance and soundscapes. At Yale, he teaches courses on Bulgakov’s Master and Margarita, Eurasian cities, as well as an introductory course on the history of Russian and Soviet music.

Lorraine Siggins


Bio:

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

Richard A. Silverman


Bio:

Born and raised in Memphis, entered Yale & JE at 17, was an intramural athlete and printer in the JE Print Shop.  Withdrew after junior year.  Joined the Army, married Nancy, served in Military Intelligence in Germany, where daughter Melissa was born.  After discharge, returned to Yale, where son Joshua was born.  Graduated with BA in 1970, awarded Carnegie Foundation teaching Fellowship and accepted into the PhD program by the Yale Philosophy Department.  Left without the degree to teach at The Children’s Center in Hamden, CT.  Yale admissions career began in 1977: Six years in Undergraduate Admissions, 16 years as Director of Admissions at the School of Management, and almost 20 years as Director of Admissions at the School of Medicine.  Retired in 2018 and, with Nancy (retired earlier from the American Red Cross) entered the next chapter of their life together. 

Catherine Skinner


Bio:

Former Master of JE. Appointment in the Dept of Geology & Geophysics 

catherine.skinner@yale.edu