Assistant Director
Safer Nanomaterials & Nanomanufacturing Initiative
Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute and the Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon
Eugene
OR, 97403
United States
PH: +1 (541) 713-1330
Fax: +1 (541) 758-9320
Email: bmaddux@uoregon.edu
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Background
Bettye L. (Smith) Maddux received her Ph.D. from the University of Texas at
Austin studying the effects of the potent carcinogen, benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide
on nucleosomal DNA at single nucleotide resolution. She joined the Oregon Nanoscience
and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI) as assistant director of SNNI in February
2006. Previously, she served as an associate specialist and research biophysicist
at the University of California, Santa Barbara with joint appointments in the
Materials Research Laboratory, the Department of Physics, and the Marine Biotechnology
Institute. Her major research interests include studying the mechanisms controlling
the biosynthesis and self-assembly of biocomposite materials and analyzing the
nanoscale properties of strong and tough biopolymers.
Dr. Maddux actively participates in guiding public policy and promoting SNNI's
proactive design strategies. She serves on the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) US Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to the International Organization on
Standardization's (ISO) Technical Committee on Nanotechnologies 229. She
has published peer-reviewed research articles, a book chapter, policy-related
reports and invited articles as 'Bettye L. Smith' and more recently as
'Bettye L.S. Maddux' in the fields of nanotechnology, biophysics,
biochemistry, chemistry, materials science, and chemical carcinogenesis.