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Research page (Including research opportunities for grad and undergrad students)
Mechanical and rheological properties of cancer cells as a biomarker for cancer stem cell phenotype.
Determination of neutrophil behavior in the lung capillary environment using in vitro techniques.
Experimental determination of the response of single cell adhesion molecules to applied forces.

PHYS 4301/5301 - Cell and Molecular Biophysics: This course is taught in Fall semester in odd-numbered years.
PHYS 1901 - Physics Seminar: Discussion of readings from recent physics news, back-of-the-envelope problem solving and student presentations.
PHYS 2051 - General Physics (with calculus): Courses focus on concepts and use a modified version of Scale Up (with pre-class quizzes, group problem solving practice in class evaluated using clickers).
PHYS 6001 - Graduate Laboratory: Experience with equipment (SEM, EDX, X-Ray Diffraction, STM, AFM) and presentation of results (paper, poster, webpages and abstracts).
PHYS 8301 - Biophysics Seminar: Student and Faculty presentations of papers from Biophysics literature around a topic of interest.

Department of Physics & Astronomy Undergraduate Chair (since Fall 2011).
Honors Tutorial College (HTC) Director of Studies for Engineering Physics (since Fall 2005).
Faculty Senator (2014-2017) including service on University Curriculum Committee and Individual Course subcommittee.

Ph. D. (Physics), January, 1996 - McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
M. Sc. (Atmospheric Physics), October, 1989 - McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
B. Sc. (Physics), June, 1986 - McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada

Associate Professor - Department of Physics and Astronomy Ohio University, Athens, OH, U.S.A. (September 2007 - present)
Assistant Professor - Department of Physics and Astronomy Ohio University, Athens, OH, U.S.A. (September 2001 - August, 2007)
Research Associate - Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. (Oct, 2000 - Aug, 2001) Research on the biophysics of cell adhesion (supervisor: Daniel A. Hammer).
Postdoctoral Researcher - Chemical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A. (Aug, 1996 - Oct, 2000) Research on the force dependence of reverse reaction rates for selectin-carbohydrate bonds (supervisor: Daniel A. Hammer).
Postdoctoral Researcher - Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY , U.S.A. (Dec, 1995 - Aug, 1996) Research on the force dependence of reverse reaction rates for selectin-carbohydrate bonds (supervisor: Daniel A. Hammer).
Graduate Research Assistant - Ph.D. McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada (Aug, 1989 - Nov, 1995) Thesis: On the time and force dependence of antigen-antibody mediated cell adhesion. (supervisor: Harry L. Goldsmith)
Graduate Research Assistant - M. Sc. McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada (Aug, 1986 - Aug,1989) Thesis: Range dependence of radar estimates of rainfall: a simulation (supervisor: Geoffrey L. Austin)

2006-2011 – National Science Foundation CAREER Award Recipient
2005 – Ohio University Arts and Sciences Dean's Outstanding Teacher Award
1997-1999 - Recipient of two-year postdoctoral fellowship from Quebec research funding agency Fonds pour la Formation de Chercheurs et l'Aide à la Recherche (FCAR)

Member of Biophysical Society, Biomedical Engineering Society American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, American Association for Cancer Research and AAAS.
Reviewer and panelist for the National Science Foundation and the American Heart Association.
Reviewer of articles for Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, Biophysical Journal, Biorheology, Physical Review E, Physical Review Letters, Langmuir, PLoS One and Mathematical Biosciences.

David F. J. Tees, Ph.D.