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Location
Grehan 219G
Phone
859-323-4530
Email
laura.letellier@uky.edu

Research Description

My research is called "The Design of Medicines at the Nanometer Scale Using Engineering Mechanics." The current focus is on developing a set of mathematical models which describe the selective bonding of synthetic co-polymers to lipids using first principles of physics. This research will allow engineers and scientists to rapidly develop anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-cancer medicines.

Research Interests:

Active and Semi-Active Structural Damping

Design of Medicines Using Nanotechnology

Mathematical Modeling and Simulation

Education

B. S. Aero and Astro Engineering, Purdue University, 1977, with Distinction

Appointments

Lecturer, First-Year Engineering Program, University of Kentucky, 2016 – Present

Medical Eng. Consultant, Specialist Staffing Services, Inc. (for Pfizer), 2014-2016

Corporate Secretary and Treasurer, Lake-Cook Reporting, Ltd., 2012-2014

Engineering Specialist and Manager II, Baxter Healthcare Corp., 2001-2012

Duty Development Manager, Niku Corporation, 2000-2001

Industry Consultant and Senior Software Developer, Geneer, 1997-2000

Engineering Manager, Emerson Electric Co. – Control Techniques Div., 1996-1997

Principal Engineer, Cleveland Machine Controls, Inc., 1994-1996

Principal Engineer, Mannesmann Rexroth Corp., Indramat Div., 1988-1993

Senior Electrical Engineer, Rockwell Intl. Graphic Systems Div., 1986-1988

Electrical Engineer, Holland Company, Railweld Division, 1985-1986

Engineer, Letellier Engineering, 1983-1985 and 1993-1994

Engineer, Letellier Material Handling Equipment Co., 1982-1983

Nuclear Power Research Project Officer, Div. of Naval Reactors, USDOE, 1977-1982

Patents

Products:

  • U.S. Patent 8,775,196, Thomas L. C. Simpson, Laura M. Letellier, James P. Martucci, and Gordon J. Wilkes, System and method for notification and escalation of medical data, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Granted July 8, 2014
  • U.S. Patent 8,489,427, Wireless medical data communication system and method, Thomas L. C. Simpson, Laura M. Letellier, and James P. Martucci, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Granted July 16, 2013
  • U.S. Patent 8,234,128, James P. Martucci, Laura M. Letellier, Mark Notestine, and Gordon J. Wilkes, System and method for verifying medical device operational parameters, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Granted July 31, 2012

Other Significant Products:

  • U.S. Patent Application 20050055244, Janet Mullan, Dan M. Mihai, James P. Martucci, Laura M. Letellier, and Gordon J. Wilkes, Wireless medical communication system and method, pending, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Filed July 14, 2004
  • U.S. Patent Application 20040167804, Thomas L. C. Simpson, Laura M. Letellier, James P. Martucci, and Gordon J. Wilkes, Medical data communication notification and messaging system and method, pending, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Filed December 30, 2003
  • U.S. Patent Application 20040172300, Dan M. Mihai, James P. Martucci, Laura M. Letellier, and Mark Notestine, Method and system for integrating data flows, pending, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Filed December 30, 2003
  • U.S. Patent Application 20040172301, Dan M. Mihai, James P. Martucci, and Laura M. Letellier, Remote multi-purpose user interface for a healthcare system, pending, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Filed December 30, 2003
  • U.S. Patent Application 20040176667, Dan M. Mihai, James P. Martucci, Laura M. Letellier, and Mark Notestine, Method and system for medical device connectivity, pending, Baxter International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, Filed December 30, 2003