Paul Urayama

Courses

• PHY281 - Contemporary Physics I: Foundations [Harris, Modern Physics]
• PHY282 - Contemporary Physics II: Frontiers [Harris, Modern Physics]
• PHY421/521 - Molecular and Cellular Biophysics [Nelson, Biological Physics]
• PHY422/522 - Physics for Medicine and Biology [Hobbie and Roth, Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology]
• PHY437/537 - Intermediate Thermodynamics and Introduction to Statistical Physics [Bowley and Sanchez, Introductory Statistical Mechanics]
• PHY642 - Advanced Kinetic Theory and Statistical Mechanics [Pathria and Beale, Statistical Mechanics]

[textbooks in brackets]

I am passionate about involving students in biophysical research. I was awarded the College of Arts and Science Distinguished Educator Award for teaching and mentoring activities.

Research

My research area is experimental biological physics. My laboratory develops analytical approaches for fluorescence-based metabolic sensing with emphasis towards biomedical applications and mitochondrial function under extreme pressure. Recent papers have appeared in Analytical Chemistry, Journal of Biophotonics, and RSC Advances. All involve student co-authors. Publications list

Service and Advising

Students might interact with me through the National Fellowships Committee. I am the campus representative for the Goldwater Scholarship and faculty liaison to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. Students interested in STEM fellowships can contact me or can find information about national fellowships here.

Education

• Joined Miami University faculty in 2003
• Ph.D. Physics, Princeton University (2001)
• B.S. Biological Sciences, University of California at Irvine (1994)
• B.S. Physics, University of California at Irvine (1994)