{"id":427,"date":"2025-06-27T14:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/?page_id=427"},"modified":"2025-06-27T14:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T18:32:16","slug":"andy-sarles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/faculty\/andy-sarles\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Sarles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\">Andy Sarles<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><em><em>James Conklin Fellow and Professor<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-columns-reverse alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading orange-mark\">Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2020-Present<br><\/strong>James Conklin Fellow, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering,\u00a0University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2019-Present<br><\/strong>Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering,\u00a0University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 2011 \u2013 2019<br><\/strong>Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering,\u00a0University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 2010 \u2013 July 2011<br><\/strong>Post-Doctoral Research Scientist,\u00a0Department of Mechanical Engineering,\u00a0Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ssarles.utk.edu\/\">Personal Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PhD, 2010,\u00a0Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MS, 2006,\u00a0Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BS, 2004,\u00a0University of Tennessee, Knoxville<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Research interests revolve around the assembly, characterization, and application of biologically inspired and biomolecular material systems for engineered devices. Specific topics of interest include:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Biomimetic membranes for sensing, energy conversion, and actuation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uncovering membrane-nanomaterial interactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Soft, reconfigurable materials for neuromorphic computing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Associate Professor Andy Sarles Explains How Bio-Inspired Materials Could Improve &quot;Smart&quot; Technology\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O9qDOqWVatI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Co-Chair, Emerging Technologies Symposium, ASME SMASIS Conference \u2013 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Member of Materials Research Society (2008-present) and (American Society of Mechanical Engineers (2008-present)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Symposium Chair and Co-Chair, Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems, ASME Smart Materials Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS) Conferences 2013-2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Secretary, Bioinspired Smart Materials Technical Committee, ASMS Branch within ASME, 2013 \u2013 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reviewer:\u00a0<em>Langmuir, Smart Materials and Structures, Nature Protocols, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures (JIMSS), Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS), Robotica<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proposal Reviewer for the User Proposal Program at the Center for Nanophase Materials Science (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Awards and Recognitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dept. of Mech. Aero. &amp; Biomed. Engr. Outstanding Tenure Track Faculty Award \u2013 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tickle College of Engineering Professional Promise in Research Award \u2013 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NSF CAREER Award \u2013 2018<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award, Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch of ASME \u2013 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UT Research Foundation Innovation Award for Technology Licensing &#8211; 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award &#8211; 2015<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>College of Engineering Summer Pre-College Service Award \u2013 2014, 2015, 2016<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MABE Tenure Track Outstanding Gradient Faculty Award &#8211; 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"width: 15%;height: 16px;margin-bottom: 24px;border-bottom: 6px solid #ff8200\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Najem, J. S.; Taylor, G. J.; Weiss, R. J.; Hasan, M. S.; Rose, G.; Schuman, C. D.; Belianinov, A.; Collier, C. P.; Sarles, S. A., Memristive Ion Channel-Doped Biomembranes as Synaptic Mimics. ACS Nano 2018, 12 (5), 4702-4711.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venkatesan, G. A.; Taylor, G. J.; Basham, C. M.; Brady, N. G.; Collier, C. P.; Sarles, S. A., Evaporation-induced monolayer compression improves droplet interface bilayer formation using unsaturated lipids. Biomicrofluidics 2018, 12, 024101.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taylor, G. J.; Heberle, F. A.; Seinfeld, J. S.; Katsaras, J.; Collier, C. P.; Sarles, S. A., Capacitive Detection of Low-Enthalpy, Higher-Order Phase Transitions in Synthetic and Natural Composition Lipid Membranes. Langmuir 2017, 33 (38), 10016-10026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nguyen, M.; Srijanto, B.; Retterer, S.; Collier, C. P.; Sarles, S. A., Hydrodynamic trapping for rapid assembly and in situ electrical characterization of droplet interface bilayer arrays.\u00a0<em>Lab Chip<\/em>\u00a02016,\u00a0<em>16<\/em>, 3576-3588.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tamaddoni, N.; Taylor, G.; Hepburn, T.; Michael Kilbey, S.; Sarles, S. A., Reversible, voltage-activated formation of biomimetic membranes between triblock copolymer-coated aqueous droplets in good solvents.\u00a0<em>Soft Matter\u00a0<\/em>2016,\u00a0<em>12<\/em>, 5096 &#8211; 5109.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venkatesan, G. A.; Sarles, S. A., Droplet immobilization within a polymeric organogel improves lipid bilayer durability and portability.\u00a0<em>Lab on a Chip\u00a0<\/em>2016,\u00a0<em>16<\/em>, 2116 &#8211; 2125.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tamaddoni, N.; Sarles, S. A., Toward cell-inspired materials that feel: measurements and modeling of mechanotransduction in droplet-based, multi-membrane arrays.\u00a0<em>Bioinspiration &amp; Biomimetics\u00a0<\/em>2016,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>(3), 036008.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Niroomand, H.; Venkatesan, G. A.; Sarles, S. A.; Mukherjee, D.; Khomami, B., Lipid-Detergent Phase Transitions During Detergent-Mediated Liposome Solubilization.\u00a0<em>Membrane Biol.\u00a0<\/em>2016, 1-16.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Venkatesan, G. A.; Lee, J.; Barati Farimani, A.; Heiranian, M.; Collier, C. P.; Aluru, N. R.; Sarles, S. A., Adsorption kinetics dictate monolayer self-assembly for both lipid-in and lipid-out approaches to droplet interface bilayer formation.\u00a0<em>Langmuir\u00a0<\/em>2015,\u00a0<em>31<\/em>(47), 12883-12893.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tamaddoni, N.; Freeman, E. C.; Sarles, S. A., Sensitivity and directionality of lipid bilayer mechanotransduction studied using a revised, highly durable membrane-based hair cell sensor.\u00a0<em>Smart Materials and Structures\u00a0<\/em>2015,\u00a0<em>24<\/em>(6), 065014.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taylor, G. J.; Venkatesan, G. A.; Collier, C. P.; Sarles, S. A.; Direct in situ measurement of specific capacitance, monolayer tension, and bilayer tension in a droplet interface bilayer.\u00a0<em>Soft Matter\u00a0<\/em>2015,\u00a0<em>11<\/em>(38), 7592-7605.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mruetusatorn, P.; Polizos, G.; Datskos, P. G.; Taylor, G.; Sarles, S. A.; Boreyko, J. B.; Hayes, D. G.; Collier, C. P., Control of Membrane Permeability in Air-Stable Droplet Interface Bilayers.\u00a0<em>Langmuir<\/em>\u00a02015,\u00a0<em>31<\/em>(14), 4224-4231.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taylor G. J.; Sarles, S. A., Heating-enabled formation of droplet interface bilayers using Escherichia coli total lipid extract.\u00a0<em>Langmuir<\/em>, 2015.\u00a0<em>31<\/em>(1): 325-337.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boreyko J. B., Polizos G., Datskos P. G., Sarles S. A., &amp; Collier C. P. Air-stable droplet interface bilayers on oil-infused surfaces.\u00a0<em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,\u00a0<\/em><em>111<\/em>(21), 7588-7593.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mruetusatorn, P.; Boreyko, J. B.; Venkatesan, G. A.; Sarles, S. A.; Hayes, D. G.; Collier, C. P., Dynamic morphologies of microscale droplet interface bilayers.\u00a0<em>Soft Matter,\u00a0<\/em><em>10<\/em>(15), 2530-2538.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sarles, S. A., The use of virtual ground to control transmembrane voltages and measure bilayer currents in serial arrays of droplet interface bilayers.\u00a0<em>Smart Materials and Structures,\u00a0<\/em>2013.\u00a0<em>22<\/em>(9), 094023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boreyko, J. B.; Mruetusatorn, P.; Sarles, S. A.; Retterer, S. T.; Collier, C. P., Evaporation-induced buckling and fission of microscale droplet interface bilayers.\u00a0<em>Journal of the American Chemical Society,\u00a0<\/em><em>135<\/em>(15), 5545-5548.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gallena, S.; Tian, W.; Solomon, N. P.; Johnson, A. T.; Vossoughid, J.; Sarles, S. A., Validity of a new respiratory-resistance measurement device to detect glottal-area change. Journal of Voice, 2013. 27(3), 299-304.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pull-right is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-stack-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dbf27b9b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-stack has-light-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-146c2e40 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Andy-Sarles-sq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-428\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--orange);border-bottom-width:5px;aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Andy-Sarles-sq.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tickle.utk.edu\/mae\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/06\/Andy-Sarles-sq-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4c0ddf3a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:0;padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Contact Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>308 Dougherty Engineering Building<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phone<\/strong><br>865-974-3488<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Email<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:ssarles@utk.edu\">ssarles@utk.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Sarles James Conklin Fellow and Professor Biography August 2020-PresentJames Conklin Fellow, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering,\u00a0University of Tennessee, Knoxville August 2019-PresentAssociate Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering,\u00a0University of Tennessee, Knoxville August 2011 \u2013 2019Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering,\u00a0University of Tennessee, Knoxville June 2010 \u2013 July 2011Post-Doctoral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":111,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"no-title","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-427","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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