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SUMMARY:Networking @ Night 2020: BU NSBE x SHPE
DESCRIPTION:BU’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the BU’s National Society of Black Engineers are co-hosting this upcoming Spring: Networking at Night 2020. Recruiters\, that include those from Northeastern and students from various industry partners\, graduate schools\, and research groups\, will come together for an encouraging and informative evening for our membership. The event is open to the greater engineering community\, and attendees will also have the opportunity to network with a broad talent pool. The event will take place at Boston University’s Howard Thurman Center. \nRegister Now
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/networking-night-2020-bu-nsbe-x-shpe/
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SUMMARY:BMES/AIChE Co-op-Career Fair
DESCRIPTION:The BMES/ AIChE Co–op Career fair will be held in the Curry Student Center Ballroom from 10am – 2:30pm on Wednesday\, February 12th. This is a great opportunity to meet employers hiring for the Fall 2020 cycle\, especially employers you may have already applied to for co-op. \n 
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/bmes-aiche-co-op-career-fair/
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, 360 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:Engineers Week: Photochemistry as a Tool for imaging\, Priming and Therapy
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Tayyaba Hasan\, Professor\, Harvard Medical School Health Sciences & Technology\, Harvard-MIT \n236 Richards Hall \nOptically Activated Nanomedicines: Photochemistry as a Tool for imaging\, Priming and Therapy \nTayyaba Hasan\, PhD \nWellman Center for Photomedicine\, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School\, Boston\, MA 02114\, USA; Division of Health Sciences and Technology\, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, Cambridge\, MA 02139\, USA \nOptical activation of materials leads to thermal\, photochemical and radiative processes which can be captured for response-based therapeutic design. The ability to use light as a reagent to control drug release further allows for the fabrication of light controllable intelligent multiagent constructs that attack multiple pathways making the nanomedicines more effective against cancer. Combination therapy is a fairly well accepted standard for cancer treatment and management of other diseases. Typically\, these are administered separately with their own pharmacokinetics\, hitting targets at different times which reduces the synergism potential. Nanomedicines\, to some extent can overcome this limitation by delivering the multiple agents to the target site at the same time provided there is synergism in any aspect of the agents. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a photochemistry-based process that is approved for several clinical applications world-wide. It involves the exposure of light activatable molecules to appropriate wavelengths that leads to the generation of active molecular species that is responsible for targeted death. There are many unique attributes to this process. Because of the requirement of light and the photosensitizer being present at the same place at the same time there is an additional level of selectivity. Neither light alone nor the photosensitizer have an effect on target cells by themselves. In addition to the direct cytotoxic effect\, the photodynamic activation primes the microenvironment in a process call PhotoDynamic Priming (PDP) to enable a more potent response to conventional treatments so the PDP becomes an enabler of other treatments\, particularly when administered in a Nanoplatform. Strategies for syntheses and applications in biology and medicine will be discussed. \n\nBio: Tayyaba Hasan\, Ph.D.\, is a Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School and is a Professor at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. She is a leader in photochemical approaches to treatment and diagnosis using targeted strategies and incorporating nanotechnology. She is an inventor of the FDA approved photodynamic treatment of the leading cause of blindness in the western world\, Age-Related Macular Degeneration used in millions of treatments. Her impact on Global Health includes two of her inventions of simple\, smart phone-based\, low-cost devices\, which are being evaluated in clinical studies for treatment of oral cancer and antibiotic identification\, in India and Thailand respectively. In recognition of her translational work and innovations she was the recipient of the NIH’s Pioneer Award in Biomedical Optics\, Bench to Bedside Translation. She was awarded the Britton Chance Biomedical Optics Award in recognition of trailblazing contributions to the field of Photodynamic Therapy\, clinical translation and leadership to the photonics community. She has received four Lifetime Achievement awards from leading scientific organizations including the International Photodynamic Association. She has approximately 300 publications and has 12 US issued patents. She leads 2 multicenter international NCI funded programs for developing and translating innovative treatments of oral\, pancreatic and skin cancers. \nHosted by Chemical Engineering
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/engineers-week-photochemistry-as-a-tool-for-imaging-priming-and-therapy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200220T100000
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SUMMARY:Engineers Week: PhD Engineering Research Expo
DESCRIPTION:Experience innovation firsthand! Engineering PhD students show their research in cutting-edge areas\, from robotics\, computer vision and biomechanics to nanomedicine\, cell- tissue engineering\, and machine learning\, at the second annual poster/oral presentation research exposition. Let the competition begin! \nCurry Student Center Ballroom
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/engineers-week-phd-engineering-research-expo/
LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, 360 Huntington Ave.\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200228T100000
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SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Consider attending the below webinar to learn about Chemical Engineering graduate offerings. The webinar will feature a talk by the graduate program director\, Dr. Richard West of the Chemical Engineering Department. \nWEBINAR DETAILS: \nTopic: Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University\nDate: Friday\, February 28\nTime: 10:00 – 11:00 AM EST \nFrom this 60-minute info sessions\, you will walk away with an understanding of: \n\nThe Chemical Engineering program in general\, core and elective courses\, and program options\nSpecific parameters for admissions\nHow to pursue a paid 4-8 month industry co-op as part of your degree plan or research (if PhD)\n\nWEBINAR REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS \nLet us know if you plan to attend!
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/chemical-engineering-webinar/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200917T183000
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SUMMARY:COE Clubs/Organizations Fair
DESCRIPTION:The College of Engineering Clubs/Organizations Fair takes place on Thursday\, September 17\, 2020\, from 6:30pm-7:30pm. Find out what student groups are all about & meet some of the student leaders involved! Learn more about the groups participating and how to join!  \n 
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/coe-clubs-organizations-fair/
ORGANIZER;CN="Undergraduate Academic Advising":MAILTO:COEAdvising@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T120000
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: "Engineering the Production of Medicinal Natural Products from Plant Cell Cultures"
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:\n \nCarolyn W.T. Lee-Parsons\, Ph.D. \nAssociate Professor\, Chemical Engineering Department; Chemistry & Chemical Biology Department\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Engineering the Production of Medicinal Natural Products from Plant Cell Cultures” \nAbstract: \nMany plant-derived pharmaceuticals are currently supplied by extracting the plant material.  Due to the slow growth rates or low product concentrations in plants\, finding an alternative route for supplying these critical drugs is necessary.  The overall vision of this research is to enhance the production of critical plant-derived pharmaceutical compounds through genetically engineered plant cell cultures\, specifically using the production of terpenoid indole alkaloids (TIAs) from cultures of Catharanthus roseus as a model system.  The C. roseus plant produces several highly valued pharmaceuticals\, including the anti-cancer drugs vincristine and vinblastine.  The high cost and need for these pharmaceuticals motivate our research to better understand their biosynthesis and ultimately overproduce these compounds using C. roseus cultures.  In this talk\, I will present our research in exploring how TIA biosynthesis is regulated and how this knowledge leads to developing synthetic biology strategies for manipulating TIA production. \nBiography: \nCarolyn W.T. Lee-Parsons is an Associate Professor jointly appointed in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Northeastern University.  She earned her B.S. from the University of Kansas and her Ph.D. from Cornell University\, both in Chemical Engineering.  As an undergraduate\, she modeled reaction networks with Prof. Bala Subramaniam and investigated oil and gas recovery strategies at ARCO Oil and Gas. Growing up in the midst of wheat fields in Kansas\, she was always intrigued by plants and specifically medicines from plants.  As a doctoral student\, she investigated bioprocess strategies for increasing the production of medicines from plant cell cultures with Prof. Michael L. Shuler. \nHer current research area is in plant metabolic engineering and plant synthetic biology.  Her team of graduate and undergraduate students focus on understanding how plants regulate the production of specialized metabolites and on developing and applying tools for engineering the production of pharmaceutical compounds and biofuels from plant tissue cultures and microalgae cultures.  Carolyn seeks to engage majors across disciplines in understanding the fundamentals underlying life in living organisms and translating this understanding to developing solutions to society’s grand challenges.  She contributed to the revision of the widely used textbook for bioprocess engineering (Bioprocess Engineering:  Basic Concepts by M.L. Shuler\, F. Kargi\, and M. DeLisa).  For her teaching and research mentoring\, she was awarded the Martin Essigmann Outstanding Teaching Award and the University Excellence in Teaching Award at Northeastern University. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-engineering-the-production-of-medicinal-natural-products-from-plant-cell-cultures/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200930T123000
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: "Engineering Innervated Organ Systems"
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:   \nRyan Koppes\, Ph.D. \nAssistant Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Engineering Innervated Organ Systems” \nAbstract:   \nMicrophysiological systems (MPS) hold the potential to provide benchtop models to investigate fundamental biology and disease while reducing the need for animal models. However\, many conventional in vitro models fail to fully capture the complex cell-cell interactions\, 3D microenvironments\, structural organization\, or vascularization of multicellular organ systems. A key criterion for replicating physiologically relevant architectures in a dish is the ability to compartmentalize discrete cell populations\, extracellular matrix compositions\, and/or mechanical properties\, without meaningfully restricting auto- and paracrine signaling. Traditionally\, compartmentalization within MPS has relied on the use of posts or microtunnels fabricated in silicon-based materials\, often requiring expensive lithographic capabilities. Further\, these methods are commonly limited to confining discrete tissues in the x-y plane. Towards overcoming these limitations\, we have developed a new ‘cut & assemble’ manufacturing technique. We have utilized these new tools to establish a number of MPS platforms to model the cardiovascular system. As part of this talk\, I will highlight the potential of this new technology and how we have applied it to model the heart and the adrenal medulla at the benchtop. Further\, through our work\, I will demonstrate how important the inclusion of neuron populations are for recapitulating organ function. \nBiography: \nDr. Ryan Koppes has been an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University since 2015\, where he has founded the Laboratory for Neuromodulation and Neuromuscular Repair (LNNR). Ryan received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy\, New York in 2013. His doctoral research with Dr. David Corr focused on soft musculoskeletal biomechanics and tissue engineering. In 2013\, Dr. Koppes joined the Bioelectronics Laboratory with Dr. Polina Anikeeva in Material Science and Engineering at MIT\, where he worked as a Translational Fellow on neural interface technology utilizing a multimaterial thermal drawing process and optogenetics. He was the recipient of the NIH R21 Trailblazer in 2017\, is a co-investigator on a 2019 AHA Innovative Project Award\, an NSF I-Corps\, and is a co-investigator on a 2020 NIH BRAIN Initiative R01 between Northeastern\, UCLA\, and Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Koppes also enjoys teaching Chemical Engineering Experimental Design Lab II (Unit Operations II) for senior engineers\, as well as mentoring undergraduates in the laboratory. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-engineering-innervated-organ-systems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201001T130000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Heads Up Lunchtime Funtime
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Student Services is hosting a Heads Up Virtual “lunchtime funtime” event for Master’s students to get to know each other and play an exciting competition against each other on October 1st\, 12-1pm EST!  Heads Up is a game where one student in a group will have to guess 10 words within a category with the help of their group members.  You will need to register via the Zoom link we will send out shortly to students to attend the event.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/virtual-heads-up-lunchtime-funtime/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T123000
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: “Engineering the intestinal and retinal microenvironments”
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:\n \nRebecca Carrier\, Ph.D. \nProfessor & Associate Chair of Research\, Department of Chemical Engineering \nAffiliated Faculty\, Bioengineering\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Engineering the intestinal and retinal microenvironments” \nAbstract: The Advanced Drug Delivery Lab conducts research in regenerative medicine\, with a focus on intestinal and retinal tissue engineering\, and in oral drug delivery\, with a focus on enabling effective oral delivery of therapeutics. In the area of enabling effective oral drug delivery\, we have developed an experimental and theoretical framework to predict the impact of ingested lipids\, in food or drug delivery systems\, on oral drug absorption. This work could have a significant impact on societal health by providing practical\, relevant guidance for the oral dosing of drugs and nutritive supplements. As part of our efforts in enabling effective oral treatments\, we have explored the barrier properties of the gastrointestinal mucus barrier\, and revealed changes in the mucus barrier certain disease states. The lab is now exploring how to alter mucus barrier properties to potentially prevent certain diseases\, including necrotizing enterocolitis. In the area of intestinal tissue engineering\, we are developing human in vitro models of the microbiome-gut-immune axis for understanding the impact of what we ingest and the microbiome on human health. We are also developing biomaterial cell carriers for cell-therapy based retinal regeneration strategies\, with a focus on engineering cues into biomaterial carriers that will promote the survival and integration of implanted cells. \nBiosketch: Rebecca Carrier is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern. She earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1995\, and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2000\, where she worked as a pioneer in cardiac muscle tissue engineering. After completing her graduate studies\, Rebecca worked at Pfizer\, Inc.\, as a Senior Research Scientist in oral controlled release drug delivery. She joined Northeastern in 2003\, and the overall theme of her research interests is the interaction between biological systems and materials\, with specific applications in drug delivery and regenerative medicine. She has worked with multiple industrial partners including Pfizer\, Merck\, and Boehringer Ingelheim\, and has received honors including the NSF CAREER award\, NU “Outstanding Teacher (2011)\,” “Faculty Fellow (2014)\,” and Soren Buus Outstanding Research (2017) Awards for excellence in teaching and research leadership. She was also invited to participate in the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering (2016) and Frontiers of Engineering Education (2013) Symposia\, served as the Member-At-Large for the Society for Biomaterials from 2018-2019\, and was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in 2019. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-engineering-the-intestinal-and-retinal-microenvironments/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T123000
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: “Engineering Bacteria to Solve Problems in Renewable Chemical Production and Human Health”
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:\n \nBenjamin M. Woolston\, PhD \nAssistant Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\, Northeastern University\, Boston \, MA \n“Engineering Bacteria to Solve Problems in Renewable Chemical Production and Human Health” \nAbstract: The synthetic biology revolution has given us the ability to genetically reprogram microbes to serve a wide variety of purposes – from miniscule chemical factories that orchestrate exquisitely selective enzymatic pathways to produce fuels\, pharmaceuticals and polymers from simple raw materials – to biological computers that can sense their chemical environment and implement complex decision-making algorithms. The overall goal of the Woolston lab is to harness this potential for applications in renewable energy production and the human gut microbiota. In this talk\, I will present an overview of the two major current thrusts of the lab: In the first\, we are engineering anaerobic bacteria for the conversion of renewable single-carbon feedstocks to biofuels\, taking advantage of a number of economic and ethical benefits of using these substrates compared to 1st and 2nd generation biofuel efforts. In the second\, we are developing engineered microbes that can sense and correct an overabundance of the microbially derived metabolite hydrogen sulfide in the human gut; a toxic\, volatile molecule implicated in the onset of IBD and colorectal cancer. As well as the exciting applied potential of the resultant technology\, these efforts will also provide us with model systems with which to answer broader fundamental questions about microbial metabolism. \nBiography: Dr. Woolston joined the NEU Chemical Engineering department as an Assistant Professor in January 2020. As an NSF Graduate Research Fellow\, Dr. Woolston received his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2017 from MIT under the guidance of Prof. Greg Stephanopoulos\, where his research focused on the development of genetic tools to enable metabolic engineering in anaerobic CO2-fixing microbes\, and the establishment of a methanol utilization pathway in the model organism Escherichia coli. While at MIT\, he was an inaugural Fellow of the Chemical Engineering Communication Lab\, where he provided peer tutoring and department-wide workshops to assist students and post-docs with aspects of scientific communication. His Post-doctoral work was conducted in the laboratory of Prof. Emily Balskus in the Chemistry & Chemical Biology department at Harvard University\, where he studied microbial metabolic pathways and enzymes that contribute to the stability of health-associated Lactobacilli in the human vaginal microbiota. At Northeastern\, his research program combines approaches from his previous research training in metabolic engineering\, synthetic biology\, biochemistry and microbiology to engineer microbes for biofuel & biochemical production\, and as diagnostics and therapeutics in the Human gut microbiota. His lab team currently consists of three graduate students and two undergraduates. Since joining NEU\, Dr. Woolston has taught the Biochemical Engineering senior elective (CHME 5630) and the graduate course in Kinetics & Reactor Design (CHME 7340). \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-engineering-bacteria-to-solve-problems-in-renewable-chemical-production-and-human-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201013T170000
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Joshua Gallaway
DESCRIPTION:Joshua Gallaway\, Ph.D. \nDiPietro Assistant Professor \nDepartment of Chemical Engineering\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Next Generation for the Grid”  \nAbstract: In our lab\, we study mechanisms within complex electrochemical systems. Practical electrochemical systems such as batteries\, sensors\, and fuel cells are often complex\, involving engineered high surface area electrodes\, starved electrolyte conditions\, phase transformations\, and interplay of the two electrodes. For these reasons\, there are significant deviations from ideal behavior as well as emergent or unexpected phenomena. We seek to understand these to engineer better devices for broad societal benefit\, such as the worldwide adoption of sustainable energy. We have developed strategies for coupling electrochemical methods with materials synthesis\, theory\, and operando analysis techniques\, often based on high energy X-rays. This allows distributed and localized phenomena to be observed within operating electrochemical cells\, and fundamental mechanistic information to be extracted from within the complex system. Thus we have a laboratory equipped for modern electroanalytical study and also make use of specialized X-ray sources maintained by the US Department of Energy. Recent research has focused on low-cost and safe battery materials for electrical storage at the scale of the power grid. Intermittent renewables like solar and wind power will succeed if excess electricity can be stored safely without adding significantly to the cost. \nBiography: Joshua Gallaway has been an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University since 2017\, where he has founded the Analysis of Complex Electrochemical Systems Laboratory (ACES). He received his PhD in chemical engineering from Columbia University in 2007. Working with his advisor Prof. Scott Calabrese Barton\, he characterized the electron transfer rates of enzymes embedded in oxygen-reducing hydrogels. After his PhD work he completed a postdoctoral appointment with Prof. Alan West\, also at Columbia\, studying non-uniform current distributions in sub-micron interconnect features for the semiconductor industry. He then joined the newly-formed CUNY Energy Institute in a research position funded by the Wallis Foundation. There he worked on an ARPA-E funded project headed by Distinguished Professor Sanjoy Banerjee\, which resulted in the spin out company Urban Electric Power. His recent research has focused on using high energy synchrotron techniques to visualize non-uniform reactions within battery electrodes. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-joshua-gallaway/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201014T123000
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Richard West
DESCRIPTION:Richard West\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\nDepartment of Chemical Engineering\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Detailed Kinetic Modeling: using computers to predict complex systems of chemical reactions” \nAbstract: The primary focus of our research is the development of detailed microkinetic models for complex reacting systems\, like combustion\, heterogeneous catalysis\, and bio-fuel processing. Our approach is to automate the discovery of reaction pathways\, and the calculation of key parameters using ab initio quantum chemistry calculations\, and novel machine learning techniques. These kinetic models will link to multi-scale models of the reactor systems so that the overall process can be understood and optimized as a whole. This approach towards microkinetic model development will then contribute to the optimization and understanding of catalytic processes\, leading to catalyst design and discovery\, as well as combustion processes\, leading to safer and greener fire suppressants\, refrigerants\, and fuels. Our approach to computational chemistry involves both learning chemistry from the computers\, and teaching chemistry to the computers. Learn more at neu.edu/comocheng. \nBiography: Richard read Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge\, completing his BA and MEng degrees in 2004. He was in the first cohort to spend a year at MIT on the undergraduate exchange program of the Cambridge-MIT Institute. He returned to MIT for a semester of graduate classes at the start of his PhD\, also in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge. His thesis work\, in the Computational Modelling Group of Prof. Markus Kraft\, was on modeling the chloride process for the gas-phase synthesis of titanium dioxide nano particles. He finished in 2008 and returned to MIT once more\, this time as a postdoctoral research associate working with Prof. William Green to develop detailed kinetic models and the tools used to create them. In 2011 he moved across the river to Boston\, starting the Computational Modeling in Chemical Engineering group at Northeastern University. In 2018 he became an Associate Professor (with tenure) and the Associate Chair for Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemical Engineering\, a position he held until his sabbatical began in 2020. He lives with his wife (also NU faculty) and 5-year-old daughter in Brookline\, MA. You can follow his weird toast diet on Instagram (@richardhwest). \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-richard-west/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
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SUMMARY:Environmental Interactions with the Human and Engineered Structures
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: A-Andrew D. Jones\, III\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\nAffiliate Faculty\, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Environmental Interactions with the Human and Engineered Structures” \nAbstract: In the Systems for Engaging the Environment Lab we study “series of tubes”.  From the antimicrobial resistance crises that will hit in ~2030 to the water crises we are in the midst of\, many of our environmental problems can be described by flow through tubes in parallel and series. We are developing game theory models of policy interaction around shared resources\, like water and air. We are developing tools to help identify when drinking water is contaminated using electrochemistry and microfluidics to better share that finite resource. We are developing models describing why engineered nanomaterials embed inside bacteria biofilms when they are released into estuaries to monitor and care for the finite resource. These models then lead back to game theory models of how bacteria biofilms defeat novel drugs and drug delivery systems through social interactions. Due to the COVID19 pandemic\, most of our current work is numerical and theoretical\, however we also leverage tools like the rotating disk electrode\, continuous stirred tank reactors\, packed-bed plug flow reactors\, and microfluidic versions of the latter to verify and refine our models. Our models start with numerical schemes\, with an end goal to create operational dimensionless relations. Much of our data analysis uses machine learning to sift through the complexity. \nBiography: Dr. Jones seeks to help us understand and live with the natural environment studying biological systems under engineered constraints. This includes experimental analysis of bacteria’s form and function when we try to remove them. This also includes systems engineering analysis to discover characteristics of innovations that solve more problems than they create. Dr. Jones has been an avid teacher and educator of all ages since 1999. He has mentored high school\, undergraduate\, and graduate students in research. He has received over 20 academic awards\, including the Montana State University Center for Biofilm Engineering’s Young Investigator Award and a Sloan Scholar Award from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. He has presented at over 20 conferences and invited seminars on topics from mathematical modeling biofilms to policy impacts of technological development. He received his PhD\, MS\, and BS in Mechanical Engineering and a BS in Mathematics all from MIT with a focus on transport phenomena. He completed post-doctoral studies in 2019 at Northeastern University as 1 of 2 Provost supported Future Faculty Fellows at the university under Profs Thomas J. Webster and Carlos C. Hidrovo-Chavez. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/environmental-interactions-with-the-human-and-engineered-structures/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201021T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Steve Lustig
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Steve Lustig  \nAssociate Professor & Associate Chair of Research\, Department of Chemical Engineering\, Northeastern University\, Boston\, MA \nAbstract: Not available at this time \nBio: Steve Lustig is an Associate Professor for the Department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University. He earned a BS in Chemical Engineering with Distinction from the University of Virginia in 1983. He then earned his MS in 1985 and PhD in 1989 from Purdue University. He joined the Chemical Engineering Department at Northeastern in 2016. His group seeks to design and manipulate molecular/materials chemistry and structure for new property discovery\, new functionality and technology development by combining theory\, high performance computing and experimental methods. Their theoretical methods frequently involve quantum chemistry\, statistical mechanics\, polymer physics\, materials and biomolecular engineering. Their experimental methods frequently involve chemical synthesis\, processing and characterizations: such as: microlithography\, electrospinning\, atomic force microscopy\, spectroscopy\, rheology and electroanalysis. They develop and implement powerful\, multi-disciplinary tools to solve relevant problems with industry and national laboratories. He has also received awards such as the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Industrial Research & Development Institute Award\, DuPont Central Research Accomplishment Award\, DuPont TechCon Award\, and DuPont Materials Science and Engineering Accomplishment Award. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-steve-lustig/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201026T175220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T175339Z
UID:3399-1603886400-1603888200@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:Engineering targeted therapeutics for breast cancer
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:   \nDebra Auguste\, Ph.D.\nProfessor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\nNortheastern University\, Boston\, MA \n“Engineering targeted therapeutics for breast cancer” \nAbstract: Cells sense changes in their environment and respond by altering their gene expression.  My lab investigates how cells manipulate membrane proteins\, which has profound effects on disease progression. Cells orchestrate the density of proteins and lipids to govern adhesion and migration. From this knowledge\, one can engineer drug delivery vehicles that complement the molecular patterns observed on cells to achieve strong\, cooperative binding. I have employed these strategies in a model system of endothelial inflammation and in breast cancer metastasis. My lab has identified a new target and biomarker for triple negative breast cancer\, examined the role of ligand/receptor cell adhesion by atomic force microscopy\, and synthesized targeted drug delivery vehicles that demonstrate that nanoparticle ligand surface density alters gene expression. \nBiography: Debra Auguste\, PhD is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University. She received her S.B. in Chemical Engineering from MIT in 1999 and her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University in 2005. She was trained as a Post-Doctoral Associate at MIT under Institute Professor Robert Langer.  Her interests include drug and gene delivery\, targeted drug delivery\, stimuli sensitive materials. Dr. Auguste is the principal investigator on grants from the National Institute of Health (NIH)\, Office of Naval Research (ONR)\, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)\, National Science Foundation (NSF)\, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). She is a recipient of various awards including: the Presidential Early Career in Science and Engineering- 2013\, the NIH Innovator-2012\, NSF CAREER Award-2011\, and the DARPA Young Faculty Award-2009. Dr. Auguste was elected as a Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society (2018) and the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (2020). Dr. Auguste sits on the Scientific Advisory Board of PATHS UP at Texas A&M University and Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston. Dr. Auguste is on the Board of Directors for BMES. Dr. Auguste is co-chair of the BMES national meeting (2020). \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/engineering-targeted-therapeutics-for-breast-cancer/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201028T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201026T175612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201026T175612Z
UID:3401-1603888200-1603890000@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Sara Hashmi
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:\n \nSara Hashmi\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\nNortheastern University\, Boston\, MA \nAbstract/Bio: Information not available at this time \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-sara-hashmi/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T123000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201031T005522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T005622Z
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SUMMARY:Engineered Models of the Enteric-Gut-Axis
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:   \nAbigail N. Koppes\, Ph.D.\nAssistant Professor\, Department of Chemical Engineering\nAffiliate in Biology and Bioengineering \n“Engineered Models of the Enteric-Gut-Axis” \nAbstract: The gut-brain-axis is a complex bi-directional communication pathway between the gastrointestinal tract\, the enteric nervous system (ENS)\, and the central nervous system (CNS) that is implicated in not only gastrointestinal function but also cognitive tasks like memory and decision making. Gastrointestinal flora has also been implicated in alterations of brain function and behavior\, however\, mechanisms behind the gut-to-brain communication remain poorly understood. To investigate the mechanisms for epithelial/neural interactions in the gastrointestinal tract and understand the impact of alterations in neural activity in response to intestinal contents\, we are developing in vitro humanized culture models of the enteric-gut axis. These platforms\, termed “Microphysiological Systems or Organ-Chips” have generated interest from academia and industry as these physiological models may augment drug and basic biological discoveries. However\, the lack of rapid\, scalable\, and facile manufacturing techniques may limit the widespread use of organs-on-chips. Here I will discuss a novel laser-cut and assembly-based fabrication method for simple\, and cost-effective thermoplastic organ-chips. It has also been proposed that seeding patient-derived cells will enable personalized medicine\, but current intestine-on-a-chip models often utilize immortalized cells and rarely include support cells such as enteric neurons. Finally\, I will discuss the culture and differentiation of a primary\, human epithelial monolayer from patient-derived intestinal organoids for on-chip studies that recapitulate the heterogeneous gut population\, and the impact of trophic cross-talk between the epithelium and enteric populations in static models. \nBiography: Dr. Abigail Koppes joined the department of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University in 2014 where her group\, the Advanced Biomaterials for Neuroengineering Laboratory (ABNEL)\, harnesses biochemical engineering methods to address challenges in nervous system disorders and dysfunction. She was the recipient of the NIH R21 Trailblazer in 2017\, is a co-investigator on a 2019 AHA Innovative Project Award and is a co-investigator on a 2016 NIH Biomedical Research Partnership R01 between Northeastern\, MIT\, and Boston Children’s Hospital. She received the 2020 BMES Rita Shaffer Young Investigator and CMBE Young Innovator Award in 2020. She received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy\, New York in 2013. Her doctoral research with Dr. Deanna Thompson focused on using electrical stimulation to manipulate neural and supportive glial cell behavior for improved repair following peripheral nervous system injuries. In 2013\, Dr. Koppes joined the Advanced Drug Delivery Research Laboratory with Dr. Rebecca Carrier as the Northeastern University NSF ADVANCE Future Faculty Fellow and held a joint appointment at Schepen’s Eye Research Institute and Harvard Medical School with Dr. Michael Young and as a visiting scientist in Dr. Douglas Lauffenburger’s Molecular Cell Bioengineering group at MIT. At Northeastern Dr. Koppes enjoys teaching Design 1 Lab (Unit Operations Transport I) for undergraduate engineers and Design of Experiments and Ethical Research for graduate students\, where she is a member of the DEI and graduate committees\, as well as has mentored over 40 undergraduates in the laboratory. She also currently serves on the BMES Diversity Committee. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/engineered-models-of-the-enteric-gut-axis/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201031T005754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201031T005754Z
UID:3406-1604493000-1604494800@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:Magic or Magnetics? Novel Materials for Energy Transfer
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:  \nLaura H. Lewis\, Ph.D.\nDistinguished University and Cabot Professor\,  Chemical Engineering\nDistinguished University and Cabot Professor\,  Mechanical and Industrial Engineering \n“Magic or Magnetics? Novel Materials for Energy Transfer” \nAbstract: Magnetic materials permit the wireless interconversion of electrical\, mechanical and\, increasingly\, thermal energies to benefit an enormous breadth of technologies including sustainable energy\, e-mobility\, data storage and biomedicine. Magnetic performance may be controlled through engineering at the atomic\, nanoscopic and microstructural levels\, providing a vast arena for realization of new types of magnetic materials. This presentation provides a brief overview of selected research activities\, with focus on recent progress to realize a new material\, tetrataenite\, that holds promise as a new advanced permanent magnet free of critical\, geopolitically constrained elements. \nBiography: Laura H. Lewis is a Distinguished University and Cabot Professor of Chemical Engineering and Profes¬sor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston\, MA\, U.S.A. Prior to her faculty position at Northeastern University\, she was a research group leader and Associate Department Chair in the Nanoscience Department of Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)\, a U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory devoted to research in the physical\, biomedical\, and environmental sciences\, as well as in energy technologies. Concurrently\, she was the Deputy Director of the BNL Center for Functional Nanomaterials\, a DOE national user facility to provide researchers with state-of-the-art capabilities to fabricate and study nanoscale materials. Laura received her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin; she earned a M.S. degree in Electronic Materials from M.I.T. and a B.S. degree in Physics and Earth Sciences from the University of California at San Diego. \nLaura’s research focuses on investigating the materials factors at the atomic level that provide functionality to magnetic materials\, with a specialization in sustainable elements and rare earths. She has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and delivered over 100 invited presentations at national and international venues. She has participated on a number of advisory panels\, most recently as am Advisory Board Member of the Critical Materials Institute\, A DOE Energy Innovation Hub\, the IEEE Magnetics Society AdCom and International Advisory Committee of the Joint European Magnetics Symposia. She has been appointed as a member of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to the ISO/TC 298 Standard for Rare Earth that will determine the U.S. position on standardization in the field of rare earth mining\, concentration\, extraction\, separation and conversion to useful rare earth compounds/materials which are key inputs to manufacturing and technologies. \nLaura is a Senior Member of the IEEE and served as Conference Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (2008 – 2018) and Chair of the IEEE Magnetics Society Technical Committee (2017 – 2019). She is a Fellow of the American Physical Society\, a Fulbright Fellow as well as a member of the Materials Research Society\, the American Chemical Society and the American Society for Engineering Education. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/magic-or-magnetics-novel-materials-for-energy-transfer/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201109T100000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201103T203738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201103T203738Z
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SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering Graduate School Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join faculty staff and current students to learn more about graduate school options in Chemical Engineering \nMonday\, November 9 \n9:00 AM EST \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sYCnSrZWQq6L1mrkdLnWsg
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/chemical-engineering-graduate-school-webinar/
ORGANIZER;CN="Graduate School of Engineering":MAILTO:coe-gradadmissions@northeastern.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201107T005249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201107T005249Z
UID:3421-1605034800-1605040200@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:Chemical Engineering: Careers & Jobs Discussion with the Industrial Advisory Board Members
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity to virtually meet with ChemE Alumni currently working in or retired from industry jobs. \nTopics for Discussion: \n\nSuggestions for job searches in the current pandemic environment\nTraditional Career Paths in Chemical Engineering\nGraduate School\nNon-Traditional Career Paths\nAssessment of Current Industrial Job Opportunities\nConsiderations for Career/ Job Decisions\nSocial and Other Topics\n\nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the event.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/chemical-engineering-careers-jobs-discussion-with-the-industrial-advisory-board-members/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201117T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201111T004535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201111T004535Z
UID:3423-1605614400-1605618000@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:Founder's Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:Founder’s Roundtable inspires faculty entrepreneurship in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week at Northeastern. \nThe event features professors Thomas Webster\, Rupal Patel\, and Sidi Bencherif who will discuss the motivation behind their ventures\, the challenges they face bringing tech to industry\, and the incentives powering their success. James Sherley\, Founder and Director of Asymmetrex\, will moderate the roundtable. \nEvent Details \n\nTuesday\, November 17 \, 2020\nMicrosoft Teams\n12:00 – 1:00 EST\n\nLinks \n\nFounder’s Roundtable LinkedIn Post\nFounder’s Roundtable event page
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/founders-roundtable/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201118T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201113T011337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201113T011337Z
UID:3425-1605700800-1605704400@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Matthew J. Eckelman
DESCRIPTION:Title: TBA \nMatthew J. Eckelman\, Ph.D.\nAssociate Professor\, Civil and Environmental Engineering\nAffiliated Faculty\,  Chemical Engineering\nAffiliated Faculty\,  Marine and Environmental Sciences\nAffiliated Faculty\,  School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-matthew-j-eckelman/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201209T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20201205T005107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201205T005107Z
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Near-term and Long-term Perspectives of Battery Technologies
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: \nArumugam Manthiram | Professor\nWalker Department of Mechanical Engineering\nMcKetta Department of Chemical Engineering\nMaterials Science and Engineering Program & Texas Materials Institute \nNear-term and Long-term Perspectives of Battery Technologies \nAbstract: A widespread adoption of battery technologies for electric vehicles and grid electricity storage of renewable energies requires optimization of cost\, cycle life\, safety\, energy density\, power density\, and environmental impact\, all of which are directly linked to severe materials challenges. After providing a brief account of the current status\, this presentation will focus on the development of advanced materials and new battery chemistries for near-term and long-term battery technologies. Particularly\, lithium-based batteries based on cobalt-free layered oxide and sulfur cathodes will be presented. The challenges of bulk and surface instability and chemical crossover during charge-discharge cycling\, dynamics and stabilization of lithium plating and striping\, advanced characterization methodologies to develop an in-depth understanding\, and approaches to overcome the challenges will be presented. \nBio: Arumugam Manthiram is currently the Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering and Director of the Texas Materials Institute and the Materials Science and Engineering Program at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin). He received his Ph.D. degree in chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1981. After working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford and at UT-Austin with 2019 Chemistry Nobel Laureate Professor John Goodenough\, he became a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UT-Austin in 1991. Dr. Manthiram’s research is focused on rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. He has authored more than 820 journal articles with 70\,000 citations and an h-index of 132. \nDr. Manthiram is a Fellow of six professional societies: Materials Research Society\, Electrochemical Society\, American Ceramic Society\, Royal Society of Chemistry\, American Association for the Advancement of Science\, and World Academy of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering. He is an elected member of the World Academy of Ceramics. He received the university-wide (one per year) Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award in 2012\, Battery Division Research Award from the Electrochemical Society in 2014\, Distinguished Alumnus Award of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 2015\, Billy and Claude R. Hocott Distinguished Centennial Engineering Research Award in 2016\, Honorary Mechanical Engineer of the ME Academy of Distinguished Alumni Award in 2019\, Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Electrochemical Society in 2020\, and the International Battery Association Research Award in 2020. He is a Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher each year during 2017 – 2020. He delivered the 2019 Chemistry Nobel Prize Lecture in Stockholm on behalf of Professor John Goodenough.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-near-term-and-long-term-perspectives-of-battery-technologies/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053927
CREATED:20210112T011607Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210113T000453Z
UID:3472-1611163800-1611171000@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:Dialogue of Civilizations Fair
DESCRIPTION:The Dialogue of Civilizations (DOC) Fair is an opportunity for students to learn more about Northeastern’s signature faculty-led summer programs! Faculty member will be available via Zoom for questions and conversation. Representatives from Student Financial Services\, the Honors Office\, and GEO will also be available for any questions you may have. These are the opportunities for College of Engineering students: \n\nDiscovering Turkish Cultural Values and Engineering Economy Principles (Istanbul\, Turkey) – Mohammad Dehghani\nInternational Applications of Fluid Mechanics (Panama City\, Panama) – Carlos Hidrovo Chavez\nProcess Safety and Chemical Engineering in Spain (Tarragona\, Spain) – Ron Willey\nSustainable Urban Transportation (Delft\, Netherlands) – Peter Furth\nSustainable Waste Management: Resource Recovery & Environmental Protection (Cagliari\, Italy) – Annalisa Onnis-Hayden\nTechnical Innovation and Product Prototyping (San Jose\, California) – Bala Maheswaran\nTimber/Masonry Technology\, Design and Architectural Practices in Northern Italy (Trieste\, Italy) – Luca Caracoglia\nVirtual – Sustainable Energy in 21st Century Brazil (Sao Paulo\, Brazil) – Courtney Pfluger
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/dialogue-of-civilizations-fair/2021-01-20/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210128
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210131
DTSTAMP:20260417T053928
CREATED:20210120T000824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210120T000824Z
UID:3475-1611792000-1612051199@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:CILS Film Screening: Picture A Scientist
DESCRIPTION:The Institute for Chemical Imaging of Living Systems (CILS) is hosting a virtual screening of Picture A Scientist. This award-winning documentary draws attention to the challenges facing women and minority scientists. \nRegister for the screening through the following link: https://forms.gle/SNQjrFQQt5zYduMk7 \nThe showing will be the start of monthly learning events hosted by CILS where new imaging modalities or microscopic techniques that are available through CILS will be highlighted and explained. View the CILS facilities. \nStay tuned for a panel discussion hosted by the Department of Chemistry about the film.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/cils-film-screening-picture-a-scientist/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210210T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053928
CREATED:20210205T014347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210205T014421Z
UID:3483-1612958400-1612962000@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: Organic Aqueous Flow Batteries for Massive Electrical Energy
DESCRIPTION:Michael J. Aziz\nGene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials and Energy Technologies\, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences\nHarvard University \nOrganic Aqueous Flow Batteries for Massive Electrical Energy \nAbstract \nThe ability to store large amounts of electrical energy is of increasing importance with the growing fraction of electricity generation from intermittent renewable sources such as wind and solar. \nFlow batteries show promise because the designer can independently scale the power (electrode area) and energy (arbitrarily large storage volume) components of the system by maintaining all electro-active species in fluids. The wide-scale utilization of flow batteries is limited by the abundance and cost of these materials. \nWe have developed an approach to electricity storage in flow batteries using the aqueous redox chemistry of small\, potentially inexpensive organic and organometallic molecules. This new approach may enable massive electrical energy storage at a greatly reduced cost. \nBiography \nMichael J. Aziz has been a member of the faculty at what is now the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences since he joined in 1986 and is now Gene and Tracy Sykes Professor of Materials and Energy Technologies. His recent research interests include novel materials and processes for energy technology and greenhouse gas mitigation. He is co-inventor of the organic aqueous flow battery and directs multi-investigator research programs on stationary electrical energy storage and porous electrodes. He is a Fellow of the APS\, the MRS\, and the AAAS and is the co-recipient of the 2019 Energy Frontiers Prize from Eni. \nIf you would like access to the virtual seminar\, please contact a.ramsey@northeastern.edu
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-organic-aqueous-flow-batteries-for-massive-electrical-energy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210217T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053928
CREATED:20210212T195512Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210212T195512Z
UID:3511-1613563200-1613566800@che.northeastern.edu
SUMMARY:ChE Seminar: 3D Printing End-Functionalized Polymer Conjugates to Fabricate Spatially Organized Biomaterials
DESCRIPTION:Lesley W. Chow\, Ph.D.\nDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering\nDepartment of Bioengineering\nLehigh University \n3D Printing End-Functionalized Polymer Conjugates to Fabricate Spatially Organized Biomaterials \nAbstract: Biodegradable polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering can be functionalized with specific chemistries to direct desired cellular behavior and matrix formation. These scaffolds are typically modified post-fabrication\, which can lead to undesirable changes in scaffold properties. In addition\, most functionalization strategies result in homogeneously distributed chemistries that fail to mimic the anisotropic biochemical organization found in native tissues. To address these challenges\, we developed a versatile platform where end-functionalized polymer conjugates are 3D printed into well-defined patterns. The end groups (i.e.\, peptides\, bioorthogonal chemistries) on the conjugate become displayed on the surface during fabrication to generate functionalized scaffolds in a single step without affecting scaffold architecture. This strategy also enables us to control the spatial organization of multiple chemistries within a continuous construct. This seminar will describe our platform and discuss how we are using this modular approach to fabricate scaffolds to direct osteochondral tissue regeneration. \nBiography: Dr. Lesley Chow is a Frank Hook Assistant Professor jointly appointed in the Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Bioengineering at Lehigh University. She was recently appointed to the Harold Chambers Junior Professorship in 2019 and received the NSF CAREER Award in 2020. She joined Lehigh following her postdoctoral training at Imperial College London in the Departments of Materials and Bioengineering. She received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida and her Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Northwestern University. \nPlease contact Alyssa Ramsey a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link information.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-3d-printing-end-functionalized-polymer-conjugates-to-fabricate-spatially-organized-biomaterials/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210224T130000
DTSTAMP:20260417T053928
CREATED:20210217T192431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210219T022114Z
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SUMMARY:Engineers Week: A Multi-Scale Approach to Plant Specialized Metabolic Engineering
DESCRIPTION:The Chemical Engineering department is hosting Susan Roberts as a speaker for this year’s Engineers Week events. \n\nLocation: This event is virtual\, free\, and open to the public. \nRegister to join \n\nSusan RobertsWorcester Polytechnic Institute \nA Multi-Scale Approach to Plant Specialized Metabolic Engineering \nProfessor Roberts’ research is focused on cellular engineering and design of bioprocesses using plant-based systems. Plants produce sophisticated small molecules that play key roles in defense against predators and environmental elements. These natural products are synthesized through specialized metabolic pathways\, that have both shared and unique components when compared amongst plant systems. These specialized metabolites are useful in a variety of societal applications including as nutraceuticals\, flavorings\, colorings and pharmaceuticals. The supply of these compounds is often hindered due to low yields in nature and the inability to chemically synthesize at scale. She uses plant cell culture technology as both a system of study and a scalable production system due to the ability to engineer cells and the environment to optimize accumulation of products of interest. During this event she will present the story of understanding and optimizing paclitaxel production in Taxus plant cell suspension culture using a multi-pronged cellular engineering approach (intracellular\, intercellular and extracellular scales). She will focus on recent approaches and results in considering global specialized metabolism\, specialized metabolite transport and epigenetic mechanisms. Her group uses a combination of traditional bioprocess engineering techniques (e.g.\, bioreactor design\, cell culture\, cell encapsulation)\, modern molecular biology and analytical chemistry techniques (e.g.\, gene transfer\, transcriptomics analyses\, UPLC) and mathematical modeling (e.g.\, genome scale modeling\, metabolic flux analyses). Her research has been funded largely through the NSF\, NIH and industrial collaborations. \nDr. Susan Roberts is Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). She received her BS degree in Chemical Engineering from WPI in 1992\, PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 1998\, served on the faculty at UMass Amherst Chemical Engineering for 17 years and joined WPI as Professor and Head in 2015. Dr. Roberts’ research interests are in biomanufacturing\, cellular engineering and cell culture\, with a primary focus on plant-based systems for synthesis of natural products. She has received a number of awards for her research and education work including the NSF ADVANCE Program\, NIIMBL Workforce Development Award\, UMass President’s Science and Technology Fund Award\, NSF IGERT Award\, NSF CAREER Award\, and UMass Amherst College of Engineering Junior Faculty\, Teaching and Advising awards. Her research is supported by the NSF\, NIH and industry. She is passionate about faculty development\, training interdisciplinary engineers\, innovating graduate education and advocating for advancement of women and underrepresented groups in STEM fields. She is a proud mom to three children\, Justin (17)\, Benjamin (14)\, and Emmelyn (10)\, and puppy Molly. \nDownload Flyer (pdf)
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/engineers-week-a-multi-scale-approach-to-plant-specialized-metabolic-engineering/
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SUMMARY:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Julianne L. Holloway
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents:   \nJulianne L. Holloway\, Ph.D\nAssistant Professor in Chemical Engineering\nSchool for Engineering of Matter\, Transport and Energy\nArizona State University \nAbstract:  \nAdvances in materials science\, biomolecule delivery\, and cell biology has enabled significant innovations within the field of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine over the past few decades. Nonetheless\, minimal translation of tissue engineering-based therapeutics to the clinic has occurred. \nA significant challenge within tissue engineering is the difficulty in regenerating complex tissues with a heterogeneous structure and multiple cell types. To address this challenge\, my research group is developing innovative polymeric biomaterials that can mimic the complex microenvironment of musculoskeletal tissues. \nSpecifically\, I will discuss our recent efforts in the following areas: 1) using magnetic fields to spatially control electrospun fiber alignment in order to create materials with gradients in fiber alignment that mimic the structure of musculoskeletal interfacial tissues; 2) using reversible DNA handles to temporally control peptide presentation to improve our understanding of cell- material interactions; and 3) combining these techniques for independent spatial control over chemical and structural signals towards simultaneous regeneration of multiple tissue types. \nBio:  \nJulianne Holloway is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU) and an associate faculty member within the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics. \nPrior to ASU\, Julianne completed her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Drexel University and her postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania. \nJulianne’s research group integrates biomaterial design with innovative manufacturing to control and direct stem cell behavior for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. \nJulianne is also committed to service\, including recent election to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Board of Directors\, serving on the Editorial Board of Regenerative Biomaterials\, and as a past Associate Scientific Advisor for Science Translational Medicine. Her contributions have been recognized through several awards\, including: AIChE’s 35 Under 35 Award\, AIChE’s John C. Chen Leadership Award\, Mayo Clinic-ASU Alliance Faculty Summer Fellow\, National Institutes of Health NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship\, and others. \nPlease email Alyssa Ramsey at a.ramsey@northeastern.edu for the link to the seminar.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/che-seminar-series-presents-julianne-l-holloway/
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