The Chemical Engineering department is hosting Susan Roberts as a speaker for this year’s Engineers Week events. Location: This event is virtual, free, and open to the public. Register to join Susan RobertsWorcester Polytechnic Institute A Multi-Scale Approach to Plant Specialized Metabolic Engineering Professor Roberts’ research is focused on cellular engineering and design of bioprocesses […]
ChE Seminar Series Presents: Julianne L. Holloway, Ph.D Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy Arizona State University Abstract: Advances 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 […]
ChE Seminar Series Presents: Sharon C. Glotzer, PhD, NAS, NAE Anthony C. Lembke Department Chair of Chemical Engineering John Werner Cahn Distinguished University Professor of Engineering Stuart W. Churchill Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering Colloidal Crystals and Entropic Bonding Bio: Sharon C. Glotzer is the John W. Cahn Distinguished University Professor of Engineering and […]
ChE Seminar Series Presents: Petia M. Vlahovska, PhD Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics (by courtesy) Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University Title: Active colloidal fluids: a new paradigm in self-assembly Abstract: Flocks of birds and schools of fish are familiar examples of emergent collective behavior, where interactions between self-propelled (active) individuals lead to coherent motion […]
Please join faculty, staff, and current students to learn more about graduate programs in the Chemical Engineering Department on March 22 at 10:00 AM EST. Registration may be found at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dhul9DvaSamlRIyBYkJtoQ A recording will be available for those who are unable to attend.
ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dr. John A. White, Ph.D Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University Engineering Approaches to Understand Functional Connectivity in Neocortex Abstract The mammalian neocortex is a crowning achievement of evolution. It is astronomically complex, with around 100 billion computational elements, each of which is staggeringly intricate by itself, and on […]
ChE Seminar Series Presents: Kristala L. J. Prather, Ph.D. Arthur D. Little Professor, Department Executive Officer, Department of Chemical Engineering, MIT Engineered Autonomous Control of Metabolic Pathways Abstract Microbial systems offer the opportunity to produce a wide variety of chemical compounds in a sustainable fashion. Economical production, however, requires processes that operate with high titer, […]
ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Edward S. Boyden, Ph. D. Y. Eva Tan Professor in Neurotechnology at MIT Howard Hughes Medical Institute, McGovern Institute Professor, Departments of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Media Arts and Sciences, and Biological Engineering, MIT Tools for Analyzing and Repairing Biological Systems Abstract Understanding and repairing complex biological systems, such as […]
ChE Seminar Series Presents: Dr. Matthew Lee Matthew Lee, PhD Teaching Professor of Human Services Northeastern University Creating Inclusive Spaces in the Curriculum to Improve the Classroom Climate Abstract: In this Distinguished Lecture, Professor Matthew Lee, PhD, from the Human Services Program at Northeastern, will discuss his life, career, and lifelong commitment to equity and […]
ChE Seminar Series Presets: Dr. Tatiana Segura Tatiana Segura, PhD Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University Biomaterials to unlock the regenerative capacity of tissues Abstract: Injectable materials that can conform to the shape of a desired space are used in a variety of fields including medicine. The ability to fill a tissue defect with an […]