ChE Seminar Series Presents: Carolyn W.T. Lee-Parsons, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Department; Chemistry & Chemical Biology Department, Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Engineering the Production of Medicinal Natural Products from Plant Cell Cultures” Abstract: Many plant-derived pharmaceuticals are currently supplied by extracting the plant material.  Due to the slow growth rates or low product concentrations […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents:   Ryan Koppes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Engineering Innervated Organ Systems” Abstract:  Microphysiological 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 […]

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 […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Rebecca Carrier, Ph.D. Professor & Associate Chair of Research, Department of Chemical Engineering Affiliated Faculty, Bioengineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Engineering the intestinal and retinal microenvironments” Abstract: The Advanced Drug Delivery Lab conducts research in regenerative medicine, with a focus on intestinal and retinal tissue engineering, and in oral drug delivery, […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Benjamin M. Woolston, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston , MA “Engineering Bacteria to Solve Problems in Renewable Chemical Production and Human Health” Abstract: The synthetic biology revolution has given us the ability to genetically reprogram microbes to serve a wide variety of purposes – from miniscule […]

Joshua Gallaway, Ph.D. DiPietro Assistant Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Next Generation for the Grid” Abstract: 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 […]

Richard West, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Detailed Kinetic Modeling: using computers to predict complex systems of chemical reactions” Abstract: 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 […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: A-Andrew D. Jones, III Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Affiliate Faculty, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Environmental Interactions with the Human and Engineered Structures” Abstract: In the Systems for Engaging the Environment Lab we study “series of tubes”.  From the antimicrobial resistance crises that […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents: Steve Lustig Associate Professor & Associate Chair of Research, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Abstract: Not available at this time Bio: 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 […]

ChE Seminar Series Presents:   Debra Auguste, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA “Engineering targeted therapeutics for breast cancer” Abstract: 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 […]