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SUMMARY:Catalytic treatment of water contaminated with halogenated hydrocarbons
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: \nUmit Ozkan\, Chair & University Distinguished Professor \nDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering\, Ohio State University \nAbstract:  \nGroundwater contamination by halogenated compounds such as trichloroethylene (TCE) is an environmental concern due to their high level of toxicity and their potential impact on drinking water. Hydrogenation of chlorinated compounds offers an efficient and cost-effective way of decontaminating groundwater since it eliminates the chlorinated compounds by catalytically converting them to hydrocarbons and hydrogen chloride. Although promising conversions have been obtained with the palladium-based state-the-art catalysts\, slow kinetics at low temperatures and low concentrations as well as deactivation due to reduced sulfur and chlorine species (SO42-\, HS–\, Cl–) are still recurring problems. To overcome these issues\, we are using a newly-developed material\, a swellable organically modified silica (SOMS) as a catalyst scaffold. SOMS is a very hydrophobic material\, but it has a very high affinity for organics.  These characteristics allow the organic contaminants to concentrate inside the pores\, near the active sites\, hence helping the kinetics. Hydrophobicity serves as a deterrent to deactivation by keeping the water-dissolved poisons away from the active sites.  Activity measurements performed in liquid and gas phases as well as catalyst characterization results will be presented. \nBiography: \nUmit S. Ozkan is a Distinguished University Professor and a College of Engineering Distinguished Professor at The Ohio State University.  She received her Ph.D from Iowa State University in 1984 and joined the faculty of The Ohio State University in 1985. Between 2000 and 2005\, she also served as the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Engineering. She held Visiting Scientist and Visiting Professor positions at the French IRCE-LYON and  Université Claude Bernard\, respectively.   Currently\, she is the Chair of the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department. \nHer current research interests are focused on heterogeneous catalysis and electro-catalysis. Professor Ozkan has held and continues to hold many leadership positions in several professional organizations\, including ACS\, AIChE\, and North American Catalysis Society.   She is on the Editorial Boards of Catalysis Today\, Journal of Molecular Catalysis\, Catalysis Letters\, Topics in Catalysis\, The Royal Society of Chemistry Catalysis Book Series\, Applied Catalysis B\, ACS Applied Energy Materials\, Catalysis Reviews in Science and Engineering\, ACS Catalysis\, Journal of Catalysis\, and Nature Sustainability.   Dr. Ozkan is a Professional Engineer registered in Ohio.  She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAS)\, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE)\, and American Chemical Society (ACS). \nProfessor Ozkan is the recipient of many honors and awards among which are ACS Henry H. Storch Award (2017)\, ACS Energy and Fuels Distinguished Researcher Award (2012)\, John van Geuns Lectureship Award at the Van’t Hoff Institute at the University of Amsterdam (2010)\, Iowa State University\, Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering (2010)\, AIChE Mentorship Excellence Award (2009)\, Fulbright Senior Scholar Award (2007)\, the Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award (2002. In 2013\, she was honored by a special volume of Topics in Catalysis. The volume included contributions from 35 different research groups from 12 different countries. In 2019\, she was again honored\, this time by a special volume of Catalysis Today. \nIn her research group\, Dr. Ozkan has advised and mentored over 100 graduate students\, post-doctoral researchers and honors students.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/catalytic-treatment-of-water-contaminated-with-halogenated-hydrocarbons/
LOCATION:236 Richards\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:COE Selecting a Major Panel
DESCRIPTION:Not sure what to major in?\nConsidering switching majors? \nHear upperclassmen across all engineering disciplines share about their experiences! \nJoin via Microsoft Teams using your NU email \nEmail Liza Russell at russell.li@northeastern.edu for more information or to receive the link by email
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/coe-selecting-a-major-panel/
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SUMMARY:Figuring it out: Student Engagement towards Conceptual Understanding and Disciplinary Practice
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: Milo Korestky\nMcDonnell Family Bridge Professor\nCo-Director\, Institute for Learning on Research and Instruction (IRLI)\nDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering\nDepartment of Education\nTufts University \nAbstract: \nThere has been considerable emphasis recently in transitioning chemical engineering classroom instruction from transmission-based lectures to active learning. Active learning has been defined broadly as “anything that you have your students do in class that gets them to actively engage with the material you’re trying to teach.”  This talk focuses on student engagement – that is\, how students take up the challenging and complex work that we ask them to do as they form into professional engineers. I explore fundamental questions about student engagement in the active learning classroom: Engagement in what? Are there different kinds of engagement? I contrast two forms of engagement. The first looks at engagement for conceptual understanding using the Concept Warehouse\, a tool developed around concept-based active learning. The second addresses engagement in disciplinary practices. When engaged in disciplinary practices\, students use the concepts and discourses of engineering to “get somewhere” on an engineering task (develop a product\, gain a better understanding). Neither way is inherently more correct or better\, rather they are representations of learning that might provide useful ways to think about design choices within a certain context. \nBiography: \nMilo Koretsky is the McDonnell Family Bridge Professor and co-Director of the Institute for Research on Learning and Instruction (IRLI) at Tufts University. He holds a joint appointment in Chemical and Biological Engineering and in Education. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley\, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related to engineering education. His group works on integrating technology into effective educational practices that promote the use of higher-level cognitive and social skills in engineering problem-solving and in promoting change towards motivating faculty to use evidence-based instructional practices. A particular focus is on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex\, authentic problems and projects they face in professional practice. Dr. Koretsky has received recognition through university and international awards and is a Fellow of the American Society of Engineering Education and a Fellow of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research.
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/figuring-it-out-student-engagement-towards-conceptual-understanding-and-disciplinary-practice/
LOCATION:236 Richards\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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SUMMARY:PlusOne Information Session
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the PlusOne Accelerated Master’s Degree Program \nA master’s degree can provide you with an additional level of expertise in an area aligned with your career goals. As a currently enrolled Bachelor of Science (BS) student in the College of Engineering at Northeastern\, you have the opportunity to earn a Master of Science degree (MS) in an accelerated time period with the PlusOne program. Once accepted into the program in an approved PlusOne pathway\, which is a BS and MS PlusOne combination\, you can earn an MS degree with\, in most cases\, just one extra year of study beyond your undergraduate degree program. \nIn this virtual information session\, College of Engineering undergraduate and graduate academic advisors will provide an overview of the PlusOne program to give you the knowledge and next steps to take advantage of the program if you choose. \nWHAT YOU WILL LEARN:\n• What is PlusOne\n• Benefits of the program\n• Eligibility\n• Co-op considerations\n• Financial considerations\n• Selecting your pathway\n• Academic advising resources\n• Timeline to apply\n• The application process\n• Course registration\n• Transitioning to graduate school \nLearn more and apply: coe.northeastern.edu/plusone
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/plusone-information-session-3/
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SUMMARY:Modular and Composite Approaches to Engineering Challenging Tissues with Polysaccharide Materials
DESCRIPTION:ChE Seminar Series Presents: \nHoward W.T. Matthew\, PhD \nProfessor\, Chemical Engineering\, Wayne State University \nAbstract: \nPolysaccharides have long been recognized as polymeric materials with an array of properties that have made them indispensable for applications ranging from adhesives to property-enhancing nanomaterials.  As a result\, they have found wide acceptance as food and drug additives.  Over the past thirty years\, a growing body of work has served to raise their profile as effectors and modulators of receptor-based phenomena including immune recognition as well as cell-matrix\, cell-pathogen\, and cell-growth factor interactions.  However\, these materials remained underutilized as components of implantable systems.  Within the last decade\, the explosion of research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine has increased demand for biologically active materials\, and polysaccharides are receiving greater attention for their ability to facilitate tissue assembly and organization in vitro and in vivo.  While many polysaccharides possess potentially useful biological activities\, their mode of application has mainly been in bulk hydrogel form.  The Matthew group has been working with polyelectrolyte ionic complexes formed between oppositely charged polysaccharides.  These ionic complex membranes can be rendered as hollow microcapsules of controllable size.  This presentation will describe our ongoing studies focused on deploying these capsules as a versatile tool for generating tissue organoids and as a platform for assembling vascularized tissues with a range of physical and biological properties. \nBio: \nHoward Matthew is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Wayne State University (WSU) in Detroit\, Michigan.  He received a B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering (1984) from the University of the West Indies\, Trinidad.  After two years in the food processing industry\, he joined Wayne State University for graduate studies\, receiving an M.S. degree in 1988 and a Ph.D. in 1992.  He conducted two years of postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital.  He then joined the WSU faculty as an Assistant Professor in 1994.  He is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Early Faculty CAREER Award (1996)\, and was elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE\, 2012).  His research spans the fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering\, focusing on the use of polysaccharide materials in tissue design and assembly.  His work has two broad themes: modulating the mechanics and biological activity of polysaccharide materials; and developing methods to apply these materials in cell and tissue-based therapies.  Target applications include: heart valves for pediatric applications\, designing transplantable liver tissue\, and regeneration of musculoskeletal structures after surgical or traumatic loss.  To date\, Prof. Matthew has been research supervisor for over 40 graduate students 55 undergraduates and 43 high school students. \n 
URL:https://che.northeastern.edu/event/modular-and-composite-approaches-to-engineering-challenging-tissues-with-polysaccharide-materials/
LOCATION:236 Richards\, 360 Huntington Ave\, Boston\, MA\, 02115\, United States
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