News
Apr 23, 2010
Sacco Awarded Distinguished Chemist
Professor Albert Sacco, Jr. has received the 2010 Distinguished Chemist Award by the New England Institute of Chemists.
Apr 22, 2010
Congratulations Katherine Ziemer
Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Katherine Ziemer received the Vice President’s Award for Outstanding Advisor Involvement for her work with the AIChE student group.
Apr 09, 2010
Murthy Awarded $1.9M Grant
ChE Assistant Professor Shashi Murthy has been awarded a $1.9M R01 grant from NIH to create a new generation of microfluidic systems that are capable of isolating key cell types, such as stem and progenitor cells, for use in regenerative medicine.
Apr 05, 2010
Congratulations BESS Team
The Black Engineering Student Society (BESS) won the Technical Outreach Community Help (TORCH) Chapter of the Year Award for the second year in a row.
Mar 29, 2010
Congratulations ChemECar Team
At the recent Northeast Region AIChE Meeting in Orono, ME, the NU ChemECar Team Qualified for the National competition, Won First Place in the poster competition, AND Won the Most Creative Drive award
Mar 18, 2010
Carrier Awarded NINDS Grant
ChE Assistant Professor Rebecca Carrier and Bouve professor Mansoor Amiji were awarded a $475K NINDS grant to examine a “nano-emulsion” system of delivery that will allow drugs to cross the blood-brain barrier.
Dec 21, 2009
Busnaina Receives $1.6M from Department of Defense
MIE Professor Ahmed Busnaina’s team was one of 34 Massachusetts groups selected to receive funding from the Department of Defense. Their research is focused on developing carbon nanotube enhanced power sources that are better than current battery technology.
Nov 12, 2009
Chemical Engineering Students are National Champions
A group of 10 ChE students won 1st place at the National AIChE ChemECar competition in which they had to power and control a car by a chemical reaction. Another group of 3 won the SACHE Student Design Competition for Safety in Design.