News
Jul 19, 2013
Webster Selected Fellow
Chemical Engineering Professor and Chair of Department Thomas Webster was selected as a fellow of the Biomedical Engineering Society and his Nanomedicine Lab was featured by EBERS. EBERS Medical Technology SL is devoted to the development of equipment for cell and tissue culture. Their focus is in creating new and innovative products which help users to improve their […]
Jun 11, 2013
Rizvi Wins Intel Scholarship
Congratulations to Noreen Rizvi, a Chemical Engineering PhD student who won a 2013 Intel Corporation scholarship from the Society of Women Engineers, for her outstanding academic achievement as well as strong engineering potential. SWE Scholarships support women pursuing ABET-accredited baccalaureate or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science in the United […]
Jun 01, 2013
New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Adam Ekenseair
Assistant ProfessorDr. Adam Ekenseair joined the Department of Chemical Engineering faculty in the summer of 2013. He grew up in Northwest Arkansas and received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas in 2005. He received his Ph.D. at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was both a National Science Foundation […]
Jun 01, 2013
New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Eno Ebong
Assistant ProfessorDr. Eno Ebong joined the Department of Chemical Engineering in the summer of 2013 as an assistant professor. Both the university-wide support system for the faculty and students, and the innovative and collaborative spirit both on campus and with industry, are what attracted her to Northeastern. Dr. Ebong obtained her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees […]
May 16, 2013
How nanotechnology could keep your heart healthy
Since the heart is such a delicate and critical organ, clinicians usually opt not to intervene with the dead cells that remain after a heart attack or cardiac disease. “But we think that all heart attacks deserve some kind of treatment because it puts so much stress on the rest of the heart,” said Thomas Webster, […]
May 10, 2013
A silky spin on protective armor
At seven times the toughness of Kevlar, a silk produced by the Caerostris darwini spider of Madagascar is more robust than any other material—synthetic or natural. Most spider silks are about two times tougher than Kevlar, and have long been considered an intriguing alternative for bulletproof vests and other protective gear. There’s only one problem: producing spider […]
Apr 12, 2013
Webster is Outstanding Editor
Chemical Engineering professor and chair of department Thomas Webster was awarded the Dove Press Outstanding Editor's Award for his leadership as the founder and current editor of the International Journal of Nanomedicine. Dove Medical Press is a privately held company specializing in the publication of Open Access peer-reviewed journals across the broad spectrum of science, technology and especially […]
Apr 04, 2013
FY14 TIER 1 Award Recipients
22 COE faculty and affiliates were recipients of FY14 TIER 1 Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants for 14 different research projects.