News
Apr 05, 2018
Prof. Webster's Nano Implant Receives FDA Approval
ChE Professor and Chair Thomas Webster's nano spinal implant commercialized by Nanovis, LLC just received FDA approval for implantation. The novel spinal implant design includes the first nanostructured surface features in which studies have demonstrated increased bone growth and decrease bacteria functions, all without using drugs.
Apr 04, 2018
Congratulation 2018 NSF GRFP Recipients
Congratulations to the current students and alumni who are recipients of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awards.
Apr 02, 2018
Compositions and Methods of Using Alginic Acid Hydrogels
ChE Professor Shashi Murthy and PhD Adam Hatch were awarded a patent for his “Methods, compositions and devices employing alginic acid hydrogels for highly specific capture and release of biological materials”.
Mar 23, 2018
Adam Ekenseair Awarded PMSE Young Investigator Award
ChE Assistant Professor Adam Ekenseair was one of 21 winners of the American Chemistry Society's Polymer Science and Engineering Young Investigator Award. According to the society, the recipients are "young scientists from academia, industry, and national laboratories who have made significant contributions to their fields within Polymer Science and Engineering. These scientists and engineers are […]
Mar 23, 2018
Bencherif Selected for an Outstanding Reviewer Award
ChE Assistant Professor Sidi Bencherif was selected for an Outstanding Reviewer Award for Acta Biomaterialia.
Mar 21, 2018
Webster Publishes New Book on Orthpedic Biomaterials
The book Orthopedic Biomaterials edited by ChE Professor & Chair Thomas Webster highlights recent advances in orthopedic biomaterials including reducing infection, developing in situ sensors, promoting bone growth, and injectables.
Mar 19, 2018
Prof. Webster to Give Keynote at Biotherapy 2018 Conference
ChE Professor and Chair Thomas J. Webster (Art Zafirpoulo Chair, ChemE) will give the keynote presentation at Biotherapy 2018 in Miami next Monday (3/26). The title of his talk is: "How Smart Is Your Implant?".
Mar 13, 2018
West awarded NSF CAREER Award
ChE Assistant Professor Richard West was awarded a $503K NSF CAREER Award for Predictive kinetic modeling of halogenated hydrocarbon combustion.