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Jun 01, 2017
Prof. Lucas Landherr begins new regular contribution of engineering comics in journal, Chemical Engineering Education
The editors of the journal Chemical Engineering Education have announced ChE Associate Teaching Professor Lucas Landherr as a new regular contributor to the journal based on his education research involving the use of comics in teaching.
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May 31, 2017
Tom Webster Honored at Zhejiang and Overseas High-level Talents Conference
ChE Professor & Chair Thomas Webster was honored at a signing ceremony on May 27, 2017 as part of the Zhejiang and Overseas High-level Talents Conference in Cambridge, MA.
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May 25, 2017
Prof. Webster to give plenary talk at the Emerging Technologies 2017 Conference in Warsaw
Prof. Tom Webster will give the plenary lecture at the Emerging Technologies 2017 Conference in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, May 30th. He will discuss the future of commercializing nanomedicine in Europe.
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May 19, 2017
Prof. Tom Webster to give keynote talk at e-MRS in Strasbourg
ChE Professor & Chair Tom Webster gave the keynote talk at the European Materials Research Society (e-MRS) on Monday, May 22 on Transitioning from Nanomedicine to Picomedicine, a field he is pioneering at Northeastern.
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May 18, 2017
Deb Pano and Dr. Diana Bernal-Franco Win Advanced Research/Creative Endeavors Grant from Northeastern University
After over a year of research, ChE BS/MS student Deb Pano and Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Diana Bernal-Franco were awarded an Endeavor Grant from Northeastern University. Both Ms. Pano and Dr. Bernal-Franco work in lab of ChE/COS Associate Professor Carolyn Lee-Parsons. Their research began with looking at the defense mechanism of the Catharanthus roseus plant, […]
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May 06, 2017
Prof. Tom Webster's International Journal of Nanomedicine Ranks #1 for Open Access Journals
ChE Chair & Professor Thomas Webster's International Journal of Nanomedicine was just ranked the top (#1) Open Access Journal in the area of Nanotechnology by Scientific Journal Reports.
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May 04, 2017
Prof. Tom Webster to Give Keynote at the Society For Vacuum Coaters
Prof. Tom Webster will give the keynote lecture on Thursday, May 4th at the Society For Vacuum Coaters conference in Providence, RI summarizing his research on commercializing FDA approved implants modified using vacuum coating processes to increasing tissue growth and reduce infection.
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May 03, 2017
Faculty and Staff Awards 2017
Congratulations to all the winners of the faculty and staff awards, and to everyone for their hard work and dedication during the 2016-2017 academic school year. Faculty Fellow Edward Beighley, CEE Yun Raymond Fu, ECE Tommaso Melodia, ECE Rising Star Staff Award Erin Schnepp, Undergraduate Academic Advising Carolina Venegas-Martinez, CEE Outstanding Teachers of First Year […]