Host: Dr. Lydia Contreras
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Prof. Chen’s research experience includes engineering RNA-based regulatory systems for mammalian systems, demonstrating the ability to achieve rapid, reversible, small-molecule–responsive control over T-cell proliferation in tissue culture and in animal models. As a postdoctoral scholar at
… Read the rest »Host: by Dr. Thomas Truskett
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Charles M. Schroeder is an Associate Professor and Ray and Beverly Mentzer Faculty Scholar in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. He is also an Affiliate in the Departments of Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, and Bioengineering, and he is a member of the Center for Biophysics and Computational … Read the rest »
Host: Drs. Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz and David Allen
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Professor
Director of the Center for Atmospheric Chemistry and the Environment
My research focuses on the properties and effects of atmospheric aerosols. On a regional to global scale, the efforts of our research group are concentrated on investigating radiative forcing by tropospheric aerosols, while … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Michael Baldea; Endowed Lectureship
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Tony Kiss (Anton Alexandru) was born in Transylvania, and at a young age he was already winning awards at various national chemistry competitions, being also recruited in the National Chemistry Olympic Team of Romania. He was awarded a BSc degree in Chemical Engineering at Babes-Bolyai University … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Isaac Sanchez
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Assistant Professor of Polymer Engineering
The Simmons group employs theory, molecular simulation, optimization methods, high-throughput characterization, and machine learning to advance the understanding and design of polymers and other soft … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Adrianne Rosales; 2017-2018 Pirkey Lectureship
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Hubbell received his bacehlor’s degree from Kansas State University in 1982, and his PhD from Rice University in 1986, both in chemical engineering. He started his academic career as a member of the chemical engineering faculty at the University of Texas, then at the California … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Venkat Ganesan
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Professor Olsen earned his S.B. in Course 10 (Chemical Engineering) from MIT in June 2003. His undergraduate research with Prof. Karen Gleason focused on understanding the polymerization kinetics of initiated chemical vapor deposition reactions to produce fluorocarbon and organosiloxane polymer coatings for biopassivation and hydrophobic surfaces. He also … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Roger Bonnecaze
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Roseanna Zia received her Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology for research with John F. Brady in Mechanical Engineering, with a minor in Chemical Engineering, in 2011. She received her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Missouri, and subsequently worked as a mechanical engineer … Read the rest »
Host: Dr. Adrianne Rosales; Texas Distinguished Faculty Lectureship
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The basic question that drives Mooney’s research is: how do mammalian cells receive information from the materials in their environment.
By utilizing the tools of
Host: Dr. Benjamin Keith Keitz
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Christopher Alabi began his research career as an undergraduate student under the direction of Professor David Schuster at New York University. Upon receiving his B.S. in Chemistry from New York University and B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, he went on to pursue a … Read the rest »