News and Highlights
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UB to hire professors for new Materials Science and Engineering Program
Offering a master’s degree and a doctoral degree, the program will rely on existing faculty members’ expertise and new forward-leaning researchers. Its pending creation coincides with surging interest in the field, due largely to advances in nanotechnology and a renewed attention to manufacturing. [read more]
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Congratulations to Professor Mike Ryan
UB CBE faculty celebrated Mike Ryan's career at a dinner in March. View the slide show here:
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Eli Ruckenstein elected to National Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eli Ruckenstein, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UB and one of the
world’s most influential chemical engineers, has been elected to the 2012 class
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and
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UB to receive state designation and funding to establish Center of Excellence
The Western New York legislative delegation informed President Satish K.
Tripathi on Tuesday that UB will receive a state designation for a Center of
Excellence in Materials Informatics and be awarded $200,000 in funding to
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Zukoski named UB Provost and Executive Vice President
Charles F. Zukoski has been named provost and executive vice president for
academic affairs at the University at Buffalo, following an international search
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Dennis Prieve delivers fourth annual Ruckenstein LectureMonday, April 23, 2012 11:45a.m.
UB Center for the Arts Screening Room
Reception immediately following lectureDr. Prieve is Gulf Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and President of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists.
The Effect of Severe Wall Hindrance on Brownian Motion and Mobility: Is the Ratio Still kT as Predicted by Einstein?
In his classic 1905 paper on Brownian motion, Einstein realized that by separately measuring mobility m and diffusion coefficient D of the same particle, one could obtain the value of Avogadro's number from RTm/D, where R is the universal gas constant and T is temperature. In 1920 Perrin performed such experiments and obtained a good value for Avogadro's number. This success laid to rest any remaining doubts about the molecular theory of matter. Today we write Einstein's relation as D = mkT (k is Boltzmann's constant) and substitute m obtained from Stokes equation. As a rigid sphere approaches a rigid wall, Brenner (1961) showed that wall hindrance causes m to approach zero. Does Einstein's equation still hold such that D approaches zero also? In this talk I will show direct measurements of D and m obtained using Total Internal Reflection Microscopy. Both quantities are found to be a few percent of their bulk values when the gap between the spherical particle and the wall is a few percent of its radius.
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CBE Undergraduate Student Dan Salem wins Goldwater Scholarship
Congratulations to Dan Salem for winning the national Goldwater Scholarship award! The purpose of this foundation is to provide a continuing source of highly qualified scientists, mathematicians, and engineers by awarding scholarships to college students who intend to pursue careers in these fields. The award can offset tuition and other educational expenses, up to $7500.
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Dennis Prieve set as 4th annual Ruckenstein Lecturer
The fourth annual Ruckenstein Lecture is scheduled for Monday, April 23rd in the UB Center for the Arts Screening Room at 11:45. Dr. Dennis Prieve will present his lecture "Effect of Severe Wall Hinderence on Brownian Motion and Mobility: is the Ratio Still kT as Predicted by Einstein?" A reception will follow the lecture in the Center for the Arts Atrium.
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Paschalis Alexandridis receives mentoring award
Paschalis Alexandridisis one of UB's inaugural recipients of a new award administered by the Graduate School to recognize faculty for their support and development of graduate students through their mentoring activities.The Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award is being given annually to a member of the graduate faculty who has demonstrated “truly outstanding and sustained support and development of graduate students from course completion through research and subsequent career placement,” according to John T. Ho, vice provost for graduate education and dean of the graduate school.
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CBE 2011 Graduate Student Research Symposium Winners
Congratulations to everyone who presented a research poster at the October 2011 Symposium. Special acknowledgements to our 4 winning posters:
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Affinity and Kinetics of VWF propeptide binding to mature VWF
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Using Monte Carlo Simulations to Study Wetting Behavior of Ionic Liquids
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Improving the process of acid catalyzed hydrolysis of sugars by understanding the formation and growth of humins
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Combustion-Driven Synthesis of Non-Oxide Nanoparticles in a High Temperature Reducing Jet
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2011 Graduate Research Symposium Photo Gallery Online
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CBE presents the 2011 Graduate Student Research Symposium (rsvp)
Keynote Speaker - Dr. Woodrow K. Shiflett, Chevron Products Company
Poster Contest, Free Reception
Friday, October 7, UB Center for the Arts
2011 CBE Graduate Student Symposium
Please join us for lectures, a poster session, and reception in the UB Center for the Arts:
-1-2pm Graduate Students Lecture-Screening Room, Biswajit Sarkar - Alexander Buffone
-2pm Keynote Lecture by Dr. Woodrow K. Shiflett, Chevron Products Company
-3-5:30pm Poster Session, Judging, and Reception in the Atrium
Dr. Shiflett will discuss, "Moving Innovation into the Marketplace: Harvesting R&D Value in the Global Hydroprocessing Catalyst Arena"
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Distinguished Professor Paschalis Alexandridis and Graduate Secretary Dawn Townsend receive 2011 Chancellors' Awards for Excellence (read more)
Paschalis Alexandridis is a double Chancellor’s Award winner, having been the recipient of the award for excellence in teaching in 2006. He began his career at UB as an assistant professor in 1997 and was named a UB Distinguished Professor in 2009. He has served on the Faculty Senate and the University Faculty Senate Graduate and Research Committee.Alexandridis’ research aims to create and manipulate molecular organization at the nano-scale and organization at the micron-scale of nano-objects. His expertise has a wide range of applications in pharmaceuticals, coatings, inks and thermoplastic elastomers.
He holds six patents and has published two books, as well as dozens of articles in peer publications. Last fall, he was named the recipient of the Jacob F. Schoellkopf Award, given annually by the Western New York section of the American Chemical Society in recognition of outstanding work and service in the fields of chemistry or chemical engineering.
Dawn Townsend began working at UB in 2002 as the graduate admissions secretary in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. She became graduate secretary in 2006, assuming as duties appointment processing and helping students with their obligations outside the classroom, including ensuring they register for the right courses and complete the appropriate paperwork related to their degree. -
Pablo G. Debenedetti delivers third annual Ruckenstein Lecture
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Eli Ruckenstein Lecture Series continued this spring, bringing another distinguished Chemical Engineer to UB
Pablo G. Debenedetti, Vice Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University, spoke with faculty, industry professionals, and students about research advances and ideas on the subject of hydrophocity. Dr. Debenedetti's visit provided an opportunity for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering to showcase its education and scholarship activities to one of the leaders in our field, while providing students here with exposure to state-of-the-art developments in chemical engineering research.
Alumni and industry support of the Eli Ruckenstein Fund and its Lecture Series has enabled further growth and advanced the stature of the UB CBE department, while also fostering dialog that will lead to new directions for advancing the field of chemical engineering. Our profession has proven its value to society many times over, and we hope to continue to do so through scholarship and innovation that are promoted by this and other activities.
Pablo Debenedetti's research interests include the thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of liquids and glasses; the structure and thermodynamics of water and aqueous solutions; protein thermodynamics; the theory of nucleation; and metastability. He is the author of one book, Metastable Liquids, and more than 200 scientific articles.
Among numerous professional honors, Debenedetti was named one of "100 Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era" by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and he is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Photos:
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UB Battery Researcher with More Patents than Any Other Woman is Inducted Into the National Inventors Hall of Fame
Future innovations depend on the drive for more patents and diversity in the lab, says Takeuchi
Release Date: March 3, 2011
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Esther Takeuchi, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Greatbatch Professor of Advanced Power Sources at the University at Buffalo, will be one of nine living inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, according to an announcement today by the NIHF, which honors legendary inventors whose innovations have changed the world.
Takeuchi has earned more patents than any other woman in the U.S., 148 at last count and growing, most of them related to her pioneering development of sophisticated power sources for implantable devices, now a booming multibillion-dollar business.
"Professor Takeuchi's ingenuity and pursuit of what is truly innovative has made possible devices that are saving millions of lives," says Harvey G. Stenger, PhD, dean of the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "As a visionary scientist and innovator at UB, and now as an inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, she is taking her rightful place alongside the most famous inventors of our time." Read More
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Hila Dvora wins Poster Award
Hila Dvora, a student of Dr. Mattheos Koffas, recieved one of three AIChE Food, Pharmaceuticals, and Bioengineering Division Graduate Student Poster Awards at the annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in November 2010. The poster was entitled "Strategies for Increasing Anthocyanin Production in Escherichia coli by Improving UDP-Glucose Bioavailability" and was presented in the Bioengineering poster session. -
Vladimir Hlavacek —
February 28, 1939 - November 4, 2010CBE Professor Emeritus Vladimir Hlavacek passed away on November 4, 2010 after a short illness.
Dr. Hlavacek was born in Prague, Czech Republic where he received his education from the Prague Institute of Chemical Technology and from Charles University in Prague. He had three doctorate degrees in science and engineering and taught in Prague for a short period before emigrating to the US and settling in Buffalo in 1981 as a university professor. While at UB, Professor Hlavacek taught courses in air reactor engineering, green engineering, and in computer aided design of chemical operations. His research focused on solid fuel combustion processes, and he was published in numerous international journals. Dr. Hlavacek also worked on several projects for the US Navy. In his spare time, he was an avid fisherman and enjoyed travelling around the world. Following his retirement from UB in 2009, Vladimir and his wife moved to Naples, FL. He was 71. -
2010 NRC Report Shows Department Among Top 10 in US for Key Research Measures
The National Research Council has released its long-awaited assessment of doctoral programs in the US, and we are very pleased to report that the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo has placed in the top 10 nationally in several key research measures. The report is arguably the most comprehensive and objective analysis of quality of graduate programs ever produced. In 2006 the NRC conducted a systematic process of data collection of doctoral programs across many disciplines, gathering information from departments, individual faculty, students, administrators, and public sources. The data included information on faculty research productivity, institutional support for students, diversity of faculty and students, and more. Twenty specific characteristics were identified, and a rating for each was reported for every program. The NRC also offered composite measures, reported only as ranges and not individual vales, based on subjective surveys of importance of each measure in determining overall quality. The NRC however is rather emphatic in suggesting that no single measure could meaningfully rank program quality.
In the important objective statistics of publications per faculty, and awards per faculty, our program ranked 8th and 9th, respectively, out of a total of 106 measured programs. Moreover, in the four years since these data were collected, one might argue that we've only gotten better — adding two more members of the National Academy of Engineering to our faculty, while adding several junior faculty whose research programs are now coming up to speed.
More information about the NRC assessment can be found at National Academies Press, or at PhDs.org, which has compiled the data in a form for easy review.
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Paschalis Alexandridis Selected for 2010 Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal
Dr. Paschalis Alexandridis, UB Distinguished Professor in the Chemical & Biological Engineering Department, has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal, awarded by the Western NY section of the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes his fundamental discoveries on block copolymer thermodynamics, structure, and dynamics, and for his development of functional products utilizing self-assembly methodologies.
A reception and award ceremony honoring Dr. Alexandridis will be hosted by the ACS section later this Fall.
MorePhotos from Schoellkopf award ceremony
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Esther Takeuchi Bringing Fresh Approach to Nation's Electrical Grid
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Chi Lo & Sri Madabhushi Receive American Heart Association Pre-doctoral Fellowships
CBE graduate students, Chi Lo and Sri Madabhushi, were awarded pre-doctoral fellowships from the American Heart Association (AHA) starting this summer (2010). This is a competitive and prestigious award mechanism that provides support for research and training as students initiate careers in cardiovascular disease and stroke. Both students are mentored by CBE Professor Sriram Neelamegham.
Chi Lo works on the mechanism by which white blood cells bind to blood vessel walls in the human body. Her goal is to identify important reaction pathways that lead to the formation of specific sugar structures on the surface of white blood cells. These carbohydrates regulate critical molecular interactions that contribute to human inflammatory diseases.
Sri Madabhushi's research examines the largest protein in blood called van Willebrand Factor (VWF). Sri is interested in identifying structural changes in VWF that are regulated by fluid shear forces. Such changes aid the binding of human blood platelets to blood vessel walls. Platelet cell adhesion contributes to both the stoppage of bleeding following injury, and cardiovascular diseases like myocardial infarction and stroke. -
Biswa Das - UB Intramural Badminton Champ
CBE graduate student, Biswa Das has won the Men's Advanced Division of UB's Badminton Intramural League for Fall 2009. The match was played in a round-robin format, with the top two players (based on wins) competing in the finals.
Das is a current member of the Amherst Recreational Badminton club and has participated in various tournaments in and around the Western New York area.
Das and former CBE graduate student, Venkatramanan Ravi, were also finalists in the Fall 2008 Badminton Men's Doubles Division.
Biswa Das - Fall 2009 Men's Advanced Division Badminton Champ
Biswa Das & Venkatramanan Ravi
Finalists, Fall 2008 Men's Doubles Badminton
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Koffas Group - New System Boosts Yield of Isoflavonoids That Bind Estrogen Receptors
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Robert J. Good -- August 13, 1920 - April 29, 2010
Retired Professor Robert J. Good passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2010 at the Northgate Manor Healthcare Facility in Wheatfield, NY. He was 89 years old.
Good was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he earned a bachelor's degree at Amherst College in Massachusetts, a master's degree at the University of California at Berkeley, and a doctorate degree at the University of Michigan. He was a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at UB from 1964 until 1990, and taught courses in materials science and corrosion. Following his retirement, he became a professor emeritus and university scholar.
In addition to his many years as a professor and scientist at UB, Dr. Good was a visiting professor at several universities, including the University of Bristol, City University and Imperial College, all in London. He also worked as a chemist for Dow Chemical Do., Pittsburg, CA, American Cyanamide and Chemical Co., Azusa, CA, and Monsanto Chemical Co., Anniston, AL.
He was a consultant for several other companies and organizations, including Allied Chemical Corp., Ashland Chemical Co., British Petroleum and DuPont. He received several awards for his work in surface and colloid chemistry, including the Jacob R. Schoellkopf Award in 1979, and the Kendall Award from the American Chemical Society in 1976. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, the National Association of Corrosion Engineers, and the Adhesion Society.
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Marina Tsianou & Nikita Petrosyan Honored by Student Chapter of AIChE
The student chapter of the AIChE held their end of the year banquet at the Pearl Street Grill and Brewery on Friday, April 23, 2010. One of the highlights of the banquet was the presentation of the Professor of the Year and Student of the Year. This year's winners were Dr. Marina Tsianou as Professor of the Year, and senior Nikita Petrosyan as 2010 Student of the Year. Winners were presented with plaques and gift cards.
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Esther Takeuchi to Receive Norton Medal at Commencement, May 2010
Dr. Esther Takeuchi will be one of three recipients of the Chancellor Charles P. Norton Medal, UB's highest award, during the university's 164th general commencement on May 9, 2010. This medal is presented annually in public recognition of a person who has, in Norton's words, "performed some great thing which is identified with Buffalo...a great civic or political act, a great book, a great work of art, a great scientific achievement or any other thing which, in itself, is truly great and ennobling, and which dignifies the performer and Buffalo in the eyes of the world."
Takeuchi's development of the lithium/silver vanadium oxide battery while a scientist at Greatbatch, Inc. was a major factor in bringing implantable cardiac defbrillators (ICDs) into production in the late 1980s. ICSs shock the heart into a normal rhythm when it goes into fibrillation. She is often cited as the woman awarded the most patents in the U.S. - more than 140 at last count - most of them related to her pioneering development of sophisticated power sources for implantable devices, now a booming multibillion-dollar business. Named to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering in 2004, she is one of just 104 women elected to the organization, considered the highest distinction that an engineering professional can achieve. Less than 5 percent of the academy's 2,400 active members are women.
Dr. Takeuchi is the first UB faculty member to receive the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, which is administered for the White House by the U.S. Department of Commerce's U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It recognizes individuals or companies for outstanding contributions to the promotion of technology for the improvement of the economic, environmental or social well being of the United States. -
CBE Students are Multi-Talented - Lye Lin Lock & Namita Bhan Winners in Photo Contest
Two CBE students recently won awards at the "Welcome To My World" Photo Exhibition. Lye Lin Lock, a CBE undergraduate took 3rd Place in the Judges Winners category. Graduate student, Namita Bhan tied for 1st Place in the People's Choice category. Congratulations to them both.
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Professor Esther Takeuchi Named Recipient of National Medal of Technology, Most Coveted Technology Award in U.S.
President Barack Obama announced that Dr. Esther S. Takeuchi has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, the highest honor awarded in the U.S. for technological achievement. Dr. Takeuchi is the first UB professor to receive this honor. She will receive her medal at a White House ceremony to be held October 7.
Takeuchi is often cited as the woman awarded the most patents in the U.S. -- more than 140 at last count, most of them related to her pioneering development of sophisticated power sources for implantable devices, now a booming multibillion-dollar business.
For more information, please go to: http://www.buffalo.edu/ubreporter/2009_09_16/takeuchi_medal
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"Best Paper" Recognition Goes to Grad Student Biswajit Sarkar
A research article published in the International Journal of Mineral Processing with the first author, Mr. Biswajit Sarkar, has been recognized by the Indian Institute of Mineral Engineers (IIME) as the "Best Paper Published on Beneficiation." The article, "Study of Separation Features in Floatex Density Separator for Cleaning Fine Coal," is co-authored by A. Das and S.P. Mehrotra and was published in 2008. Sarkar is currently a CBE graduate student working towards his PhD under the direction of Dr. Paschalis Alexandridis.
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Alexandridis Named UB Distinguished Professor
Dr. Paschalis Alexandridis has been named UB Distinguished Professor. The title UB Distinguished Professor is a rank above that of full professor and was created by the Office of the Provost to recognize full professors who have achieved true distinction and who are leaders in their field.
Alexandridis' research includes self-assembly and directed assembly of polymers, supramolecules and nanoparticles. Some of his awards include the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Award, The SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the UB Exceptional Scholar Award for Sustained Achievement, among others. Alexandridis joined the CBE Department at UB in 1997.
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Student Chapter of AIChE Among March Madness Winners
March Madness, a membership contest, was initiated by the national chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers to encourage a final round of new student outreach before the end of the academic year. The challenge was set forth for each school to achieve at least 50% national AIChE enrollment (the percentage is calculated by taking the total number of chemical engineers on record for each school and comparing it with the membership numbers at the end of the contest). With a lot of hard work from the Student Chapter leaders, UB was among the 59 March Madness winners! A special note of thanks went to Student Chapter President Jacob Weiner and Faculty Advisor Marina Tsianou.
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Andreadis Receives UB's Exceptional Scholar: Sustained Achievement Award, 2009
Dr. Stelios Andreadis has been selected to receive UB's Exceptional Scholar: Sustained Achievement Award for 2009. This award was established in 2001 to recognize tenured faculty whose body of work over a number of years has garnered professional or public accolades beyond the norm for the discipline.
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CBE Graduate Student, Indrajeet Singh, Receives Perkin Scholarship
Each year, the Society of Chemical Industry America International Group gives a $5,000 Perkin Scholarship to a student from a university selected by the Perkin Award winner of that year. Dr. Ian Shankland has been chosen as the Perkin Medal winner for 2008, and has chosen the University at Buffalo as the university and the Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering to be the department that the student is chosen from. The Perkin Medal Scholarship program has been established to recognize and reward outstanding performance and potential in the advanced study of applied chemistry or related sciences, and to broaden awareness of the Perkin Medal and contributions to society that this prestigious award represents. The student selected as the recipient of the 2008 Perkin Scholarship is Indrajeet Singh.
Mr. Singh is working towards his PhD under the direction of Dr. Sriram Neelamegham. His PhD dissertation utilizes the knowledge of chemistry, biology and physics to add his own contribution to the advancement of science and technology. Singh has studied the effect of fluid or hydrodynamic forces on protein structure and function. During the course of these investigations, he has developed novel spectroscopy tools to determine the role of fluid flow in regulating protein structure and self-association/aggregation properties. Many of the studies are performed with a large polymeric protein isolated from human blood called Von Willebrand Factor (VWF). The study is important since it is established that the level and activity of VWF is associated with many vascular diseases including acute coronary syndromes. VWF also plays a key role during thrombosis that is associated with myocardial infarction and stroke. Further, strategies to control the interaction of VWF with its receptor on blood platelets (integrin GpIba) are of interest in the biotech community since this is a druggable target. Upon completion of his degree, Singh wishes to continue to add his contribution to human health care and science by continuing his research in the area of drug development and disease modeling where he will focus on specific drug molecules and their target specificity. Indrajeet is proud to be the first in his entire family (including all his ancestors) to receive a PhD. His wife, Anuroop, is also a student at UB, pursuing a Masters degree in Economics.
Dr. Ian Shankland is currently the Director of Technology for Honeywell's Fluorine Products business, a part of Specialty Materials. Since joining Honeywell 27 years ago, Shankland has held a number of positions in research and development and business development. He currently is responsible for new product and applications development, manufacturing process development and scale-up within Honeywell's Fluorine Products business, and has led technology programs for successful commercialization of a number of environmentally-improved fluorocarbon products.
Left to Right: Michael E. Campbell, Chairman, SCI America International Group, Anuroop Singh, Indrajeet Singh, Dr. Ian Shankland, 2008 Perkin Medal Recipient at the Award Presentation in Philadelphia, PA.
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CBE Graduate Student, Lye Lock, Wins AIChE Poster Award
Lye Lock, a PhD student working under the direction of Dr. Manolis Tzanakakis, has won an award for a poster she presented on her work on the expansion and pancreatic differentiation of human embryonic stem cells in bioreactors
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Schultz, Kofke & Company Develop a Fine-Grained Approach to "Cool" Simulations
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Sol W. Weller - July 27, 1918-August 24, 2008
Retired Professor Sol W. Weller passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2008 at the Beechwood Continuing Care Facility in Getzville, NY. He was 90 years old.
Born in Detroit, Sol earned his PhD in chemistry from the University of Chicago. During World War II, he worked on the Manhattan Project.
Over the next two decades, he worked in chemical engineering, specializing in kinetics, coal liquefaction, the separation of gases by permeation, catalysts and standardization of catalyst-testing methods. He was responsible for several patents in his field.
In 1963, he became a professor of chemical engineering at UB, where he taught until 1988. While at UB, he held the C.C. Furnas Memorial Chair in Engineering in 1983. He also received two Fulbright Awards, the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1973, the Storch Award for coal research in 1981, Murphee Award for Industrial and Engineering Chemistry in 1982, and the Schoellkopf Medal in 1984.
Dr. Weller also taught and consulted in Madrid, Spain; Istanbul, Turkey; Oxford, England; and Haifa, Israel. He wrote many scientific papers, book chapters and encyclopedia entries during his career.
A talented amateur pianist, Dr. Weller and the former Miriam Damick, his wife of 62 years, hosted many musical events in their Williamsville home. Mrs. Weller passed away in 2006.
Dr. Weller is predeceased by a daughter and is survived by a daughter and two sons.
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Neelamegham & Group Apply Systems Biology and Glycomics to Study Human Inflammatory Diseases
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Stelios Andreadis Elected to College of Fellows of American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering
Stelios Andreadis, Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering, has been elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical & Biological Engineering (AIMBE) as a result of his significant contributions to the field of Chemical & Biological Engineering. Stelios' areas of research include gene therapy, tissue engineering of skin and blood vessels, controlled protein and gene delivery.
Located in Washington, DC, AIMBE is the leading advocacy group for medical and biological engineering and is comprised of some of the most important leaders in science and engineering. Founded in 1991, AIMBE has earned a reputation as a prestigious public policy leader on issues impacting the medical and biological community. AIMBE is regarded by key legislators as the preeminent voice on the subject. Through the College of Fellows, the Academic Council, the Council of Societies and the Industry Council, AIMBE represents roughly 50,000 influential leaders.
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Mark Swihart Invited to Participate in National Conference of "Rising Star Engineers"
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Takeuchi Wins ACS Astellas Award
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Esther Takeuchi Named Greatbatch Professor
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Koffas Receives SBIR Grant to Pursue Research in Industrial Microbiology
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Andreadis Research Shows Engineered Blood Vessels Function Like Native Tissue
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Carl Lund Named SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor
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Alexandridis' Work With Nanoparticles May Lead to "On-the-Spot" Virus Detector
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