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Feb 03, 2025
Mosallaei Selected as Optica Fellow
ECE Professor Hossein Mosallaei was selected as an Optica Fellow (formerly OSA) for outstanding contributions in active and time-modulated optical nanoantennas and metasurfaces. Optica Fellows are chosen based on several factors, including outstanding contributions to research, business, education, engineering, and service to Optica and its community.
Feb 03, 2025
ONR Young Investigator Award for Engineering Clostridia Microbes
ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston received a Young Investigator Award from the Office of Naval Research for “Expanding the Product Range of Anaerobic Methanol Fermentation.” He is engineering Clostridia microbes that absorb methanol and convert them into a protein-based biomass deriving a wide range of materials, from food to plastics.
Jan 31, 2025
Internal Models for Complex Object Control
COS/ECE University Distinguished Professor Dagmar Sternad published research on “Simplified Internal Models in Human Control of Complex Objects” in PLOS Computational Biology.
Jan 31, 2025
Bypassing Blood-Brain Barrier for Targeted Brain Therapy
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji’s research on the “Effective Nose-to-Brain Delivery of Blood-Brain Barrier Impermeant Anti-IL-1β Antibody via the Minimally Invasive Nasal Depot (MIND) Technique” was published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
Jan 31, 2025
Improving Drug Delivery to the Brain
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji’s research on the “Murine Model of Minimally Invasive Nasal Depot (MIND) Technique for Central Nervous System Delivery of Blood–Brain Barrier-Impermeant Therapeutics” was published in Lab Animal.
Jan 31, 2025
Inaugural College of Engineering Young Alumni Impact Award Recipients
The College of Engineering announces its inaugural Young Alumni Impact Award recipients. These six leaders in their fields were carefully selected from a pool of faculty nominations. With only one awardee for each engineering discipline, this is an elite achievement. The awards ceremony and “Career Paths to Impact” fireside chat hosted by Dean Gregory Abowd is Feb. 18, 2025 in Boston and virtual.
Jan 31, 2025
2024 Stanford University Annual Assessment of Author Citations
The following COE professors are among the top scientists worldwide selected by Stanford University representing the top 2% of the most-cited scientists with single-year impact in various disciplines. The selection is based on the top 100,000 by c-score (with and without self-citations) or a percentile rank of 2% or above. The list below includes those who published a paper in 2024 or later.
Jan 31, 2025
Treating Lung Diseases Using Nanotechnology
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji’s research on the “Interplay of Nano-based Delivery Systems and Protein Signalling in Ameliorating Lung Diseases” was published in Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology.