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Jul 14, 2015

Webster to Speak at Drug Discovery & Therapy World Congress

ChE Professor and Zafiropoulo Endowed Chair Thomas Webster will give an invited talk on "Advances in Nanotechnology for Drug Delivery" at the Drug Discovery & Therapy World Congress.

Chemical Engineering

Jul 13, 2015

Ferdi Hellweger studies urban water safety

Ferdi Hellweger, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Hellweger is fascinated by the idea that city dwellers worldwide could someday swim in urban waterways like Boston’s Charles River, as […]

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 13, 2015

Melting Snow Banks Reveal Contaminants

CEE Associate Professor Ferdi Hellweger explains how the last remaining snow banks from Boston's record breaking winter show just how many contaminants effect our surface water.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 13, 2015

Attending Comic-Con to Raise Awareness

CEE & COS Professor Mark Patterson attended Comic-Con dressed as a Coral Polyp to raise awareness about the dangers of microplastics in the ocean.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Jul 13, 2015

Geilich Selected as Finalist in AIChE Award Competition

BioE PhD student Ben Geilich was selected as one of five finalists for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Bionanotechnology Graduate Student Award Competition.

Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering

Jul 13, 2015

Using Drones to Spot Sharks

ECE & ChE Professor Vincent Harris was interviewed by WCVB on the use of drones to spot sharks off the coast of beaches.

Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Jul 13, 2015

4 MEs Experiences at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab

ME students Joshua Levin, '17, Craig Martland, '16, Matthew Chua, '16, and Amila Cooray, '16 explain how their co-op at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab in California were a great experience.

Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Jul 09, 2015

Playing Nanoscale Music

CEE Assistant Professor Steven Cranford has successfully played music at the nanoscale using carbyne chains as tunable “guitar” strings.

Civil & Environmental Engineering