Author: Sandra Swisher
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COMPASS VetIF Fellow attends AMRS Conference in Kigali, Rwanda
COMPASS Veteran Innovation Fellow Jebril Thaxton attended the 12th International Conference of the African Materials Research Society (AMRS) in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Nurturing high-risk, high-reward ideas
Sunitha Nagrath received Bold Idea funding from the Rogel Cancer Center’s Forbes Institute for Cancer Discovery that provided critical seed funding for research breakthroughs.
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A simpler way to make microgels for programmable drug release
Dunking a calcium alginate microgel in ion baths helps finely tune drug release profiles without complex equipment, opening up microgel synthesis to more researchers.
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Historic Tappan Oak sapling planted to mark Earth Day at U-M
A Living Legacy: ChE 2016 alum Chayce Griffith and the Tappan Oak Sapling’s New Chapter at U-M
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Making desalination more eco-friendly: New membranes could help eliminate brine waste
Membranes packed with charge help overcome the current salinity limit, making it easier to crystallize ocean salts and harvest valuable minerals from desalination waste.
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Frustration incorporated: Revealing a natural strategy for making ‘superior’ materials
Models developed at U-M show how mismatched geometries can lead to fascinating complexity and enhance material properties like strength and toughness.
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Q&A with ChE peer mentor Jacob Robins
Jacob discusses why he chose Chemical Engineering, helpful resources, and his favorite class.
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Q&A with ChE peer mentor Maddy Gonley
Maddy shares insights on research opportunities, work-life balance, and getting involved outside the classroom.
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Awwal Oladipupo wins People’s Choice Award at Three Minute Thesis competition
The 3MT People’s Choice Award, voted on by the audience, recognizes the presentation that resonated most with event attendees.
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Accelerating innovation with machine learning
Chemical Engineering faculty and students are using machine learning to open up new possibilities in research.
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Three Michigan faculty contribute to 7th edition of H. Scott Fogler’s landmark reaction engineering textbook
The seventh edition of Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering is co-authored by three Michigan Chemical Engineering faculty members: Bryan Goldsmith, Eranda Nikolla and Nirala Singh.
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Materials scientist and chemical engineer from U-M elected into the National Academy of Engineering
Michigan Engineering now includes 35 NAE members among its active and emeritus faculty.