Author: Sandra Swisher
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Linic, global delegation release solar energy research recommendations
Coral reefs are losing color and the ability to fight disease. Glaciers are melting and sea levels are rising at accelerated rates, spurring increased flooding along coastlines.
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Building community: Chemical Engineering PhD student creates space for LGBTQ engineers
Moran is a mentor for LGBTQ engineering students at the University of Michigan and the architect behind several inclusive programs across campus and the United States.
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Microscale 3D printing for medicine
New “jet writing” technique can make detailed 3D structures with clinically relevant materials for future implants and cancer studies.
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John Mansfield Scholarship endowed
Rhonda Germany Ballintyn (BSE ChE ’79) and Nic Ballintyn have generously provided a gift to endow the John Mansfield Scholarship and support the H. Scott Fogler Award for Professional Leadership and Service Fund.
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Jerome S. Schultz Fellowship Fund will support ChE grad students
Kathleen F. and Shyam R. Suchdeo established this fund in honor of Professor Schultz, former chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, and hope it inspires fellow alumni and friends of the Department to make gifts for the same purpose.
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Nicholas Kotov wins gold in inaugural global academic technology award
Nicholas A. Kotov, the Joseph B. and Florence V. Cejka Professor of Chemical Engineering, is one of five “Gold Prize” award winners in the 2018 Mobile World Scholar Challenge.
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G. G. Brown: Mentor and pioneer
His close acquaintances would call him “G.G.”; both his intimidated admirers and his fainthearted critics referred to him as ‘Great God’ with no disrespect intended.
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Holography and LIDAR on the cheap with nanoparticle gel
Magnetic nanoparticles coated in amino acids can modulate light inexpensively at room temperature, and the findings have applications in autonomous vehicles.
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Electricity, eel-style: Soft power cells could run tomorrow’s implantables
Device generates over 100 volts from saltwater.
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Artificial cartilage made from Kevlar mimics the magic of the real thing
In spite of being 80 percent water, cartilage is tough stuff. Now, a synthetic material can pack even more H2O without compromising on strength.
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Nanoparticles can limit inflammation by distracting the immune system
White blood cells get busy taking out the trash – it could be a lifesaver when the immune system goes haywire.
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“Labyrinth” chip could help monitor aggressive cancer stem cells
A breast cancer clinical trial relies on a hydrodynamic maze to capture cancer stem cells from patient blood.