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In the News: The Fatal Flaw of the Pulse Oximeter (6/24/22)

Dr. Govind Rao was quoted in an June 2022 article by Rebeca Sohn for IEE Spectrum for the Technology Insider titled "The Fatal Flaw of the Pulse Oximeter Racial bias led to faulty product design...

Posted: June 29, 2022, 9:16 AM

In the News: Should you still wear a mask today? (4/26/22)

Dr. Govind Rao was quoted in an April 2022 article by Cortney Moore for Fox News titled "Should you still wear a mask today? What all of us should know now". "The purpose of a mask is to...

Posted: June 28, 2022, 1:37 PM

CBEE students sweep IFPAC 2022 student poster presentations

IFPAC has been leading the way in Advanced Manufacturing Science for over 35 years. There annual conference 'IFPAC 2022' focusong on Process Analytical Technology and Process Analysis &...

Posted: June 17, 2022, 7:42 PM

In the News: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN)

Dr. Rao highlights benefits of point-of-care drug production

excerpt from Point-of-Care Drug Production Would Aid Patients and Industry ~By Gareth John Macdonald - March 1, 2022~ Making medicines at the bedside could help industry cut manufacturing...

Posted: June 14, 2022, 8:37 PM

Dr. Raikar designated 2022-2024 UMBC Innovation Fellow

Hrabowski Fund for Innovation Award winner

Dr. Neha Raikar, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering and Dr. Nilanjan Banerjee, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering, received an Hrabowski Innovation Fund, Implementation...

Posted: June 8, 2022, 8:34 AM

New hope for drug to help with spinal injuries

Research by Dr. Balasubramanian, Leach Lab PhD '14

Dr. Swarna Balasubramanian, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering PhD '14, is the Associate Director of Emerging Innovations at AstraZeneca. She received exciting news stemming from her 2014 prize...

Posted: May 27, 2022, 8:49 AM

Building on success of underrepresented grad student support

NIH awards UMBC $5.6M grant.

NIH awards UMBC $5.6M to continue support of underrepresented graduate students in STEM. Dr. Jennie Leach is a co-PI on the new grant. ~~ excerpt from "NIH awards UMBC $5.6M to support...

Posted: May 24, 2022, 11:04 AM

Congratulations, Andrea Miller!

2022 GSA Award, Outstanding Staff

Congratulations to Andrea Miller, Graduate Program Coordinator. She was one of two recipients of The Outstanding Staff Award at the 2022 GSA Awards Ceremony on May 4, 2022. The Graduate...

Posted: May 12, 2022, 1:47 PM

Courtney Cavin, '22, Student Personal Excellence Award

2022 CWIT Community Awards

Congratulations to Courtney Cavin, Chemical Engineering '22, she is the receipient of the Student Personal Excellence Award during the 2022 CWIT Community Awards. The Center for Women in...

Posted: May 11, 2022, 1:08 PM

2022 COEIT Celebration - recognizes award winning students!

On Sunday, May 1, 2022, the College of Engineering and Informational Technology celebrated the achievements of graduates across the college. The department of Chemical, Biochemical and...

Posted: May 9, 2022, 10:52 AM