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Part-Time Novelist Wins New York Times Praise

Zack Smedley ’17, chemical engineering

Source: UMBC Magazine | JOHANNA ALONSO '20 | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019 If you saw a senior engineering student sitting on a bench on Academic Row, furiously typing away on his laptop, you might...

Posted: October 7, 2019, 12:51 PM

CBEE Faculty recognized at 2019 UMBC Inventors Luncheon

We are pleased many Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) faculty and research scientists were recognized at this year's UMBC Inventors Luncheon sponsors by the Office of the...

Posted: October 3, 2019, 3:40 PM

Congratulations to Dr. Cindy Chelius!

Congratulations to Cindy Chelius for successfully defending her doctoral dissertation on September 26, 2019.

Posted: September 26, 2019, 4:23 PM

UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s programs

preparing a diverse environmental science workforce

UMBC receives $2.8M from NSF for master’s program to prepare a diverse environmental science workforce by Sarah Hansen | September 18, 2019 An interdisciplinary team of UMBC professors has...

Posted: September 23, 2019, 8:12 AM

Undergraduate Research Opportunity - Marten Lab

Systems Biology & Cellular Engineering

Undergraduate Research Opportunity! Systems Biology & Cellular Engineering ● No previous research experience required. ● Must be able to work an average of 10 h/wk. ● Students in 1st /2nd...

Posted: September 13, 2019, 7:29 AM

Lee Blaney and collaborators publish landmark study

research will examine contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay

August 26, 2019 by Megan Hanks UMBC’s Lee Blaney and research partners have published a landmark study on contaminants of emerging concern in the Chesapeake Bay. Their article in Science of the...

Posted: August 28, 2019, 9:18 AM

Microfluidic devices made of wood

ACS highlights work by research team including Dr. Rao.

From: ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: August 21, 2019 “Wood Microfluidics” Analytical Chemistry To analyze tiny amounts of liquids, scientists often use devices called...

Posted: August 23, 2019, 10:01 AM

CAST grad students takes first place at 2019 BMEidea

A team of three UMBC graduate students earned first place in an innovation competition for their pioneering work in the rapid detection of bacteria in blood. The students joined teams from the...

Posted: August 19, 2019, 2:36 PM

AIChE publication profiles 2018 CBEE Graduate, Naomi Mburu

From Baltimore to Oxford: Rhodes Scholar Pushes Boundaries

The July 2019 issue of Chemical Engineering Progress from AIChE profiles 2018 CBEE Graduate, Naomi Mburu. Read the article here: From Baltimore to Oxford: Rhodes Scholar Pushes Boundaries

Posted: August 1, 2019, 11:14 AM

Congratulations to Mustafa, David and Benjamin!

Mustafa Al-Adhami, David Burgenson, and Benjamin Punshon-Smith won first place in the VentureWell Idea Competition. Read more about their project idea here.

Posted: June 18, 2019, 3:41 PM