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Naomi Mburu named Rhode Scholar!

First student in UMBC history to receive this scholarship

The Rhodes Trust, which awards scholarships for two years of postgraduate study at Oxford University in England, named UMBC student Naomi Mburu of Ellicott City. Mburu, 21, a senior studying...

Posted: November 20, 2017, 10:40 AM

Marwa El-Sayed Receives Student Poster Award

Wins out of 300 other posters!

Congratulations to Marwa who is a 4th year PhD candidate working under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Hennigan in the air pollution lab at the department. Marwa presented this poster at the...

Posted: October 24, 2017, 1:50 PM

Dr. Kafui Dzirasa is the 2017 COEIT Alumnus of the Year

At the Alumni Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 5, 2017 Dr. Kafui Dzirasa ’01, M8, chemical engineering was awarded the Alumnus of the Year in Engineering and Information Technology.  As an...

Posted: October 8, 2017, 2:48 PM

Erin Lavik Team Awarded $90k "Ideation" Prize

Team Won Nat'l Eye Institute 3-D Retina Organoid Challenge

Congratulations to Erin Lavik, ScD, and Adam Day, PhD student, whose team has been awarded $90,000 in prize money from the National Eye Institute! Dr. Lavik's team won the 3-D Retina Organoid...

Posted: September 28, 2017, 1:16 PM

CBEE-CWIT Breakfast

On Wed 9/20/17 eight CBEE students involved with the Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) had breakfast to get to know each other and to learn more about the department and CWIT. 

Posted: September 20, 2017, 1:52 PM

Gregory Szeto receives new Foundation award

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Greg Szeto on his new award from The Elsa U. Pardee Foundation!   Project Title: Developing lipid-tailed molecules as a platform for rapid T cell...

Posted: September 18, 2017, 12:41 PM

Christopher Hennigan receives new NSF award

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Chris Hennigan, who has received a new research grant from the National Science Foundation. Agency: NSF, Atmospheric Chemistry Program, within the Division...

Posted: September 18, 2017, 12:39 PM

Govind Rao featured in MedTech Intelligence article

This article was originally published in MedTech Intelligence. August 24, 2017 Cardboard Incubator Gives Preemies Better Chance of Survival By Maria Fontanazza A low-cost infant...

Posted: August 28, 2017, 8:44 AM

Kafui Dzirasa featured on NIH Director's Blog

NIH Family Members Giving Back: Kafui Dzirasa

The NIH Director's Blog recently featured a story on Dr. Kafui Dzirasa (UMBC-CBEE, BS 2001), highlighting his interaction with the Meyerhoff Scholars Program. Dr. Dzirasa is also the winner of the...

Posted: August 17, 2017, 5:24 PM

Lee Blaney interviewed on WYPR

Associate Professor Lee Blaney was recently interviewed for On the Record, a morning public affairs show on the local public radio affiliate, WYPR, hosted by Sheilah Kast. He talked about his...

Posted: August 3, 2017, 3:24 PM