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Alumna's cell image featured on cover of Tissue Engineering

Congratulations, Swarna Balasubramanian ('14)!

Congratulations to Swarnalatha Balasubramanian, whose cell image is featured on the cover of the June 2016 issue of Tissue Engineering. The journal contains Balasubramanian's article entitled...

Posted: June 14, 2016, 3:21 PM

Welty project featured in The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia keeps stormwater out of sewers; protect rivers

by Tom Avril, Staff Writer Tropical Storm Girard unleashed a torrent of water on West Philadelphia in March. Missed that news? It was not a real storm, but it might as well have been....

Posted: June 1, 2016, 8:21 AM

Erin Lavik TEDxBroadway talk featured on UMBC News

dynamic talk connects theatre and engineering

May 25, 2016 by Megan Hanks When Erin Lavik, professor of chemical, biochemical and environmental engineering, was pursuing her graduate degree, she was required to pursue a minor outside of...

Posted: May 31, 2016, 8:09 AM

three CBEE students selected as Featured Graduates

Congratulations to the following students who were selected as Featured Graduates by UMBC News: Sara “Cheli” Arussy ’16, chemical engineering Travis Dennis ’16, chemical engineering Ganesh...

Posted: May 18, 2016, 2:57 PM

Ke He wins 2016 Outstanding GSA Senator Award

Last week, Ke He was recognized for his outstanding service to the Graduate Student Association as a Senator. This award was due, in part, to his efforts to transform the travel award funding for...

Posted: May 13, 2016, 11:40 AM

Hollie Adejumo receives 2016 Undergraduate Award from ACS

Congratulations to Hollie Adejumo, a fourth year Chemical Engineering student, on receiving the 2016 Undergraduate Award from the American Chemical Society’s Division of Environmental Chemistry...

Posted: May 11, 2016, 9:53 AM

Dr. Castellanos appointed Senior Lecturer

Congratulations to Dr. Mariajose Castellanos on her appointment to Sr. Lecturer in the Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering!

Posted: April 28, 2016, 1:44 PM

MD Sec. of Commerce focuses on growth of UMBC research

recent campus visit included tour of CAST

April 14, 2016 by Dinah Winnick Maryland Secretary of Commerce Mike Gill visited UMBC on April 7, 2016, for an afternoon focused on UMBC research and entrepreneurship. While at UMBC,...

Posted: April 20, 2016, 8:21 AM

CBEE alumni to receive Presidential Early Career Award

Dzirasa('01) takes new approach to treating bipolar disorder

by Megan Hanks Kafui Dzirasa ‘01, chemical engineering, has been named a recipient of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). He will be...

Posted: April 19, 2016, 2:48 PM

Three CBEE students receive Goldwater Scholarships

Ocasio, Mburu, and Seas featured on UMBC News site

by Megan Hanks Three UMBC students in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) have been named Barry Goldwater Scholars for the 2016-2017 academic year. The Barry...

Posted: April 19, 2016, 2:03 PM