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January |
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Prof. Tester led a panel that has concluded that a substantial portion of the country's energy needs could be met by mining geothermal resources -- January 22 |
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Prof. Barton is leading work to develop a math model that could help natural gas production -- January 12 |
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Prof. Langer won the ACS Award in Chemistry of Materials -- January 1 |
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February |
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Prof. Lauffenburger wins the 2007 Pierre Galletti Award. -- Feb 26 |
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Congratulations to Prof. Langer, who has won the ACS Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award - Feb.22. |
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Prof. Blankschtein, recent PhD graduate Brian Stephenson, and colleagues publish “Quantifying the Hydrophobic Effect” in the February 8 Journal of Physical Chemistry -- February 8. |
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Prof. Chakraborty has
won the Secretary of Energy’s
EO Lawrence Award for Life Sciences -- February 7 |
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Prof. Prather testified before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on the research and development of biofuels. [Transcript of Testimony] -- February 1 [More news on ethanol production] |
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Klavs Jensen, the Lammot DuPont Professor, is chosen to be the new ChemE Dept. Head effective Feb. 1. |
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March |
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Prof. Chakraborty honored at the Secretary of Energy’s E. O. Lawrence Awards Ceremony in D.C. -- Mar. 28 |
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biodiesel@MIT wins national Ecomagination Challenge for their initiative to turn used vegetable oil into biodiesel fuel -- March 16 |
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Professors Beér and McRae among MIT researchers who examined the role of coal in the world -- March 14 |
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Prof. Hammond is elected Fellow of the American Physical Society -- March 2007 |
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April |
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Prof. Chakraborty has been elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences -- April 30 |
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The Alan S. Michaels Lecture was delivered by Prof. David Tirrell -- April 27 |
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ChemE students Andy Peterson & Curt Fischer developed an efficient process to make a propane biofuel. |
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For the 18th year in a row, MIT’s ChemE graduate program deemed #1 by US News & World Report -- April 07 |
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May |
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Prof. Gr. Stephanopoulos wins the Charles Thorn Award -- May 25 |
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ChemE Annual Awards Ceremony -- May 14 |
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Prof. McRae discusses bio-fuels with BBC World -- May 9 |
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The Warren K. Lewis Lecture was delivered by Stefan Marcinowski -- May 4 |
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ChemE students Aron Walker & Oliver Venn, whose teams, New DOTS and Cabanga, placed in the MIT IDEAS competition - May 2 |
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The Department will welcomes its newest faculty member, Prof. Michael Strano on September 1. |
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June |
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Prof. Gregory Stephanopoulos wins the 2007 AIChE Founders Award -- June 21 |
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Prof. Tester weighs in on Congressional geothermal bill -- June 18 |
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Luncheon in honor of our 2007 graduates and their families -- graduation day, June 8. See photos >> |
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Graduation Hooding Ceremony -- June 7. See photos >> |
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July |
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Prof. Langer honored with the 2007 National Medal of
Science -- July 16 |
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August |
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Prof. Prather ‘94, alumnus Chris Loose '07, and former post-doc Javier Garcia-Martinez make the 2007 Technology Review Young Innovators List. |
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Prof. Chakraborty's work in immunology highlighted as a "future perspective" at EMBO Conference in Italy. |
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September |
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Prof. Trout heads up new Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing. |
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Prof. Strano wins the 2007 Unilever Award. |
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Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research celebrates Prof. Ken Smith on the occasion of his 70th birthday. |
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ChemE welcomes Assistant Professor J. Christopher Love and Associate Professor Michael Strano. |
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October |
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Prof. Jensen elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. -- Oct. 26 |
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The Frontiers of Biotechnology Lecture: Dr. Peter S. Kim, President Merck Research Laboratories -- Oct. 12 |
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Seminar: "Food Materials Science: For Quality, Health and Gastronomy"
José Miguel Aguilera -- Oct. 11 |
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Chris Loose '07 is awarded
the
Hertz Foundation Doctoral
Thesis Prize for 2006-2007 -- October 1 |
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November |
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Bayer Day: A Celebration of a 26 Year Collaboration between Bayer Corp. and the MIT ChemE Dept. - Nov. 30 |
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Prof. Somorjai spoke at the 2007 Hoyt C. Hottel
Lecture in Chemical Engineering - November 16. |
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Prof. Gleason spoke to alumni about
nanotechnology - November 15. |
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December |
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Prof. Hammond named Bayer Professor in Chemical Engineering -- December 14 |
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The Bayer Corporation grants 300k to the ChemE Bayer Professorship -- December 11 |
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Prof. Cohen develops the
first simple process for manufacturing
oil-repellent materials (read his paper in the Dec. 7
issue of Science. ) -- December 6 |
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February |
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Prof. Hammond spoke at NESACS |
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Prof. Gast wins the 2006 ACS National Award |
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Prof. Bob Langer inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame |
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Lewis Lectureship, "Engineering by Evolution" presented by Professor Frances Arnold |
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Spring Seminar Series: Electrokinetic Transport in Nanochannels |
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Spring Seminar Series: Subspace Identification Using the Parity Space |
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March |
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Prof. Robert Langer and the new Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence. |
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April |
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Prof. Bob Armstrong receives the 2006 Bingham Medal |
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A Symposium to recognize Institute Professor Daniel I. C. Wang |
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The Alan S. Michaels Distinguished Lectureship in Medical and Biological Engineering was presented by Prof. David A. Edwards |
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Ph.D.CEP student gives stock tips to Warren Buffett |
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May |
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Hottel Lecture presented by the US Secretary of Energy, Samuel W. Bodman |
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Prof. Bob Cohen's work discussed in the New Scientist |
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Prof. Gast named new president of Lehigh University |
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For the 17th year in a row, MIT Chemical Engineering deemed top graduate program by U.S. News & World Report. (pdf) |
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ChemE lost a great teacher and friend: Professor Emeritus Robert C. Reid, 1925-2006. |
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ChemE Students Won the Grand Prize of the 2006 MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition |
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June |
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Prof. Bob Cohen discusses bio-mimicry in May's Nano Letters. |
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Prof. Bob Langer inducted to the National Inventors Hall of Fame |
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Luncheon in honor of our 2006 graduates: June 9, 2006 -- View photos |
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July |
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Prof. Bob Langer honored for his 30 years of innovation -- July 14-16, 2006 |
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Prof. Langer pitches one in for the Red Sox at Fenway |
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Prof. Bob Cohen wins School of Engineering Mentoring Award |
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Auguest |
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Our undergraduate program is again ranked No. 1 -- 2007 US News & World Report guidebook, "America's Best Colleges" |
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September |
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Professor Arup Chakraborty wins NIH Director’s Pioneer Award |
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Program in Polymer Science and Technology (PPST) 20th Anniversary Reunion was held |
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October |
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Biotechnology and Bioengineering dedicates it October 2006 issue to Professor Wang for his 70th Birthday. |
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A Symposium to honor Professor Robert C. Reid |
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Prof. Greg Stephanopoulos and his colleagues have custom-designed molecules to fight bacteria |
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November |
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Hottel Lecture presented by John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Company |
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December |
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Prof. Greg Stephanopoulos and his colleagues have engineered a new strain of yeast that improves ethanol production |
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Call for Abstracts for 2005 AIChE Annual Meeting |
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February |
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Apply for ICI Student Award in Applied Polymer Science |
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Prof. Hammond Profiled in Materials Today Magazine |
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March |
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Prof. Patrick Doyle Chosen for Doherty Professorship |
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Prof. Gregory Stephanopoulos to Receive Honorary Doctorate in Denmark |
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Separation Science and Technology for Energy Applications Symposium |
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2005 AiChE Awards Photos |
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New opportunities and trends in the biotechnology industry |
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Prof. Robert Langer received the Albany Medical College Prize for 2005 |
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Prof. Gast Article in Chemical Engineering Education Journal |
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May |
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Inauguration of MIT President Susan Hockfield Photos |
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ChemE Student Nupur Garg is a 2005 MIT IDEAS Competition Winner |
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AICHE Cincinnati - Chemical Vapor Deposition Session CFP |
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Senior Class Dinner Photos |
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Chemical Engineering Awards Photos |
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Acoustic BBQ Photos |
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Last TG of Spring 2005 Photos |
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June |
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In memoriam:
Dr. C. Michael Mohr, 1932-2005 |
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Hooding Ceremony Photos |
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Process Intensification Symposium |
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Chemical Engineering Graduation Lunch Photos |
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Professor Jeff Tester's new textbook Sustainable Energy - Choosing Among Options will be published by MIT Press in Spring 2005 . |
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September |
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Process Intensification Conference Call for Abstracts |
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Prof. Robert Cohen's research could clear up foggy problem |
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Langer Institute chosen for national role of fighting cancer |
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October |
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High-throughput biology: breaking the miniaturization paradox |
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Microrheology: fundamentals and applications in biology |
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Novel medical aerosols for infectious disease |
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November |
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New Entrepreneurship Session for Fall AIChE Conference |
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Microfluidics to understand complex reaction networks bottom up and top down |
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December |
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The Frontiers of Biotechnology Lecture Series "Drugs from Bugs: Production of an Antimalarial Drug in Microbes" |
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Symposium to Honor Robert A. Brown |
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ChemE Baking Contest Photos |
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8th US-Japan Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems |
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January |
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The Jefferson Science Fellow Application Deadline is extended to Jan 26 |
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Course XB: A New Proposed SB Degree in Chemical-Biological Engineering |
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International Conference on Metabolic Engineering, Sep 2004 |
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Paula Hammond Honored as Great Mentor |
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February |
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Christopher Loose Wins Hertz Foundation Fellowship |
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MIT Soldier Design Competition Finals Feb 17 |
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March |
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AIChE Grad Student Research Award Nominations |
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A New Attack on Complex Diseases |
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PETEM 2004 Call for Papers |
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April |
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Rosy Prospects Ahead for $1M Venture Bowl Finalist, TulipMed |
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MIT Deshpande Center Strikes First Funding and Licensing Deals |
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AICHE Austin - Chemical Vapor Deposition Session CFP |
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May |
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Baynes Brings Home Dual Biotech Honors |
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10.26 Team Takes Writing Contest Top Honors |
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Howard Brenner Awarded Clarkson Honorary Degree |
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ChemE Undergrads Become Phi Beta Kappa Members |
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Langer / Peppas Article Makes ACS-CAS Top 10! |
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June |
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Bob Langer wins Charles F. Kettering Prize |
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Greg Randall Wins ALA Labfusion 2004 Poster Contest |
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July |
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Waste Engineering Treatment Conference Call For Papers |
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August |
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Professor Kristala Prather wins 2004 Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award |
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Paul Barton Wins the AIChE CAST Outstanding Young Researcher Award |
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Amanda Tat to Join ASO as Fiscal Officer |
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September |
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National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Awards |
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AIChE Oct 1 - Diverse Career Paths Meeting |
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Lehman Brothers Presentation for PhD Students |
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Junior Fellows Program at Harvard's Rowland Institute |
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October |
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AIChE Nov 5th Process Intensification Meeting |
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Los Alamos National Laboratory MIT Information Session |
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Chemical Engineering International Congress |
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November |
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Prof. Jackie Ying Named Young Global Leader |
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2005 AADE Conference & Exhibition |
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ISA EXPO 2004 Emerging Technologies Conference |
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AIChE Dec 2 meeting: Entrepreneurial Skills for Engineers |
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Longwell, MIT Chemical Engineering Professor, Dies at 86 |
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December |
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Prof. Cohen Elected as a Fellow in the American Physical Society |
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Prof Langer's Article is Most Downloaded on AIChE Journal Web Site |
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President Bush Nominates Samuel Bodman as Treasury Dept. Deputy Secretary |
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Prof. Klavs Jensen Becomes a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry |
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Who Needs Oil? We've Got Biomass! |
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