NJIT Newsroom tagged with "department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering"

NJIT Graduate Student - Wins Academic Award in Catalent Institute Global Life Science Competition

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT doctoral student Maxx Capece was awarded one of three, $2,000 first place prizes in a competition sponsored by the Catalent Institute. His winning submission entitled, “Modified Release of Dry-Polymer Coated Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients,” provided a review of applications of dry-polymer control release drug delivery technologies on the particulate scale.

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Dr. Reginald Tomkins Receives Zaida Morales-Martinez ACS Mentoring Prize

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Reginald Tomkins, professor of chemical engineering and co-op adviser for the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, was the winner of the 2011 Zaida C. Morales Martinez ACS Scholars Mentoring Prize.

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Catalent Licenses Innovative Taste-Masking Technology for Bitter Drugs Following R&D Collaboration with NJIT

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Following a successful research collaboration with NJIT, Catalent Pharma Solutions of Somerset has announced that it has exclusively licensed innovative taste-making technology developed by NJIT Distinguished Professor Rajesh Davé, who was the principal investigator of a research project funded by Catalent.

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Work of NJIT Professor Included in NASA's Flight Opportunities Program

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The work of Boris Khusid, professor in the department of chemical, biological and pharmaceutical engineering, has been included in NASA’s Flight Opportunities Program.

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NJIT's Convocation Recognizes 2012 Top Performers: Professors, Staff, Students

Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT will mark the start of the new school year Sept. 12, 2012 at University Convocation, an annual celebration and awards ceremony. The event, which recognizes the accomplishments of students, faculty and staff, will be held at 3 p.m. in the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreation Facility on the NJIT campus.

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NJIT Graduate Student Receives Award

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Graduate student John Tang received the Elias Klein Founders’ Travel Award for the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting held in New Orleans, LA during June 9-13, 2012.

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NJIT Professor Published in Science

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The August issue of prestigious journal Science today has published a perspective by longtime NJIT Professor and noted polymer expert Marino Xanthos about polypropylene, a widely-used plastic with consumer applications ranging from food packaging to automotive parts, including car battery casings.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, albert dorman honors college, nce, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, science, recycling, marino xanthos, polymers

Industrial Perspective of Pharmaceutical Engineering

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

On July 5, Professor Ecevit Bilgili, Department of Chemical, Biological, and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT gave a presentation to teachers, entitled: “Industrial Perspective of Pharmaceutical Engineering”.

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New Book Published By NJIT Student

Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Arsalan Khan, a junior majoring in chemical engineering and minoring in law, recently published a book, Life Behind the Frames.

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NJIT Salutes Students Who Gave So Much to University with Highlander Awards

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

The 2012 Highlander Student Achievement Award winners were announced. NJIT has celebrated student leaders at this annual ceremony since 2004.

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Can't Keep a Good Mind Down: NJIT Senior To Graduate With Four Degrees

Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Paul Dupiano, 25, Union High School’s 2005 valedictorian, will be the recipient at NJIT’s May 15, 2012 commencement of not one, but four difficult undergraduate degrees.

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NJIT Professor Awarded Patent Today for New Desalination Devices, More

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Kamalesh K. Sirkar was awarded a patent today for his water desalination technology.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, college of science and liberal arts, nce, school of management, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, national science foundation, department of chemistry and environmental science, som, nsf, kamalesh sirkar, american association for the advancement of science, patents, membrane separations, water desalination

Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on March 26

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Professor Yee C. Chiew, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss “Solubility and Thermodynamics of Pharmaceutical Systems” on Mar. 26 at 2:30 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on March 5

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Sven G. Bilén, Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, will discuss "The Need for Systems Thinking to Solve 21st Century Challenges" on March 5 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Department Seminar on Feb. 20

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Lucas Dorazio, PhD, Fuel Reforming and Fuel Cell Catalyst Research, will discuss "Fuel Processing Fossil Fuels to Hydrogen for Fuel Cell Applications: Challenges and Opportunities for Catalyst Design" on Feb. 20 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on Feb. 13

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Stu Soled, PhD, Distinguished Research Associate at ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., will discuss "Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Catalytic Materials" on Feb. 13 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. .

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Afterschool STEM Mentoring Programs Will Be Topic of Seminar on Jan. 23

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Meghan Groome, PhD, director of K12 Education and Science & the City at the New York Academy of Sciences, will discuss "The Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program" on Jan. 23 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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NJIT's Basil Baltzis Named Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of Newark College of Engineering

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Basil C. Baltzis, PhD, professor in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, has been appointed as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs of the Newark College of Engineering.

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NJIT Researchers Publish News of Success With Robots as Learning Tool

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT researchers, who have helped hundreds of science, mathematics, and technology teachers in New Jersey improve how students learn, have published a book chapter about their success using robotics as both a motivational and learning tool.

Tagged: center for pre-college programs, john carpinelli, ronald rockland, howard kimmel

Graduate Students Present Papers at AIAA Region I Conference; Two Receive Awards

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Yasmine Aly, Carlo Badiola, Shasha Zhang, Priya Santhanam, Shashank Vummidi, all graduate students in NJIT's Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, presented papers last week at the AIAA Region I Young Professional, Student, and Education Conference 2011.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on Nov. 21

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Joel Plawsky, PhD, professor in the department of chemical engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will discuss "The CVB Heat Pipe Experiment on Earth and in Space" on Nov. 21 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall 210.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Department Seminar on Nov. 7

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Ionnis Kevrekidis, PhD, Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor in Engineering and professor of chemical and biological engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "No Equations, No Variables: Modeling and Computation for Complex Systems" on Nov. 7 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.

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AIChE Student Chapter Receives Award from National Organization

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) received the Outstanding Student Chapter Award from the national organization for the 2010-2011 school year.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Department Seminar on Oct. 31

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Umit S. Ozkan, PhD, professor in the department of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The Ohio State University, will discuss "Catalysis and Energy" on Oct. 31 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.

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Graduate Seminar on Oct. 10

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Kathleen Mihlbachler, university lecturer in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Preparative Chromatography for the Purification of Pharmaceutical Intermediate and A API" on Oct. 10, 2-3:30 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.

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Graduate Seminar on Sept. 26

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Bozena "Bo" B. Michniak-Kohn, PhD, director of the Center for Dermal Research (CDR) at Rutgers University, will discuss "Tyrospheres as Delivery Vehicles for Topical Therapeutics" on Sept. 26 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall, Room 210.

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Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar on Sept. 12

Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Hai-Ying Chen of Chen Emission Control Technologies, Johnson Matthey Inc., will discuss "Molecular Sieve Supported Transition Metal Catalysts for the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx in Diesel Exhaust" on Sept. 12 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 210.

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Chemical Engineering Student Receives HBCSF's Outstanding Achievement Award for 2011

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Chemical engineering student Elaine Gomez of Union City is the 2011 recipient of the Platinum Sponsors Outstanding Achievement Award from the Hispanic Business Council Scholarship Foundation of NJ, Inc. of Teaneck.

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NJIT Receives Second Part of $1M Gift To Chemical Engineering Department

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT announced today the fulfillment of the late Otto H. York’s $1M pledge to NJIT.

Tagged: department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, robert a. altenkirch, norman loney, otto h. york

NJIT Professor Visits University of Technology in Jamaica as External Examiner

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Norman W. Loney, PhD, professor and chair of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, visited the University of Technology in Jamaica as an External Examiner of their Chemical Engineering Program.

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Pharmaceutical Engineering Student Takes Top Prize in ISPE Poster Competition

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Shruti Parekh, a graduate student in pharmaceutical engineering at NJIT, is the 2011 winner of the Annual International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) New Jersey Chapter Student Poster Competition on April 21 at the Nutley facility of Hoffmann-LaRoche.

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NJIT Professor Norman Loney Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Norman W. Loney, PhD, chair of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). .

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on April 18

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Mark A. Snyder, PhD, the P.C. Rossin Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University, will discuss "Hierarchical Nano-Manufacturing of Inorganic Nanomaterials Towards Reaction and Separations Applications" on April 18 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on April 11

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Aaron Cote, PhD, Engineering Director and Head of the Merck Crystallization Laboratory, Chemical Process Development and Commercialization, will discuss "A Novel Crystallization Methodology to Ensure Isolation of the Most Stable Crystal Form" on April 11 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on April 4

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Karl A. Smith, PhD, Cooperative Learning Professor of Engineering Education at the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, will discuss "Design and Implementation of Cooperative Learning" on April 4 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Seminar on March 28

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Dan E. Dobry, vice president of Engineering at Bend Research, Inc. in Bend, OR, will discuss "Spray Drying of Poorly Water-Soluble Drugs for Bioavailability Enhancement: Formulation, Processing, and Scale-up" on March 28 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Department Seminar on March 21

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Pavol Rajniak, principal scientist of Pharmaceutical Commercialization Technology at Merck in West Point, PA, will discuss "Mechanistic Models for Development and Scale-up of Pharmaceutical Unit Operations" on March 21 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Department Seminar on Feb. 28

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

"Advanced Population Balance Modeling of Particulate Processes" is the topic of a talk by R. Bertrum Diemer, Jr., an Engineering Fellow at the DuPont Company on Feb. 28 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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NJIT Professor Named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Marino Xanthos, PhD, a professor in NJIT's Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, has been named Associate Provost for Graduate Studies. His appointment will be effective Feb. 1, 2011.

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Shilan Motamedvaziri Receives the Excellence in Instruction by a Teaching Assistant Award at NJIT's Convocation

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Shilan Motamedvaziri, a teaching assistant in NJIT's Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, received the Excellence in Instruction by a Teaching Assistant Award on Sept. 15, 2010 at the NJIT University Convocation, an awards ceremony with a special welcoming ceremony for the freshman class.

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Piero Armenante Receives the Master Teacher Award at NJIT's University Convocation

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Piero Armenante, PhD, distinguished professor in NJIT's Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, received the Master Teacher Award on Sept. 15, 2010 at the NJIT University Convocation, an awards ceremony with a special welcoming ceremony for the freshman class.

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Plastics Recycling and Reactive Polymer Processing Expert, NJIT’s Marino Xanthos, Honored by Industry

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Marino Xanthos, PhD, a professor in NJIT’s Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering was awarded the 2010 Heinz List Award at the annual meeting of the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) in Orlando.

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Student Chapter of ISPE Participates in NJ Science & Engineering Festival

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The NJIT Student Chapter of the International Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers (ISPE) participated in the New Jersey Science & Engineering Festival held at Clifton High School on Oct. 23-24. Fifteen student volunteers in pharmaceutical engineering and chemical engineering provided visual examples via their simulation models, testing equipment and step-by-step presentations.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar on Nov. 1

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Lian Yu, PhD, professor of pharmaceutical sciences and chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss "Crystallization of Organic Glasses" on Nov. 1 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Graduate Research Seminar on Oct. 25

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Bruno Hancock, research fellow in Global Research and Development at Pfizer Inc., will discuss "Using Emerging Predictive Tools to Accelerate Drug Product Development" on Oct. 25 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall, Room 117.

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Obama Scholar Named at NJIT by Hispanic Scholarship Fund: Richard Ossa of Clifton Takes Top Prize

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Junior Richard Ossa, of Clifton, was selected as one of the first to be named an Obama Scholar in a competitive process by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF).

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Graduate Research Seminar on Oct. 18

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Paul Takhistov, PhD, an associate professor of food engineering in the Department of Food Science at Rutgers University, will discuss "Solid Lipid Nanoparticles: from Emulsions to Advanced Drug Delivery Systems" at the Fall 2010 Graduate Research Seminar Series on Oct. 18 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Graduate Seminar on Oct. 11

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Ben Glasser, PhD, a professor in the Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University, will discuss "Why All the Brazil Nuts Are Not on Top: Granular Size Segregation of Binary, Ternary and Multi-sized Mixtures" on Oct. 11 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117. The lecture is part of the Fall 2010 Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series.

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Graduate Seminar on September 27

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Aydın Sunol, PhD, a professor in the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Department at the University of South Florida, will discuss "Supercritical Fluid Aided Synthesis of Nano Structured Particles" on Sept. 27 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

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Otto H. York Dept. of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series Kicks Off on Sept. 13

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

"Rheology, Processing and Structure Development of Concentrated Suspensions and Nanosuspensions" is the topic of a seminar presented by Dilhan Kalyon, PhD, Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, on Sept. 13 at 2:45 p.m.in Kupfrian Hall, Room 117.

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NJIT Professor To Give Presentation at NSF-Sponsored Workshop

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Laurent Simon, PhD, a professor in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, will be a presenter at an NSF-sponsored workshop on July 12-14 at San Jose State University. The workshop is entitled “Enhancement of Chemical Engineering Curricula with Biological Applications in Process Dynamic and Control.”

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NJIT Professors and Doctoral Students Participate in 2010 SPE Annual Technical Conference

Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Several NJIT professors and graduate students participated in the 2010 Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Annual Technical Conference on May 16-19 in Orlando, Florida. Attending were Professor Marino Xanthos, Research Professors Costas Gogos and Peng Wang of CBPE, Kwabena Narh, professor in NJIT's Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Linjie Zhu and Herman Suwardee of NJIT's Polymer Processing Institute (PPI), as well as five PhD students: Huiju Liu, who received his PhD degree this week; Jin Uk Ha, Qian Zheng, Min Yang, and Graciela Terife. Peng Wang was the organizer, on behalf of the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering and PPI, of two special sessions on pharmaceutical hot melt extrusion. Six technical papers on research conducted on campus were presented by Wang, Gogos, Suwardee, Liu, Ha, and Terife. During the May 18 SPE awards ceremonies, Xanthos and Liu received the Heinz List Reactive Extrusion and the Professor Lew Erwin Outstanding Graduate Student Awards, respectively.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, department of mechanical and industrial engineering, kwabena narh, marino xanthos, costas gogos, peng wang, polymer processing institute

Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar on April 26

Mon, 19 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Teddy Asefa, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, will discuss "Multifunctional Nanomaterials: From Novel Synthetic Methods to their Applications in Catalysis, Medicine and Energy" on April 26 at 2:45 PM in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar on March 1

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Huixin He, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Rutgers University-Newark, will discuss "Nanomaterials for Biosensors and Nonviral Delivery" at the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series on March 1 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall, Rm. 373. The seminar is open to the public. .

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar on Feb. 15

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Jackie Sung, PhD of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut, will discuss "The Role of Chemical Kinetics in Green Combustion" on Feb. 15 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373.

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Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar on Feb. 8

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Israel Wachs, PhD, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University, will discuss "Operando Spectroscopy: A SpectroKinetic Approach to Catalysis Research" on Feb. 8 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373.

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Spring 2010 Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Engineering Graduate Seminar Series on Feb. 1

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Simon Podkolzin, PhD, a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, will discuss "Reaction Mechanism Studies on Surfaces of Catalytic Nanoparticles with Kinetics, Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations" on Feb. 1 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373. The lecture kicks off the Spring 2010 Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series.

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Savion Glover Wows Guests at NJIT's Annual "Celebration"

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Tony Award-winning choreographer Savion Glover thrilled friends of NJIT at the university’s recent annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration.

Tagged: college of architecture and design, albert dorman honors college, college of computing sciences, alumni, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, robert altenkirch, celebration, board of overseers, jacquelynn rhodes, albert dorman honors college board of visitors, edward f. weston medal for professional achievement, scholarships, outstanding corporate partner, j robert hillier, ing clarion partners, rmjm group, hess corporation, savion glover, town topics, pleasantdale chateau, president�s medal for lifetime achievement

Chemical Engineering Seminar Series To Conclude on Nov. 30

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Jeff Koberstein, PhD, of Columbia University will discuss "Modification of Surfaces Using Light and Click Chemistry" at the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series on Nov. 30 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373.

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Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar on Nov. 23

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Ecevit Bilgili, PhD, an assistant professor in the Otto H. York Dept. of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, will discuss "Pharmaceutical Development of Comminution and Fluidized Bed Granulation Operations: from Theory to Industrial Practice" on Nov. 23 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall 373.

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Princeton Architect Hillier, ING Exec, Savion Glover Highlight NJIT Celebration

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

NJIT will hold its annual black-tie benefit dinner, Celebration, on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at Pleasantdale Chateau, West Orange.

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Recent Chemical Engineering Alumnus Wins Poster Competition at ACS Conference

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Mark Panczyk, who received his bachelor of science in chemical engineering from NJIT in May 2008, was recognized by the American Chemical Society's Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry for his outstanding poster contribution at the Fall 2009 ACS national meeting in Washington, D.C. Panczyk, who is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the University of Delaware, won one of five awards in a competition that featured some 200 posters.

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NJIT Faculty, Staff and Retirees Recognized for Years of Service

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Martin Katzen, PhD, professor in the department of mathematical sciences (shown here with NJIT President Robert A. Altenkirch), Deran Hanesian, PhD, professor in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, and Onofrio Russo, PhD, professor in the department of physics, received awards for 45 years of service on Oct. 28 at the 2009 Service Award ceremony and reception. A total of 134 employees and retirees were recognized for their years of service to the university.

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Chemical Engineering Seminar on Nov. 2

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Bob Farrauto, BASF Catalysts LLC, will discuss "Catalysis for the 21st Century: The Convergence of Energy and the Environment" on Nov. 2 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373. The lecture is part of the Fall 2009 Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering Graduate Seminar Series.

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Membrane Separation Expert To Be Feted at NJIT

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering Kamalesh K. Sirkar will be honored Oct. 7, 2009 for his pioneering research in membrane separation processes. These processes play a critical and greater role today in several areas of national interest including health care and the production of drinking water.

Tagged: department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, honors, award, board of overseers, engineering, excellence in research prize and medal, kamalesh sirkar, membrane separation

Fall 2009 Chemical Engineering Graduate Seminar on Sept. 21

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400

A. Jeffrey Giacomin, PhD, a professor in the Rheology Research Center and Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss “Core Deflection and Flash in Injection Molding” on Sept. 21 at 2:45 p.m. in Tiernan Hall Rm. 373. The lecture is part of the Fall 2009 Graduate Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering presented by the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering.

Tagged: department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

NJIT Graduate Student Takes First Place in AIAA Competition

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Priya Santhanam, a graduate student in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering at NJIT, took first place in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Region I-NE Student Conference for master's-level students held at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her award comes with a $500 cash prize and an invitation to attend (all expenses paid) the national AIAA conference to be held in January 2010 in Orlando, Florida. Priya's paper is based on her MS thesis work at NJIT; she is now applying to the PhD program.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, american institute of aeronautics and astronautics, aiaa, priya santhanam

Chemical Engineering Department To Host Graduate Seminar on April 13

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Z. Conrad Zhang, PhD, of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will discuss "Direct Catalytic Conversion of Cellulose to 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)" on April 13 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 205. Contact: Assistant Professor XianQin Wang, 973-596-5707; Xianqin.wang@njit.edu.

Tagged: otto h. york department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, graduate seminar, xianqin wang

Chemical Engineering Department To Host Graduate Seminar on March 30

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Maria Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, PhD, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Tufts University, will discuss "Gold-Doped Ceria or Iron Oxide as Low-Temperature Catalysts for the Water-Gas Shift Reaction” on March 30 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 205. The lecture is part of the Spring 2009 Graduate Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering at NJIT. Contact: Seminar Coordinator/Assistant Professor XianQin Wang, 973-596-5707; Xianqin.wang@njit.edu.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, seminar, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, xianqin wang

Designing Polymeric Carriers for Drug Delivery Will Be Topic of Graduate Seminar

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Samir Mitragotri, PhD, associate professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara, will discuss "Designing Polymeric Carriers for Drug Delivery" at the Spring 2009 Graduate Seminar Series in Chemical Engineering on March 2 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 205.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

Notable Chemical Engineer at NJIT Named AAAS Fellow and AIChE Awardee

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Kamalesh Sirkar, PhD, distinguished professor of chemical engineering at NJIT, and internationally-renowned expert in membrane separation technologies, has been named a Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, awards, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, honors, chemical engineering, kamalesh sirkar, excellence in research award, water, thomas alva edison patent award, aaas, aiche, membrane separations, biotechnology

Chemical Engineering Department To Present Graduate Seminar on Dec. 8

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

"Pile Foundations in Difficult Ground: The Bronx Parking Facilities at Yankee Stadium" is the topic of a Chemical Engineering Department Seminar presented by Andrew Leung, P.E., Vice President and Drew Mazujian, P.E., Project Manager of Yu & Associates, Inc. of Elmwood Park, NJ on Dec. 8, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 210.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, seminar, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

NJIT EOP Students Take Second Place in 2009 ExxonMobil SME Bowl

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Felicia Amaechi, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering, and Karen Martinez, a junior majoring in chemical engineering, captured second place in the ExxonMobil Subject Matter Expert (SME) Bowl at the 2009 Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Conference on Nov. 8 in Baltimore. The SME Bowl is a competition with a "College Bowl" atmosphere where student teams representing the 10 SWE regions compete to answer engineering, math and science questions. Felicia and Karen, who are both in NJIT's Educational Opportunity Program, were part of a five-member team that included fellow region members from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Each team member received a $75 cash prize and $1500 for the region. Felicia is president of NJIT's SWE section and a Murray Women’s Center Ambassador.

Tagged: department of biomedical engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, educational opportunity program, murray center for women in technology, society of women engineers, exxonmobil, felicia amaechi

NJIT Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological & Pharmaceutical Engineering Distinguished Professor, Rajesh N. Dave, PhD, Receives Excellence in Research Award

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Rajesh N. Davé, PhD, a distinguished professor in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical, Biological & Pharmaceutical Engineering, received at NJIT’s annual awards convocation, the NJIT Excellence in Research Award.

Tagged: convocation, award, rajesh dave, new jersey center for engineered particulates, otto h. york department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

Iowa Corn Promotion Board, NJIT to License Breakthrough, Safe Bio-Plastic Alternative

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400

The Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB), NJIT and University of Sao Paulo today announced a joint agreement for licensing four pending patents on a safe, building block chemical derived from corn known as isosorbide to chemists. The agreement marks a step forward in developing applications and markets for corn-based chemistry.

Tagged: donald sebastian, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, research and development, michael jaffe, isosorbide, iowa corn promotion board

Meet Gloria Portocarrero: Honors Student, Educational Opportunity Program Grad, Sorority President

Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Gloria Portocarrero, of Union City, receives her bachelor of science in biomedical engineering from NJIT at the Prudential Center this Saturday at 9 a.m. She’ll walk at the head of her class—an Albert Dorman Honors College scholar who’s accepted into a master’s degree program for next fall in biomedical engineering.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, albert dorman honors college, department of biomedical engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, educational opportunity program, treena arinzeh, class of 2008, angelo perna, sigma psi kappa, gloria portocarrero, inter fraternity sorority council

NJIT Doctoral Students Receive Recognition at Poster Competition

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Giuseppe Di Benedetto and Micaela Caramellino, two doctoral students in NJIT’s graduate chemical engineering program, recently received recognition at a student poster event organized for developing efficient and robust approaches to manufacture nano- and micro-sized drug particles. The New Jersey section of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering was the sponsor.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, competition, piero armenante, international society for pharmaceutical engineering

NJIT Applauds Students for Studies on Brain Injury, Glaucoma and More

Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400

A better understanding of brain injury, a way to rejuvenate dead nerve endings and a device allowing patients to monitor their glaucoma at home, number among this year’s nine winners at NJIT’s annual provost’s student research day.

Tagged: department of mathematical sciences, department of biomedical engineering, department of physics, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, priscilla nelson, sigma xi, class of 2008, stephanie milczarski, seon woo lee, sreeya sreevatsa, laila jai jallo, karina aliaga, jillian nguyen, vivian ozoka, temitope brotherson, bin lin

NJIT Professor To Speak at Chemical Engineering Seminar Series on April 14

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Lev N. Krasnoperov, PhD, a professor in the department of chemistry and environmental science at NJIT, will speak at the joint seminar of the Chemical Engineering Department and Chemistry and Environmental Science Department on April 14 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. “The Negative Temperature Dependences in Simple Metathesis Reactions and the Modified Transition State Theory” is the title of his lecture.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, lev krasnoperov, department of chemistry

Chemical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Novel Approaches to Hydrogen Storage

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

"Novel Approaches to Hydrogen Storage for Fuel Cell Applications" is the topic of a seminar by Arvind Varma, PhD, R. Games Slayter Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Head of the School of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, on March 31 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. Varma's lecture is part of the Spring 2008 Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar Series.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

Chemical Engineering Department To Present Seminar on Electrolyte-Dependent 2-D Aggregation of Colloidal Particles

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Dennis C. Prieve, PhD, Gulf Professor of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie-Mellon University, will discuss "Electrolyte-Dependent 2-D Aggregation of Colloidal Particles on a Planar A/C Electrode" on March 24 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. The lecture is part of the Spring 2008 Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar Series.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, dennis prieve

Chemical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Coarse-Grained Two-Fluid Models for Gas Flows

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Sankaran Sundaresan, PhD, professor in the department of chemical engineering at Princeton University, will discuss "Coarse-Grained Two-Fluid Models for Gas-Flows" on March 10 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. The lecture is the seventh in the Spring 2008 Chemical Engineering Department Seminar Series at NJIT.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, sankaran sundaresan

Department of Chemical Engineering To Host Seminar on Spontaneous Ordering of Particles

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Kathleen J. Stebe, PhD, professor and chair of the department of chemical & biomolecular engineering at Johns Hopkins University, will discuss “Spontaneous Ordering of Particles at Surfaces and Interfaces” on March 3 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. The lecture is part of the Spring 2008 Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar Series at NJIT.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

Chemical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 25

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Paul Chaikin, PhD, Silver Professor of Physics in the Department of Physics & Center for Soft Matter Research at New York University, will discuss “Toward Self-Replication with Colloids” on Feb 25 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. The lecture is part of the Spring 2008 Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar Series at NJIT.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, paul chaikin

Chemical Engineering Department To Host Lecture on Feb. 20

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Gintaras Reklaitis, PhD, Edward W. Comings Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at Purdue University, will discuss “Progress in Decision Support Approaches for Pharmaceutical Product Pipeline Management” at a joint seminar of the Chemical Engineering Department at NJIT, the NSF Engineering Research Center and the New Jersey Center for Engineered Particulates. The talk is set for Feb. 20 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, nsf engineering research center, new jersey center for engineered particulates

Chemical Engineering Department To Host Seminar on Feb. 18

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Howard A. Stone, PhD, Vicky Joseph Professor of Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University, will discuss “Manipulating Thin-Film Flows: From Patterned Substrates to Evaporating Systems” on Feb. 18 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Room 117. The lecture is part of the Spring 2008 Chemical Engineering Department Graduate Seminar Series.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

Chemical Engineering Department Hosts Spring 2008 Graduate Seminar Series

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Thomas H. Epps, III, assistant professor in the department of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware, will discuss “Combinatorial Studies of Surface Interactions in Block Copolymer Thin Films” on Jan. 28 at 2:45 p.m. in Kupfrian Hall Rm. 117.

Tagged: newark college of engineering, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering

NJIT Professor To Address Water Industry Conference At Harvard Club About Desalinating Water and More

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Chemical engineer Kamalesh Sirkar, PhD, a distinguished professor at NJIT, will discuss Thursday new technologies for desalinating and treating water. Sirkar, an expert in membrane separation technology whose work is supported by grants from the US Department of the Interior and the US Office of Naval Research, will speak at 4:30 p.m. on June 8 at the Harvard Club in New York City.

Tagged: department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, kamalesh sirkar, water, naval research, desalinating

New Jersey Institute of Technology Student Wins Two Academic Awards and a Free Ride to MIT: Second NJIT Grad in Two Years to Attend MIT

Sat, 15 May 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Daniel Perez, a senior at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) who recently received two of NJIT’s top academic awards, will attend MIT this fall on full scholarship to study chemical engineering. “Danny is the first graduating senior from our department to be directly admitted to the doctoral program at MIT in at least 20 years,” said Basil Baltzis, Ph.D., chairman of the Otto York Department of Chemical Engineering at NJIT. “We are very proud of him and certain he will have an outstanding career.”

Tagged: newark college of engineering, albert dorman honors college, department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, daniel perez

NJIT Chemical Engineer Noted Worldwide For His Work on Recycling Soda Bottles To Receive Highest University Research Honor

Mon, 06 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0400

Something plastic, something new, is always cooking in Marinos Xanthos’ first floor polymer engineering laboratory at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Xanthos, a chemical engineering professor who has directed since 1988 the Polymer Processing Institute at NJIT, is best known for developing energy efficient manufacturing methods with low environmental impact.

Tagged: department of chemical biological and pharmaceutical engineering, board of overseers, chemical engineering, marino xanthos, polymer processing institute, society of plastics engineers