Distinguished Speaker Seminar May 9, 2025: Tonio Buonassisi
Title: Fast-Tracking Sustainability: Accelerating Innovation with Computation and Automation Date and Time: May 9, 2025 | 1 p.m. PST Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Abstract As climate change and global competition intensify, so does the pressure to innovate faster. In response, researchers are increasingly combining computational tools for rapid decision-making with robotics […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Apr 22, 2025: Bowen Li
Title: Precision Delivery of Nucleic Acid Medicines: From Engineered RNA to AI-Guided Lipid Nanoparticles Date and Time: April 22, 2025 | 11 a.m. PST Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 10:50am Abstract Nucleic acid therapeutics are revolutionizing medicine, yet their clinical impact remains constrained by the challenge of targeted delivery beyond the liver. In […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Apr 9, 2025: Prof. Kristala Jones Prather
Title: Building Microbial Chemical Factories: Design, Assembly, and Engineering of Biological Routes to Chemical Compounds Date and Time: April 9, 2025 at 1:00pm Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Abstract Biological systems have the potential to produce a wide array of compounds with uses that include fuels, materials, bulk chemicals, and pharmaceuticals. Our […]
CERC Seminar Mar 31, 2025: Mohammad Masnadi
Title: Carbon intensity traceability of global energy systems via bottom-up life-cycle assessment Date and Time: March 31, 2025 at 1:00 P.M. Location: CHBE 202, 2360 East Mall, Vancouver Abstract Emerging technologies (e.g., remote sensing measurements via satellites, artificial intelligence via large language models) integrated with data-driven modeling enable obtaining high resolution insight about carbon footprints […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Mar 21, 2025: George Stephanopoulos
Title: Reinventing the Chemicals and Materials Industry: Transitioning to a Sustainable NetZero Economy Date and Time: March 21, 2025 | 1 p.m. PST Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Abstract The Chemicals and Materials Industry (CMI) is a major producer of “wastes”, which are stressing the earth’s capacity in many dimensions, effecting climate […]
Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering Industry Night 2025
The Chemical and Biological Engineering Undergraduate Student Council and the Environmental Engineering Student Association are inviting you to the 2025 Industry Night! Discover the possibilities of a career in Chemical, Biological, or Environmental Engineering and connect with industry leaders at the 2025 Industry Night. This event features: Date: Thursday, March 13th, 2025 Time: 6:30 PM […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Jan 17, 2025: Ravi Kane
Title: Polyvalency: Inhibitors, Cellular Effectors, and Vaccines Date and Time: Jan 17, 2025 at 1:00pm Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Abstract This talk will describe our efforts to interface biomolecules with nanoscale scaffolds for designing potent inhibitors and cellular effectors. The design of polyvalent molecules presenting multiple copies of a specific ligand […]
Distinguished Speaker Seminar: Hon. Kirsty Duncan
Norman Epstein Memorial Lecture Seminar Title: Impossible is a Dare: From Advocacy to Impact Date and Time: Nov 29, 2024 at 1:00pm Location: CHBE 102 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Note: Thank you to everyone who attended; the event has now ended. We look forward to seeing you at the next one! Synopsis Dr. […]
CHBE Holiday Snow-cial – Nov 28, 2024
CHBE and Environmental Engineering Students are invited to a Holiday Snow-cial! Join us for gingerbread cookies, tree decorating, and festive fun. Note: Thank you to everyone who attended; the event has now ended. We look forward to seeing you at the next one!
Distinguished Speaker Seminar Nov 18, 2024: Paul Freemont
Title: Cell-free synthetic biology: a strategy for prototyping parts, pathways, xenobiotics and complex systems Date and Time: Nov 18, 2024 at 1:00pm Location: KAIS 2020/2030 Refreshments will be served at 12:50pm Abstract Synthetic biology is a transformative technology that provides a design framework to engineer living systems at the genetic level for a variety of applications. […]