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November, 2019

Clare McCabe Elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Nov. 21, 2019—Clare McCabe, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). She was recognized today at the 2019 AIChE annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Fellow is the highest grade of membership awarded by the AICHE and is achieved only through election by the organization’s Board of Directors. McCabe...

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Peter Cummings is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

Nov. 21, 2019—Peter T. Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering and the School of Engineering’s associate dean for research, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The designation FRSC is given to an elected Fellow who has made outstanding contributions to chemistry. Cummings is a globally recognized expert in molecular modeling and...

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VINSE Colloquium Series “Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Electronics that Dissolve in Your Body” Student Selected Speaker Dr. John A. Rogers; Northwestern 02/26/2020

Nov. 21, 2019—February 26, 2020 John A. Rogers Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery(and by courtesy Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemistry); Northwestern University “Semiconductor Nanomaterials for Electronics that Dissolve in Your Body” 4:10 PM, 4327 Stevenson Center Refreshments served at 3:45 Bio. John A. Rogers...

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Collaboration with VINSE faculty member Sok Pantelides featured in Nature Materials

Nov. 20, 2019—Discovery in ferroelectric material reveals unique property, promising application potential A discovery from a team of physicists and other researchers is breaking new ground in the study of ferroelectricity, a characteristic of certain dielectric materials that are used in high-technology applications. The findings appear today in the journal Nature Materials. Led in physics theory by Sokrates Pantelides, University...

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VINSE Deputy Director Jason Valentine named Vanderbilt faculty liaison with ORNL

Nov. 20, 2019—The Oak Ridge National Laboratory collaboration with Vanderbilt University will grow stronger through a new faculty liaison—a School of Engineering professor—and enhanced management of travel assistance awards. Jason Valentine, associate professor of mechanical and electrical engineering, is the new faculty liaison and will carry on the collaborations established by Carlos Lopez, assistant professor of biochemistry and biomedical informatics....

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Clare McCabe elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Nov. 15, 2019—Clare McCabe, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). She was recognized today at the 2019 AIChE annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Fellow is the highest grade of membership awarded by the AICHE and is achieved only through election by the organization’s Board of Directors. McCabe...

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