CHEMICAL AND BIOMOLECULAR
ENGINEERING
Spring 2013
DEPARTMENT GREETINGS
Departmental
I t is finally beginning to look like spring in Akron. Our department has had a busy 2013 so far! The department is looking to expand even more. We just hired a new senior technician, William Imes who will provided additional technical sup‐
port for teaching and research. We are also currently searching for three full‐time assistant professors. Two of these positions are to provide the necessary faculty size for the new corrosion engineering program, not only to cover the additional courses for the students entering the junior year but also to extend the depart‐
ment’s technical and research capabilities in corrosion engineering fields. The third new faculty to be hired is preferably an expert in the field of advanced, clean, and/or renewable energy, recognizing the field’s importance to the society and ample opportunities for technical development. We are also currently looking for a new department chair, to lead the faculty in their aspirations to achieve greater recognition at the national and international levels. Please consider encouraging great candidates to apply to these positions. Advisory Board
Mr. Larry Allen Retired, VP of Environmental, Health Safety and Quality Mr. Chris Arrick Caterpillar, Inc. Mr. Charles A. Clerecuzio Bard Holding, Inc. Mr. Roger Cox The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Mr. Tom Flynn The Babcock & Wilcox Company Mr. Robert Handelman Chemstress Consultant Company The new building for Engineering Research Center is now fully opened and our corrosion faculty have all been able to move into their new offices and labs. The new 3‐story building houses a variety of engineering and research labs, including the National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion and Materials Per‐
formance. This national center continues to gain wider recognition and has signifi‐
cantly promoted the department’s visibility. The center plays a critical role in en‐
suring the success of the new corrosion program and the students’ future career opportunities. While we celebrate some exciting new developments, we are not to forget the peo‐
ple who have dedicated their professional lives to the department. As many of you already know, we lost a faculty member this semester. Dr. Helen Qammar, who was an associate professor of our department and was the director of the Universi‐
ty’s Institute for Teaching and Learning. Helen was instrumental in setting up many of the department’s undergraduate curricular structures and helped The University of Akron bring diversity issues to the forefront. She lives on forever in the hearts of past students and colleagues. Mr. Karl Jacob (Chair) The Dow Chemical Company Dr. Jeffrey S. Kanel Renewable Algae Energy, LLC Dr. Brian Kocher OMNOVA Dr. Jackie Laurich OMNOVA Dr. Tim Mallo Merck & Company, Inc. Mr. Oscar Mascarenhas Next Genera on Films Mr. Robert M. Shemenski RMS Consul ng Inc. Dr. W. Leigh Short Alterna ve Environment Strategies, LLC Mr. Dan Spak Firestone High School Mr. John Zuppo Dr. Lu‐Kwang Ju, Department Chair Emerald Performance Materials Cheryl is Vice President of Strategy and Commercial for the BP Refining and Marke ng, East of Rockies Business including the refineries in Toledo, Ohio and Whi ng, Indiana, the BP US Pipelines business, as well as the BP Marke ng business. Cheryl serves as BP’s Execu ve Sponsor for the Society of Women Engineers, and supports the University of Akron Women In Engineering program as a member of the advisory council. Cheryl joined BP (then Sohio) as a co‐op while earning her BS Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron in 1986.A er gradua on, Cheryl spent me in opera ons, commercial, and technical roles. She supported major Refining and Marking invest‐
ments including: significant revamps and new build refinery assessments; mergers and acquisi ons; Explora on &Produc on investments as well as the sale of BP owned tech‐
nology. Cheryl McKinney Vice President, Strategy and Commercial Business East Of Rockies Fuels Value Chain BP US Refining and Marketing In 2010 she moved to the BP office in London to develop performance metrics for Refin‐
ing and Marke ng, including the method by which BP R&M discusses market impact on downstream returns with investors. In 2011, she served as Execu ve Assistant for the R&M US Chief Opera ng Officer before returning to Chicago in 2012 to her current role. Cheryl has worked and lived in Cleveland, then Toledo, where she spent 20 years work‐
ing and raising her two grown children, before moving to Naperville, IL, then London, and most recently returning to Chicago in 2012.She currently calls Naperville home, where she lives with her husband, Danny Hart. Cheryl is a strong advocate of the University’s Engineering programs, especially the Co‐
op; Honors; and Women’s programs as well as the newly created Corrosion Engineering program. “Akron is sourcing talent which will drive not only Ohio, but the country in the years to come. It is really a pleasure to see the growth in enrollment as well as the dedi‐
ca on to the future that the College is suppor ng.” Karl V. Jacob is Research Scien st/Technical Leader in Engineering Sciences at The Dow Chemical Company. He is also founder of the Solids Processing Lab at Dow in Midland, Michigan. For the last two decades Dr. Jacob has worked on a vast array of par cle tech‐
nology problems, with par cular exper se in silo/hopper design, powder mechanics, pneuma c conveying, par cle engineering and drying. Karl Jacob Scientist/Technical Leader In Engineering Science The Dow Chemical Company Dr. Jacob is a chemical engineering graduate of Case Western Reserve University. He is a current member of the AIChE Board of Directors, and a past chair of the Par cle Technol‐
ogy Forum. He is the current Advisory Board chair for the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Akron. Source: h p://www.aiche.org/profile/karl‐jacob Dr. Liu’s research group works on biointerfaces (cell‐protein‐material interac ons), biomaterials/ ssue engineering, wound healing, biosensors, and an fouling poly‐
mers. The students all come from different na ons (USA, China, Iran, and India) and form a diverse, mul cultural, and hard‐working research team. Current research projects in Dr. Liu’s lab include: (a) Develop new an fouling materials for biomedical applica ons; (b) Electrospin mul ‐func onal polymers for wound dressing and skin ssue engineering to promote wound healing; and (c) Develop surface‐based bio‐
sensing strategies to achieve both high sensi vity and high specificity. The work has been funded internally and externally, and recently published in high impact jour‐
nals such as Biomacromolecules, Polymer, and Journal of Biomedical Materials Re‐
search. Dr. Liu’s Research Group William Imes is the new senior engineering technician for our department. William has worked in the plas cs manufacturing industry over the past 20 years and has de‐
veloped a diverse technical background during this me. His career focus has been designing and building prototypes, specialized equipment and electro‐mechanical devices. William currently resides in the small town of Peninsula Ohio with his wife and two children. He spends his free me enjoying outdoor ac vi es with his family and nk‐
ering in his garage workshop with his various motorized toys. He looks forward to making a posi ve contribu on to the Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering team and experiencing some exci ng and new challenges. William Imes Dr. Helen Qammar Helen Killory Qammar, 54, passed away on January 7th 2013. She was born in Syra‐
cuse, N.Y. and she lived in Akron for most of her adult life. She worked for 23 years as a Professor of Chemical Engineering at The University of Akron, and for the last six years served as Director of the Ins tute for Teaching and Learning on campus. She was predeceased by her brother, John T. Killory, in 2011. She is survived by her loving sons, Shammas Malik and Najjam Malik of Akron, Ohio; seven of her siblings, Patricia Sullivan of Cincinna , Ohio, Mar n F. Killory Jr. of Glenwood Springs, Colo., Eileen Killory of Berkeley, Calif., James Killory of Philadelphia, Pa., William Killory of Syracuse, N.Y., Grace Leff of Syracuse, N.Y., and Marie Killory of Atlanta, Ga., as well as Mary Theofanos and Charles Romine of Gaithersburg, Md., and countless more friends and family. Edited From: www.Ohio.com News
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Open Posi ons Department Chair Our department is currently looking for a new department chair. The posi on will oversee the department in day to day ac vity, lead the faculty in their aspira ons to achieve great recogni on at the na onal and inter‐
na onal level, administer the CBE department's interac ons with the Dean of Engineering, supervise the de‐
partmental budget and alloca ons of related resources, supervise processes related to merit review, reten‐
on, tenure, and promo on, maintain an ac ve research program with support for graduate students, teach one undergraduate course per year. This is a full‐ me, 12‐month posi on. Qualifica ons include a PhD in Chemical Engineering or a related field, Publica ons in ISI journals and significant research funding, strong background in scholarship, commitment to mentoring, dedica on to excellence in teaching and experience in a department/administra on. Corrosion Faculty Our department is currently looking for 2 faculty posi ons for the corrosion program. These posi ons will include teaching a diverse group of students at the undergraduate and graduate level; supervise masters and PhD students and management of a vigorous, externally funded, scholarly research program. This is a full me 9 month posi on. Qualifica ons include a PhD in Chemical Engineering, materials science or a close‐
ly related field, have exper se in facture mechanics as it rela ons to corrosion fa gue, SCC and Hydrogen embri lement, computa on modeling in corrosion and high temperature oxida on. Chemical Engineering Faculty Our department is currently looking for a full me faculty posi on. This posi on will include teaching a diverse group of students at the undergraduate and graduate level, supervise MS and PhD students, and manage a vigorous, exter‐
nally‐funded research program. Par cipa on in faculty governance and professional service, including outreach to the community are also required for full‐ me tenure‐track posi ons. Qualifica ons included a PhD in Chemical Engineer‐
ing, or a closely related discipline, and should ideal have research exper se in advanced energy or a related field. If you would like to know more about these posi ons or are interested in applying, please contact Nick Dahl, [email protected] or you can view the job online at www.Uakron.edu/hr/jobs.dot. News
Commencement Student Responder Daniel Trowbridge was chosen as the “nominee of choice” for the role of Student Responder. He will be represen ng his class at commencement in the spring. His though ulness and speaking ability, as well as his excel‐
lent grade point average and his experience as a tutor for CBE and the Thermo Course were men oned in his nomina ons from several of ChemE faculty members. The Na onal Associa on of Corrosion Engineers $56,000 in scholarships was awarded to UA’s Corro‐
sion Engineering undergraduate students at the NACE Interna onal Founda on Blues Bash in Orlan‐
do, Florida on Tuesday, March 19, 2013, during the NACE Interna onal Corrosion 2013 Conference. Students were invited to a end the conference and were recognized at the scholarship ceremony. Spring 2013 Seminar Speakers Jan. 24th Dr. Michael Loewenberg from Yale Feb. 7th Dr. Michael Janik from Penn State University Feb. 14th Dr. Stephanie J Bryant from University of Colorado Feb. 28th Dr. Kim McAuley from Queen's University March 7th Prof. Jun Liao from Mississippi State University, March 14th Prof. Elaine Zhu from Notre Dame April 18th Prof. Xiong Gong from UA polymer Engineering April 25th Prof. Qi‐Huo Wei from Kent State University Dr. Puskas introducing the Seminar Speaker Dr. Kim McAuley News
Helen Killory Qammar Memorial Fund Dr. Qammar’s sons, Shammas and Najjam Malik, have established the Helen Killory Qammar Memorial Fund to acknowledge how much Dr. Qammar loved The University of Akron. The fund will be used to honor the memory of Dr. Qammar on campus. Dona ons can be made to the University of Akron Founda on, Department of Development, Akron, OH 44325‐2603, a en on Jo Dangel. For more informa on, please visit: h p://www.uakron.edu/engineering/alumni‐news/qammartribute.dot Awards Ohio Soybean Council Founda on Nicholas Callow, a graduate student in our department was awarded a $5,000.00 Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded by The Ohio Soybean Council Founda on Scholarship Program. The Ohio Soy‐
bean Council is a non‐profit organiza on that was founded in 2007 to support educa onal and re‐
search ini a ves that promote the use and development of the soybean industry. Self‐Financed Students Abroad Qiuming Wang Received the 2012 Chinese Government Award for outstanding self‐financed Chinese students aboard. In the USA there are about 100 awardees, and Qiuming was selected out of 30 stu‐
dents for the New York Region . The scholarship is for $5,000 and includes a CSC cer ficate. Pi Day Fundraiser 3.14.13 Paul Young, AIChE Dr. Monty Dr. Puskas Dr. Ju Groups
AIChE The UA AIChE Student Chapter hosted a General Mee ng in January where Dr. Edward Evans spoke about the senior honors project and the corrosion engineering program. AIChE also hosted a general mee ng in February where members were able to socialize together in the game room at the universi‐
ty. Next, we hosted a special Honors Project Presenta on given by the Chemical Engineering Depart‐
ment Faculty. In the Month of March, we celebrated Pi‐Day(3/14). We had a fundraiser where individu‐
als could buy ckets to pie a professor. AIChE raised $230 in this event. We are also planning a trip to tour the Great Lakes Brewery, a WallyBall Tournament, an Ul mate Frisbee Tournament, a fundraiser to pick asparagus, and two guest speakers at the end of the year to help students prepare for industry. Chem‐E Car In March, the Chem‐E‐Car team traveled to the Regional confer‐
ence and compe on at the University of Cincinna . UA’s team was able to once again claim 1st place in the poster compe ‐
on! The Team also placed 3rd place out of 13 teams in the per‐
formance compe on which qualifies the team to compete at na ons. The na onal Compe on will be held in Nov. of 2013 in San Francisco, California. Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Organiza on The Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Organiza on (ChemESO) will be organizing a number of potlucks, cook outs and gatherings for graduate students during the spring/summer terms for this year. The organiza on also volunteered with the Dunk Tank Fundraiser in August 31st , 2012. Corrosion Squad At the most recent Corrosion Squad mee ng, The president, and other representa ves from Carboline Company spoke to undergraduates and graduate students about "How to present yourself at a career fair." Also, at the end of March, a group of 27 students (combined undergraduate and graduate stu‐
dents) traveled to Orlando, Florida to a end the NACE (Na onal Associa on of Corrosion Engineers) conference. Students presented research posters, one graduate student gave a technical presenta on on his graduate studies research and 13 students were awarded with scholarships. Interna onal Society for Pharmaceu cal Engineering The Interna onal Society for Pharmaceu cal Engineering (ISPE) is a student organiza on trying to link students interested in biological and pharmaceu cal manufacturing to technologies and prac ces in the pharmaceu cal industry. ISPE is a mixed organiza on of undergraduate and graduate students. ISPE plans faculty and industry speakers, holds fundraisers, student trainings, facility tours, and social events. In the past two semesters, ISPE members have engaged in bowling socials, a dunk tank fund‐
raiser, trip to Indianappolis for Eli Lily's Student Conference / Pharmaceu cal Manufacturing Training, and a presenta on by Dr. Leeper from the University of Akron's Chemistry Department. Cao, B., Q. Tang, L.L. Li, J. Humble, H. Wu, L. Liu, and G. Cheng, Switchable An microbial and An fouling Hydrogels with Enhanced Mechanical Proper es. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2013. In Press. El Fray, M.; Piątek‐Hnat, M.; Puskas, J.E.; Foreman‐Orlowski, E.; Influence of e‐beam irradia on on the chemical and crystal structure of poly(alipha c/aroma c–ester) mul block thermoplas c elastomers. Polish J. Chem. Tech. 2012, 14 ( 2), 70‐ 74. Guzman, F., S.S.C. Chuang, and C. Yang, Role of Methanol Sacrificing Reagent in the Photocataly c Evolu on of Hydrogen. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2013. 52
(1): p. 61‐65. Lalani, R. and Liu, L.Y., Electrospun zwi erionic poly(sulfobetaine methacrylate) for nonadherent, superabsorbent, and an microbial wound dressing applica ons. Biomacromole‐
cules, 2012. 13: p. 1853‐1863. Li, H., Wijekoon, A, Leipzig,ND “3D differen a on of neural stem cells in macroporous photopolymerizable hydrogel scaffolds.” PLoS ONE 7(11): e48824. 2012 Liang, G.Z., Zhao, J., Yu,X., and Zheng,J. Compara ve Molecular Dynamics Study of Human Islet Amyloid Polypep de (IAPP) and Rat IAPP Oligomers. Biochemistry, 2013. 52(6): p. 1089‐1100. Lim, G.T.; Valente, S.A.; Hart‐Spicer, C.R.; Evancho‐Chapman, M.M.; Puskas, J.E.; Horne, W.I.; Schmidt, S.P. New Biomaterial as a Promising Alterna ve to Silicone Breast Implants. J. Mech. Behav. Biomed Mater. 2013, 21, 47‐56. Liu, Q.S., A. Singh, and L.Y. Liu, Amino Acid‐Based Zwi erionic Poly(serine methacrylate) as an An fouling Material. Biomacromolecules, 2013. 14(1): p. 226‐231. Liu, Q.S., A. Singh, R. Lalani, and L.Y. Liu, Ultralow Fouling Polyacrylamide on Gold Surfaces via Surface‐Ini ated Atom Transfer Radical Polymeriza on. Biomacromolecules, 2012. 13
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2173, 2013. 10.1016/j.cej.2013.03.102 Patel, S.U., P.S. Kulkarni, and G.G. Chase, Coalescence Filter Media with Drainage Channels. Drying Technology, 2013. 31(2): p. 185‐192. Patel, S.U., GG Chase, Electrospun Superhydrophobic PVDF‐HFP Fibrous Membranes for Separa on of Dispersed Water from Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, Energy and Fuels Journal, accepted 10Apr2013 Puskas, J.E. and G. Wya , New Mul detector Solu on Could Lead to Safer Alterna ves to Faulty Silicone Breast Implants. Advanced Materials & Processes, 2012. 170(11): p. 16‐19. Puskas, J.E.; Gergely, A.L.; Kaszas,G. Controlled/Living Carboca onic Copolymeriza on of Isobutylene with Alloocimene. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem, 2013, 51(1), 29‐33. Rosenthal, E.Q.; Puskas, J.E. Green Polymer Chemistry: Living Oxida ve Polymeriza on of Dithiols. Pure & Applied Chem. 2012, 84, DOI: 10. 1351/PAC‐CON‐11‐11‐04 Shahreen, L. GG Chase, AJ Turinske, SA Nelson, N Stojilovic, NO decomposi on by CO over Pd catalyst supported on TiO2 nanofibers, Chemical Engineering Journal, accepted Mar2013. Siengchum, T., F. Guzman, and S.S.C. Chuang, Analysis of gas products from direct u liza on of carbon in a solid oxide fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources, 2012. 213: p. 375‐381. Siengchum, T., M. Isenberg, and S.S.C. Chuang, Fast pyrolysis of coconut biomass ‐ An FTIR study. Fuel, 2013. 105: p. 559‐565. Silva, M.E., S.S. Chakravartula, and S.S.C. Chuang, Silica‐Supported Amine Catalysts for Carbon‐Carbon Addi on Reac ons. Topics in Catalysis, 2012. 55(7‐10): p. 580‐586. Sodagari, M., H. Wang, B.M.Z. Newby, and L.K. Ju, Effect of rhamnolipids on ini al a achment of bacteria on glass and octadecyltrichlorosilane‐modified glass. Colloids and Surfac‐
es B‐Biointerfaces, 2013. 103: p. 121‐128. Srinivasan, N. and L.K. Ju, Sta s cal op miza on of opera ng condi ons for supercri cal carbon dioxide‐based pretreatment of guayule bagasse. Biomass & Bioenergy, 2012. 47: p. 451‐458. Tang, Q., B. Cao, H.Y. Wu, and G. Cheng, Cholesterol‐pep de hybrids to form liposome‐like vesicles for gene delivery. PLOS ONE, 2013. 8(1): p. e54460. Tang, Q., B. Cao, H.Y. Wu, and G. Cheng, Selec ve Gene Delivery to Cancer Cells Using an Integrated Ca onic Amphiphilic Pep de. Langmuir, 2012. 28(46): p. 16126‐16132. Tobin, J.S., A.J. Turinske, N. Stojilovic, A.F. Lotus, and G.G. Chase, Temperature‐induced changes in morphology and structure of TiO2‐Al2O3 fibers. Current Applied Physics, 2012. 12(3): p. 919‐923. Viswanadam, G. and G.G. Chase, Modified electric fields to control the direc on of electrospinning jets. Polymer, 2013. 54(4): p. 1397‐1404. Viswanadam, G. and G.G. Chase, Water‐diesel secondary dispersion separa on using superhydrophobic tubes of nanofibers. Separa on and Purifica on Technology, 2013. 104: p. 81‐88. Wang, H., Yu, X., Yi, C., Ren,H., Liu, C., Yang, Y., Xiao, S. Zheng, J., Karim, A., Cheng, S.Z.D., and Gong,X., “Fine‐tuning of fluorinated thieno[3,4‐b]thiophene copolymer for efficient polymer solar cells”, J. Physical Chemistry C, 117: 4358‐4363 (2013) Wang, Q., Yu,X., Li, L. , and Zheng, J., “Inhibi on of amyloid‐beta aggrega on in Alzheimer disease”, Current Pharmaceu cal Design (accepted) Wang, Q., Yu, X., Kunal, P., Hu, R. , Chuang, S. Zhang, G., and Zheng, J., “Tanshinones inhibit amyloid aggrega on by amyloid‐β pep de, disaggregate amyloid fibrils, and protect cultured cells”, ACS Chemical Neuroscience, (in press) Wijekoon, YA. Fountas‐Davis, N, Leipzig. ND “Fluorinated methacrylamide chitosan hydrogel systems as adaptable oxygen carriers for wound healing.” Acta Biomaterialia. 9(3): 5653‐5664. 2013. Yang, J.C., C. Zhao, I.F. Hsieh, S. Subramanian, L.Y. Liu, G. Cheng, L.Y. Li, S.Z.D. Cheng, and J. Zheng, Strong resistance of poly (ethylene glycol) based L‐tyrosine polyurethanes to protein adsorp on and cell adhesion. Polymer Interna onal, 2012. 61(4): p. 616‐621. Yu, X., Wang, Q., Pan, Q., Zhou, F. and Zheng, J., “Molecular interac ons of Alzheimer amyloid‐β oligomer with neutral and nega vely charged lipid bilayers”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (in press) (highlighted as a hot ar cle in PCCP) Yu, X. and J. Zheng, Cholesterol Promotes the Interac on of Alzheimer beta‐Amyloid Monomer with Lipid Bilayer. Journal of Molecular Biology, 2012. 421(4‐5): p. 561‐571. Yu, X., Q.M. Wang, Y.A. Lin, J. Zhao, C. Zhao, and J. Zheng, Structure, Orienta on, and Surface Interac on of Alzheimer Amyloid‐beta Pep des on the Graphite. Langmuir, 2012. 28(16): p. 6595‐6605. Yu, X., Y. Luo, P. Dinkel, J. Zheng, G.H. Wei, M. Margi ai, R. Nussinov, and B.Y. Ma, Cross‐seeding and Conforma onal Selec on between Three‐ and Four‐repeat Human Tau Proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012. 287(18): p. 14950‐14959. Zhao, C., L.Y. Li, M.M. Guo, and J. Zheng, Func onal polymer thin films designed for an fouling materials and biosensors. Chemical Papers, 2012. 66(5): p. 323‐339. Zhao, C., X.S. Li, L.Y. Li, G. Cheng, X. Gong, and J. Zheng, Dual Func onality of An microbial and An fouling of Poly(N‐hydroxyethylacrylamide)/Salicylate Hydrogels. Lang‐
muir, 2013. 29(5): p. 1517‐1524. Zhao,C., Zhao,J., Li, X., Wu, J., Chen, S., Chen,Q., Wang, Q. Gong, X. , Li,L., and Zheng, J., “Probing structure‐an fouling ac vity rela onships of polyacrylamides and poly‐
acrylates”, Biomaterials, 34: 4714‐4724 (2013) Zhao, J., Y. Luo, H.B. Jang, X. Yu, G.H. Wei, R. Nussinov, and J. Zheng, Probing ion channel ac vity of human islet amyloid polypep de (amylin). Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
‐Biomembranes, 2012. 1818(12): p. 3121‐3130. Zhao, Y.R; McAuley,K.B.; Puskas, J.E.; Dos Santos, L.M.; Alvarez,A. Mathema cal Modeling of Arborescent Polyisobutylene Produc on in Batch Reactors. Macromol. Theory Simul. 2013, DOI: 10.1002/mats.201200058 Bubble Launched Electrospinning Jets‐ Reneker, Darrell H. / Chase, George G. / Sunthornvarabhas, Jackapon Flexible Ceramics Fibers and a Process for Making– Chase, George/ Reneker, Darrell H. / Kataphinan, Woraphon / Ka a, Prathyusha Mixed Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Fiber Media for Liquid‐Liquid Coalescence‐ Chase, George G. / Kulkarni, Prashant S. User Interface for So ware Applica ons ‐ Cheung/ H.M Beitle, R.R./ Romey, N./ Setzer, S. Amine Absorber for Carbon Dioxide Capture and 8/23/2029 Processors for Making and Using the Same– Chuang, Steven Catalysts Composi ons for Use in Fuel Cells– Chuang, Steven Method of crea ng fluorinated photopolymerizable hydrogels and their applica on in wound healing—Leipzig, Nic Mul ‐step Method for Producing Algae Products– Ju, Lu‐Kwang Wound Dressings with Enhanced Gas Permea on and Other Beneficial Proper es– Ju, Lu‐Kwang Nonadherent and Superabsorbent Wound Dressings Based on Electrospun Zwi erionic Monomers– Liu,Lingyun Poly(Sulfobetaine Methacrylate)‐Coated Fibers as Filter Media for Oil‐Water Separa on– Liu, Lingyun Flexible Electrode for Detec ng Changes in Temperature, Humidity, and Sodium Ion Concentra on in Sweat– Monty, Chelsea Polyisobutylene‐Based Stretch and S ck Drug Elu ng Surgical Tape and Process for Prepara on– Puskas, Judit Terpene/Isoolefin Copolymers Having Substan ally Heterogeneous Composi onal Distribu on and Displaying Thermoplas c Elastomeric Prop‐
er es‐ Puskas, Judit E. / Kaszas, Gabor A Radically‐Shaped Retractor, Designed to Hold Open the Opening of a Surgical Incision into a Heart Valve Mul direc onally, ‐ Wilkinson, Ash‐
ley Tanshinones and Their Deriva ves: Novel Excellent Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease– Zheng, Jie/ Wang, Quiming / Yu, Xiang Enjoy the rest of the Spring Semester and summer. Send this newsle er to others who would be interested in seeing more about our department or might be interested in any of the open posi ons. It is always wonderful to hear from you. Please send Nick Dahl ([email protected]) any informa on that you would like to see in the next edi on of the newsle er.