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CBE News

• Congratulations to Rajas Mehendale on receiving the CRE Travel Award. The CRE Travel Award is presented by the AIChE’s Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division in recognition of exceptional individuals who have made significant advancements in our field.

OTHER DEPARTMENT’S SEMINAR/EVENTS

• 7th Annual 3M RISE Symposium
  The 7th annual 3M RISE Symposium (Raising Influence in Science and Engineering) is accepting applications! The purpose of the symposium is to introduce emerging doctoral students in science and engineering to the wide range of rewarding careers in research and development at 3M. This is a virtual event that will be hosted August 17th-19th, 2026 and is a great way for future STEM leaders to get introduced to the corporate world. Ideal applicants are expected to complete their graduate degree appointment within 24 months of the RISE event. We will accept applicants from any STEM field. HERE is a flyer describing the symposium.
• Chemistry & Biochemistry Colloquiums
  Time: 4:00 PM
  Location: 101 BRL 
  • Septeber 9, 2026
    Jeff Mugridge
    “How enzymes do chemistry on RNA to control gene expression”
  • Septeber 18, 2026
    Jacqueline Fajardo
• CBI Seminar Series
  Location: 219 BRL 
  • September 19, 2026
    Dr. Joohyun Lim, University of Delaware
    Mapping Joint Dysfunction
  • September 16, 2026
    Dr. Robert Smitty Oakes, University of Delaware
    Multiscale assembly of biointerfaces to decode and direct immunity

  Location: 140 BPI

  • October 21, 2026
    Dr. Tagbo H. Niepa, Carnegie Mellon University
    Engineering Microsystems to Decode Complex Microbial Interactions & Emerging Diseases
  • November 4, 2026
    Dr. Marcello Marelli, AstraZeneca
    From Genetic Code Expansion to Next-Generation Bioconjugates

Other Events/Seminars

• University of Michigan
  You are invited to apply to the Explore Michigan Engineering Research and Graduate Education (EMERGE) campus visit program. EMERGE is an annual program that brings together a cohort of domestic students from across the nation to learn about graduate school and select Michigan Engineering doctoral programs during a funded campus visit. Applications are due on July 15; space in this selective program is limited. The event will take place from September 30 to October 3, 2026.
• Merck Lectureship
  Dates: October 13-14, 2026
  The program will bring approximately 20–25 Merck scientists from the West Point facility (primarily from their Analytical R&D group) to campus for keynote lectures, student research presentations, poster sessions, career-focused programming, and faculty engagement. Event includes: 
  • Poster session
  • Career-focused programming
  • Faculty engagement

  More details to follow

• Arthur B. Metzner Centennial Commemorative Issue – AIP Publishing LLC
  Manuscripts are invited on Rheology-related advances inspired, directly or indirectly, by the work of the late Arthur B. Metzner in experiments, theories, modeling and computation involving rheology and the behavior of complex fluids under flow. Submission Deadline: October 31, 2026. A symposium is being organized in honor of the life and work of the late Professor Arthur B. Metzner on the occasion of his 100th birthday at the University of Delaware, College of Engineering. This all-day event will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2027.
• Chemical Biology Symposium
  Register Now for the Chemical Biology: Peptide and Protein Design half-day symposium on October 29, 2026, in New York City. Attendees will explore “designer” peptides and proteins, and how chemists and biologists alike are using these specialized biomolecules as tools to understand biological mechanisms and as therapeutics to treat human disease. The program highlights keynote speaker Dr. Sam Gellman from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in addition to 4 plenary talks from leading researchers in academia and industry. Please see the complete agenda here. Abstracts for poster presentation and short talk consideration are currently being accepted. Trainees and early-career researchers are highly encouraged to apply. Submit your abstract here by September 10, 2026. Any questions, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Cassie Chartier at cchartier@nyas.org.

TIDBIT

• MS Publisher no longer supported
  In October 2026, Microsoft Publisher will reach its end of life. After that time, it will no longer be included in Microsoft 365 and existing on-premises suites will no longer be supported. Microsoft 365 subscribers will no longer be able to open or edit Publisher files in Publisher.
• FedEx Update
  To help make your shipping experience faster and more secure, FedEx is transitioning entirely to digital shipping labels and will soon be retiring paper air waybills. Read more…

Jobs/Recruiting

• McGill University
  Position: Assistant Professor in Materials Chemistry
  Brief Description: The Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders program is a one-time initiative designed to support institutions in recruiting internationally based Early Career Researchers to Canada. Emerging Leaders will receive research funding and institutional support to advance transformative research in Canada’s strategic priority areas, build partnerships across sectors and borders, and translate their research into applications and impacts that benefit Canadians and the world.
• Editing Press
  Position: Laura Bassi Scholarship
  Brief description: The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines. The scholarships are open to every discipline and are awarded three times per year: December, April, and August. Deadlines are as follows: 
  • Summer 2026: due July 12, 2026
  • Winter 2026: due November 15, 2026

  All available positions can also be found on the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering opportunity website, so be sure to check it regularly.

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