Category: Award
Congratulations Dr. Deepak Nagrath on Receiving the Departmental Faculty Award
March 7, 2025BME nominated Dr. Nagrath in light of recent recognitions for his research program investigating cancer cell metabolism and his national leadership in transcriptional medicine.
Fjorela Xhyliu Receives the 2025 Distinguished Leadership Award
February 28, 2025The Distinguished Leadership Award is conferred upon undergraduate and graduate students of the College of Engineering who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and service to the College, University, and community.
Congratulations to Fjorela on achieving this accomplishment!
Extrinsic Immunity Therapeutics Makes 2025 Renaissance Ventures HotList
February 19, 2025BI would like to congratulate EI Therapeutics on making the 2025 Renaissance Ventures HotList! The HotList represents high-promise, early-stage companies expected to raise venture capital within the next 12-18 months.
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Congratulations Dr. Nicholas Kotov on Being Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
February 11, 2025Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions in at least one of the following categories: “engineering practice, research, or education”, “pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or development/implementation of innovative approaches to engineering education” or “engineering leadership of one or more major endeavors.”
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Dr. Michael Solomon Named First Bernard J. Lucci Professor of Chemical Engineering
February 10, 2025“My professional path at Michigan has been a direct consequence of student, post-doc, and faculty collaborators who have made my work in the department, college, and university so fulfilling.” – Dr. Michael Solomon
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Congratulations to Fjorela Xhyliu on receiving the NCI T32 Training Program in Tumor Microenvironment Award!
December 10, 2024“Receiving the NCI T32 TPTM award is a tremendous honor that affirms my dedication to advancing cancer research. This prestigious program will provide me with invaluable training and resources in cancer biology, enabling me to contribute to the treatment of brain cancers through nanoparticle engineering.” – Fjorela Xhyliu
Dr. Sharon Glotzer to Receive the 2024 David Turnbull Lectureship for Her Contributions to the Scientific Field
December 2, 2024“I’m thrilled to be presenting the Turnbull Lecture this year. The annual Fall MRS meeting is always a great opportunity to share and learn about the latest exciting developments in materials research.” – Dr. Sharon Glotzer
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Dr. Sharon Glotzer Awarded the 2025 Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics
October 29, 2024Congratulations to Department Chair of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Sharon Glotzer, on being awarded the 2025 Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics for demonstrating the critical role of shape entropy in colloidal assembly.
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EI Therapeutics Named Runner Up for Audience Choice Award at Nucleate Midwest Showcase 2024
June 3, 2024We are pleased to announce that EI Therapeutics (a startup spun out of BI) has been named the Runner Up for the Audience Choice Award at the Nucleate Midwest Showcase 2024! Congratulations to Priyan Weerappuli (BI postdoc) and Sam Currier (UM MBA student)!
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Congratulations Dr. Kathy Luker for Being Recognized with the Research Faculty Achievement Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research
May 16, 2024This award is presented to those faculty that showed significant contributions and leadership in fields ranging from firearm injury prevention and multi-scale computation to Earth remote sensing and molecular imaging. Dr. Luker’s work focuses on the discovery of how cell surface receptors for chemokines and growth factors regulate breast cancer metastasis, and how they are regulated by the tumor microenvironment and metabolic environment.
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