Michigan Tech Department of Chemical Engineering (ChE) faculty and students will be in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the AIChE Annual Meeting, being held from Nov. 8-12. We’re excited to see them share their research, showcase their work and contribute to conversations advancing the field of chemical engineering.
Be sure to catch our faculty and students in action:
- Caryn Heldt will present “End-to-End Continuous Viral Vector Production and Purification” on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 5 p.m. in Room 102C of the Minneapolis Convention Center.
- Maria Gencoglu will have two leadership roles at this year’s meeting:
– Chair of “New Approach Methodologies at the Intersection of Cell Biology and Engineering II: Building Novel In Vitro Models to Capture Cancer Pathophysiological Hallmarks for Diagnosis and Therapeutic Screening” on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 8-10:30 a.m. in Room L100C (Lower Level) of the Minneapolis Convention Center.
– Co-chair of “Cell and Tissue Engineering I: Emerging Platforms for Discovery and Translation” on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 8-10:30 a.m. in Room 208A (Level 2) of the Minneapolis Convention Center. - Ph.D. student Reeba Reji (advised by Gencoglu) will present the poster “Generation of ctDNA Reference Materials for Oncology Assay Development” on Monday, Nov. 9, from 3:30-5 p.m. in Exhibit Hall B (Level 1) of the Minneapolis Convention Center.
- Ph.D. student Mehdi Nourouzpour will present “Enriching and Purifying Gene-Edited Cells Using AC Electric Fields in a Microfluidic Device without Tagging” during the 15DE Poster Session: Engineering for Life Sciences on Monday, Nov. 9, from 3:30-5 p.m. in Exhibit Hall B of the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Also representing Michigan Tech at this year’s meeting are ChE faculty David Shonnard, Jeana Collins, Kyle Griffin, Robert Handler, Michael Mullins, Aytug Gencoglu and Yixin Liu, along with several members of the University’s AIChE student organization.
Michigan Tech Reception on Tuesday, Nov. 10
Alumni and friends are invited to join us for the Michigan Tech Reception on Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Stop by and connect with our faculty, students, and alumni in the Orchestra C Room.
Congratulations to our faculty and students on this opportunity to share their work and represent Michigan Tech!