News of the Week

March 10, 2025

Department’s Seminar/Events

CBE Seminar Series | 102 CLB @ 9:00 AM (unless otherwise noted)
- Styliani Avraamidou, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Friday, March 21, 2025
  “Towards Circular Food Supply Chains: Integrated Design of Food Packaging and Waste Management Infrastructures”
- Sean Hunt, Solugen, Inc.
  Friday, April 11, 2025
  “Scaleup in the Fast Lane: From idea to shipping 200 million pounds in under 8 years”
- Han Li, University of California, Irvine
  Friday, April 18, 2025
  “Engineering the Redox Chemistry of Life”
- Jack A. Gerster Memorial Lecture
  Ashish Lele, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory
  Friday, April 25, 2025
  “Role of clean hydrogen in India’s energy transition – Opportunities and Challenges”
- Carlos Rinaldi-Ramos, University of Florida
  Friday, May 2, 2025
  “In Vivo Quantitative Tracking of Nanoparticles and Cell Therapies Using Magnetic Particle Imaging”

OTHER DEPARTMENT’S SEMINAR/EVENTS

Delaware Graduate Consulting Club (DBCC)
Dr. Mazen Harb, Executive Leadership Consultant Neuroscientist | Founder
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
on Zoom: https://udel.zoom.us/j/96157565870
Dr. Mazen Harb, a distinguished leadership consultant, neuroscientist, and expert in behavioral psychology and consciousness research. He co-founded 3Peak Coaching & Solutions, introducing the Functional Human-Systems Method© to corporate leadership, and Tantric Energetics©, a platform for holistic coaching and therapy.
Click HERE to see flyer
NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant Program
2025-2026 Delaware NASA EPSCoR RID Seed Grant Program
The NASA EPSCoR Program will sponsor a Research Infrastructure Development (RID) grant to the state of Delaware. A principal goal of the program is to develop competitive research and technology for the solution of scientific and technical problems in areas of strategic importance to NASA’s mission: to pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research. The Delaware NASA EPSCoR Seed Grant Program is aimed at promoting research and development in NASA-related areas among Delaware scientists and engineers. The goal is to stimulate scholarly initiatives by supporting junior faculty, researchers, and postdocs who have not yet received significant government funding. Proposal deadline April 1, 2025.
UD Graduate College
Spark! Symposium
The Graduate College is seeking UD graduate student and postdoctoral scholar presenters for the spring 2025 Spark! Symposium, which will be held from 4-7 p.m. on April 9 at the Audion on the Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus.
DBI Bio-Imaging Center Hosted Workshop
Delaware CryoEM Workshop
Join us for a cryoEM Workshop at the Bioimaging Center, featuring experts from the National Center for CryoEM Access and Training (NCCAT) (NCCAT Website). This workshop will cover key concepts, advice about sample preparation, and data analysis strategies, along with hands-on demonstrations.
⚬ Part 1 – Friday, May 8, 2025: Two Seminars on cryoEM
⚬ Part 2 – Tuesday, May 20, 2025: Hands on sample preparation workshop
⚬ Part 3 – Friday, May 30, 2025: Sample imaging, evaluation, & group deiscussions
Interested REGISTRATIONis required

Jobs/Recruiting

Merck
Position: Senior Scientist, Vaccine Drug Product Development
Brief description: Vaccine Drug Product Development (VDPD), a part of our company’s Research Laboratories, is seeking a Senior Scientist to join our department in West Point, PA. Our mission is to develop novel vaccine drug products that will profoundly improve global human health—directly building from our company’s 50+ year legacy as pioneers in the discovery, development, and manufacturing of novel vaccines to eliminate disease. Our department is responsible for developing vaccine adjuvant systems and complex drug products from preclinical studies through Phase III clinical trials with line of sight to commercialization.
University of Alabama
Position: Chemical & Biological Engineering – Renewable Contract Asst. Prof. – 525999
Brief description: The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is recruiting a renewable contract position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall 2025. Exceptional applicants are sought that have a passion for teaching and curriculum development across the field of chemical engineering.

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