CBE News
Prof. Evan K. Wujcik is awarded the Edward Bryand Early Career Research Award!
Last night the Edward T. Bryand Recognition Banquet was held and Prof. Wujcik was awarded the Early Career Research Award. The banquet is the Maine College of Engineering and Computing [MCEC]’s most prized event where our faculty and staff are recognized for their dedication and achievements in engineering, research, and public service.
Distinguished CBE Seminar – Prof. Lars Grabow “Modern Paradigms for Computational Catalyst Design in Energy Transition”
Prof. Lars Grabow (University of Houston) will present “Modern Paradigms for Computational Catalyst Design in Energy Transition” on 4/18
Prof. Emeritus Albert Co elected as a Fellow of The Society of Rheology
Prof. Emeritus Albert Co of the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Maine has been elected as a fellow of The Society of Rheology and will be inducted at the SoR Austin Meeting in October 2024. For the list of 2024 SoR Fellows and details, see SoR 2024 Fellows.
Asst. Prof. Evan K. Wujcik named one of the Best Rising Stars of Science in 2023
Evan Wujcik, an assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering with a joint appointment in the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC) at the University of Maine, was named one of the Best Rising Stars of Science in 2023 by Research.com, the number one online research portal for scientists. The list, now in its second […]
Prof. Caitlin Howell gets spotlighted during Maine Bioscience Day
Prof. Caitlin Howell gets spotlighted during Maine Bioscience Day, put on by BIOME (Bioscience Association of Maine) for middle school kids around our state. “We are all so excited about the work that we do, it’s wonderful to be able to share that excitement with the next generation of scientists and engineers.”
University of Maine Faculty Receive Prestigious NSF CAREER Awards, Garnering over $1.8 Million in 2023
The University of Maine (UMaine) continues its impressive streak of securing National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Awards. In 2023, the NSF granted three awards to faculty members Evan Wujcik, Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering and the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), Seth Campbell, Associate Professor at the School of Earth and Climate […]
UMaine’s 2nd Annual Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering will be hosted in Orono!
The University of Maine Institute of Medicine announced that it is hosting the second annual Maine Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering from Oct. 25–27. Events will take place at a variety of locations on the university’s flagship campus in Orono. Partner organizations participating in the symposium include The Jackson Laboratory (JAX), MDI Biological […]
WE’RE HIRING! The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE) at the University of Maine (UMaine), the flagship R1 campus of the University of Maine System, invites applications for the position of Department Chair.
WE’RE HIRING!!! Link to application: https://umaine.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=82455&job=chair-of-chemical-and-biomedical-engineering The Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (CBE) at the University of Maine (UMaine), the flagship R1 campus of the University of Maine System, invites applications for the position of Department Chair. The CBE department (http://www.umaine.edu/chb/) has 15 faculty, two administrative support staff, and two technical support professionals, with […]
News Center Maine – The Maine College of Engineering and Computing brings resources and capacity to help increase engineering enrollment
News Center Maine – The Maine College of Engineering and Computing brings resources and capacity to help increase engineering enrollment [Read the full story here]
WABI5 Covers the UMaine launch of The Maine College of Engineering and Computing
UMaine launches Maine College of Engineering and Computing Assoc. Prof. Karissa Tilbury and UMaine Salutatorian Zoe Vittum of UMaine’s CBE program are featured. [Read the story here]
New UMaine CBE Article Alert in Advanced Materials
Prof. Evan K. Wujcik has recently published a collaborative article in Advanced Materials entitled “Life Cycle Assessment of Ti3C2Tx MXene Synthesis.” Read the open access article here: https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202300422 Abstract: MXenes, two-dimensional transition metal carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides, have been investigated for diverse applications since their discovery, however, their life cycle analysis (LCA) has not been studied. […]
UMaine CBE Student Named 2023 Salutatorian
Biomedical Engineering major Zoe Vittum of Brewer, Maine is named UMaine 2023 Salutatorian! Vittum, who minors in bioinstrumentation and neuroscience, is a UMaine Presidential Scholar, and a 2022–23 Helen Louise Stinchfield ’18 Memorial Scholar and Tau Beta Pi Scholar. Her numerous academic and research awards include two National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) […]
NSF awards CBE’s Prof. Howell $550K for microfluidics research and development with Sappi
University of Maine research in partnership with Sappi North America has received a $550,000 award from the National Science Foundation to explore how existing mass produced technologies can be used to study and scale up microfluidic technology. [Read more here]
Distinguished CBE Lecture Series – Prof. Alyssa Hensley
Predicting Bimetallic Catalyst Reconstruction and Performance from Molecular-Surface Interactions Professor Alyssa Hensley (SIT Page: https://www.stevens.edu/profile/ahensley) Stevens Institute of Technology April 14, 2023 at 12pm ET in Soderberg Lecture Hall, Jenness Abstract To sustainably address our energy and chemical needs, new fundamental chemistries and technologies are required that will enable creation of new “oil” and chemical […]
UMaine CBE’s Theophile Nkulikiyinka named Outstanding Graduating International Student
Theophile Nkulikiyinka of Kigali, Rwanda is the Outstanding Graduating International Student in the College of Engineering. Nkulikiyinka, a biomedical engineering student, is a Presidential Scholar and the recipient of the International Presidential Scholarship. He has been an undergraduate researcher in the laboratory of professor Michael Mason, evaluating the potential of cellulose nanofiber as a biomaterial […]
UMaine CBE’s Karissa Tilbury Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure!
Congratulations, Karissa! Link to UMaine Announcement: https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2023/03/28/thirty-one-faculty-members-receive-tenure-and-or-promotion/
UMaine CBE welcomes this week’s Distinguished Seminar speaker Prof. Monika Österberg from Aalto University!
UMaine CBE welcomes this week’s Distinguished Seminar speaker Prof. Monika Österberg from Aalto University!
Prof. Wujcik gives invited talk at the 94th New England Complex Fluids Meeting
Over spring break, Prof. Evan K. Wujcik and the MEAN Lab graduate members [PhD Candidate Colton Duprey, PhD Researcher Arya Ajeev, and PhD Researcher Behrokh Shams] attended the 94th New England Complex Fluids Meeting, hosted by the University of Rhode Island, where Prof. Wujcik delivered an invited talk and two MEAN Lab members [Colton and […]
Prof. Howell receives 2023 Gilbreth Lectureship from National Academy of Engineering
Caitlin Howell, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Maine, was awarded a 2023 Gilbreth Lectureship from the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). NAE established the Gilbreth Lectures in 2001 in honor of Lillian Gilbreth, the first woman elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1965. The lectureship recognizes outstanding young American […]