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<Title>Alumni Speaker Series [Recording]</Title>
<Tagline>Dr. Trevor Needham,  Ph.D.'19, &amp; Haley Hartney '19, M.S. '20</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">We had a great conversation with <strong>Trevor Needham, Ph.D.'19,  environmental engineering </strong>and <strong>Haley Hartney '19 chemical engineering, M.S. '20, environmental engineering </strong>on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 as part of the <a href="https://cbee.umbc.edu/events-calendar/event/94772/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Alumni Speaker Series</strong></a><div><br></div><div>The <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/192MaC96xvH-8mmnjam4jzLazKxUC5Qs8/view?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">recording </a>is available to those with UMBC credentials. <br><div><br></div></div><div><div><div><h3>Speakers</h3><div><div><span>Trevor Needham, </span><span>Ph.D.</span><span>'19,  environmental engineering.</span></div><div>Trevor Needham is a Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey in the Maryland Water Science Center. His work and research focus on the fate, transport, and remediation of legacy organic contaminants in the complex environmental systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (2019), a M.S. of Environmental Engineering from the University of Missouri Science and Technology (2011), and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Scranton. Additionally, he serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve assigned as an Adjunct Faculty for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.  He is married to his wife Becky for 14 years and has four children: John Paul (13), Clare (10), Joshua (9), and Kolbe (3).</div><div><br><div><span>Haley Hartney </span><span>'19 chemical engineering, M.S. '20, environmental engineering </span></div></div></div></div></div><div>Haley Hartney is a Project Manager for the Environmental Compliance department at NAVFAC in DC.  She manages the environmental projects for Marine Corp Base Quantico in all of the major media types including wastewater, storm water, air, hazardous waste, and storage tanks. Haley </div><div>graduated from UMBC in December 2019 with a BS in Chemical Engineering and in May 2020, with an MS in Environmental Engineering. </div><div><br></div></div></div>
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<Summary>We had a great conversation with Trevor Needham, Ph.D.'19,  environmental engineering and Haley Hartney '19 chemical engineering, M.S. '20, environmental engineering on Tuesday, November 2, 2021...</Summary>
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<Title>November 2021 - CBEE Alumni Update</Title>
<Tagline>Career updates from '10, '16, '17 &amp; '21 undergraduate alumni</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Are you a CBEE Alumni? Stay connected via <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1427147/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Linkedin</a><br><div>Let us know what you’re doing now and share an update <a href="https://cbee.umbc.edu/alumni-updates/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.<div><hr>
    
    
    <h3>Cameron Sloan</h3><h4>BS Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and</h4><h4>Sustainability Track (2021)</h4><div><div>Camerons works for for <strong><em>TSMC - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.</em></strong> He will be trained in Taiwan for 18 months on the processes for semiconductor/integrated circuits industry before returning to Arizona to support a new fabrication opporation to help the US become self sufficient in the semiconductor/integrated circuits industry. </div><div><br></div>
    
    <h3>Mohsin Ghazali</h3>
    <h4>BS Chemical Engineering, Traditional Track (2017)</h4>
    <p>Mohsin is a Chemical Enigneer at <em><strong>Indian Head - Naval Sea Systems Command</strong> </em>(NSWC IHD)</p>
    
    <h3><strong>Emily (Schultheis) DiBenedetto</strong></h3>
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    <div>After working as a <strong><em>chemical engineer</em></strong>, doing design work related to commercial-scale biorefining, and becoming a co-inventor on several patents, Emily earned her <em><strong>J.D. from University of Baltimore</strong> </em>in 2020. She served as Associate Comments Editor on the University of Baltimore Law Review, President of the Intellectual Property Law Society, and participant in the Legal Data and Design Clinic and Low Income Taxpayer Clinic. She now works as a <strong><em>corporate attorney</em></strong> specializing in patent litigation in Wilmington, DE.</div><div><br></div><div><h3>Hannah (Wilson) Song</h3><h4>BS Chemical Engineering, Biotechnology and Bioengineering Track (2010) </h4><p>After completing her BS in Chemical Engineering (Biology track) in 2010, Hannah Wilson (now Hannah Song) earned a PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the <strong><em>University of Wisconsin-Madison</em></strong> studying pluripotent stem cells, and then a post-doc at <strong><em>Georgia Tech</em></strong> studying therapeutic cell manufacturing. She was recently promoted to Biologist (GS) at the <strong><em>National Institute of Health Center for Cellular Engineering</em></strong>. Her first project, manufacturing engineered T cells to fight liver cancer, is scheduled to start clinical trials this summer. She credits UMBC and the CBEE department for the many wonderful opportunities to become engaged in research, and Dr. Julia Ross in particular for helping discover her love for cells and the immune system. </p></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
    
    <hr><div><em>(Image: This list of UMBC Alumni employers should not be construed as sponsorship, affiliation, or approval by the trademark owner.)</em></div>
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<Summary>Are you a CBEE Alumni? Stay connected via Linkedin  Let us know what you’re doing now and share an update here.      Cameron Sloan  BS Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering and...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="113508" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/cbee/posts/113508">
<Title>PhD Student Research Assistantship</Title>
<Tagline>Fall 2022 -  Air Pollution, Atmospheric Chem. &amp; Aerosol Sci.</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>A <strong>PhD student</strong> is sought for <strong>Fall 2022</strong> to carry out a PhD project under <strong><a href="https://cbee.umbc.edu/christopher-hennigan" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Chris Hennigan's</a> </strong>guidance on Air Pollution, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Aerosol Science. </p><p>Applicants should have a Masters or Bachelor’s degree in a related field. Their prior coursework must include the completion of <a href="https://cbee.umbc.edu/academics/graduate-degree-programs/ph-d-environmental-engineering/#prereq" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">key prerequisites</a> courses with a B or better. The prospective students must be admitted to the Environmental Engineering Doctoral program at University of Maryland Baltimore County in the Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering. <strong><a href="https://cbee.umbc.edu/academics/graduate-degree-programs/ph-d-environmental-engineering/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Environmental Engineering PhD Program Overview</a></strong></p><p><strong>Benefits: </strong></p><p>Full-time PhD students admitted to the department are paid a stipend plus tuition remission and health insurance. The Fall 2022 PhD stipend is of $34,967/year.</p><div><br></div><div><strong>Application Deadline: January 1, 2022</strong></div><div><a href="https://cbee.umbc.edu/academics/graduate-application/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Learn more </strong></a></div><div><br></div><div>~~ UMBC is an EEO/AA employer.  Individuals with disabilities, veterans, women and minorities are encouraged to apply. ~~</div>
    
    
    
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<Summary>A PhD student is sought for Fall 2022 to carry out a PhD project under Dr. Chris Hennigan's guidance on Air Pollution, Atmospheric Chemistry, and Aerosol Science.   Applicants should have a...</Summary>
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<Title>Masters Student Trainee opportunity in the urban environment</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>UMBC is seeking applicants in the following areas for urban environmental work:</p>
    <h3><strong>Masters Student Traineeships - iCARE</strong></h3>
    <div>The<a href="https://icare.umbc.edu/icare-masters-degree/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> i</a><a href="https://icare.umbc.edu/icare-masters-degree/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">CARE NRT</a> master’s degree is a 2-year interdisciplinary degree program with a dual mission of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice combined with research focused on improving the health of Baltimore Harbor as a socioecosystem. Students will be mentored by a UMBC faculty member and a non-academic scientist from a government agency, non-profit, or industry. That research team will be embedded in a larger stakeholder team, meaning that each student and their mentors will identify one or more community members (non-scientists) with a stake in the research to be engaged in the research from development to completion. </div>
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    <div>Students will also be taking skills courses (community leadership, DEIJ, oral and written communication) and disciplinary courses appropriate to their research project. </div><div><br></div><div><div>Graduate students in our program will follow a two-year schedule that includes a series of professional and disciplinary courses, plus a research project that will comprise their master’s thesis. For the research project, students will be mentored by a team that includes at least one faculty member and one partner practitioner working on projects related to the Baltimore Harbor and surrounding environments.</div></div><div> </div><div><div>Student Benefits Include:</div><div><ul><li> $34,000 annual stipend, full tuition coverage, fees, &amp; health insurance.</li><li> Up to $7,500 in research expenses.</li><li> Mentoring and networking with employers across the environmental sector.</li></ul></div>
    <div>Students should apply to any of the five main departments at UMBC affiliated with the program: Biological Sciences; Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering; Geography and Environmental Systems; Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences; or the School of Public Policy. They should also separately complete a short application to the ICARE program, available to view on our website here: <a href="https://icare.umbc.edu/application/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://icare.umbc.edu/application/</a>.</div>
    <div><br></div><div>Here is a link to a <a href="https://icare.umbc.edu/home/faculty-research/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">series of slides</a> that describes what each of the ICARE faculty do especially with respect to the ICARE master's program.</div>
    <div><br></div><div>Please pass this information on to prospective students and encourage them to contact us and complete the <a href="https://icare.umbc.edu/contact/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ICARE Interest Form</a>.</div>
    
    <div><br></div><div>Students need to apply to their respective program at this <a href="https://gradschool.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">link</a> and complete a supplemental <a href="https://icare.umbc.edu/application/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ICARE NRT application</a> by <strong>January 1, 2022</strong> for the <strong>Fall 2022</strong> cohort.</div>
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    <div><strong>Potential Environmental Engineering Mentors: </strong></div>
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    <li><a href="http://cbee.umbc.edu/faculty/lee-blaney/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Lee Blaney</a> - contaminants of emerging concern &amp; resource recovery </li>
    <li><a href="http://cbee.umbc.edu/faculty/upal-ghosh/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Upal Ghosh</a> - analysis and remediation of toxic pollutants in soils and other environments</li><li><a href="http://cbee.umbc.edu/faculty/brian-reed/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Brian Reed</a> - removal of inorganic contaminants from the aqueous phase by activated carbons</li><li><a href="http://cbee.umbc.edu/faculty/christopher-hennigan/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Christopher Hennigan</a> - Processes governing atmospheric chemistry and aerosol pollution</li>
    <li><a href="http://cbee.umbc.edu/faculty/claire-welty/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Claire Welty</a> - quantify and predict the urban hydrologic cycle and coupled biogeochemical cycles from neighborhood to regional scales</li>
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<Title>Dr. Upal Ghosh gives GRIT-X talk for 2021 UMBC homecoming</Title>
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<Title>CBEE alumnus, Dr. Kafui Dzirasa named as HHMI Investigator</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">CBEE alumnus, <strong>Kafui Dzirasa</strong>, MD, PhD, '01 chemical engineering, has been named to the newest class of 33 HHMI Investigators! This is tremendous achievement for <a href="https://www.neuro.duke.edu/research/faculty-labs/dzirasa-lab" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Dzirasa and his research team</a>, and marks the first HHMI appointment for a UMBC Meyerhoff Scholar alum. New Investigators receive roughly $9 million over a seven-year term, which is renewable pending a successful scientific review and were selected from more than 800 eligible applicants. <div><br></div><div> “HHMI is committed to giving outstanding biomedical scientists the time, resources, and freedom they need to explore uncharted scientific territory,” says HHMI President Erin O’Shea. </div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Dzirasa (M9) visits UMBC once a month to mentor and engage with current <a href="https://meyerhoff.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Meyerhoff Scholars</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>For more details, please read the HHMI press release found on this <a href="https://www.hhmi.org/news/hhmi-invests-300-million-33-new-investigators" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">link</a>.</div></div>
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<Title>Inspiration from Mother Nature for cancer therapy</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Discovery Magazine interviewed <strong><a href="https://cbee.umbc.edu/dipanjan-pan/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Dipanjan Pan</a></strong> about lab's research on venom as a possible cancer therapy.<div><br></div><div><em>Excerpt from </em><a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/all-the-buzz-about-bee-venom-and-more" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">All the Buzz About Bee Venom (and More)</a></div><div><br></div><div>"A pioneering breakthrough may come from chemist and bioengineer Dipanjan Pan, who is currently looking into a melittin-based cancer therapy with his lab at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and University of Maryland School of Medicine.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Amid calls for safer, more successful cancer treatments, Pan inspected toad, scorpion and bee venom for answers. “The philosophy of my research is biomimetics, or bringing inspiration from Mother Nature,” he says. </div><div><br></div><div>These animal poisons include toxins like melittin, which is considered a host defense peptide. Most multicellular organisms have these peptides to ward off disease, including humans, but only some creatures weaponize them in the form of powerful venom. Funnily enough, this toxin could end up saving human lives. </div><div><br></div><div>And it isn’t particularly difficult to create synthetic melittin in a lab, Pan says, which is optimal for drug development due to its convenience, quality control, and relative safety compared to crude natural sources. </div><div><br></div><div>The real challenge: designing an effective delivery method that squashes cancer growth but leaves surrounding cells healthy. Chemotherapy, for example, commonly causes patients to lose their hair because it damages follicles in the process. “That has been the key bottleneck in targeted [cancer] therapy,” he adds. “It boils down to: How can we make these venom peptides more selective and targeted to the cancer cell? It’s like finding a needle in a haystack.”</div></div><div><br></div><div>[<a href="https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/all-the-buzz-about-bee-venom-and-more" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">read full article</a>]</div><div><div><br></div><div>Photo credit: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/macro-photography-of-bee-953766/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">David Hablützel from Pexels</a></div></div></div>
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<Summary>Discovery Magazine interviewed Dr. Dipanjan Pan about lab's research on venom as a possible cancer therapy.    Excerpt from All the Buzz About Bee Venom (and More)     "A pioneering breakthrough...</Summary>
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