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SBE is proud to announce the recipient of its James E. Bailey Award, Professor Harvey Blanch of UC Berkeley for his research and advancements in transport, kinetics, and thermodynamics in enzymatic and microbial processes. Professor Blanch will give his award lecture at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers' Annual meeting on Tuesday, November 9th at 6pm. The title of his talk is "Evolving Biological Engineering."
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| More Heat than Light — Attend the August webinar on opportunities for extremely thermophilic microorganisms and enzymes in biofuels production, presented by Professor Bob Kelly of North Carolina State University. Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 2pm (EDT). |
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Save the date! At this year's AIChE Annual Meeting, Dr. Michael Amos of the National Institute of Standards and Technology will be presenting a course on basic biology, biotechnology, and pathology. This course is suited for both the novice biologist and the practicing engineer. The Biology for Chemical Engineers course will take place on Sunday, November 7, 8am-5pm.
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| SBE would like to welcome its newest member, Arjun Gopalratnam. Arjun joins SBE from the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department at the University of Pennsylvania. Arjun can be contacted at arjug@aiche.org. |
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| Call for Papers! The 3rd International Conference on Biomolecular Engineering (ICBE) will be co-chaired by Jeff Varner (Cornell University) and Kurt Deshayes (Genentech) and held at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco on January 16-19, 2011. Keynote speakers include: Lee Hood, Roger Tsien, Vishva Dixit and Frances Arnold. |
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| The 5th SBE International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (ICBN 2010) was a big success which was held at the Biopolis in Singapore from August 1-4, 2010. Over 300 delegates from around the world convened at this multidisciplinary conference co-organized by the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) and SBE and chaired by Professor Jackie Ying. |
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| Congratulations to Leonidas Matsakas at the National Technical University of Athens (SBE's newest student chapter!) for correctly solving July's "What Protein Am I?" puzzle. The correct answer was Hemoglobin. Be the first to solve the August protein and forever be enshrined in SBE lore. |
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| SBE would like to welcome the National Technical University of Athens and the University of Texas at Austin as our two newest chapters. Read more information about creating an SBE chapter at your college or university. |
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| SBE's e-Connections is edited by Adrian Andrew Fay, Web Science Editor, with input from SBE staff. Contact us at bio@aiche.org. |
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Not a current SBE member? It's never too late to join or renew. Costs are $75 for regular members, $25 for graduate students, $10 for AIChE, ACS and IBE members, or free for undergraduates. Join now at http://www.aiche.org/apps/ecommerce/bio/index.asp.
Member benefits include:
- Subscription to SBE's semi-annual BioSupplement to Chemical Engineering Progress.
- Discounts on leading biological engineering conferences including SBE and SBE cosponsored meetings and courses.
- Access to online membership directory.
- A voice in education, employment and technology advancement topics.
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