Nese Orbey is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Her area of expertise includes advanced polymeric materials, polymer rheology, nanocomposites and structure-property relations.
Prior to joining UML, she was a Technology Manager at QinetiQ NA (previously Foster-Miller, Inc.), where she led R&D efforts in UV Curable Aircraft Coatings and in process development for recovery and reuse of propellants. She was a visiting Scientist/Professor at the Institute of Energy Conversion at University of Delaware and worked on depositing solar...Read more
Professor West’s research focuses on the development of novel biofunctional materials, with research in regenerative medicine and cancer nanotechnology. Part of her program has developed nanoparticle-based approaches to biophotonics therapeutics and diagnostics. An example of this work is the application of near-infrared absorbing nanoparticles for photothermal tumor ablation. In animal studies, this therapeutic strategy has demonstrated very high efficacy with minimal side effects or damage to surrounding normal tissues. In 2000, Professor West founded Nanospectra...Read more
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Gary is currently a consultant in the alternative energy/hydrogen infrastructure space and serves as Director of Engineering for The Standard Hydrogen Corporation. He is a member of the Hydrogen Safety Panel at the Center for Hydrogen Safety.
He retired from General Motors LLC in 2019 after a 36 year career including 18 years supporting GM’s Fuel Cell program and managing the deployment of GM’s Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles in the “Project Driveway” fleet as well as in US Department of Defense and Department of Energy projects related to Fuel Cells.
Dr. Rakesh K. Jain is the Andrew Werk Cook Professor of Radiation Oncology (Tumor Biology) at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Edwin L. Steele Laboratories at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is widely known for revealing how the abnormal tumor microenvironment fuels tumor progression and confers treatment resistance; developing innovative strategies to “normalize” the microenvironment; and then translating these strategies from bench to bedside. He has mentored more than 220 doctoral and postdoctoral students and authored of more than 700 publications. He is among the top 1%...Read more
Networking is the most honorable and valuable endeavor in which you can engage, because it is built on a spirit of generosity. At its core, networking is all about crafting win-win alliances where...
Steve Henikoff is a scientist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and an HHMI Investigator. His field of study is chromatin-related transcriptional regulation. He earned his BS in chemistry at the University of Chicago. He earned his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard University in the lab of Matt Meselson in 1977. He did a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Washington. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and HHMI. In 1992, Steve Henikoff, together with his wife Jorja...Read more
Sabrina Behnke holds a BSc in Water Sciences from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany and a PhD in Microbiology from Montana State University. During her graduate studies she investigated microbial biofilms in water distribution systems at the Center for Biofilm Engineering in Bozeman, MT, where she collaborated with multinational consumer goods companies. Sabrina then joined Reckitt Benckiser as a R&D microbiologist, supporting EPA claim substation for disinfectant household products. Additionally she held roles in Personal Care Formulation Innovation and Technology Scouting....Read more
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