Posts Tagged ‘Biomaterials’

Peppas Honored with Inaugural Pioneer of Nanomedicine Award

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Peppas Honored with Inaugural Pioneer of Nanomedicine Award

The John Hopkins Center for Nanomedicine recently honored McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering professor Nicholas Peppas with the inaugural Pioneer of Nanomedicine Award, recognizing individuals whose work is at the intersection of nanotechnology and medicine and has profoundly impacted society and human health.

As part of the honor, Peppas delivered a talk at the Center … Read the rest »

Nicholas Peppas Receives 2016 Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship

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Nicholas Peppas Receives 2016 Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship

Nicholas Peppas, Texas ChE professor and a world-renowned expert in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, has been awarded the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) prestigious Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award for 2016.

The lectureship is the highest award given by BMES and recognizes one individual each year for his or her outstanding achievements … Read the rest »

Nicholas Peppas Appointed To The National Materials And Manufacturing Board

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Nicholas Peppas Appointed To The National Materials And Manufacturing Board

Dr. Nicholas Peppas, the Cockrell Family Regents Chair #6 and Texas ChE professor, has been appointed to the National Materials and Manufacturing Board (NMMB) of The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine for a three-year term.

NMMB combines the charges of two preexisting boards: the National Materials Advisory Board and the Board on … Read the rest »

Nicholas Peppas Inducted Into Prestigious National Academy of Inventors

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Nicholas Peppas Inducted Into Prestigious National Academy of Inventors

Nicholas Peppas, professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Election to NAI Fellow status is a high professional distinction accorded to renowned academic inventors who have demonstrated … Read the rest »

Texas Soft Matter Meeting Comes To Austin

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Texas Soft Matter Meeting Comes To Austin

The third annual Texas Soft Matter Meeting is taking place at The University of Texas at Austin Friday, August 22, 2014 from 7am-5:30pm in the Norman Hackerman Building (room 1.720); registration is now open to the public and costs $18.00.

The goal of the Texas Soft Matter Meeting is to encourage collaboration among researchers from … Read the rest »

Alum Honored by White House

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Alum Honored by White House Amar Sawhney, Ph.D. ChE '92, has been nationally recognized as a Champion of Change for his entrepreneurship

Peppas Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ljubljana

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Peppas Awarded Honorary Doctorate from the University of Ljubljana

Nicholas A. Peppas, chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and professor of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering and pharmacy, was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Ljubljana Dec. 4 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Attendees of the official ceremony included the President of the Republic of Slovenia, Dr.  Danilo Türk, the President of the Slovenian … Read the rest »

Schmidt Elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

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Schmidt Elected Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

The International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUSBSE) has elected Professor Christine Schmidt a 2012 Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE). Professor Schmidt has been recognized with the honor for her contributions to cellular and tissue engineering, including the design of biomaterials to stimulate nerve regeneration.

Fellows are recognized as accomplished … Read the rest »