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Think Small for Big Impact: Molecular Engineering Ph.D.

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Ph.D. Program in Molecular Engineering Offers
Collaborative Environment Designed For Impact

The University of Washington introduced a new graduate program in an emerging field of molecular science.  Starting in fall of 2014, pioneering students began a path of study that nurtures and develops their professional identities as versatile thinkers in Molecular Engineering, while they earning a doctorate degree from one of the first programs of its kind in the United States.

The program, which is house in the UW Graduate School, was developed by the UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute, one of the nation's premier centers for the study of molecular engineering and nanotechnology. Read More

MolES Faculty Honored with UW Innovation Awards

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Two faculty members of the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute have received Innovation Awards, recently announced by the Office of the President.  The awards honor  mid-career researchers who are engaged in the medical, natural, social and engineering sciences.  They also recognize faculty who foster new creative ways to foster student learning and active engagement. Among the inaugural year recipients are two MolES faculty members, James Carothers and Eric Klavins.

James Carothers, assistant professor of chemical engineering, will create new approaches to produce renewable chemicals. Read More

MolES Researchers Craft Thinnest Possible Semiconductor

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Faculty and student researchers at the UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute are emerging as leaders in the fast-growing field of 2D materials. Physics professors David Cobden and Xiadong Xu study the characteristics of single sheets of atomically thin material.

These single-layer materials, also known as monolayers, are flexible, and act as semiconductors with extraordinary electronic properties. Semiconductors are an essential component in all modern solar cells and electronics. Their research could be the basis for next-generation flexible and transparent computing, better light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, and solar technologies. Read More

MolES Faculty among the World's Most Influential Researchers

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Six faculty members of the Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute are included on a list of the world's most influential scientific researchers of the last decade. The 2014 list of Highly Cited Researchers, developed by Thompson Reuters, includes research scientists whose published papers rank in the top 1% of citations for their respective fields. In total, 31 UW affiliated faculty members in sciences and social sciences are listed in the report that includes more than 3,200 influential researchers around the globe. Read More

Undergrad Students Explore Nanotechnology Research

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Five students from different colleges throughout the U.S. are on the University of Washington campus this summer getting their first introduction to nanotech and molecular engineering research.

As participants in the 2014 National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network Research Experience for Undergraduates (NNIN REU) Program, each member of the group is working on a specific research project and will present his or her findings at a national convocation in August in Atlanta. In total, 60 students are participating at top research universities across the nation through NNIN REU, now in its eighteenth year. Read More

MolES research lab collaboration leads to cancer fighting therapy

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Results of collaborative research from the Institute for Protein Design, Stayton Lab and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center published in CELL magazine.

It's been said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but recent research at the University of Washington Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute may prove that close proximity is the recipe for success.

A recent cancer-fighting discovery was made possible by the group effort that combined the protein design and engineering skills of researchers working with Dr. David Baker, UW professor of biochemistry and head of the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) and the drug therapy and delivery research spearheaded by researchers working with Dr. Read More

MolES Faculty Member Suzie Pun Earns Two Honors

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UW Bioengineering Robert F. Rushmer Associate Professor Dr. Suzie Pun has received two awards. She is the 2014 recipient of the Controlled Release Society (CRS) Young Investigator Award and Biomaterials Science Lectureship. She was also named the inaugural recipient of the Biomaterials Science Lectureship award.

The CRS Young Investigator award recognizes a society member who has made outstanding contributions in the science of controlled release and is 40 years or younger the year the award is presented. Pun will receive a $3,000 honorarium and will be officially presented the award at the 2014 CRS Annual Meeting & Exposition. Read More

MolES Faculty Member Lara Gamble Receives 2014 Sherwood Award

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Dr. Lara Gamble, NESAC/BIO associate director and UW research associate professor will be the 2014 recipient of the Peter M. A. Sherwood Mid-Career Professional Award from the AVS Applied Surface Science Division (ASSD).  According to AVS, the award "recognizes achievements leading to exceptional progress in research and development made by professionals in their mid-career in an area of interest to the ASSD."  Award recipients have between approximately 10 to 20 years' experience in a field of interest to the AVS ASSD and demonstrate sustained and outstanding scientific and technical contributions in research, engineering, technical advancement or academic education, and show potential for further advancement of that field.  Read More

MolES Announces Funding Opportunity: Faculty Partnership Grants

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The Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute announces biotech faculty partnership grants for 2014-2015.

This is an opportunity to receive seed funding for new collaborations for up to $50K for research projects for a period of 1 year.

 ELIGIBILITY:

– All investigators are required to be core faculty at the University of Washington, with at least one Faculty holding membership within MolES. The expectation is that this project will initiate new collaboration between two or more investigator with no prior funding together. Read More

Register now for the Molecular Engineering Showcase and Reception

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Monday, May 19, 2014 // 2:30 – 6:00 PM // Husky Union Building (HUB) // Session schedule and locations

Learn about discoveries being made in one of the nation’s premier centers for the study of molecular engineering and nanotechnology. Meet leaders in molecular engineering and hear about impacts across industries from health care to energy to technology. Speakers from the University of Washington and local biotech and clean tech companies will present their research in two parallel sessions.

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Showcase Speakers

Dennis Benjamin
Vice President, Experimental Therapeutics
Seattle Genetics

Daniel Chiu
Professor, Chemistry and Bioengineering
University of Washington

Lilo Pozzo
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
University of Washington

Jihui Yang
Professor, Materials Science & Engineering
University of Washington

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