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09/21/2023

Yale Engineering Welcomes Tech Giants to Campus

Department: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Yale Engineering is set to host a lineup of industry leaders and innovators for its inaugural Dean's Invited Speaker Series. The series features distinguished guests spanning a variety of...

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09/19/2023

Yale SOM Launches New One-Year Master’s in Technology Management, Customized for Yale Engineers

Department: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

The new offering is customized for graduates of Yale’s engineering program who want to launch careers that combine technology and business.

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08/24/2023

With NSF Grant, a New Ph.D. Training Program in Quantum Materials

Department: Applied Physics, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

With a $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Yale is creating an interdisciplinary Ph.D. training program in the area of quantum materials science and engineering.

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08/16/2023

An mRNA COVID vaccine (and potentially more) with nanoparticles, no shot needed

Department: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering

A team of researchers has developed an inhalable vaccine that successfully protects against the COVID virus. It also opens the door to delivering other messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics for gene...

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08/14/2023

In Memoriam: Engineers Without Borders Mentor, David Sacco ’82

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

The Yale community mourns the loss of David Sacco, a figure of unwavering commitment and mentorship. For 18 years, David devoted himself as a volunteer to Yale's Engineers Without Borders Chapter...

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08/03/2023

Yale Joins NOAA, NASA for Comprehensive Air Quality Research Campaign

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Researchers from NOAA, NASA, Yale Engineering and 20 other universities from three countries are deploying state-of-the-art instruments in...

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07/21/2023

Studies provide guidelines for extracting valuable materials from water

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Effectively extracting valuable resources from water could go a long way toward enhancing national security while also helping the environment. Two recent studies from the lab of Prof. Menachem...

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07/20/2023

COVID-19 Shutdown Highlights Air Quality Policy Challenges

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

In a study conducted in NYC during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found that air quality policies focusing on reducing pollutant emissions from the transportation sector have made significant...

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06/07/2023

Amir Haji-Akbari Wins 2023 Ackerman Award

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

For his patience, empathy, and ability to make difficult topics accessible, Amir Haji-Akbari, assistant professor of chemical & environmental engineering, is the winner of this year's Ackerman...

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05/22/2023

Congratulations to the SEAS Class of 2023!

Department: Applied Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Members of the Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science community celebrated the awarding of 294 undergraduate Engineering degrees Monday.

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05/19/2023

Expanding the potential of radical polymerization

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

A technique known as radical polymerization has proven to be an important method for the industrial production of plastics, rubbers, and adhesives. Now, a team of researchers has developed a...

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05/18/2023

Prof. Elimelech Awarded Honorary Degree from Ben Gurion U.

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Prof. Menachem Elimelech this week received an honorary doctorate from Ben Gurion University of the Negev.

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04/21/2023

Producing clean water

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

In a special Earth Day edition of Yale Talk, Sterling Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Menachem Elimelech and President Peter Salovey discuss the development of technologies...

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04/14/2023

Upending a decades-long theory of reverse osmosis water desalination

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

The process of reverse osmosis has proven to be the state-of-the-art method for removing salt from seawater and increasing access to clean water. Other applications include wastewater treatment...

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04/04/2023

EnvE Student Receives Fulbright Award

Department: Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Environmental engineering graduate student Lauren Mazurowski has received a Fulbright Award, one the nation’s most prestigious international educational exchange programs. Mazurowski will spend a...

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