<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Come join the faculty and staff to presentations in the Department of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering to presentations and lunch from sodexo to learn about research innovation opportunities within Stevens and affiliated professors. </font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This event will take place on <b><span class="" tabindex="0"><span class="">December 6th</span></span></b> from <b>2:00 to 4:00 </b>pm in Jacobus Loung!</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This is a great networking opportunity, you get to sit, talk and eat with professors! Research is a big part of your education here at Stevens and it is important to get an idea of what labs you may be interested in and foster that relationship!</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This event is hosted by<b> SHPC, BMES</b> and <b>ACS</b></font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><b><font size="4" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please RSVP on our google doc at this link (<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEg5MzZpVUZONk9zMmF4bkdIS1loRHc6MA" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(63,141,179);text-decoration:none;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;vertical-align:baseline">here</a>) as there are limited spots!!!!!!</font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><b><font size="4"><font color="#333333" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px">Also check out the attached flyer! </span></font></font></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Currently Our List of Professors Speaking:</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Dr. Peter Tolias</strong> - Director of the new Center for Healthcare Innovations being launched at Stevens. This new center looks to tackle pressing medical issues by incorporating multiple disciplines from Stevens.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Dr. Arthur Ritter</strong> - Research work in nano-robotics and development of a biological battery that runs on glucose. Goal is to implant such a battery with no need of replacement. Artificial hearts require energy sources that deplete, a glucose battery would overcome such limitations.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Dr. Svetlana Sukhishvili - </strong>Innovative work and research on multilayer polymer films has allowed Dr. Sukhishvili to develop next-generation coatings of prosthetic implants and medical devices. </font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Dr. Ramana Vinjamuri</strong> - Studies Brain-Machine Interfaces that control prosthetics. Dr. Vinjamuri is exploring and engineering methods to increase control in human hand from just 7 dimensions to over 30 dimensions. Research involves signal processing, control and optimization methods.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Dr. Yong Zhang</strong> - Developing a method for computational analysis of drugs and living proteins that allows researchers to test-run their experimental medicines before conducting laboratory trials. Dr. Zhang has created simulations that accurately model drug interactions at the atomic level.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Dr. Carrie Perlman</strong> - Researching lung mechanics in context of acute lung injury. Work conducted sets the ground for the development of novel treatment methods. Mechanical ventilation can cause over-distension injury of the lungs and prevent recovery.</font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;direction:ltr;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong style="line-height:inherit">Dr. Antonio Valdevit</strong> - Researches and designs the next generation of bone for clinical implantation. His lab has worked with various bone graft and scaffold approaches for tissue engineering. </font></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;line-height:18px;border:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51)"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Hope to see everyone there and don't forget to RSVP with the link above ! :) </font></p>
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