chemical engineering
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One of his sisters encouraged his interest in science — real science, not science fiction — which took him to Oregon State University’s chemical engineering department. — Hillary Davis, Daily Pilot, "Costa Mesa man’s technology went to the moon and back throughout the Apollo era," 2 Aug. 2019 Technion - Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie and Dr. Assaf Zinger, an up-and-coming chemical engineering and nanotechnology researcher at the Israeli university, gave a joint presentation at a recent event in Bal Harbour. — Sergio Carmona, sun-sentinel.com, "Technion’s global relations presented in Miami," 16 July 2019 Another semifinalist, Scott Banta, a professor of chemical engineering at Columbia University, proposes a new way to create biofuels that mimics biological processes at the molecular level. — Katie Camero, Science | AAAS, "What big ideas will shape U.S. science over the next decade? Here are some contenders," 20 June 2019 Miramontes, who earned a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Mexico, won many patents for pharmaceutical chemistry and taught at various universities. — Robert D. Mcfadden, BostonGlobe.com, "George Rosenkranz, a developer of the birth control pill, dies at 102," 26 June 2019 Even ninth-rounder Simon Whiteman, a shortstop from Yale with a 3.99 GPA as a chemical engineering major, has an aunt who was a three-time All America softball player at Allegheny College. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants’ first 10 picks heavy on left-handed hitters, baseball pedigrees," 4 June 2019 The provost at the California Institute of Technology, where Dr. Arnold is a professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering and biochemistry, sent a congratulatory note to the Caltech community. — Melissa Korn, WSJ, "Among the Lesser-Known Nobel Prize Perks: Free Parking," 7 Oct. 2018 Many of those programs are among the top 10 chemical engineering programs in the country. — Kate Murphy, Cincinnati.com, "She's been offered $2.3M in scholarships to Ph.D. programs. She's not old enough to vote.," 29 Mar. 2018 Agrawal and his wife have two children: Ethan, 24, who graduated from Rice University with a degree in chemical engineering, and Serena 21, a junior studying mechanical engineering at Rice. — Mará Rose Williams, kansascity, "New UMKC Chancellor promises ‘something spectacular’ for Kansas City," 9 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'chemical engineering.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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