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COVID-19 vaccines are just the beginning for mRNA-based therapies; enabling a patient’s body to make almost any given protein could revolutionize care for other viruses, like HIV, as well as various cancers and genetic disorders. However, because mRNA molecules are very fragile, they require extremely low temperatures for storage and transportation. The logistical challenges and expense of maintaining these temperatures must be overcome before mRNA therapies can become truly widespread.

Alumnus Jason Burdick (PhDChemEngr’02) will return as faculty early next year, becoming the first Bowman Endowed Professor.

����ֱ�� Boulder is a founding partner of a major National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (STC): the Center for Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand (IMOD). The center represents a research partnership spanning 11 universities led by the University of Washington.

“La Randonnée” is French for a rambling walk or hike. For department alumnus Kevin Green (ChemEngr’96), the metaphor of an extended journey is apt for his own winding career. First as a student studying chemical and environmental engineering at ����ֱ�� Boulder, to a stint at Intel, then as an expatriate living in Ireland, and finally as a winemaker at Apollini Vineyards in Oregon and for his own label, appropriately named La Randonnée Wines.

Seminar: Polymer Informatics and High-Throughput Experimentation to Help Us Discover New Sustainable Polymers Speaker: Bradley Olsen, Alexander and I. Michael Kasser Professor of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Host: Dan

Seminar: Active Droplets that Swim, Chase and Organize Speaker: Lauren Zarzar, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University Host: Ryan Hayward Tuesday, September 21, 2021 - 2:45 p.m. - JSCBB A108 Assistant Professor

Thad Sauvain (ChemEngr’91) was selected as one of two Outstanding Mentor Award winners for the Spring 2021 semester for his work with junior Kyle Kinney. Kinney provided the nomination, stating that his mentor “provided invaluable advice for applying to internships and professional development.”

Seminar: Bio-like Structural Hydrogels with Life-like Intelligence Speaker: Ximin He, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles Host: Andrew Goodwin Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - 2:45 p.m. via

Damilola Akinneye, a PhD candidate in the Medlin Group, recently received the Andzik Scholarship, an award that goes to first-generation students or those who have faced unusual adversity, with a preference for those who graduated from a high school in Africa. Akinneye is originally from Nigeria.

Seminar: Managing the Nitrogen Cycle with Photo and Electrochemistry Speaker: Marta C. Hatzell, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Host: Wilson Smith Tuesday, August 31, 2021 - 2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. MDT