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BEDD and HU SURE Scholars Explore Dow Chemical’s R&D at Bristol Facility
On November 2024, Howard University’s Dow Scholars Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) Program took biology, chemistry, computer science, and chemical engineering students on a tour of Dow Chemical‘s Bristol, Pennsylvania facility. The group, led by SURE program directors Patrick Ymele-Leki, Ph.D., chair of chemical engineering, and Steven Cummings, assistant professor of chemistry, had the chance to…
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HU Chemical Engineering Students Shine at AIChE 2025 Conference
Howard University (HU) chemical engineering sophomores, juniors and seniors, accompanied by Patrick Ymele-Leki, Ph.D., associate dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) and chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, represented CEA talent and exceptional ChE student leadership at the 2025 AIChE Annual Student Conference (ASC). The Howard University AIChE chapter (AIChE-HU) executive…
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BEDD Students Featured at 2025 Howard Research Month
Sarees Shaikh, M.S., a PhD candidate in biomedical and chemical engineering at Howard University, presented both a poster and an oral presentation titled “Investigating the Role of sroA in Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation and Growth Under Static and Hydrodynamic Conditions” and “Modeling Staphylococcus aureus Adhesion Under Shear Stress: A Computational and Experimental Analysis.” This work…
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BEDD Research Featured @ 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting
The 2023 AIChE Annual Meeting , the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth, took place on November 5 through 10, 2023, in Orlando, FL. It was also the perfect forum for students from the Biofilm Engineering and Drug Discovery (BEDD) lab and their peers to showcase their research projects.…
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BEDD Research Featured @ 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting
The 2022 AIChE Annual Meeting (including the Annual Student Conference), the premier educational forum for chemical engineers interested in innovation and professional growth, took place on November 13 through 18, 2022, in Phoenix, AZ. It was also the perfect forum for students from the Biofilm Engineering and Drug Discovery (BEDD) lab and their peers to…
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Olabisi Bello Wins 3rd Place @ WE22 Collegiate Rapid Fire Competitions
Olabisi Bello, an undergraduate student in the BEDD lab, won the 3rd place award at the WE22 Collegiate Poster & Rapid Fire Competitions of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). About the SWE competition: The Rapid Fire Competition is a 5-6 minute speaking presentation, designed to emphasize the ability to concisely and dynamically present technical…
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BEDD research featured @ Howard University Research Month 2022
Through April 2022, Howard University Research Month celebrated the breadth of research being conducted across the University. Several of our Biofilm Engineering and Drug Discovery (BEDD) lab members had the opportunity to introduce their research projects on Thursday, April 28th, and Friday, April 29th, during the event. The research projects presented were funded by the…
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Drs. Jamel Ali (FAMU-FSU) and Patrick Ymele-Leki Featured in C&EN for NSF-Funded Research
Chemical Engineering Alumnus Jamel Ali, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory partners with Patrick Ymele-Leki, Ph.D., interim chair and associate professor of chemical engineering on bacteria research funded by a total of over $1M in National Science Foundation grants. The pair…
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Mahtab Waseem wins 1st Place @ 2020 AIChE Annual Meeting
Mahtab Waseem, a M.S. graduate student in the BEDD lab, was selected to receive the 1st place award in the poster session of the Environmental Division at the 2020 virtual AICHE annual meeting.On November 19, 2022, Mahtab introduced her “Investigation of Shewanella Oneidensis MR-1 As a Bioremediation Agent for Iodate”. The research presented by Mahtab…
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BEDD Research featured @ Inaugural 2019 AfroBiotech Conference
Dr. Patrick Ymele-Leki was an invited speaker at the 2019 AfroBiotech Conference, which took place on October 27-29 in Atlanta, GA. He introduced the diverse breadth of scientific research undertaken by chemical engineering faculty and students at Howard University and presented BEDD lab’s work on the PTS system and Vibrio cholerae biofilms. The inaugural AfroBiotech…