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- Directional Motion of Soft Colloids: Fundamentals to Application
The Tappan Zee Local Section of AIChE is proud to present a talk from Dr. Ambika Somasundar of Manhattan University on colloids and soft matter. Please join us to learn more about her work in this area, followed by networking with area students and professionals in the chemical sciences. Pizza and beverages will be provided.
Speaker: Dr. Ambika Somasundar
Visiting Assistant Professor
Chemical Engineering
Manhattan University
Directional motion is crucial for the survival of living systems. It enables cells to move towards food, away from toxins, coordinate collective behavior and transport cargo. In this talk, Dr. Somasundar aims to answer the research question: How can we steer soft colloids and protocells directionally in a controlled manner? In doing so, she will examine and discuss the various potential mechanisms of transport of colloids and discuss solute-phospholipid interactions based chemotaxis as a potentially new and previously unrecognized mechanism of transport of biological colloids. Then, she will show how one of the transport mechanisms can be harnessed to transport particles into a biofilm as a starting point or potential method to manage and eradicate biofilms.
Please register for the meeting in advance.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Talk 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm, Networking afterward
Manhattan University
Scala Academy Room – Leo Building Room 215
3825 Corlear Ave,
Bronx, NY 10463
Co-Sponsors
We wish to thank our co-sponsors of this event
NY Local Section of the American Chemical Society (NY ACS)
Manhattan College AIChE Student Chapter
Department of Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College
- Job Opportunity Postings
As a service to our members, to the broader local chemical engineering community (who we hope will become members), and to local employers of chemical engineers, the Tappan Zee section will be posting job opportunities. If you are a regional employer with openings for chemical engineers, please let us know! We’d be glad to post the opening here for you.
Please note that we are not doing exhaustive verification of the information provided to us. Please exercise due care.
Continue reading → - Tappan Zee Local Section Restart
On behalf of directors Hal Weinreb, Jerry Davis, Jack Kleinfeld, and J. Patrick Abulencia, we are pleased to report that the AIChE Tappan Zee Local section will resume operation in the fall. The current lineup of talks thus far include:
- Overview of Westchester County Recycling – by Louis Vetrone
- COVID 19 from a Chemical Engineering and Public Health Perspective – by Dr. Bob Tota
- Treatment Challenges and Strategies for High-Tech Industrial Wastewaters – by Brandon Yallaly and Nathan Zaugg
The dates and format of these programs will be settled as local COVID protocols evolve over the coming months, but please check this website for the latest information (Note: Announcements will be emailed directly to current members).
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