CBET Mission:

Support Research in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems

Catalyze the merging of biology, chemistry, physics and socio-economic science in engineering research

Support research to enhance and protect US national health, energy, environment, security and wealth

Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, CBET

Chemical, Biochemical and Biotechnology Systems

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A Synthetic Delivery Vehicle for Gene Transfer

“hitchhike” gene delivery nanoparticles onto motor protein complexes

Convert chemical energy to mechanical work

Carry nanoparticle cargo toward cell nuclei

Suzie Pun, U. of Washington

Chemical, Biochemical and Biotechnology Systems

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Bloodless Biosensing with Carbon Nanotubes

Implantable capillary devices

Filled with carbon nanotubes

Monitor glucose levels without drawing blood

For diabetes and other biosensors

Michael Strano, UIUC

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High-Fidelity Numerical Modeling & Simulation of Fire Suppression

Predicts multiphase turbulent mixing processes over a wide range of time/length scales.

Grand challenge of turbulence modeling with reactions

Multi-scale modeling on both large and small scales

Includes Sandia, Navy & NIST interactions plus excellent educational components.

Paul E. DesJardin SUNY Buffalo

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Nanocolloid Assembly and Dispersion by Quantum “Design” of van der Waals Forces

Nanocolloids have remarkable electrical, optical and reactive properties

Need to prevent aggregation by predicting and controlling van der Waals forces

Use solvent mixtures to “shield” nanocolloids to keep them stable

Darrell Velegol & Milton W. ColePenn State

Stable nanoparticles Groups of red atoms with co-solvent “shield” (blue)

Unstable (aggregated)particles

Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare

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B’Quest Crew Completed 2,500 mile Transpac Yacht Race

Each crew member, except the skipper, had a disability Engineering students at San Diego State University designed adaptive equipment on the yacht for crew members with disabilities

Michael Lambert, SDSU

Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare

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Biomimetic Bone Mimic both composition and nanostructure of bone

Prepare synthetic bone prosthetics

Load- bearing

Bioresorbable

Enable regeneration of hard tissue prosthetics into natural bone.

NIRT: Laurie Gower, Elliot Douglas, & John Mecholsky, University of Florida Barbara Boyan, Georgia Institute of Technology

Environmental Engineering and Sustainability

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An Autonomous Microbial Genosensor for Freshwater Microbial Ecology

Remote sampling

High frequency and high degree of specificity

Multi-day deployment in lakes to detect bacteria

David FriesWisconsin

Environmental Engineering and Sustainability

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Aquatic Nano Environmental Heath and Safety of Nanomaterials and Their Bimolecular Derivatives

Binding of lysophospholipid onto single-walled single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) over a silicon substrate Finalist at the Science & Engineering Visualization Challenge 2006 by NSF and the Science magazine.

Pu Chun Ke Clemson University

CBET Workshops

iEngineering approaches to obesity

iCyber- based Combustion Science

iMinority Faculty Workshop

iResearch Frontiers for Combustion in the Hydrogen Economy

iWorkshop on Cyberinfrastructure in Chemical & Biological Systems

iGrand Challenges of the Future for Environmental Modeling

iA Workshop for integrating Social Sciences Research in the WATERS Network and other Environmental Observatories

iFrontiers in Environmental Engineering Education

iSustainable Nanomanufacturing (US/Aus/Singapore)