Research Article Published in IEEE J-ERM

April 11, 2023:  

Prince and his Clinic's second research article is published, https://doi.org/10.1109/JERM.2023.3264116. 

Prince Atsu Publishes Research Article

February 20, 2023:  

Prince's article is published in Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express, https://doi.org/10.1088/2057-1976/acbd54. 

Zahra Safaei Publishes First Research Article

November 17, 2022:  

Zahra's first article is published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2022.1047851. 

Skye Chang Presents at Engage 2022

November 3, 2022:  

Skye discusses the founding efforts of Elemeat at the Engage 2022 I-Corps Showcase hosted by Princeton University.

Zachary Rosenzweig Joins BECEL

September 1, 2022:  

Zachary Rosenzweig officially joins BECEL as a M.S. student. Welcome, Zach!

Prince Atsu Presents Paper at ASEE Annual Conference

June 28, 2022:  

Prince traveled to Minneapolis to present our paper on "Experiential Entrepreneurship in Food Engineering" at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference. Our undergraduate Clinic leaders Skye Chang, Chance Donahue, and Bob Patterson are co-authors:  https://peer.asee.org/41611. 

Zahra Safaei Presents at AACR Annual Meeting

June 15, 2022:  

Zahra traveled to New Orleans to present on Glioblastoma Treatment using Microsecond Pulsed Electric Field Exposures at the 2022 AACR Annual Meeting: https://doi.org/10.1158/1538-7445.AM2022-3314. 

Zahra Safaei Officially a Ph.D. Candidate

May 17, 2022:  

Zahra Safaei became an official Ph.D. Candidate. Congratulations on the successful proposal defense, Zahra!

Grant Award from USDA National Institute of Food & Agriculture for BECEL

April 20, 2022:

NIFA Invests Nearly $10M in Food Safety and Defense (AFRI A1332)

NIFA has invested nearly $10 million in 21 projects as part of NIFA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) Food Safety and Defense program, which supports research to reduce the risk of contamination of foods. This includes of pre- and post-harvest processes and technologies that reduce microbial pathogens as well as non-microbial food safety risks. It also includes development of methods for measuring (counting) pathogens, especially methods that avoid the need for enrichment. 

Elemeat Wins VentureWell E-Team Stage 1 Award

April 1, 2022:

The Engineering Clinic team, Elemeat, has been awarded a grant to further develop their precision fermentation bioreactor into the 2022-2023 academic year. Great job!

NSF I-Corps Hub: Northeast Regional Program Completion

March 29, 2022:

Two student teams out of BECEL, Skye Chang's Elemeat and Prince Atsu's Annular Repair, have completed regional NSF I-Corps programs. NSF I-Corps provides entrepreneurial students with training to discover the market potential for their innovations. Successful completion of the program opens up further opportunities and resources for commercialization.

Grant Award from New Jersey Health Foundation for BECEL

February 16, 2022:

BECEL receives a grant award from NJHF for research in the uses of precisely tuned electrical treatments to inhibit the migration and metastasis of cells of a brain tumor type that’s particularly difficult to treat. See also this press release:  https://today.rowan.edu/news/2022/04/njhf-awarded-grants-13-rowan-projects.html 

Prince Atsu Officially a Ph.D. Candidate

August 17, 2021:  

Prince Atsu became an official Ph.D. Candidate. Congratulations on the successful proposal defense, Prince!

PowerGum Accelerates with Seed Funding from StartupRU

PowerGum, founded by Chancellor Donahue (ChE Class of 2022), Mark Moser, and Matthew Addona, and its team including Mackenzie Vukicevich, Michael Lampasona, Frank Cianciotta, Jacob Willets, and Adam Griefer, won support and seed funding through the StartupRU Summer Accelerator Program to develop their product, a chewing gum containing a unique blend of healthy supplements for optimizing fitness. They will be continuing an Engineering Clinic with Dr. Thompson in 2021-2022. See also this RCIE Newsletter.

Skye Wins in 2021 Rowan New Venture Competition with Elemeat

Skye Chang (ChE Class of 2023) won 2nd place in the 2021 Rowan New Venture Competition as founder of Elemeat – aiming to meet the technology needs of the alternative protein industry. She is starting an Engineering Clinic with Dr. Thompson in Fall 2021 that will focus seed funding on bioreactor design for precision fermentation. See also this RCIE Newsletter.

Clinic Team Competes with a Proposal in the 2021 NASA BIG Idea Challenge

BECEL's Jr./Sr. Engineering Clinic Team - Robert Patterson, Zachary Casper, & Tanner Debus 

Submitted a proposal entitled, "Swabbing Lunar Environment Dust by Tribocharging Induced Plasma System (SLED TIPS)"

Good luck, team!

Rachel Successfully Defends Thesis & Graduates!

Rachel Schwartz graduated with her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Summer 2020.