NYU-Poly Chemical and Biological Sciences http://www.poly.edu Polytechnic Institute of NYU News Feed. Wed, 21 May 2008 13:22:04 GMT NYU-Poly News http://www.poly.edu/_general_img/poly_logo.gif http://www.poly.edu 144 54 Gas from Garbage: Professor Gross Develops Bioplastic that Breaks Down into Green Energy http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=756 In an effort to develop a new source of sustainable energy, Professor Richard Gross at Polytechnic University has bioengineered a fuel-latent plastic that can be converted into biodiesel.... Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=756 Poly Student Awarded Fellowship from American Chemical Society http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=758 The program will provide $3,500 for her summer salary for a ten-week program. In addition, a stipend will be available for her to present her research results at an ACS sponsored meeting.... Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=758 Polythinkers Enhance Bio-sensing http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=759 Under the direction of Professors Stephen Arnold and Iwao Teraoka, undergraduate students at Polytechnic's MicroParticle Photo-Physics Lab (MP3L) have created a unique biosensor of unprecedented sensitivity by utilizing the tendency of light to be drawn... Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=759 Jin Kim Montclare Awarded Competitive Research Grant by Air Force http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=760 Professor Jin Kim Montclare of the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences received a $300,000 grant from The Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The award is part of the Air Force's new Young Investigator Research Program, which awarded app... Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=760 Professor Gross Inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=761 Professor Gross of the Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences was admitted to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). This honor reflects Gross's exceptional record of individual achievement in research, developmen... Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=761 Call for applications for students applying to the American Chemical Society Scholars Program for 2007- 2008 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=762 The competition for the ACS scholarship program is open to high school seniors, college freshmen, sophomores and juniors at Polytechnic University, majoring in Biomolecular sciences that are currently pursing or planning to pursue full time study in a che... Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=762 Poly Research Professor Honored for Contributions to Polymer Science http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=763 On November 9, 2006, Research Professor and Polytechnic University graduate, Eli M. Pearce, received the H.F. Mark-Medal from the Osterreichisches Forschungsinstitut fur Chemie & Technik (Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry & Technology).... Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=763 Professor Montclare Receives Wechsler Award for Excellence http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=764 Assistant Professor Jin Kim Montclare was honored with the Wechsler Award for Excellence on November 3, 2006.... Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=764 Distinguished Poly Professor Emeritus to be Commemorated with Honorary Degree http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=765 Polytechnic alumnus and chemistry professor, Herbert Morawetz, will receive an honorary degree from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" on September 20, 2006.... Tue, 12 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=765 Dr. Mary Cowman Named New Director of Othmer Institute http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=766 President Jerry Hultin appointed Mary Cowman, Associate Professor of Biochemistry, the Director of the Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. Cowman has taught both undergraduate and graduate biochemistry at Poly for the past twenty years and was... Thu, 27 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=766 Yoshi Okamoto Named Director of Historic Polymer Research Institute http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=767 President Jerry Hultin appointed Yoshi Okamoto the Director of the Polymer Research Institute (PRI). Okamoto received his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Purdue University in 1956 and later came to Poly to pursue his interest in the synthesis, characterizat... Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://archive.poly.edu/cbs/news/fullNews.php?id=767