UMBC Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering Department
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Faculty in our department focus their research in nine core areas encompassing biological, environmental, and educational research. Our department offers an undergraduate course of study leading to a B.S. in Chemical Engineering through three tracks of study: (i) Traditional Track, (ii) Biotechnology and Bioengineering Track and (iii) Environmental Engineering and Sustainability track. We also offer both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees through two different graduate programs. Details can be found on our website: http://www.umbc.edu/cbe
Recent Submissions
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Applying chemical reaction transition theory to predict the latent transmission dynamics of coronavirus outbreak in China
(2020-02-25)The recent outbreak of the Covid-19 suggests a rather long latent phase that precludes public health officials to predict the pandemic transmission on time. Here we apply mass action laws and chemical transition theory to ... -
On Aerosol Liquid Water and Sulfate Associations: The Potential for Fine Particulate Matter Biases
(MDPI, 2020-02-12)In humid locations of the Eastern U.S., sulfate is a surrogate for aerosol liquid water (ALW), a poorly measured particle constituent. Regional and seasonal variation in ALW–sulfate relationships offers a potential explanation ... -
Debottlenecking mevalonate pathway for antimalarial drug precursor amorphadiene biosynthesis in Yarrowia lipolytica
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-06-10)World Health Organization reports that half of the population in developing countries are at risk of malaria infection. Artemisinin, the most potent anti-malaria drug, is a sesquiterpene endoperoxide extracted from the ... -
Real‐time dissolved carbon dioxide monitoring II: Surface aeration intensification for efficient CO2 removal in shake flasks and mini‐bioreactors leads to superior growth and recombinant protein yields
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-12-13)Mass transfer is known to play a critical role in bioprocess performance and henceforth monitoring dissolved O₂ (DO) and dissolved CO₂ (dCO₂) is of paramount importance. At bioreactor level these parameters can be monitored ... -
Real‐time dissolved carbon dioxide monitoring I: Application of a novel in situ sensor for CO2 monitoring and control
(Wiley Online Library, 2019-12-16)Dissolved carbon dioxide (dCO₂) is a well‐known critical parameter in bioprocesses due to its significant impact on cell metabolism and on product quality attributes.Processes run at small‐scale faces many challenges due ... -
Enhanced symbolic regression to infer biochemical network models
(2019-07-14)Biological systems can be represented as complex networks illustrating the relationships and connections among biochemical species. Complex networks can uncover vital information regarding specific pathways or network ... -
Reporter Scaffolds for Clinically Relevant Cell Transplantation Studies
(Springer US, 2019-11-04)There are a number of cell therapies that are either in clinical trials or moving toward clinical trials, particularly for diseases of the retina. One of the challenges with cell therapies is tracking the status of cells ... -
Development of a Novel Equilibrium Passive Sampling Devicefor Methylmercury in Sediment and Soil Porewaters
(Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2019-11-06)We explored the concept of equilibrium passive sampling for methylmercury (MeHg) using the strategy developedfor hydrophobic organic chemicals. Passive sampling should allow prediction of the concentration of the chemically ... -
The Acidity of Atmospheric Particles and Clouds
(EGU, 2019-10-18)Acidity, defined as pH, is a central component of aqueous chemistry. In the atmosphere, the acidity of condensed phases (aerosol particles, cloud water, and fog droplets) governs the phase partitioning of semi-volatile ... -
Trends in PM2.5 transition metals in urban areas across the United States
(IOP Publishing, 2019-10-04)Using data from the Environmental Protection Agency's Chemical Speciation Network, we have characterized trends in PM2.5 transition metals in urban areas across the United States for the period 2001–2016. The metals included ... -
Biomimetic Strategies To Treat Traumatic Brain Injury by Leveraging Fibrinogen
(ACS Publications, 2019-06-27)There were over 27 million new cases of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in 2016 across the globe. TBIs are often part of complicated trauma scenarios and may not be diagnosed initially because the primary clinical focus ... -
Programmable biomolecular switches for rewiring flux in Escherichia coli
(Nature, 2019-08-21)Synthetic biology aims to develop programmable tools to perform complex functions such as redistributing metabolic flux in industrial microorganisms. However, development of protein-level circuits is limited by availability ... -
Multivariate CuBTC Metal–Organic Framework with Enhanced Selectivity, Stability, Compatibility, and Processability
(American Chemical Society, 2019-09-27)A novel, mixed-linker metal−organic framework (MOF) was synthesized, and the resulting macromolecular assembly had enhanced activity and stability in comparison to the isostructural CuBTC (aka HKUST-1). Mixtures of ... -
Deep-UV standoff Raman spectroscopy
(SPIE, 2019-05-13)The availability of high peak-power laser systems capable of delivering intense deep-UV pulses has brought renewed interest in using Raman spectroscopy as both a selective and sensitive analytical technique for ... -
Importance of lotus effect on surface sensing
(SPIE, 2019-05-02)Superhydrophobic polymer films are a material of interest for aircraft deicing fluids to achieve the selfcleaning lotus effect. Hydrophobic polymer films were obtained by a solvent selective method composed of hydrophilic ... -
Effect of processing on morphology of hydroxyapatites: bioactive glasses and crystalline composites
(SPIE, 2019-05-02)Recent studies on multinary oxides for applications as laser hosts and high dielectric capacitors have shown that processing at high temperature provides glassy or crystalline materials based on thermal treatments and ... -
There’s a new generation of water pollutants in your medicine cabinet
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Wastewater-based epidemiology in Beijing, China: Prevalence of antibiotic use in flu season and association of pharmaceuticals and personal care products with socioeconomic characteristics
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-04)Wastewater-based epidemiology is an emerging field that has mostly been applied to investigate consumption of illicit drugs. In this study, the wastewater-based epidemiology approach was employed to study consumption of ... -
Nanoparticles for Environment, Engineering, and Nanomedicine
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Degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by UV 253.7 and UV-H2O2: Reaction kinetics and effects of interfering substances
(Elsevier B.V., 2019)This work investigates the degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid (2,4-D) using UV irradiation and the UV-H₂O₂ advanced oxidation process (AOP). For UV irradiation at 253.7 nm, ∼66% degradation was observed for a ...
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