Shaping UMBC’s Future: A Strategic Planning Conversation
Join President Sheares Ashby and Provost van Dulmen April 25
Dear UMBC Community,
We write to invite you to join our fellow members of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee as we host President Valerie Sheares Ashby for a conversation about the university’s strategic priorities. This is a key moment in our work to create the future we envision together for UMBC, and so we encourage you to join us, whether in person or virtually.
The event will be held at noon on Friday, April 25, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building. If you cannot attend in person, you may attend virtually. Please RSVP by
clicking here by April 18.
At the event, President Sheares Ashby will share her thoughts on the high-level aspirations and directions that will frame the
strategic plan—themes that reflect the input of the community during the Bold Conversations, input we received in last fall’s Core Values Survey, and input the steering committee is receiving as they engage with the community.
This conversation about our future closely follows another important university event that I hope you will attend, the
April 23 session to hear your feedback on UMBC’s Middle States accreditation self-study. The self-study is an important part of the accreditation process, which reviews our progress and evolution as an academic institution. This review is an essential step in setting our course for the future.
We recognize there are many external factors at play that affect higher education and that policies and regulations are rapidly evolving. Those changes will not deter us from our mission or our vision for UMBC; in fact, this work is more urgent and valuable than ever, and we are eager to advance toward our shared goals for the university. We look forward to doing so in this special session with President Sheares Ashby on April 25. See you there!
Sincerely,
Manfred H. M. van Dulmen
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Renique T. Kersh
Vice President for Student Affairs
Charissa Cheah
Professor of Psychology and Special Assistant to the Provost for Strategic Planning
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Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering Presenters at URCAD!
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Shashane Anderson | Formal Verification of Thermodynamic Models With Lean 4 | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | TylerJosephson
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 5
Alvin Bett | Detecting PFAS in Baltimore Harbor Using Novel Passive Samplers | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | LeeBlaney
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 26
Jacob Craft | Measuring the Selectivity Coefficients of 19 PFAS With Four Anion-Exchange Membranes | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | LeeBlaney
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 19
Joshua Dayie | Engineering CRBN for Improved Assay and Structural Enablement Using DeNovo Protein Scaffolds | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | NicoleLaRonde
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 34
Evalynn Ellison | Ultrasound-Responsive Phospholipid-Coated Microbubbles for Controlled Drug Delivery Across Mucosa | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | CananDagdeviren
Oral Presentation | UC 310 | 3:00-3:15
Trevor Gibson | Hybrid Anion-Exchange Resins Improve the Uptake and Selectivity for (Ultra)Short-Chain PFAS in Drinking Water | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | LeeBlaney
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 43
Elias Gilotte | Uncovering The Relationship Between Oxygen Availability and Energy Sources in Cell-free Protein Synthesis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | GovindRao
Poster Presentatation| UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 29
Alexander Haibel | GraphARC: An AI Benchmark for Chemical Reasoning | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | TylerJosephson
Poster Presentatation| UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 34
Sydney Hofstetter | Sucrose Density Gradient Centrifugation Versus Anion Exchange for Exosome Sample Purification | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | JorgeAlmodovar
Poster Presentatation| UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 42
Jasmine Ives | Polychlorinated Biphenyl Monitoring in Maryland Fish | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | UpalGhosh
Poster Presentatation| UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 45
Tonderai Kodzwa | Effect Of Temperature On Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | OzgurCapraz
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 10:00-11:00 | Poster 61
Peter Lombardo | Percent Viability Screens To Confirm Integral Cell Wall Signaling Kinases In Aspergillus Nidulans | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | MarkMarten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 1:00-2:00 | Poster 53
Terra Miley | Optimization Of Cell-Free Protein Synthesis Bioreactors With the Use of a Fluorescent Magnesium Biosensor | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | GovindRao
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 48
Meredith Morse | Characterizing The Aspergillus Nidulans Kinase Deletion Library | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | MarkMarten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 1
Tithi Prajapati | Noninvasive Wearable Device For Transcutaneous CO2 Based Early Detection Of Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | VenkateshSrinivasan
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 15
Matthew Quintanilla | Characterization Of Transmembrane Transporters Linked To Cell Wall Stress Response | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | MarkMarten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 16
Jessica Slaughter | Suite Of Bioinformatic-Analysis Apps For Better Understanding Dynamic Omics Data | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | MarkMarten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 33
Maaike Swaters | Measuring Ion-exchange Membrane Properties That Control Nutrient Recovery By Donnan Dialysis | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | LeeBlaney
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 33
Greeshma Tarimala | Using Gene Editing And Fluorescent Microscopy To Characterize The PrkA Kinase In Aspergillus Nidulans | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | MarkMarten
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 35
Julia Van Der Marel | Monitoring Of NADH Concentrations In Cell-Free Systems | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | GovindRao
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 40
Benjamin Welling | Fabrications Of An Autonomous Chemically Powered Vehicle: (AIChE Chem-E Car) | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | Neha Raikar
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 2:30-3:30 | Poster 48
Zorah Williams | Utilizing Manganese-Oxide As An Electrode Material For Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries. | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | OzgurCapraz
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 44
Ariel Wilson-Gray | Production Of Extracellular Vesicles From Mammalian Cells Modulated By A Biomimetic Surface | Chemical, Biochemical, and Environmental Engineering | JorgeAlmodovar
Poster Presentation | UC Ballroom | 11:00-12:00 | Poster 45
Can social media provide and inspire a space for civic participation and engagement across borders?
Mexican Feminist Movements and the Role of Social Media: Civic Participation and Transnational Solidarity
Presenter: Allison Smock
Mentor: Thania Munoz Davaslioglu, MLLI
10:20-10:35am, UC Ballroom Lounge
Abstract
In this presentation I will share how the role of social media has shaped Mexican feminist movements. I will focus on this through an analysis of hashtags, social media presence, and geo mapping tools that have been utilized to spread awareness and objectives of the movements. I will focus specifically on the region of Jalisco due to its interconnections between narco violence and feminicides. Scholars have argued Mexico has four contemporary phases of feminicides. The first one recorded to be from 1993 to the 2000s has been named the "Feminicidial Emergence", which coincides with this period of increased narco presence. Nonetheless, feminist resistance has continuously found ways to denounce narco gender based violence. In March 8th protests, through the use of hashtags and other identifying factors (colors, symbols), the movement's objectives can be consolidated and spread. The same day an event happens in Jalisco's capital there are complementary events in other cities in the state or even other Latinx's cities, such as Miami or Detroit. This plants the question of how social media can provide and inspire a space for civic participation and engagement across borders.
URCAD is Wednesday, April 16th.
Allison was also the recipient of an Undergraduate Travel Award and presented her research at the National Women's Studies Conference in Detroit, MI.
For more info on Travel Awards Presentation Grants, see:
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FROM INVISIBLE TO IMPACTFUL: THE UNORTHODOX SCIENCE OF NANOSCALE THERMAL TRANSPORT AND ITS ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS
REMINDER: ME Dept. Seminar, Fri., 4/4, ENG 112, 2:30 P.M.
Join us tomorrow for a seminar to be presented by Dr. Mohammad Ghashami, associate professor, mechanical and industrial engineering department, the University of Illinois Chicago. Please see abstract and biography below.
Abstract:
As devices and systems shrink to the micro- and nanoscale, the way heat moves fundamentally changes, challenging conventional engineering approaches and
opening new frontiers in energy transport and conversion. At these scales, the classical
assumptions of conduction, convection, and radiation break down, revealing intricate interactions between energy carriers that govern thermal behavior in unprecedented ways. These effects are not just scientific curiosities but also the key to transformative advancements in micro/nanoelectronics, thermal management, energy harvesting, and even space exploration. In this seminar, we will explore the physics of nanoscale thermal transport, highlighting how these emerging phenomena diverge from macroscopic expectations and enable unprecedented control over heat flow. A particular focus will be on experimental investigations of radiative heat transfer in the near field and sub-continuum gas conduction. We will also discuss the design and engineering of novel materials with tailored thermal properties, paving the way for next-generation energy technologies. By developing a deeper understanding of nanoscale heat transfer, we can engineer materials and systems that redefine energy efficiency and thermal management. What was once an invisible and elusive aspect of physics is now at the forefront of innovation, shaping the next generation of engineering applications.
Bio:
Mohammad Ghashami is an associate professor in the mechanical and industrial engineering department at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), where he directs the Chicago Energy Engineering and Thermal Applications (Cheeta) laboratory. His research endeavors are dedicated to understanding the fundamental mechanisms of nanoscale energy transport, and exploiting their unique properties to forge new engineering applications, such as solid-state energy conversion systems to advanced micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS) actuators. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Utah in 2019. He received the NSF Early CAREER award in 2023, and his research has been supported by various funding sources, including NSF-EQUATE, NASA-EPSCoR, and the Department of Transportation (DOT), among others.
Light refreshments will be provided.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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