biomedical and chemical engineering and sciences

T. Dwayne and Mary Helen McCay Establish Endowed Professorships

The professorships in science and engineering honor two influential members of the university community who passed away within the last year, Bjornar Hermansen and Junda Lin.

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Ancient Human Disturbances May Alter Understanding of Amazon

Pre-European humans may affect our understanding of the forest’s structure and composition, and thus calculations of its impact on carbon dioxide remediation.

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Genetic Mutation in Whale Eyes May Increase Mortality Risks, New Research Finds

Scientists have found that a genetic mutation in right whales' eyes may make them more susceptible to fatal entanglements in fishing gear.

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Finalists Named in 2016 Ocean 180 Video Challenge

The video contest is funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation to Florida Institute of Technology.

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Florida Tech Professor Wins Federal Grant to Continue Solar Fuel Research

Michael Freund has been awarded a two-year, $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his work developing membranes for solar fuel generation.

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Student Film Festival Highlighting Marine Science Jan. 22 at Florida Tech

More than a dozen short films touching on marine science and conservation made by K-12 students throughout the U.S. will be presented at the free event.

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Federal Grant to Florida Tech Professor Funds Continued Efforts to Map Brain

Nasri Nesnas's National Institutes of Health grant will allow him to continue his work on molecular tools that could help illuminate fundamental ways in which the brain works.

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New Research Finds Corals May Fare Better in Turbid Waters

Florida Tech scientists Chris Cacciapaglia and Rob van Woesik have found that corals may survive better in warm oceans where the water is clouded by floating particles.

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Florida Tech Professor Named AAAS Fellow

Ted Conway, head of Florida Tech's Department of Biomedical Engineering, is one of 347 Fellows named by the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2015.

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Community Foundation for Brevard Awards Florida Tech $60,000 for Medical Research

The grant from the Kenneth R. Finken and Dorothy Hallam Finken Endowment Fund will help fund cause-and-cure projects focused on Alzheimer’s disease and cancer research.

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