Professor Nicholas A. Peppas recently delivered important lectures at the University of Buffalo and the University of Illinois.
University of Illinois Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department
Head Paul J.A. Kenis presents Professor Nicholas Peppas with Samuel W.
Parr Lecture plaque. Photo courtesy of University of Illinois.
Professor Nicholas A. Peppas recently delivered important lectures at the University of Buffalo and the University of Illinois.
Peppas, the chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department, the Fletcher Stuckey Pratt Chair in Engineering, and a professor in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, and pharmacy, delivered the 5th Annual Ruckenstein Lecture at the University of Buffalo on April 23, 2013, on the topic Intelligent and Diagnostic Therapeutic Systems: Advanced Biomaterials and Improved Health Care.
The lecture is named for Eli Ruckenstein, a leader in the field of chemical engineering and a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a recipient of the National Medal of Science, the highest scientific honor in the U.S.
On April 25, 2013, Peppas delivered the Samuel W. Parr Lectureship at the University of Illinois on the topic New Frontiers in the Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences: Advanced Intelligent Hydrogels for Protein Delivery.
Samuel W. Parr was the founder of the University of Illinois Chemical Engineering Department and a noted chemist in the area of coal and coal products. He developed the first simplified instrument for measuring the heating value of coal, at a time when such devices were not generally available. His various measuring instruments and testing devices were contributing factors in the development of a market for coal in Illinois.
