CBE Faculty Member/Alumnus Receives 2014 Science and Engineering Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievement | July 2014
The Science and Engineering Outstanding Alumni Award is the highest form of alumni recognition given by the School of Science and Engineering. The recipient is defined as: "One singularly successful individual who, through exemplary accomplishments and recognition, epitomizes the potential of a Tulane education and thereby brings credit and honor to the School and University".
Vic Law graduated from Tulane in 1960 with a degree in chemical engineering and will celebrate his 52nd year on the faculty in the fall of 2014. During his tenure at Tulane, Law became fascinated with computers, and his research focused on the use of computers for process control and stimulation. His research has focused on fundamental chemical engineering concepts with applications to environmental issues including coastal erosion and butanol production from biomass, and he has authored three textbooks about computers and chemical engineering. Law recognized how important a role Tulane played in his life and work, stating, "Outside of my wife and family, Tulane is my love."
CBE Alumnus and Former Professor Now UK's Engineering Dean | September 2012
John Y. Walz, BS ’82 and former Tulane chemical engineering faculty member is now the 10th dean of the University of Kentucky, College of Engineering.
In his welcome letter, Walz, who received his doctoral degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1992, mentions “a world-class faculty, a growing, talented student body and a sought-after alumni base” as aspects of the college that have him “energized about the future.”
In a recent article, Walz said he was drawn to the University of Kentucky because of the opportunities to collaborate with the medical school, dental school and pharmacy school which are located in close proximity to the College of Engineering.
CBE Graduate Appointed Assistant Professor | 2012
Hong Song, a former doctoral student in Kim O'Connor's laboratory, was appointed assistant professor in the Division of Nuclear Medicine of the Department of Radiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Song earned a combined Ph.D. in chemical engineering and M.S. in molecular and cellular biology from Tulane in 2003. He is currently working on targeted therapy of breast cancer metastases using novel approaches, such as cancer vaccines in combination with targeted alpha-particles to overcome tumor immunosuppression.
CBE Alumna Miriam E. John Receives 2011 Science and Engineering Alumni Award for Outstanding Achievements | 2011
The Science and Engineering Outstanding Alumnus/a Award is the highest form of alumni recognition given by the School of Science and Engineering. The recipient is defined as: "One singularly successful individual who, through exemplary accomplishments and recognition, epitomizes the potential of a Tulane education and thereby brings credit and honor to the School and University".
