CBE Research Report Spring 2014 | Page 3

On behalf of the Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering at the FAMU‐FSU College of Engineering, I wish to extend to you our sincerest welcome to the Annual Departmental Research Day. This yearly event allows our graduate students, undergraduates and postdoctoral fellows to put their research efforts on display. We are proud of the work performed by our students and trainees, and this event gives them the opportunity to defend their research and discuss it among peers and faculty in an informal setting. These kinds of exchanges are critical to the education of our students but also provide a forum or scientific review and critique. As such, this event helps not only our students and trainees to mature but also helps their engineering and scientific work to mature. Representing some of the superior research performed at the FAMU‐FSU College of Engineering, this year’s keynote speaker is Dr. Jim Zheng, Sprint Eminent Scholar Chair in Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor and courtesy professor in Chemical & Biomedical Engineering. We thank Dr. Zheng for sharing some of his research and participating in this day. We also greatly appreciate the support of the sponsors of this event. And we look forward to a day of fruitful discussions, conversations and networking among students, fellows and faculty. With Regards, Samuel C. Grant, PhD CBE Graduate Coordinator 2|Page