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  <Title>Enhance Your Resume With a Lean Six Sigma Certificate</Title>
  <Tagline>Where Great Leadership Begins</Tagline>
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    <p><span><strong>*  THIS IS A FREE OPPORTUNITY - Please note that the times shown on the registration form are CENTRAL, the schedule below are EASTERN Zone.</strong></span></p>
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    <p>Enhance your resume, teamwork and leadership skills <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-six-sigma-workshop-university-of-maryland-baltimore-county-tickets-167374753393" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">in a workshop</a> from the premier business methodology used by Fortune 500 companies.<br><u><br></u></p>
    <p><strong><span>Part 1</span></strong><span> of the workshop will be conducted online.  You will need to attend <u><strong>one</strong></u> of the following sessions:<br><br></span></p>
    <p><span>Tuesday, Aug 31, 4:00 - 5:00 pm</span></p>
    <p><span>Wednesday, Sept 1, 5:00 - 6:00 pm</span></p>
    <p><span>Tuesday, Sept 7, 5:00 - 6:00 pm<br><br></span></p>
    <p><span><strong>Part 2 </strong>of the workshop will occur in-person at </span><span>UMBC</span><span> the Biological Sciences Building, BIO 120.  Once you have completed an online session, you must attend <strong>ONE</strong> of the following in-person sessions to complete the certification:<br><br></span></p>
    <p><span>Friday, September 10, </span><span>2:00 - 3:00 pm<br>Friday, September 10, 3:15 - 4:15 pm<br><br></span></p>
    <p><em><span>Seating is limited register TODAY!  Registration for this FREE program is available <strong><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lean-six-sigma-workshop-university-of-maryland-baltimore-county-tickets-167374753393" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HERE</a><br><br></strong></span></em></p>
    <p><span>Once you register for <strong>Part 1</strong>, a link will be shared to view the presentation. A second link will be shared during the presentation to register for <strong>Part 2</strong> (the in-person portion)</span></p>
    <p><strong><u><br>Participants will be required to follow UMBC social distance and mask wearing protocols</u></strong><span>. Certificates will be distributed to students onsite following completion of the four modules</span><em>.</em><span>  </span></p>
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    <Title>Publish your Research!</Title>
    <Tagline>The UMBC Review is now accepting submissions</Tagline>
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          <div>The UMBC Review: Journal of Undergraduate Research is currently soliciting submissions for its 23rd edition to be published in April 2022! We invite researchers of all disciplines to submit their work to our journal. The Review offers a rewarding opportunity to get your undergraduate research published in a peer-reviewed academic journal.</div>
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          <div>The Early Bird Submission Deadline is August 20 and the final deadline is September 17th. Students who submit by the priority deadline receive initial comments on their papers before the final deadline. Students who have graduated, but conducted research as undergraduates within the last year, are eligible to submit their work.  </div>
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          <div>Submission guidelines can be found at our website <a href="https://ur.umbc.edu/umbc-review/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://ur.umbc.edu/umbc-review/</a> . If you have any questions contact the editors at <a href="mailto:umbcreview@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">umbcreview@umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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          <div>Publish your research from a summer REU, capstone, honors thesis, or other independent work.  All majors welcome! Boost your resume or grad school application by becoming a PUBLISHED AUTHOR!</div>
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  <Title>CBEE graduate receives UMBC Outstanding Alumni Award</Title>
  <Tagline>Dr. Scott Banta, '97 chemical engineering</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Congratulations to <strong>Dr. Scott Banta</strong>, '97 chemical engineering. He was selected as the <strong>2021 UMBC Outstanding Alumni in Engineering &amp; Information Technology</strong> award recipient. <div><br></div>
    <div>The <strong>Outstanding Alumni Of the Year Award</strong> is given to a UMBC graduate who has brought distinction to the University through personal and professional achievement. Awards can be presented in each of the following areas: Aging, Engineering &amp; Information Technology; Humanities; Natural &amp; Mathematical Sciences; Social &amp; Behavioral Sciences; Social Work, and Visual &amp; Performing Arts. To be considered for this award, the nominee must have:</div>
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    <div>Dr. Banta will be given this award at the <a href="https://www.alumni.umbc.edu/s/1325/hybrid/index.aspx?sid=1325&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=500" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">2021 UMBC Alumni Awards Ceremony</a> <strong>Wednesday, October 20</strong>, with the pre-ceremony activities beginning at <strong>5:30 p.m.</strong> on UMBC’s campus. Details will follow. </div>
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    <h3>Biography</h3>
    <div>After graduating from the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering program at UMBC
    in 1997 Dr. Banta went on to earn his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rutgers University in 2000 and 2002. Following a 2 year postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, he started his independent faculty career in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University in 2004. He is now Professor and Vice Chair of the Department. Dr. Banta started his research career as an undergraduate volunteer at UMBC in the Protein Engineering laboratory. This experience ignited his passion for synthetic biology research and he has been working in this general area ever since. 
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    Dr. Banta’s research program has focused on the engineering of proteins and peptides for various applications in areas including biocatalysis, bioelectrocatalysis,
    biomaterials, gene and drug delivery, biosensing, and bioenergy. His group is also
    developing new biotechnology platforms for energy harvesting and conversion. He
    has published about 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, holds 9 U.S. patents, has given seminars around the country as well as internationally. He has received funding from every major federal funding source and already has two former PhD students with tenure in domestic Chemical Engineering departments. In 2014 he co-founded a startup company, Ironic Chemicals LLC, and the company received 2 Phase I STTR grants from the National Science Foundation.</div>
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    <Title>Weekly Update!</Title>
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          <div>We hope everyone is having fun and relaxing during these last few weeks of summer. This week we will be having our weekly work session on Monday (8/16) at 6:30 PM on our <a href="https://discord.gg/NYn4DAShGk" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Discord</a>. Come join the work session chat to see how the project has been going. Hope to see you there.</div>
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    <Title>On Campus Opportunities- Apply Now!</Title>
    <Tagline>Please see the following in UMBCworks</Tagline>
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          <p><span>The following are among the talented undergraduate researchers working in CBEE faculty labs during the summer of 2021: </span></p>
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          <p><strong>Marwan Attia, </strong><span>Biological Sciences, rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Govind Rao</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Rapid microbial test for contamination</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Bryanna Boegner, </strong>Chemical Engineering, rising junior</p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Characterizing light-absorbing organic compounds in cloud water.</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Carlos Castillo</strong><span>, Chemical Engineering, rising senior </span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Measuring the toxicity of transition metals in urban particulate matter.</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Justin Damon, </strong><span>Chemical Engineering, rising senior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Erin Lavik</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Developing a fully synthetic non-degradable hydrogel with tunable mechanical properties to guide neural stem cell migration and differentiation (available via </span><a href="http://surf.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>SURF</span></a><span>)</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Lucia Garcia, </strong><span>Chemical Engineering, rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Measuring the toxicity of transition metals in urban particulate matter.</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Chris Hamer, </strong><span>Computer Science, rising senior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Differential dynamic logic for reaction kinetics</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Sahaadat Hammed-Owens</strong><span>,</span> <span>Chemical Engineering, rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Jennie Leach</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Toxicity and immune response to metal air pollutants in collaboration with Dr. Hennigan and Dr. Reed. </span></p>
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          <p><strong>Garrett Hill</strong><span>, Chemical Engineering, rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Mark Marten</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Developing an understanding of the role PrkA kinase plays in microbial development.</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Jinyu Huang, </strong><span>Chemical Engineering, rising senior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Differential dynamic logic for reaction kinetics</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Joy Kiguru, </strong><span> Chemical Engineering, rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Characterizing the effects of inorganic salts on the partitioning of organic gases to the aqueous phase.</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Sharon Liu, </strong><span>Computer Science, rising senior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Building knowledge graphs for equations</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Nikki Nacion, </strong><span>Chemical Engineering, rising senior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Discovering equations for adsorption isotherms using symbolic regression</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Shawn Serafin, </strong><span>Chemical Engineering, rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Christopher Hennigan</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Characterizing the effects of inorganic salts on the partitioning of organic gases to the aqueous phase.</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Neil Tran, </strong><span>Chemical Engineering, Senior (post-graduation)</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Tyler Josephson</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Introducing thermodynamic constraints into Bayesian symbolic regression</span></p>
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          <p><strong>Grace Tugado</strong><span>, Chemical Engineering, rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisor: Dr. Jennie Leach</span></p>
          <p><span>Topic: Toxicity and immune response to metal air pollutants in collaboration with Dr. Hennigan and Dr. Reed. </span></p>
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          <p><strong>Diego Iglesias Vega, </strong><span>Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering and Sustainability track), rising junior</span></p>
          <p><span>Advisors: Dr. Lee Blaney and Mr. Jahir Antonio Batista Andrade</span></p>
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    <Title>KPMG Virtual Career Series</Title>
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          <div>See the KPMG difference – August 26th and September 15th </div>
          <div>Opportunities in consulting – August 31st </div>
          <div>Opportunities in accounting – September 2nd</div>
          <div>Opportunities in technology – September 8th </div>
          <div>Culture of Inclusion – September 13th </div>
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    <Title>James Sanders '18, ENEN PhD, receives awards for publication</Title>
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          <div>We hope you are all enjoying yourselves as we continue into August. We are pleased to announce that we are still holding our weekly work session on Monday (8/9) on our <a href="https://discord.gg/NYn4DAShGk" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">DIscord</a> at 6:30PM. Feel free to stop on by and see what we have been up to this summer. Hope to see you there.</div>
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    <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/transit/posts/111145" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Click here for the original post</a> </div>
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    <p><strong><strong>UMBC Transit will resume full schedule service 08/23/2021. Bus routes and times will be posted in the coming weeks. Please see the <a href="https://umbc.box.com/s/vlp49v05hmmsjtvv35j6f71c221ly2nl" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">following link</a> for some wonderful alternative transportation options. For further assistance, inquiries, or concerns please email Transit Operations at <a href="mailto:transit@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">transit@umbc.edu</a></strong></strong></p>
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    <p><strong>Routes</strong></p>
    <p>UMBC Transit will be providing its customary routes 7 days a week for the Fall 2021 semester. Operational hours are as follows: Monday – Friday 6:30am – 11:30pm, Saturday – Sunday 8:00am – 11:30pm.</p>
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    <td><p><strong>Paradise </strong></p></td>
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    <p><strong>Route Frequency</strong></p>
    <p>Frequency varies per route – Please see the Transit website for specific hours and route schedules. The bus locator system (<a href="http://umbc.transloc.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Transit Tracker</a>) is available for determining the real-time location of specific buses on route. The <a href="https://umbc.transloc.com/info/mobile" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">app</a> is also used to send updates and messages to the ridership.</p>
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    <p><strong>Health and Safety</strong></p>
    <p>UMBC’s COVID19 safety protocols are in effect aboard buses and at bus stops. At this time, facial masking will still be required aboard buses and at stops.</p>
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    <p><strong>Your ID is Your Ticket to Ride</strong></p>
    <p>Your campus ID is required to be presented and swiped upon boarding. You will be swiping your card to validate enrollment and to create a ridership report per route. No visitors are permitted on Transit buses at this time.</p>
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    <p><strong>Communications</strong></p>
    <p>Website Alerts - <a href="https://www.umbc.edu/transit/umbc.edu/transit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">umbc.edu/transit</a></p>
    <p>Transit Tracker Alerts - <a href="https://www.umbc.edu/transit/umbc.transloc.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">umbc.transloc.com</a></p>
    <p>Transit Text <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/transit/posts/81542" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Alerts</a> - Text “Transit” to 79516</p>
    <p>Transit Groups - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/transit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">myUMBC Alerts</a></p>
    <p><strong>Social Media</strong></p>
    <p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/umbctransit/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instagram</a></p>
    <p><a href="http://facebook.com/umbctransit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Facebook</a></p>
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    <p><strong>Contact</strong></p>
    <p>The Transit office is closed to public access at this time. For assistance please call the Transit Help Line at 410-455-2454 or email Transit Operations at <a href="mailto:transit@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">transit@umbc.edu</a> Phone calls will be answered by Transit staff during operational hours and by email as soon as possible from remote work sites.</p>
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