Dr. James Gilchrist is the Ruth H. and Sam Madrid Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lehigh University. He directs the Laboratory for Particle Mixing and Self-Organization, focusing on research areas such as particle technology, rheology, transport phenomena, and interfacial science. His work has applications in active and nanostructured particle-based coatings for energy, optoelectronics, environmental engineering, and bioengineering. Dr. Gilchrist earned his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University...Read more
Dipayan began his doctoral journey at the William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Houston in 2020. Advised by Dr. Rimer, he is dedicated to exploring the fundamental mechanisms of cholesterol crystallization, crucial in understanding atherosclerotic plaque formation, and calcium phosphate crystallization, relevant to kidney stone pathophysiology. He earned his MS degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur in 2020, following a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the Heritage Institute of...Read more
In order to improve his English, René Pöschmann left his home in Germany at the age of 16 and moved to a boarding school in Gloucestershire (Great Britain), where he also completed his sixth form. In his second year, he was not only appointed deputy head of house of his boarding house, but was also a respected member of the first rugby team of the collage. Following boarding school in the UK, he began an apprenticeship as a ship mechanic at the shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, with worldwide deployment on container ships in engine and bridge watch. Particularly, the time spent in the engine...Read more
