COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 24, 2008 – Michael V. Pishko, professor and head of the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, has received the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Food, Pharmaceuticals, and Bioengineering Plenary Lecture Award.
Pishko, whose research interests include microfabricated biosensors, neovascularization of implanted biomaterials and “smart” drug delivery systems, was honored at the 2008 AIChE Annual Meeting for his presentation “Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Biochemical Sensing.”
The presentation detailed Pishko’s research in nanoparticles drug delivery systems for chemotherapy and the development of nanosensors for mapping oxidative stress in cells.
The Charles D. Holland ‘53 Professor, Pishko returned to Texas A&M in 2007 after serving at Pennsylvania State University for six years. At Penn State, he was a distinguished professor of chemical engineering, with joint appointments in the department of chemistry and the department of materials science and engineering.
In addition to serving as department head of the chemical engineering department at Texas A&M, Pishko heads the Chemical Engineering Division of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, the engineering research agency of the State of Texas and a member of The Texas A&M University System.
AIChE, celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, is a professional society of more than 40,000 chemical engineers in 92 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society.
