University of Missouri College of Engineering

Burns & McDonnell Senior Executive Leslie Duke Named New CEO of 100% Employee-Owned Firm

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leslie Duke has been named the new CEO of Burns & McDonnell, effective Jan. 1, 2024. In March, current Burns & McDonnell Chairman and CEO Ray Kowalik announced his retirement at the end of 2023, coming off a record-breaking year for the firm. Duke will be the eighth CEO in the firm's 125-year history.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leslie Duke has been named the new CEO of Burns & McDonnell , effective Jan. 1, 2024.
  • In March, current Burns & McDonnell Chairman and CEO Ray Kowalik announced his retirement at the end of 2023, coming off a record-breaking year for the firm.
  • Leslie Duke has been named the new CEO of Burns & McDonnell, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
  • Duke grew up in El Paso and joined Burns & McDonnell in 1999 as a structural engineer.

Auburn University appoints Mario Eden as its new dean of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

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Friday, April 14, 2023

Mario Eden succeeds Steve Taylor, who was named as interim dean in April 2022.

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  • Mario Eden succeeds Steve Taylor, who was named as interim dean in April 2022.
  • "The quality of applicants and applications we received from across the country is testimony to the stature of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering," Nathan said.
  • Eden earned master's and doctoral degrees in chemical engineering from the Technical University of Denmark in 1999 and 2003, respectively.
  • "Serving Auburn University's Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering has been one of the greatest blessings of my life," Eden said.

2 Day Flow Cytometry Innovations Conference 2023: Washington, United States - May 4-5, 2023 - Focus Upon Single Cell Analysis as a Key Element Coupled with Single Extracellular Vesicle (EV) Analysis

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Friday, March 24, 2023

DUBLIN, March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Innovations in Flow Cytometry 2023" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, March 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Innovations in Flow Cytometry 2023" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Welcome to the Innovations in Flow Cytometry 2023 Conference being held May 4-5, 2023 in Seattle.
  • This conference is part of a 2-track event with the companion track being co-located and being held concurrently, entitled Innovations in Microfluidics 2023.
  • We focus upon Single Cell Analysis as a key element of this event coupled with Single Extracellular Vesicle (EV) Analysis.

3D-Models for Drug Testing: Organoids & Tissue Chips 2022 - 2 Day Conference in Washington, United States on September 13-14th, 2022

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Additionally, technologies and tools for fabricating such systems ex vivo including organoids and tissue chips will be addressed during the conference.There is a co-located exhibition with companies from around the world exhibiting on-site in person at the conference -- the focus therefore is on presentations from academic and industry speakers and exhibits by the companies offering tools, technologies, and services to the field.

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  • DUBLIN, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The "3D-Models for Drug Testing: Organoids & Tissue Chips 2022" conference has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The conference is held co-located and concurrently with the SelectBIO Extracellular Vesicles 2022 Conference.
  • This 3D-Models: Organoids and Tissue Chips 2022 Conference focuses on the emerging tools for the ex vivo recapitulation of organ systems on board microfluidic chips and their utility for modeling physiological and disease processes in a controlled environment.
  • Additionally, technologies and tools for fabricating such systems ex vivo including organoids and tissue chips will be addressed during the conference.