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Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis And Applications In Life Sciences, Kishore Chand, Erick Salvador Vasquez

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) are multifunctional materials with superparamagnetic properties and tunable surface chemistries, making them valuable across diverse fields, such as biomedicine, environmental remediation, and agriculture. This review examines recent advancements in MNP synthesis, encompassing chemical, physical, and environmentally friendly methods while highlighting improvements in size, morphology, and composition control that enhance application-specific performance and environmental sustainability. The review discusses various architectures, including single-core, core–shell, hybrid composites, and stimuli–responsive systems, with an emphasis on their stability, scalability, and functionalization potential. In biomedical applications, MNPs show promise in targeted drug delivery, magnetic hyperthermia, and magnetic resonance imaging contrast enhancement, where biocompatibility, …

Reconnecting With Their Ud Flyer Roots, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

A group of 1978 engineering alumni recently reunited back on campus to discover how things have changed.

Engineered For Impact: The Power Of Co-Op Experiences, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

At the University of Dayton, hands-on learning and strong industry connections help students turn classroom knowledge into real-world impact. For engineering students Hailey Doerner and Sarah Siefring, co-op experiences have been instrumental in shaping their academic paths, professional goals and personal growth.

It's How We Build Community, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

In Dayton’s Twin Towers neighborhood, the seeds of community engagement are taking root— literally.

Committed To Helping Others, The Ud Way, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

Bryan Kyle’s career path is a blend of dedication, versatility and a deep commitment to helping others.

7 Questions With Dr. Bear Jiang, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

We sat down with Dr. Bear Jiang, post-doc to tenure track fellow in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, to learn more about his career and research.

Work In Progress: Exploring The Impact Of International Experiences On The Development Of Students’ Entrepreneurial Mindset, Olgha Bassam Qaqish, Marcia Pool, William H. Pennock, Erick Salvador Vasquez, Fahmidah Ummul Ashraf

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

International experiences, including collaborative online international learning (COIL) experiences that naturally increase accessibility, are of interest to many undergraduate students. These experiences provide educators a unique opportunity to develop a student's entrepreneurial mindset (EM). Additionally, hands-on experiences aligned with the National Academy of Engineering’s (NAE) grand challenge themes (Sustainability, Security, Health, and Joy of Living) support connections between the experience, disciplinary knowledge, multicultural awareness, and EM. Through this Work-in-Progress (WiP) study, we seek to answer: 1) How do international experiences influence undergraduate science and engineering students’ EM, and 2) How does the international experience modality (i.e., study abroad or COIL) …

Ud History: The First Woman Flyer To Fly, Ava Merriman

University Libraries Blog Archive

Ava Merriman ’25 profiles pilot Susan Martin High ’42.

Camino—Career Advancement, Mentorship, Inspiration, And Opportunities: A Stem K-12 Outreach Initiative, Hector A. Pulgar, Francisco Zelaya-Arrazabal, Erick Salvador Vasquez, Sebastian N. Martinez Lizana

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

CAMINO is a STEM program designed to promote career advancement, provide mentorship, give inspiration, and offer opportunities for K-12 Hispanic students located in East Tennessee. As part of the educational component of an NSF CAREER grant, the program launched in 2021 and is a collaboration between a research group from the University of Tennessee and one of the high schools with the largest Hispanic populations in the Knoxville Metropolitan area. These students from minority backgrounds may limit their aspirations and may not pursue higher education and/or professional development for numerous reasons, such as limited motivation, insufficient exposure to higher education, …

Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (Eml) Micromoment Activities Generated Using Students' Experiences In A Fluid Flow And Heat Transfer Course, Erick Salvador Vasquez, Megan Morin

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

The Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML) Framework involves the 3 C's: curiosity, connections, and creating value. Several design courses, open-ended assignments, and laboratory experiences can successfully lead to EML implementations. However, these implementations require extensive class time and instructor feedback, limiting their use in core engineering courses. Developing EML activities that are active, engaging, and rapid to deploy in a classroom setting can promote the sustained growth of an entrepreneurial mindset (EM). EML micromoment activities are emerging as a practical tool to facilitate the incorporation of the 3 Cs through rapid activity implementations that only last 2 – 30 minutes. These …

Engineering The Magic Through Internship With Walt Disney World, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

Second-year industrial engineering technology student Olivia Hooten got to experience how the Walt Disney Company magic is made through an industrial engineering internship in the fall of 2024.

Engineering Faculty Partner With Udri Staff For Summer Research Projects, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

University of Dayton faculty and University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) researchers collaborated on research projects this past summer. Two projects were completed by School of Engineering faculty members and were focused on self-healing polymers and lightweight composite aircraft.

Neuroscientist Awarded $413k To Study Brain Disorders, Mentor Student Research, Dave Larsen

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

The NIH funding will support one doctoral student and seven undergraduate students.

A New Audience For ‘Orpheus’, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

A literary magazine published at UD since 1969 is now available in digital form in UD’s institutional repository, eCommons.

Ud Researchers To Develop First Pediatric-Specific Ai Lung Nodule Detection System, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

Dr. Russell Hardie with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been awarded an National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the detection of metastatic lung disease in pediatric patients by identifying lung nodules in computed tomography (CT) scans.

Student-Led Video Podcasting In A Chemical Behavior Of Materials Course, Erick Salvador Vasquez

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Video podcasts, or vodcasts, are a form of podcasting that combines video and audio to deliver various types of educational content effectively. To our knowledge, very few studies have focused on student-produced podcasting for learning technical engineering concepts. This study explores using student-created technical videos in a course on the chemical behavior of materials through three separate assignments. The first assignment centered on sustainability aspects. Students, divided into groups of three, were tasked to review two influential journal articles on plastic waste input into the ocean and metal recycling. Each group had to prepare and deliver a technical script about …

Graduate Student Sheilah Njoka Awarded Spie Optics And Photonics Scholarship, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

Electro-optics and photonics graduate student Sheilah Njoka has been awarded a 2025 Optics and Photonics Scholarship by the Society for Optics & Photonics (SPIE), for potential contributions to optics, photonics or a related field.

Dayton' — Shorthand For Peace, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

In a spacious hangar in the National Museum of the United States Air Force last Sundaynight, the Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra delivered a stirring performance before worldleaders and guests. As the symphonic music soared in harmony, I thought, “This is anaerospace engineer’s dream to sit among historic planes and listen to classical music."

Ud History: Asian American And Pacific Islander Students, Ava Merriman

University Libraries Blog Archive

Ava Merriman ’25 celebrates past students and their achievements.

Ud Now Publishing African Policy Journal, Maureen Schlangen

University Libraries Blog Archive

For 30 years, volumes of research and analysis on African policy were hiding on library shelves, available only in print. Now available in eCommons, the journal joins nine other active periodicals UD publishes.

Cultivating Curiosity And Creativity, University Of Dayton

Blog: The Dayton Engineer

It is crucial for undergraduate engineering programs to equip students with efficient technical skills and to nurture curiosity, encourage meaningful connections and inspire the creation of value.

Ud In The News May 17-23, University Of Dayton

News Releases

The Associated Press, for a story picked up nationwide, and many local and regional media talked to Human Rights Center Executive Director Natalie Hudson about the NATO assembly in Dayton. AP also quoted faculty in other stories distributed widely.

Nigerian Democratization And Internal Party Contest For Leadership, Salihu Moh. Lukman

Journal of African Policy Studies

It was the American journalist and political commentator, Fareed Zakaria, in the book The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, who argued that democratization everywhere is shifting power downward. According to him, the process of democratization goes far beyond politics and result in hierarchies, “breaking down, closed systems, are opening up, and pressures from the masses are now the primary engine of social change. Democracy has gone far from being a form of government to a way of life.” The role of political parties all over the world in facilitating the shift of power to the people …

The Political Economy Of Pension Reforms: An Analysis Of Policy Design And Practice In Ghana, Michael Kpessa-Whyte

Journal of African Policy Studies

There is a gradual move away in African pension policy from the hitherto predominantly pay-as-you-go social insurance schemes to new social security policies that prioritize private pension. But in African economies where capital market is underdeveloped and private sector is generally fragile, the shift to private pensions has implications for income security of the elderly. This study examines the design and practice of three-tier pension scheme with dual private pillars introduced a little over a decade ago. While discussing the various categories of private pension schemes that operate under the three-tier pension plan, it echoes the view that, the design …

Big Data As Potential Tool For Success In Developing Countries, Jean-Claude Pedjeu, Aurore J. Kamssu, Jeffrey S. Siepke-Sambo

Journal of African Policy Studies

Big data and the computer technology to analyze it are said to be one of the top 10 revolutions in the coming decade. While the developed world is making strides in the use of big data for decision making purposes, the Low-income countries (LIC) or poor countries and some medium-income countries (MIC) or developing countries are lacking behind in their collection and use of digital data to aid decision making. This is especially the case with many businesses and government agencies that have the potential to benefit in their policy designs and implementations from big data. The purpose of this …

Reinventing E-Governance Policy In Local Governments In Southern Nigeria, Robert A. Dibie, Maryam O. Quadri

Journal of African Policy Studies

This paper examines the extent to which electronic governance policy has contributed to more efficient service delivery in local governments in southern Nigeria. It also explores how e-governance practices has improved the relationship between citizens and local governments in southern Nigeria. It argues that despite the appropriation of funds for the purchase of computers and other electronic equipment in many local governments in the past three decades, the delivery of services in almost all the local governments under study has not improved. The paper uses data derived from questionnaire survey administered to local government staff in southern Nigeria. Two thousand …

Concerned Philosophers For Peace, Vol. 33 (2025), Concerned Philosophers For Peace

Concerned Philosophers for Peace

In addition to organizational information, honors, and awards, this issue contains the following articles:

• "The Nature, Ethics, and Politics of Uncivil Obedience," by Jennifer Kling
• "Hegemonic Gamblers Playing with Nuclear Fire," by Edward Demenchonok
• "The Truth Will Set Us Free: A Reflection and Response," by Angela Walter
• "On ‘The Post War Dream’: 80 Years Since the Nightmare," by Court Lewis

Trust But Verify … As Long As You Can: Transparency, Consent Management And Their Limits In A Big Data-Machine Learning Environment, Pablo Iannello

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

What Am I Being Called To Do?, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Good morning, CLASS OF 2025!! And what a joyous morning it is! Congratulations to each and every one of you! Now…take a deep breath. Pause. Exhale.And let the realization of this moment wash over you. You. Did. It! You are GRADUATINGfrom the University of Dayton!

175th Commencement, Spring

Commencement Programs

Commencement program (graduate and undergraduate exercises) for Spring 2025