Professor Jackie Ying, Named One of the “One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era”

IBN (Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology) Executive Director, Professor Jackie Ying has been recognized as one of the “One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era” at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Centennial Celebrations 2008.

This list honors 100 engineers who have made significant contributions to the profession after World War II. It recognizes chemical engineers in three categories: their achievement; leadership and new frontiers.

Professor Ying was listed for breaking ground in new frontiers on nanostructure manipulations; nanoporous materials and host matrices for quantum dots and wires.

According to Professor Ying, “Chemical engineers can make an impact in engineering better medicine. This would involve the diagnosis of diseases at an early stage, and optimal treatment to individual patients. The former will require combined advances in nanosensors, nanofluidic devices, genomics and bioinformatics.”

“The latter can take the form of smart drug delivery and regenerative medicine. For example, nanoparticles are being developed to target chemotherapeutics in killing cancer-specific cells, instead of creating systemic side effects. Nano-biomimetic scaffolds may be constructed to guide the differentiation of one's own stem cells to regenerate damaged tissue and organs in vivo.”