Benjamin Davis, Professor and Eleanor and Stanley Ensminger Chair of Chemical Engineering, attended the Northeast/Mid-Atlantic (NEMA) Chemical Engineering Department Chairs Forum at NYU Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn.

The two-day forum brought together department chairs from across the region to exchange perspectives on shared priorities and challenges shaping chemical engineering education and research. Among the featured speakers was Juan de Pablo, NYU’s newly appointed Executive Dean of Engineering, who presented on NYU’s emerging research thrusts and recent real-estate acquisitions supporting the university’s expanding footprint in New York City.

While on campus, attendees engaged in discussions on pressing topics such as the growing role of artificial intelligence in chemical engineering and toured NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s laboratories and classrooms to learn more about its current research initiatives, including a visit to the historic O-Scope Studio—once used by the Beastie Boys. Professor Davis also visited the laboratory of Miguel Modestino, where he reconnected with Cooper alumna Canying Wang ChE’23, who is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at NYU.