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Melanie Ecker

@EckerLab

Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering #UNT. The Ecker Lab is interested in smart polymers for biomedical applications.

 Denton, TX
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Joined June 2019
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Kevin Otto@OttoKev5 Oct 2024
Are you a Neural Engineer interested in doing a post-doc? Are you at SfN??? DM me... let's talk! Multiple post-doc positions available in nprlab.org. Please repost (and thank you!).
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Congratulations to our engineering graduates! 🎓 #UNT #UNTEngineering
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Okay, one more post! This time, the cute pics. Congratulations again, class of 2024! – at Denton, TX
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Drumroll, please! It's official, Chandani is our LAB'S FIRST EVER DOCTOR! 🎓🥂🥳🙌 Not gonna lie, I might've shed a tear (or two) hooding her myself. So proud of everything you've accomplished! @BMENunt @UNTEngineering #proudmentor #firstphd #futureisbright #eckerlab #unt #bmen
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🎓 Big congrats to Chandani Chitrakar, the trailblazer who just earned the first PhD from our lab! 🚀🌟 Her hard work and groundbreaking research are an inspiration to us all. 🍾Let's celebrate this achievement together! 🥳 #PhD #ResearchMilestone #GraduationSuccess #UNT
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Congratulations 🥳 to the Tech Titans of the Future-Community College/University! Last weekend, the UNT College of Engineering, Diversity, and Excellence in Engineering Network won the Tech Titan of the Future award at the Tech Titans 2023 Awards Gala. – at Denton, TX
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The UNT Chemistry Department is searching for THREE tenure-track/tenured faculty colleagues to join us in Fall 2024! Synthetic Organic Chemistry (Asst/Assoc Prof), Chemical Biology (Asst), and Chemistry Education Research (Asst). Links to apply: chemistry.unt.edu/open-posit…
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Are you looking for a postdoc position to develop polymer materials for flexible electronics while maintaining a healthy work-life balance? Join the Crawford group in sunny FL!
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UNT Research and Innovation (@UNTResearch) profile pictureUNT Research and Innovation@UNTResearch7 Jun 2023
Dr. @EckerLab has earned an NSF CAREER Award—@NSF's most prestigious recognition for early career faculty! This award will further her research on smart polymers and their applications in next-gen biomedical devices. Congrats Dr. Ecker! 🧬🦅💚 Read more : news.unt.edu/news-releases/n…
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Hope to see y'all there 🦆🍻 – at Providence Village, TX
UNT Research and Innovation (@UNTResearch) profile pictureUNT Research and Innovation@UNTResearch4 May 2023
It's that time again!! We are raising our glasses for our FINAL Research on Tap event for the academic year!🦅🍻 Join us May 10th at 6pm for this month's topic—"What Do Ducks, Diapers, and Rubber Bands Have in Common?"🦆🧷—with guest speaker Dr. @EckerLab of @UNTEngineering!🧬⚙️
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We would love for you to join us next Friday, May 12th, for the annual End of The Year Cookout! Don't forget to RSVP!
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Second Annual UNT Research Showcase! We are extremely proud to announce that ALL 3 prizes were won by our amazing PhD students; 🥇Chandani Chitrakar 🥈Afia Kohon 🥉Sooyeon Kang Thank you for the excellent work you do👏 👏
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Successful day for our lab! Four of our students presented their research at the UNT Engineering Research Showcase, and one of them made the 1st place 🥇🏆 Congratulations Chandani 👏 #unt #bmen #untbmen – at Denton, TX
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Join us in celebrating the end of Fall 2022 semester on Friday December 16th, from 11AM -12PM. We will have PIZZA!
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Love the work that @EckerLab is doing! Featured on the UNT Research Video! Check it out! What If Plastics Were Smart? | UNT's The Lab youtu.be/wy6FMJ6Qat4 via @YouTube
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The last day to sign up for the costume contest is Thursday October 27th!
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We are excited for you to join our Halloween event 👻 Check the flyer for more details!
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All the important dates you need for BMEN week!
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New publication is out! Thanks @smaldonelab @ronsmaldone @KarenCorguz for the opportunity to collaborate with you on this ❤️ – at Providence Village, TX
Ron Smaldone (@ronsmaldone) profile pictureRon Smaldone@ronsmaldone22 Sep 2022
Latest work from the @smaldonelab is now online @ACSSustainable. These 3D printed polymers look and smell nice, and can be nicer for the environment too! Congrats to @KarenCorguz and a big team of collaborators for their help and hard work! pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.102…
Recyclable, Biobased Photoresins for 3D Printing Through Dynamic Imine Exchange

Recyclable, Biobased Photoresins for 3D Printing Through Dynamic Imine Exchange

Abstract. Transimination reactions are highly effective dynamic covalent reactions to enable reprocessability in thermosets, as they can undergo exchange w

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Everyone is invited! We are hosting an open house on Wednesday September 14th from 3PM-6PM in the K-wing. We would love for you to join us!
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