New PreMiEr publication on perceptions of microbiome engineering
CONGRATULATIONS to PreMiEr researchers Christopher Cummings, Kristen Landreville, and Jennifer Kuzma for their paper just published in Frontiers in Public Health. The team surveyed 1000 U.S. adults for their opinions on microbiome engineering of the built...
PreMiEr Industry Summit
On November 6th and 7th, 2024, PreMiEr was pleased to host its inaugural Industry Summit at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park. We welcomed nearly 60 PreMiEr faculty and scholars, Industry Members, representatives from non-profits and...
PreMiEr Scholar Will Stiffler Takes 2nd Place at Perfect Pitch Competition
A highlight of the NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) Biennial Meeting, the most recent of which was held September 8-10 in Alexandria, Virginia, is the ERC-wide "Perfect Pitch" competition. Each currently funded ERC sends their champion, determined through an...
Dr. Mark Wiesner Receives Award
March 21, PreMiEr faculty member Dr. Mark Wiesner was presented with the 2024 Simon W. Freese Award and delivered the Freese lecture at this year’s meeting of the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Environmental & Water Resources Institute, held in Milwaukee...
Duke Faculty Honored by Pratt School of Engineering
The Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University recently recognized two PreMiEr faculty for achievements in education. Dr. Holly Leddy, PreMiEr's Co-Director for Engineering Workforce Development and Outreach, was honored with the Dean's Award for Community-Based...
Dr. Joseph Graves Jr. Honored with LSC Genius Award
Dr. Joseph Graves Jr., a faculty member at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Associate Director of PreMiEr, and Co-Director for Diversity and Culture of Inclusion, was recently honored with the Liberty Science Center (LSC) Genius Award. The...
New publication from PreMiEr on the societal and ethical implications of engineering microbiomes of the built environment
Researchers from North Carolina State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recently published the manuscript "Can societal and ethical implications of precision microbiome engineering be applied to the built environment? A...
PreMiEr’s Test Beds spotlighted in Pratt School of Engineering Article
The Pratt School of Engineering highlighted three of PreMiEr's test beds this week, with a spotlight on hospitals. Click the link to read more about these built environments and hear from Dr. Deverick Anderson, one of PreMiEr's test bed co-leads....
Dr. Joseph Graves Jr. featured on podcast
Dr. Joseph Graves Jr. of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University was recently featured on an episode of the Big Picture Science podcast. Dr. Graves was part of the episode entitled "Going Multicellular." The direct link to the episode is here....
PS&S Joins Duke PreMiEr Engineering Research Center to Study Microbiomes in Indoor Spaces
PS&S brings to the partnership practical expertise on the design and construction of the built environment. The Engineering Research Center (ERC) for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr) is excited to announce a new industry partnership with PS&S, an...