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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.

Joined June 2019
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Kevin Otto@OttoKev
5 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!
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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.
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Melanie Ecker retweeted
UNT Department of Chemistry@UNTChemistry
14 Sep 2023
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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Melanie Ecker retweeted
Crawford Group@KCrawfordUCF
22 Jun 2023
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
7 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 🦆🍻
UNT Research and Innovation@UNTResearch
4 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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UNT Biomedical Engineering Department@BMENunt
2 May 2023
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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UNT Biomedical Engineering Department@BMENunt
30 Mar 2023
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
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UNT Biomedical Engineering Department@BMENunt
12 Dec 2022
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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Melanie Ecker retweeted
Aleshia Hayes Ph.D. Game Dev Prof@AleshiaProf
9 Nov 2022
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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UNT Biomedical Engineering Department@BMENunt
24 Oct 2022
The last day to sign up for the costume contest is Thursday October 27th!
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UNT Biomedical Engineering Department@BMENunt
21 Oct 2022
We are excited for you to join our Halloween event 👻 Check the flyer for more details!
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UNT Biomedical Engineering Department@BMENunt
11 Oct 2022
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 ❤️
Ron Smaldone@ronsmaldone
22 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…
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UNT Biomedical Engineering Department@BMENunt
2 Sep 2022
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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