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Indian-origin professor to deliver distinguished lecture at UPitt
Established in 2024, the annual lecture rotates among the Swanson School’s six departments and emphasizes advancements in bioengineering, energy, and environmental science.
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Anushka Pathak - Mon, 06, Oct 2025
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Vijay John, Leo S. Weil Professor in Engineering at Tulane University / Courtesy: Tulane University
Indian-origin professor Vijay John will deliver the 2025 Gerald D. Holder Distinguished Lecture at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering on Oct. 17, at 9:30 a.m.
Currently the Leo S. Weil Professor in Engineering at Tulane University, he will present on self-assembly strategies in environmental remediation and targeted drug delivery.
Titled “Targeted Delivery through Self-Assembly in Environmental Remediation and in Drug Delivery,” the lecture will showcase research applications ranging from managing toxic algal blooms to enhancing precision in therapeutic delivery.
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The event is organized by Pitt’s Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering under professor and vice chair for Research Robert Enick and honors the legacy of dean emeritus Gerald D. Holder, who led Pitt’s engineering programs from 1996 to 2018.
Established in 2024 through a gift from Diane P. and Gerald D. Holder, the annual lecture rotates among the Swanson School’s six departments and emphasizes advancements in bioengineering, energy, and environmental science—areas central to Holder’s vision that helped elevate the school into the top 25 public engineering programs nationwide.
John, a former doctoral student of Holder at Columbia University, brings decades of research expertise to the lecture. He earned his B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras in 1976, an M.S. from Pennsylvania State University in 1978, and a D.Eng.Sc. from Columbia in 1982.
Later that year, John joined Tulane and has since focused on nanoscale carriers designed for precise chemical and drug delivery.
His work employs self-assembly, the process by which molecules spontaneously form structured arrangements, to create solutions with practical applications.
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