1.0JHU Engineering Magazinehttps://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine-archiveAt the Frontier of Discovery - JHU Engineering Magazinerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LjZpEotL18"><a href="https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine-archive/2015/06/at-the-frontier-of-discovery/">At the Frontier of Discovery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine-archive/2015/06/at-the-frontier-of-discovery/embed/#?secret=LjZpEotL18" width="600" height="338" title="“At the Frontier of Discovery” — JHU Engineering Magazine" data-secret="LjZpEotL18" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://engineering.jhu.edu/magazine-archive/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/JHU7823_a_CMYK_FOR-WEB.jpg600399Sharon Gerecht, associate professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, thought she was scheduled to meet an influential alumnus one afternoon last January. So when Engineering Dean Ed Schlesinger, accompanied by the university president, provost, and other division leaders, entered the nondescript classroom, she was slightly befuddled. But Gerecht’s surprise quickly turned to delight when she...