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Hammond named Bayer Professor

12-14-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Paula Hammond has been named the MIT Bayer Professor in Chemical Engineering thanks to a three-year, $300,000 grant from the Bayer Foundation that will also support a fellowship for Bradley Niesner, a first-year graduate student in the department.

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