Category: Awards
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Eranda Nikolla receives 2024 Excellence in Catalysis Award
The award celebrates individuals whose work has significantly impacted the field of catalysis and has demonstrated excellence in research, innovation and academic leadership.
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Sharon Glotzer receives David Turnbull lectureship
Sharon Glotzer has been recognized by the Materials Research Society (MRS) with the 2024 David Turnbull Lectureship.
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Rebecca Lindsey and Sharon Glotzer receive APS awards
The American Physical Society has recognized chemical engineering faculty Rebecca Lindsey and Sharon Glotzer for their respective contributions to the fields of high-pressure material studies and chemical physics.
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Chemical Engineering faculty and students recognized at International Symposium on Chirality
Three members of the Chemical Engineering department have been recognized for their contributions to chiral chemistry.
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Sundaresh Brahmasandra recognized as 2024 Alumni Merit Award recipient
Brahmasandra (PhD ‘01), a leader in diagnostics and molecular innovation, has been selected as the Michigan Chemical Engineering Alumni Merit Award recipient.
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José Carlos Díaz and Jovan Kamcev receive Pace Fellowship
The fellowship is awarded to student-faculty pairs for their commitment to promoting diversity and student success within the department.
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Harsh Patel receives NWRI/AMTA Fellowship for Membrane Technology
The fellowship supports the development of an advanced method for decontaminating nitrate-polluted water.
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Sharon Glotzer receives 2025 Peter Debye Award from the American Chemical Society
The award recognizes Glotzer’s inventive contributions to the theory, modeling, and simulation of colloidal particles for self-assembly.
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Chemical Engineering students receive NSF graduate fellowship awards
Three Michigan Chemical Engineering students have been selected to receive the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship.
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Nicholas Kotov receives Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize
The award recognizes his innovation in the field of self-assembling nanosystems and excellence in scientific communication.
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Two UG students win national energy prize with their plan for artificial kelp forests
With mutual interests in entrepreneurship and sustainability, Beck and Jayasundera teamed up to further their knowledge, and earned $25K in the process.
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Jovan Kamcev receives PMSE Early Investigator Award for ion-exchange membrane research
The Early Investigator Award celebrates emerging leaders demonstrating rising talent who have made significant contributions to the field of polymer materials science and engineering.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso and Nicholas Kotov honored as AAAS fellows
The AAAS fellowship is one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community and acknowledges their contributions to the fields of chemical engineering, materials science, biomedical engineering, and macromolecular science and engineering.
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Advancing electric vehicle battery technology: Anish Avasthi receives NDSEG Fellowship
The National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Award supports advanced training in science and engineering to cultivate exceptional talent and innovation among scholars.
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David Kitto honored as a North American Membrane Society Student Fellow
The award, presented annually by NAMS, acknowledges outstanding contributions to membrane science and technology by graduate students across North America.
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Xiwen Gong receives NSF CAREER award for research in wearable optoelectronics
The project aims to advance the understanding of wearable optoelectronics based on nanomaterials.
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Paul Jensen receives NSF early CAREER grant to support research in AI, machine learning
The Faculty Early CAREER Development program is an NSF-wide activity that offers the foundation’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty.
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Henry McEacheron receives AIChE Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarship Award
The Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarship award recognizes outstanding academics and exceptional involvement in AIChE student chapter activities.
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Lola Eniola-Adefeso named Vennema Professor of Chemical Engineering
The endowed Vennema professorship was established in 1980 to support scholars whose work will impact the technologies of tomorrow.
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Joseph J. Martin Award supports 2023 scholars
The award established in honor of a former Michigan Chemical Engineering professor is given to exceptional graduate students who exhibit outstanding scholarship, athletic prowess and a strong commitment to service.