Category: Chemical Engineering
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Nanoparticle-based, bio-inspired catalyst could help make more efficient reactions affordable
Chemical processes usually give us both mirror image versions of a molecule when we want only one.
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Joerg Lahann named collegiate professor
The Wolfgang Pauli Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering was honored at a ceremony on October 9, 2019
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2019 ChE Homecoming Events
The Department of Chemical Engineering hosted an 80th birthday breakfast for Professor Scott Fogler on October 4, during Michigan Engineering Homecoming Weekend.
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Patient cancer cells reliably grow on new 3D scaffold, showing promise for precision medicine
While previous structures guessed at the environment that cells would want, the new design lets the cells build to their own specifications.
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ChE Alumni Merit Award Winner: Stephen P. Hart
Steve Hart, former Global Vice President of Supply, Trading and Transportation at ExxonMobil, is the recipient Michigan Chemical Engineering’s 2019 Alumni Merit Award.
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Mark Burns elected AIChE Fellow
Burns is recognized for his contributions to the profession and technology
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New ChE Faculty
The Department of Chemical Engineering welcomed two new faculty members this fall, Maciek Antoniewicz and Jovan Kamcev.
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Defending Tom Brady
A Michigan ChE investigates the science behind deflated footballs.
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Kirigami can spin terahertz rays in real time to peer into biological tissue
The rays used by airport scanners might have a future in medical imaging.
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Rane Curl
Professor Curl, Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering, died on May 12, 2019
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Seven ChE students named NSF Fellows
Congratulations to our most recent National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP) recipients
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Susan Montgomery receives achievement award
She is cited for her dedication to mentoring students and improving the climate in the College
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Biopsy alternative: “Wearable” device captures cancer cells from blood
New device caught more than three times as many cancer cells as conventional blood draw samples.
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Two doctoral students awarded graduate fellowships
Joseph Cicchese and William Kelley receive 2019 Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship Awards
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Mark Burns is the 2019 Rexford E. Hall Innovation Excellence Award Winner
Honored for his pioneering research at Michigan
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Sharon C. Glotzer elected to National Academy of Engineering
Glotzer joins Michigan Engineering dean, IOE professor as newest members of the nation’s most prestigious engineering association
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Fei Wen wins 2019 David E. Liddle Research Excellence Award
Young investigator in the field of personalized immunotherapy and biocatalysis is recognized for her achievements and innovation.
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Toward protein nanomachines: just add charge
Added electrical charges can harness a protein’s shape and chemical properties to build interesting structures.
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Sustainable biofuel: Design principles for bioengineered microbe catalysts
The US has been stuck on corn kernels for producing ethanol, rather than woody “cellulosic” material. Efficient microbes for converting cellulose to biofuel could change the game.
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John J. McKetta, Jr. (1915-2019)
Dr. John J. McKetta, Jr., alumnus, friend to students, and energy advisor to five presidents, passed away on January 15, 2019, at age 103