Category: Chemical Engineering
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3D printing 100 times faster with light
The new method also results in a stronger print than typical layered models.
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Cartilage could be key to safe ‘structural batteries’
The new prototype cells can run for more than 100 cycles at 90 percent capacity and withstand hard impacts and even stabbing.
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Two awards grant more than 1.5 million hours on two of the world’s fastest supercomputers
One is a competitive U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science award that will power Michigan Engineering research by providing more than 1.5 million node hours combined on two of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
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$1.6M for solar cell windows and high-temperature solar power
New sustainability research garners support from Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office.
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Nanofiber carpet could mimic gecko feet, polar bear fur
A new technique that mimics biological nanofiber arrays can grow chain-like molecules into 3D nanostructures.
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How Mcubed is helping derisk research investments
Two precursors for innovation are the ability to take risks and move quickly, but conventional research funding doesn’t offer that flexibility.
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Glotzer, Larson receive prestigious American Physical Society prizes
Glotzer received the Aneesur Rahman Prize for outstanding achievement in computational physics research and Larson was awarded the Polymer Physics Prize for outstanding achievement in polymer science.
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Fei Wen named to 2018 Class of Influential Researchers
Wen is among the 29 engineers and scientists from laboratories in North America, Europe, and Asia identified as influential, early-career researchers based on the quality and impact of their research.
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Compostable diapers are the aim of new sustainability startup
Safe and eco-friendly ingredients for personal care have attracted more than $1.5 million in venture capital.
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Rishi Narayan, co-founder of Underground Printing (UGP)
Narayan and a childhood friend started the company in 2001 when they were sophomores at the University.
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Rich Lesser returns to Michigan to accept alumni award
Rich Lesser has been Chief Executive Officer of Boston Consulting Group (BCG) since 2013. He is only the second engineer to lead BCG.
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Levi Thompson returns to his alma mater as dean of engineering
Levi T. Thompson, the Richard E. Balzhiser Collegiate Professor of Chemical Engineering, was appointed dean of the University of Delaware’s College of Engineering last fall.
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Choosing a hard question in soft matter
Mike Solomon is an AAAS fellow for his contributions in colloids and is the new dean of Rackham Graduate School.
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Revealing the demise of native American dogs
Around 15,000 years ago, man’s best friend followed humans—most likely from Siberia—into North America, according to new findings from an international team of researchers.
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Michael J. Solomon named dean of Rackham
He has been appointed dean of the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School and vice provost for academic affairs-graduate studies.
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New fund would provide support for College and ChemE department
Since 2007, he has endowed three funds to support the College’s students and faculty
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Findings in mice show pill for breast cancer diagnosis may outperform mammograms
A new kind of imaging could distinguish aggressive tumors from benign, preventing unnecessary breast cancer treatments.
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Thomas G. DeJonghe Chemical Engineering Fund established
The fund will be used to provide need-based support for undergraduate students in the department.
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Nightmare bacteria: Michigan Engineers discuss how to combat antibiotic resistance
Drug-resistant bugs are on the rise and new approaches are needed.
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Nicholas Kotov receives Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
He is one of 11 faculty scientists and engineers nationwide selected for the 2018 fellow class