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- Professor Alan Weimer of chemical and biological engineering received a three-year Chevron USA Inc. award for $904,500 for “Development of Si Encapsulated Phase Change Material for High Temperature Thermal Storage.”
- Professor Daniel Schwartz of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has become the new interim director of the Environmental Engineering Program, effective Jan. 1. Schwartz, who previously served as ChBE chair,
Assistant Professor Wyatt Shields of chemical and biological engineering and Ivana Yang from Anschutz received a five-year National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS award with an anticipated funding amount of $1.7- Adam Holewinski, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, received a Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award for pre-tenure faculty during Fall Convocation for his article, “Selective Interactions between
Dominique de Vangel, Chemical and Biological Engineering graduate program manager, has received the College of Engineering and Applied Science 2022 Outstanding Staff award. De Vangel, who has been with the department for more than 13 years,- Kian Lopez Kian Lopez, a Boulder chemical and biological engineering PhD student, received a 2022 National Water Research Institute (NWRI)/American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) Graduate Fellowship for Membrane Technology
- Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science awarded Rob Davis, professor of chemical and biological engineering, an "Outstanding Mentor Award" for his outstanding mentorship to undergraduate Nicola Wheeler. Davis also recently joined the ranks of Distinguished Professors.
- After twice being nominated for the Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, the third time was the charm for Ankur Gupta. On Nov. 5, Gupta, an assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, received a 2022 Graduates of Last Decade (GOLD) Award from his alma mater.
- Professor Will Medlin, department chair of chemical and biological engineering, received a four-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation award to study new routes for converting biomass into renewable fuels and chemicals.
- Ryan Hayward Michael Toney Professors Michael Toney and Ryan Hayward of chemical and biological engineering and the Materials Science Engineering Program received a one-year Office of Naval Research/DoD award for $699,000