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C&PE Student Wyatt Vaughn Recognized with an Honorable Mention in the Spencer Museum's 2025 Brosseau Creativity Awards
Three KU professors of chemistry, economics and engineering named AAAS fellows
Icorium Engineering Company earns top-5 finish at 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition
LAWRENCE — Icorium Engineering Company, a sustainable engineering startup and spin-out company from the University of Kansas, recently placed fifth overall and won more than $180,000 in investments and nondilutive cash and in-kind prizes at the prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition at Rice University in Houston. ...
The KU Team Qualifies for the SPE PetroBowl® Championship 2024
In an exhilarating showcase of knowledge and expertise, the University of Kansas (KU) team has clinched a spot in the prestigious SPE PetroBowl® Championship 2024. This marks a triumphant return for KU, securing their place in the finals for the first time in more than a half-decade. ...
Kevin Leonard Winner of ACS Lectureship Award
Associate Professor Kevin Leonard (Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas) was recently awarded the 2023 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering Lectureship Award. Prof. Kevin Leonard is being honored for his multiple contributions to the field of sustainable chemistry and engineering, including the production, at scale, of...
KU, K-State faculty receive Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards
LAWRENCE — Four faculty members at two Kansas universities were named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system’s most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. ...
In Memoriam for G. Paul Willhite (Opens in new window)
Glen Paul Willhite, SPE, former Ross H. Forney Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas, died 15 December 2022. He was 85. ...
Shiflett Group Research Featured in "Advances in Engineering" (Opens in new window)
The continuous advancement in software and instrumentation technologies has significantly contributed to innovative and ground-breaking advancement in engineering and science. For example, developing novel materials with improved properties requires a thorough understanding of their chemical and physical properties. This has been successfully achieved via gravimetric analysis of the sorption behaviors. ...
Annoucing AIChE Poster Competition Winners
The Chemical & Petroleum Engineering department is excited to announce that several of our students were selected for awards during this years' AIChE Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ. ...
Petroleum engineering professor wins international ‘Breakthrough Research of the Year’ award
Two graduate students claim prizes in KU’s 2022 3MT Competition
LAWRENCE – The Three Minute Thesis Competition is a global research communication event that challenges graduate students to convey their research in three minutes or less. After weeks of presentations featuring cutting-edge research, two University of Kansas graduate students claimed honors and cash prizes at the conclusion of the competition...
12 KU undergraduate students selected for 2022 Millennium Fellowship
LAWRENCE — Out of nearly 32,000 applicants from more than 2,400 institutions worldwide, 12 University of Kansas students have been selected for the 2022 Millennium Fellowship, a leadership development program overseen by the Millennium Campus Network in partnership with United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI). ...
Reza Barati Joins List of World's Top 2% Scientists
Stanford University, using data from Elsevier’s Scopus, has compiled a list of the world’s top 2% scientists based on their citations excluding self-citations. The list was updated in September 2022. With more than 9.7 million scientists included in the study, 195,605 individuals represent the top 2%. ...
Mary Sevart Finalist for Marshall Scholarship
Five current seniors and a recent graduate at the University of Kansas will compete for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom and Ireland this year with the support of KU's Office of Fellowships. From Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Mary Sevart is being endorsed for the Marshall Scholarship which...
Miracle Emenuga Awarded ExCEL Award
Three University of Kansas students were named winners of the 2022 Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership (ExCEL) Awards. Aylar Atadurdyyeva of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Miracle Emenuga of Lagos, Nigeria, and Mikayla Leader, of Wichita, were recognized during the KU-Iowa State football game Oct. 1 in David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium,...
KU project to responsibly maximize recovery from unconventional oil and gas reservoirs nominated for major award
LAWRENCE — A team led by a University of Kansas researcher is a finalist for one of the global energy industry’s most prestigious awards. ...
Two CPE Students Finalists for ExCEL Award
Out of the ten students across campus selected as finalists for the 32nd annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas, two of them are from the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department. ...
Alumnus Daniel G. McCartney named AIChE Fellow
Dr. Susan Williams and Advisory Board Member Kent Pennybaker are thrilled to announce that alumnus Daniel G. McCartney was named an AIChE Fellow earlier this year. ...
KU Engineering tests new environmentally friendly refrigerant at Watson Library
LAWRENCE — When researchers at the University of Kansas wanted to test a new, environmentally friendly “chiller system” for large buildings, they didn’t have to go far — they chose Watson Library on the KU Lawrence campus. ...
Bhargavi Krishnan Named 2022 Gould Award Recipient
Each year, the Engineering Student Council seeks nominations and selects one advisor from within the School of Engineering to receive The Henry E. Gould Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. This year, Bhargavi Krishnan, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Senior Academic Advisor, was chosen for this honor. The award was presented...
KU Engineering student wins Phi Kappa Phi fellowship
LAWRENCE — A University of Kansas senior in chemical engineering with plans to pursue a medical degree in the KU School of Medicine after graduation is this year’s winner of the James Blackiston Memorial Graduate Fellowship from the KU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. Amanda Hertel, of Shawnee, wins $1,500...
Shiflett Group Participates in KU Big Event
"Our group came together again for the KU Big Event. Led by Chemical Engineering Junior Madelyn Bennett, a group of 10 chemical engineering students, staff, and faculty met on a WINDY Spring Day to mulch around trees in Watson Park. Watson Park was established in 1854 and is famous for...
Dr. Amirmasoud (Masoud) Kalantari-Dahaghi Promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure
The Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department with support from the School of Engineering, Vice Provost Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, and Chancellor Doulas Girod are excited to announce that Dr. Amirmasoud (Masoud) Kalantari-Dahaghi has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure. ...
Julia Espinoza Wins Second Place at Engineering Research Showcase
Graduate student Julia Espinoza, from Associate Professor Xiaoli Li's research group, earned Second Place at this year's School of Engineering Research Showcase event. ...
5 Faculty in Top 2% of World Scientists Based on Citations
School of Engineering Dean Arvin Agah announced over the weekend that we are celebrating the news that 5 of the C&PE faculty having been named in the world’s top 2% scientists based on their citations. Stanford University, using data from Elsevier’s Scopus, has compiled a list of the world’s...
Mary Sevart Receives Barry M Goldwater Scholarship
Chemical Engineering Junior Mary Sevart has been selected as a 2022-2023 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Recipient. The award is regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics and recognizes Mary’s achievements in the STEM field. ...