News


Mon, 02/14/2022

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Freshman Lab

On Monday, February 14th, the CPE Department held a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Tsuru Family. Thanks to their generous support, the department has been able to renovate our lab located in 3108 Learned Hall. Along with the facilities upgrade, the first year lab experience course series, C&PE 111 and...

Fri, 02/11/2022

Reza Barati Awarded Don W. Green Professorship

Tue, 02/08/2022

KU engineering department wins $100,000 grant to work on a new model for evaluating teaching

Fri, 12/10/2021

KU announces 2022 Global Scholars

LAWRENCE — Representing diverse academic fields from across campus, 15 University of Kansas second-year students have been selected as 2022 Global Scholars. ...

Fri, 12/10/2021

Kyle Camarda Awarded $100K Industry Grant

Associate Professor Kyle Camarda was awarded a $100K Industry Grant from Honeywell's FM&T division this week. The project title is "Thermodynamic Optimization of Chemical Systems." ...

Wed, 12/01/2021

Prajna Dhar Awarded New Grant Aimed at Promoting Inclusive Teaching and Research Practices

Professor Prajna Dhar and her collaborator, Meagan Patterson, were one of 10 projects selected for the inaugural round of KU Racial Equity Research, Scholarship & Creative Activity Awards. The winning project teams — representing 12 departments across the university — were chosen through a peer-reviewed competition co-sponsored by the Office of...

Tue, 11/16/2021

Vivian Yudistyra Wins 3rd Place in AIChE Poster Competition

The department is thrilled to announce that Vivian Yudistyra, a senior in Chemical Engineering with a Bioengineering focus, won 3rd place in the highly competitive “Food, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology III” Poster Competition section of the Annual American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) meeting in Boston, MA. ...

Thu, 11/04/2021

School of Engineering to honor 4 alumni with Distinguished Engineering Service Award

LAWRENCE – Four alumni from the University of Kansas School of Engineering will receive the school’s highest award in a ceremony set for 6 p.m. Nov. 4. ...

Mon, 10/25/2021

Mary Sevart wins First Place at the SWE Poster Competition

Mary Sevart, a junior in Chemical Engineering, was recently notified that she won First Place at the SWE Poster Competition this month. The title of her poster is "Valorization of residual hemp biomass through thermochemical processing." ...

Mon, 10/18/2021

Erin Sturd, senior in chemical engineering, nominated for Marshall Scholarship

The University of Kansas has nominated six current seniors and a recent graduate for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom with the support of the university’s Office of Fellowships. ...

Thu, 10/14/2021

Marah Shulda, Junior in Chemical Engineering, Finalist for EXCEL Award

Fifteen KU students have been selected as finalists for the 31st annual Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership Awards at the University of Kansas. Three winners will be announced at the conclusion of Homecoming week, which culminates in the KU-Texas Tech football game at 3 p.m. Oct. 16 at David...

Wed, 09/29/2021

CPE Networking Event Scheduled for evening of Oct 15

Join us for a CPE Department Networking Event on Friday, October 15th from 4:30 - 6:00PM in the Beren Petroleum Conference Center (G192 Slawson Hall). ...

Wed, 09/29/2021

CPE Alumni, Amalesh Sirkar, Shares New Publication

Prof. Amalesh Sirkar, an alumni of the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering doctorate program, shared the details about a new breakthrough paper recently published in the journal Chemical Engineering Communications. The title of the paper is "Detailed explanations for the occurrence and nature of interfacial phenomena in liquid-liquid systems on the...

Mon, 09/27/2021

Two Students Receive Undergraduate Research Awards (UGRA)

This fall, 13 University of Kansas students will receive an Undergraduate Research Award (UGRA), and two of those students are from the CPE Department. UGRA recipients are awarded a $1,000 scholarship as they work on mentored research and creative projects. ...

Fri, 09/17/2021

NSF EPSCoR grant will advance manufacturing of renewable and recyclable plastics

Wed, 09/01/2021

2021 NIH Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA)

Please join The Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department in congratulating Dr. Jenny Robinson for being awarded an NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) (R35). This is an R01-equivalent grant that provides $1.25 million over 5 years. The program distributes funding more widely among the nation's highly talented and...

Thu, 08/12/2021

Introducing C0GEiS: The Center for Net Carbon Zero GeoEnergy Intelligence and Sustainability

The Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department is excited to announce a new research center C0GEiS: The Center for Net Carbon Zero GeoEnergy Intelligence and Sustainability. ...

Tue, 08/10/2021

Alumnus honors Emeritus Professor Don Green with generous gift to the department

https://engr.ku.edu/alumnus-honors-professor-gift-ku-department-chemical-petroleum-engineering

Fri, 08/06/2021

Trung Nguyen Invited to Speak at 2021 MIT Applied Energy Symposium

Professor Trung van Nguyen will be speaking at MIT's Applied Energy Symposium. This virtual conference will be held between August 11-13, 2021. ...

Wed, 08/04/2021

National Science Foundation to establish the Research Experience for Teachers: IDEA-BioE

LAWRENCE — Improved recruitment of women, racial and ethnic minorities to engineering and the sciences has long been a goal in the field. Now, a multidisciplinary team of education and engineering researchers at the University of Kansas will work with middle school teachers to encourage potential scholars at a younger...

Thu, 06/24/2021

Jenny Robinson Selected for NAE's 2021 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Mon, 06/21/2021

Celebrating Faculty and Staff work anniversaries

Tue, 05/25/2021

Jenny Robinson Awarded NIH Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award

Mon, 05/24/2021

Gang Yang Earns First Place in SPE Regional Paper Contest

Newly graduated PhD student, Dr. Gang Yang, was recently presented with First Place in the PhD Division of the 2021 Mid-Continent North America Regional Virtual Student Paper Contest held by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). ...

Fri, 05/21/2021

Alan Allgeier Receives 2021 Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Award

It is a joy to announce that Associate Professor Alan M. Allgeier was selected as the 2021 Catalysis Club of Philadelphia Award recipient. ...

Mon, 05/17/2021

Mark Shiflett named Editor-in-Chief of new Elsevier publication

It is our pleasure to announce that Foundation Distinguished Professor Mark B. Shiflett has been selected as the Editor-in-Chief of a new journal that has been launched by Elsevier called the Journal of Ionic Liquids. ...

Sat, 05/15/2021

Pamela Johnson Named Outstanding PhD

The President of the Graduate Engineering Association, Charu Vikaram Srivatsa, announced the winner and nominees for the Outstanding Graduate Student Awards at the School of Engineering Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, May 15th. We are pleased to highlight the achievements of all of our department’s finalists who include:...

Sat, 05/15/2021

CPE Faculty Earn School of Engineering Awards

The annual faculty awards were announced during the Spring 2021 School of Engineering recognition ceremony on Saturday, May 15th. The Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department is pleased to announce that three of those awards came to faculty members in our department. ...

Fri, 04/30/2021

KU honors 13 students with the 2021 University, Campanile awards

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas has awarded 13 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. ...

Tue, 04/27/2021

STEM Research Showcase Winners

Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 STEM Research Showcase! ...

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