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Six CPE Undergraduate Receive Research Awards
The University announced today that 41 students across campus received undergraduate research awards. Of the 41 students, 6 are being mentored by faculty in the Chemical & Petroleum Engineering department. Only 1 other department (psychology) had more (8). We are thrilled to celebrate these students' accomplishments and thank their...
Rhianna Roth selected to present at the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day
Undergraduate student Rhianna Roth was selected to present at the Kansas Undergraduate Research Day held at the Capitol in Topeka in March. She was 1 of only 5 undergraduates selected to represent KU. Rhianna is a Chemical Engineering major with a Biomedical emphasis. She also serves as the Vice President...
Two graduate student receive Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarship
We are excited to announce that Nan Wang (left) and Victor Sharma (right), two doctoral students in Chemical Engineering, were selected to receive the Kansas Corn Next Generation Scholarship. Scholarship recipients will also be recognized in a news release and during their annual meeting currently planned for January 28, 2021. ...
New Textbook on Unconventional Hydrocarbons co-authored by a team of colleagues from KU and other institutions
It is our great pleasure to announce that a new textbook, edited by Associate Professor Reza Barati Ghahfarokhi and Dr. Mustafa Alhubail, has been published with chapters co-authored by a team of faculty and researchers from KU. The team included Post-doctoral Researcher Sherifa Cudjoe, Assistant Professor Laura Li, Senior Research...
Brandon DeKosky Joins American Lung Association COVID-19 ACTION Initiative
-from the ALA press release linked below-...
Student Marah Shulda Selected as a 2020 Global Scholar
The department is thrilled to announce that Marah Shulda (pictured below), Sophomore in Chemical Engineering, has been selected as a 2020 Global Scholar. The university program is designed to provide students with an exciting opportunity to address an important topic in contemporary society. Scholars in the program will also be...
Kevin Leonard Named Recipient of the 2020 John E. Sharp and Winifred E. Sharp Teaching Professorship
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Associate Professor Kevin Leonard is the recipient of the 2020 John E. Sharp and Winifred E. Sharp Teaching Professorship. About his selection, the committee stated, "Professor Leonard's proven excellence and innovations in the classroom, in required undergraduate as well as graduate courses,...
KU joins industry partners to advance gas-separation with green materials first created for soda bottles
LAWRENCE — A $1 million, 18-month collaboration between the University of Kansas School of Engineering and the RAPID Manufacturing Institute for Process Intensification launched in 2017 by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers will develop technology to separate gas using renewable, high-performance furanic-based polymers that were originally developed for replacing...
Prajna Dhar highlighted in School of Engineering Newsletter
This month Dr. Molly McVey was pleased to highlight a few of our awesome Engineering faculty and share how they have adapted to this semester and how things are going. From our department, Prajna Dhar was featured (see below). Dr. McVey said that if you are a faculty member who...
Adrian Romero wins ExCEL Award
Adrian Romero won the ExCEL award this weekend and is a great representative of our department. ...
ChEER Youth Intern program kicks off
The Inaugural Chemical Engineering Experience in Research (ChEER) Youth Intern program kicked off this summer in Chemical and Petroleum Engineering. Spearheaded by Associate Professor Alan Allgeier, his lab group alongside Foundation Distinguished Professor Mark Shiflett’s research team hosted two High School students from Illinois: Richard Ma and Evan Xie. Richard...