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ARPA-E IGNIITE Award for Biofuel Innovation
ChE Assistant Professor Benjamin Woolston was selected as one of 18 awardees to receive $500K for his project “Combining aerobic and anaerobic metabolism in a single bioreactor for transformative biofuel production metrics from C1 feedstocks” as part of ARPA-E 2025 Inspiring Generations of New Innovators to Impact Technologies in Energy (IGNIITE) program.
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Mythbusting Bioplastics: Insights from a Materials Engineer
ChE Assistant Professor Bryan James was featured in the Surfrider Foundation article “Mythbusting Bioplastics: Insights from a Materials Engineer.”
Sustainability at the Heart of Chemical Engineering Research
Lawrence Ajayi, PhD ’27, chemical engineering, is a doctoral researcher at the REPRODUCE Lab. Currently on co-op at Found Energy, Ajayi is gaining fast-paced industry experience that is expanding how he thinks and sharpening his adaptability.
Chemical Engineering PhD Student Earns U.S. Department of Energy SCGSR Award
Lawrence Ajayi, PhD’27, chemical engineering, has received a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) Award to advance his doctoral research at Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Engineering for Good: A Commitment to Environmental Service in Wastewater Management
Caleb Hagner, E’27, environmental and chemical engineering, works part-time at Practical Applications, Inc. while serving as an undergraduate research assistant. Through mentorship and hands-on experience, Hagner is committed to tackling pollution challenges at the regional level.