News
Dec 11, 2024
New Faculty Spotlight: Bryan James
Bryan James joins the chemical engineering department in January 2025 as an assistant professor.
Nov 22, 2024
Advancing Methane Conversion Catalyst Research
ChE Assistant Professor Qing Zhao received a $110,000 American Chemical Society (ACS) Petroleum Research Fund Doctoral New Investigator Award for “First-Principles Discovery of Single-Atom Alloys as Coke-Resistant Catalysts for Direct Methane Activation.” Using electronic structure theory, Zhao is designing catalysts at the atomic level to convert earth-abundant methane into value-added multi-carbon hydrocarbons.
Nov 22, 2024
Northeastern Research Team Aids North Carolina Hurricane Relief
A student and faculty research team, led by CEE Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper, is assisting hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina by creating databases to determine what buildings and wells have been affected by the storm. Working alongside Pieper are Professor Edward Beighley, Cassidy King, E’26, chemical engineering and environmental engineering, and Kyla Drewry, PhD’26, civil and environmental engineering
Nov 20, 2024
2023-2024 AIChE First Year Student Recognition Award
Eleanor Kutschera, E’27, chemical engineering, won the AIChE First Year Student Recognition Award for being the most active member.
Nov 20, 2024
2023-2024 Donald F. Othmer Second Year Student Academic Excellence Award
Luana Forti Bergamo, E’26, chemical engineering, won the AIChE Donald F. Othmer Academic Excellence Award for top GPA.
Nov 20, 2024
Inclusive Engineering Mentoring Initiative
ChE Professor and Chair Rebecca Willits was awarded, in collaboration with the University of Akron (PI), an $800,000 NSF award for “BPE Track 3: Engineering Academic Mentoring Collective,” which is designed to help build supportive networks of underrepresented groups in engineering, particularly Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) individuals and women.
Nov 20, 2024
Pfluger Receives AIChE Outstanding Student Chapter Advisor Award
ChE Teaching Professor Courtney Pfluger received the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Outstanding Student Chapter Advisor Award which recognizes outstanding service and leadership in guiding the student chapter activities in accordance with the national organization’s principles.
Nov 20, 2024
2023-2024 Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarship Award
Dominic Pizzarella, E’24, chemical engineering, won the prestigious AIChE Othmer Scholarship for outstanding academics and chapter work.