Published: Nov. 8, 2013
Rich Noble

Professor Rich Noble received the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) 2013 Innovator of the Year Award this month at the IChemE Awards and Annual Dinner in the United Kingdom.

This international award recognizes the individual who best demonstrates his or her achievements and tangible application of chemical, biochemical and/or process engineering skills to address important economic, environmental or social issues.

Noble also recently received the 2013 National Society of Professional Engineers Engineering Education Excellence Award and the 2013 Dean's Faculty Performance Award for Research.

His research on ionic liquid-based fabrics was recently featured in a Colorado Public Radio interview.