Welcome Message from Our
Departmental Chair
The CU Dept. of Chemical and Biological Engineering is internationally recognized for innovative research on critical problems facing the nation and world, and for graduate and undergraduate educational programs of the highest quality. We are a relatively large department with diverse research interests and expertise; however, we maintain a small department environment that values collegiality and personal interactions.
Professional Progress Award
Kristi Anseth is the recipient of the 2009 Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. This award is sponsored by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and consists of a plaque, $4,000, and a $500 travel allowance. Presentation of this award will take place at the Institute’s Honors Ceremony, held during AIChE’s 2009 Annual Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The ceremony is scheduled for the evening of Sunday, November 8, 2009
Halliburton Foundation awards nearly $38,000
The
Halliburton Foundation handed out nearly $38,000 in awards in the college’s
First Annual Environmental Footprint Reduction Challenge - Spring
2009. Students were asked to develop technologies for reducing the environmental footprint of oil and gas activities on the Western Slope.
Awards went to:
1) First-place Team, $20,000 – EVEN and CHEN students
Ben Chittick, Kelly Colwell, Julie Korak, and Robert Parker for “Air Pollution Control for Natural Gas Processing”
2) Second-place Team, $10,000 -- CHEN students
Kevin Hoth, Vien Nguyen, David Robertson, and David Tzou for “Semi- mobile Operation for Transforming Well-head Water”
3) Third-place Team, $5,000 -- CHEN students
Thomas Randle, Kevin Reinberger, Jamie St. Pierre, and Ashlyn Tung for “Mobile Operation for Transforming Well-head Water
Welcome Summer 2009 REU Students
Read more about the Research Experience for Undergrads
Kristi Anseth elected to
National Academy of Engineering
Professor Anseth is a distinguished professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. She receives this distinction for her work pioneering the rational design of biomaterials for tissue engineering, drug delivery, and biosensing applications.
Election to
the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest
professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy
membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to
"engineering research, practice, or education...and to the
"pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major
advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or
developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering
education."
Article Featured in Nanotechnology
May 15, 2009 issue.
By David M King, Samantha I Johnson, Jianjua Li, Xiaohua Du, Xinhua Liang and Alan W Weimer.
Atomic layer deposition of quantum-confined ZnO nanostructures
Novel technique shrinks size of
nanotechnology circuitry
A University of Colorado at Boulder team has developed a new method of shrinking the size of circuitry used in nanotechnology devices like computer chips and solar cells by using two separate colors of light.
Read this press release sponsored by
PHYSORG.com
CU Tech Transfer Award honors two of our faculty
Rich Noble and Ted Randolph receive their awards at the Seventh Annual CU Tech Transfer Banquet, January 2009. The awards were created to honor the best practice technology licensing arrangements that are advancing the university's objective of moving technology into the public sector.
New Building
Planning for a new state-of-the-art building is underway. The new home of chemical and biological engineering is being designed from the ground up to support the cutting edge research and teaching conducted by the department that will help us recruit the best students and faculty, and create new centers of excellence.
How You Can Help
A Capital Campaign has been launched by the department for the new building. There are many ways you can help with this campaign including making a gift, volunteering to spread the word, or hosting an event in your area.
Click HERE to find out more about the opportunities available for you to help the department move forward with its tremendous growth and success.
Learn more about being a Chemical Engineer by visiting - "Why Not ChemEng....shape the future" sponsored by AIChE.
• Robert Rogers was awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for 2009-10.
He was chosen from a field of 1,097 students nationwide and will receive up to $7,500 for
his educational expenses.
• Julie Korak
was selected as the Outstanding Graduate of the College of
Engineering in spring 2009.
• Brandon Lin, 15, is completing a research credit, which students
typically do not conduct until their junior year. 
• Will Medlin is a recipient of one of the 2009
• The Charles M.A. Stine Award to be presented to Chris Bowman. 
• Inventor of the Year, CU-Boulder - Richard D. Noble.
• Ted Randolph was honored with John Carpenter
of UC Denver.
• Stephanie Bryant receives an NSF CAREER Award. 
• Jeff Stansbury recieves 2009 
• Kristi Anseth and Klaus Timmerhaus:
