Top Department News
New faculty hires add to ChBE's stature as a leader in innovation and research
Over the past year, the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at CU Boulder has recruited a combination of established and up-and-coming faculty, bringing both experience and fresh perspectives to key research areas. Read more
CU Boulder brings expertise to new, interdisciplinary Energy-Water Desalination Hub
CU Boulder is part of a new, $100 million interdisciplinary partnership to address critical water security issues in the United States over the next five years, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Monday. Read more
Mimicking the heart’s microenvironment
CU Boulder engineers and faculty from the Consortium for Fibrosis Research & Translation (CFReT) at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus have teamed up to develop biomaterial-based “mimics” of heart tissues to measure patients’ responses to an aortic valve replacement procedure, offering new insight into the ways that cardiac tissue re-shapes itself post-surgery. Read more
Ryan Hayward to join CU Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2020
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering continues to recruit world-class researchers and educators with... Read more
A high-performance battery for renewable energy storage
A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by University of Colorado Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy that could help electrical utilities reduce their dependency on fossil fuels. Read more
Bowman gives back by founding new endowed faculty position
Distinguished Professor Chris Bowman is donating his lab's royalties from a patent toward the formation of a new endowed faculty position. Read more
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