Kaustav Bera with the mountains blurred in the background

CU Boulder postdoc earns biomedical fellowship for intestine research

March 13, 2024

Kaustav Bera, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship from the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, which supports career growth of young scientists engaged in basic biomedical research. The highly prestigious and very selective fellowship—less than 5 percent of applications are awarded—will support Bera’s postdoctoral training in studying the body’s maintenance of the gut epithelium, the inner lining of the gastrointestinal tract.

Hendrik Heinz

Hendrik Heinz Awarded IAAM Scientist Medal Award

March 12, 2024

Hendrik Heinz, professor of chemical and biological engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, has been awarded an International Association for Advanced Materials (IAAM), Scientist Medal in recognition of his contributions to advanced materials, engineering and technology.

Kayla Sprenger and Laurel Hind

CU Boulder researchers tackle HIV-related cognitive decline

March 5, 2024

Assistant Professors Kayla Sprenger and Laurel Hind, of CU Boulder’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, are on a collaborative mission to explore solutions for mitigating cognitive decline in individuals living with HIV. This decline can be caused by both the virus itself and the antiretroviral (ARV) drugs used to treat it.

Thad Sauvain

Thad Sauvain: 2024 Alumni Engagement Medal Award recipient

Feb. 19, 2024

Sanjeev G. Redkar

Sanjeev G. Redkar: 2024 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award recipient

Feb. 19, 2024

The Distinguished Engineering Alumni Awards (DEAA) honor graduates and friends who have distinguished themselves through outstanding personal qualities, knowledge and significant contributions to their fields.

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VitriVax, spinoff of Ted Randolph's lab, receives Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation $5 million grant

Feb. 1, 2024

The grant will help the company to further develop its proprietary single shot, thermostabilization vaccine technology, called Atomic Layering Thermostable Antigen and Adjuvant, or ALTA, and begin the development of pilot-scale manufacturing capacity, the company said in a press statement.

Arkava Ganguly on balcony on CU Boulder campus.

PhD student wins prestigious Teets fellowship

Jan. 9, 2024

Arkava Ganguly , a third-year PhD student in the Gupta research group, also known as the Laboratory of Interface, Flow and Electrokinetics (LIFE), has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Teets Family Endowed Doctoral Fellowship. This highly sought-after fellowship, providing $15,000 over a two-year period, is intended to support students...

William B. Krantz

An inspiring story: Professor Emeritus William B. Krantz

Jan. 8, 2024

Professor Emeritus William B. Krantz has dedicated his life to education and mentoring young students into careers they love.

CNN: A new study updates Turing’s theory on how animals get their spots and stripes

Jan. 5, 2024

Will Medlin

Letter from the ChBE Chair—Dec. 19, 2023

Dec. 19, 2023

Dear ChBE Colleagues, Alumni and Friends, As the fall semester winds down, I’m thrilled to share the latest updates from our department. We have a vibrant community with 338 undergraduates and 164 PhD students. Of those almost 47 percent identify as female and nearly 14 percent of our undergraduates are...

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