Ashish Srivastava

Ashish Srivastava — Outstanding Undergraduate of the College

Dec. 4, 2023

Ashish Srivastava is most academically proud of delivering a guest lecture for CHEN 3210 – Heat and Mass Transfer, a course co-taught by Assistant Professor Kayla Sprenger and Professor Bob Davis. Srivastava won both a CEAS Academic Engagement and an Outstanding Undergraduate of the College award.

Katie Jamei

Katayoun Jamei — Academic Engagement Award

Dec. 4, 2023

Katayoun Jamei worked as a cardiac nurse in the operating room while simultaneously completing her BS degree. Despite the challenges of simultaneously working and completing a BS degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Jamei is the recipient of a CEAS Academic Engagement Award.

Nicole Day presents her research to high school students

Reverse Science Fair puts CU Boulder grad students to the test

Nov. 28, 2023

Under his NSF Career Award, Assistant Professor Wyatt Shields developed a "reverse science fair" in partnership with CU Science Discovery. Graduate students presented their research, and high school students served as the judges.

Anushree Chatterjee, right works with research assistant Grace Lynch in the Chatterjee Lab.

Scientists develop faster, cheaper way to count microbes, discover new antibiotics

Nov. 9, 2023

Chatterjee group researchers have devised a method for microorganism counting that is up to 36 times faster than traditional approaches. This innovation reduces plastic usage by over 15-fold, significantly lowers costs and decreases the carbon footprint in biomedical research.

A colorful fish with sharp patterns

How animals get their stripes and spots

Nov. 8, 2023

New research from the Laboratory of Interfaces, Flow, and Electrokinetics helps explain how sharp patterns form on zebras, leopards, tropical fish and other creatures. Their findings could inform the development of new high-tech materials and drugs.

Deb Renshaw

Deb Renshaw receives Chancellor's Employee of the Year award

Oct. 26, 2023

Deb Renshaw , senior academic advisor for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , has been honored with the Chancellor's Employee of the Year award. The award is presented every fall to CU Boulder staff members, recognizing exceptional job performance and distinguished contributions to the campus community. "Knowing that...

Kayla Sprenger

Kayla Sprenger awarded RIO's Outstanding Partner Award

Oct. 19, 2023

Assistant Professor Kayla Sprenger has been honored with the 2023 Outstanding Partner Award from CU Boulder's Research & Innovation Office (RIO). The RIO Outstanding Partner Award is an annual honor presented to a campus employee who embodies a deep commitment to partnership and collaboration with RIO. It is conferred upon...

AIChe 35 under 35

Two ChBE professors selected for prestigious AICHE “35 Under 35” award

Oct. 10, 2023

Assistant Professors Kayla Sprenger and Ankur Gupta were selected for the prestigious AICHE “35 Under 35” award.

Flow chart of next generation solar harvesting

ChBE scientists awarded $2M NSF grant to teach computers to advance more affordable, efficient solar cells

Sept. 26, 2023

A team led by ChBE Professor Hendrik Heinz won a $2 million National Science Foundation award to develop reliable predictive models for hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, which have the potential to usher in more efficient and affordable solar energy.

CHBE students in graduation regalia

CU Boulder's ChBE department ranks No. 14 in undergrad programs

Sept. 18, 2023

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering continues to gain national recognition for the quality of its undergraduate school education, earning the No. 14 spot in the U.S. News and World Report's Best School rankings for chemical engineering among public institutions for 2024.

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