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I am often inspired hearing about the positive impact our faculty members have on our students and alumni starting out their careers. Over the next two years, several of these extraordinary faculty members will retire, including, as you read in this newsletter, Professor Dave Clough after 42 years in the...

The flow and movement of individual solid particles — be it grains of lunar dust or the powdered contents of a medication — holds tremendous research value for scientists in a variety of fields. Now, a $3 million grant from the Department of Energy will allow University of Colorado Boulder researchers to simulate particle behavior to a greater degree than ever before.

In 1997, Professor Alan Weimer of chemical and biological engineering heard a campus talk by Professor Steven George of chemistry about a novel process of coating surfaces with the thinnest of materials possible, known as atomic layer deposition (ALD). “One of the things Steve talked about was putting an extremely...

Congratulations to Dragan Mejic, shop manager and instrument fabricator for the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, on 15 years of service to the department. Dragan supports the department’s research programs by helping faculty, postdocs and graduate students create mechanical and electronic equipment. He and the shop staff assess the...

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering is pleased to welcome Megan Wierzbinski as an administrative coordinator. A CU Boulder alum, Wierzbinski will provide administrative, event management, faculty and course support to the department. She will coordinate a range of events and activities, including seminars, faculty award submissions, faculty course...

Alumnus Mike Wirth has been named vice chairman of Chevron Corporation effective Feb. 1, 2017. Wirth, a 1982 chemical engineering graduate, joined Chevron the same year as a design engineer. He advanced through a number of engineering, construction and operations positions before becoming executive vice president of Midstream and Development...

Dear Friends of Chemical and Biological Engineering, It is with great pride that I reflect on all the wonderful accomplishments and events of 2016 and look forward to an exciting 2017. We are fortunate to have such dedicated alumni, staff and friends, talented and passionate students, and accomplished faculty. On...

Several CU Boulder Chemical and Biological Engineering students took home awards for excellence at the 2016 AIChE Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

The University of Colorado Boulder has received a $1.1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop next-generation vaccines that require no refrigeration and defend against infectious diseases with just one shot.

A Broomfield company that emerged from University of Colorado Boulder research labs is reporting a “banner year” marked by new patents, an expanded customer base and doubled manufacturing space.