Student Awards

Hermann Klein-Hessling Barrientos faced challenges with housing, medical and food insecurity, yet overcame them to earn the College of Engineering and Applied Science Perseverance Award as well as the college’s Outstanding Undergraduate Award.

Congratulations to our eight chemical and biological engineering undergraduate students who won 12 awards from the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

MajorChemical EngineeringAwardsCollege of Engineering and Applied Science Academic Engagement AwardCollege of Engineering and Applied Science Research AwardPost-graduation plansPursue a PhD in chemical engineering at UC Berkeley

MajorChemical and Biological EngineeringAwardsCollege of Engineering and Applied Science Research AwardCollege of Engineering and Applied Science Academic Engagement AwardDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Arianna McCarty, a chemical and biological engineering student, received a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for her research on how Prevotella bacteria may help reduce infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, a major cause of pneumonia.

The Chemical and Biological Engineering Department awards recognize students in the department who have excelled in one or more areas. Winners are selected by the department’s Undergraduate Awards Committee.

MajorChemical and Biological EngineeringAwardsCollege of Engineering and Applied Science Research AwardDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering Distinguished Peer Mentor AwardPost-graduation plansGain research experience

Luis Kitsu Iglesias, a chemical and biological engineering PhD candidate, earned the 2024 Materials Research Society Gold Award for his innovative research on sustainable sodium-ion batteries.

A roundup of chemical and biological engineering students who won prestigious awards and honors this semester.

Three undergraduate researchers from Professor Al Weimer’s team received national poster awards at the 2024 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) annual meeting, held Oct. 28-31 in San Diego.