Category: Chemical and Biological Engineering

CBE BioMaP undergrad research program returns with in-person format

June 4, 2021 • John Burnett-Larkins

BioMaP is back in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Undergraduate students from around the nation are settling into their summer home, and research hub, at Iowa State University with the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s (CBE) BioMaP REU program. It was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With funding … Continue reading CBE BioMaP undergrad research program returns with in-person format

CBE welcomes graduate student services specialist Emily Meeks

May 21, 2021 • John Burnett-Larkins

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) welcomes Emily Meeks to its staff as graduate student services specialist. Emily earned her master’s degree in student affairs from Iowa State, receiving it with the spring 2021 commencement. She has a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from University of Iowa and worked as a residence assistant … Continue reading CBE welcomes graduate student services specialist Emily Meeks

Vernon Guse Faculty Fellowship awarded to CBE’s Zengyi Shao

May 20, 2021 • John Burnett-Larkins

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering associate professor Zengyi Shao has been named the inaugural Vernon Guse Faculty Fellow. The endowed faculty fellowship has been made possible by a gift from the estate of Vernon Guse (B.S. chemical engineering, 1934). Shao will use support from the fellowship to help bolster her research team’s work in … Continue reading Vernon Guse Faculty Fellowship awarded to CBE’s Zengyi Shao

Cargill supports Jarboe bioindustrial research with professorship

May 10, 2021 • John Burnett-Larkins

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Laura Jarboe has been named Cargill Professor in Chemical Engineering. The professorship has been created to support a scholar working in process intensification and bioprocessing of agricultural feedstocks into chemicals and chemical intermediates that can be applied on an industrial scale. The recipient of the professorship will offer … Continue reading Cargill supports Jarboe bioindustrial research with professorship

College of Engineering Graduation Celebration moving to Hilton

May 7, 2021 • Kristine Perkins

Two honored with CBE’s Burkhart senior award

May 5, 2021 • John Burnett-Larkins

Alex Kauffmann and James Trettin are co-recipients of the Lawrence E. Burkhart Memrorial Award for the spring 2021 commencement. The honor is bestowed upon graduating seniors, who are named Outstanding Senior Student in Chemical Engineering, with emphasis on scholastic performance. Recipients are selected by department faculty. Burkhart, the award’s namesake, was a member of the … Continue reading Two honored with CBE’s Burkhart senior award

Two Engineering Students to Receive Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Achievement Awards

April 21, 2021 • Martha Haas

Karen Devora-Cigarroa, a senior in civil engineering, and Linnea Dawley, a senior in chemical engineering, received the Alliant Energy/ Erroll B Davis Jr. Achievement Award.

Divyesh Kumar: Outstanding senior in chemical engineering

April 14, 2021 • Sierra Hoeger

Divyesh Kumar is the spring 2021 outstanding senior in chemical engineering.

CBE’s Reuel receives NSF CAREER Award

April 8, 2021 • Breehan Gerleman

Nigel Reuel, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has been selected for 2021 National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER). CAREER awards are the NSF’s most prestigious awards given to early-career faculty. The program aims to build a firm foundation for leadership in integrating research and education.

Nanostars guide the way to better disease treatment and diagnosis

April 8, 2021 • Gillian Mohn

Alum Fatima Enam named ISUAA STATEment Maker

April 8, 2021 • Cyclone Engineering

Fatima Enam (PhD ’19 chem engr) has been named a 2021 Iowa State University Alumni Association STATEment Maker. The honor recognizes Iowa State alumni 34 years or under whose professional and personal accomplishments have made differences in their own lives, the lives of others, their communities, and their professions

New professorship in Chemical and Biological Engineering awarded to Eric Cochran

April 7, 2021 • John Burnett-Larkins

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Eric Cochran has been named the inaugural Mary Jane Skogen Hagenson & Randy L. Hagenson Professor. The professorship has been made possible by a generous gift from Iowa State College of Engineering alumni couple Mary Jane and Randy Hagenson. Cochran, who received a B.S. in chemical engineering from … Continue reading New professorship in Chemical and Biological Engineering awarded to Eric Cochran

Cochran biobased paving research team receives national honor

April 5, 2021 • John Burnett-Larkins

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) Mary Jane Skogen Hagenson and Randy L. Hagenson Professor Eric Cochran is part of a team that has been honored by the American Chemical Society (ACS) at its Spring Meeting. Cochran, along with Gerald and Audrey Olson Professor R. Christopher Williams of the Department of Civil, Construction and … Continue reading Cochran biobased paving research team receives national honor

CBE’s George Burnet, spouse Martha Anderson receive ISUAA Alumni Medal

April 5, 2021 • Cyclone Engineering

George Burnet, chemical engineering ’48, MS ’49, Ph.D. ’51, and Martha Anderson, home management ’48, Ames, Iowa, have received the Iowa State University Alumni Association Alumni Medal.