Ratul Chowdhury is fine-tuning the protein Lanmodulin so it can be used to recover rare-earth materials from e-waste.
Category: Chemical and Biological Engineering
Mya O’Connell: Outstanding senior in chemical engineering
“I think the best thing about the Iowa State engineering experience is the relationships I’ve built with my peers. Being an Iowa State engineer is a team effort, and my classmates were essential in navigating the coursework and offered perspectives that will always stay with me.”
AIChE student chapter again records successes at annual meeting – including another Outstanding Student Chapter honor
The American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student chapter from Iowa State University has once again returned from the national Annual AIChE meeting with some important honors.
Brittany Hartwell named 2023 Cyclone Engineering Young Alumni Award winner
Brittany Hartwell (’11 chemical engineering) is a biomedical engineer advancing therapies and vaccines for illnesses affecting millions worldwide. As an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Minnesota, her research in immunoengineering is making progress in the fight against autoimmune and infectious diseases.
Shao and Bardhan: Two faculty members in Chemical and Biological Engineering will see research advances with new appointments to professorships
CBE faculty members Zengyi Shao and Rizia Bardhan have been named to two important professorships.
Luke Roling named Jack R. and Carol A. Johnson Faculty Fellow
Luke Roling’s computational research work in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) has received the support of the Jack R. and Carol A. Johnson Faculty Fellowship in Chemical and Biological Engineering.
Honoring excellence: Cyclone Engineering faculty and staff award winners, named faculty positions and new patents
Congratulations to 2023 College of Engineering faculty and staff award winners, new named faculty positions, and patent recipients.
Yue Wu named to collaboration role with Office of Vice President for Research
Yue Wu, professor and Herbert L. Stiles Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, will serve the Research Faculty Fellow role focused on research opportunities with the Department of Defense (DoD) and allied industry partners.
Iowa State researchers receive 2023 Barry Award to investigate cellular structure of pancreatic cancer tumors, improve treatment outcomes
CBE assistant professor Molly Kozminsky, along with veterinary microbiology professor Michael Wannemuehler, continue to explore the cellular composition and organization of pancreatic cancer tumors in relation to treatment resistance.
Building green fertilizer system to reuse waste and cut greenhouse gas emissions
Wenzhen Li, professor of chemical and biological engineering and the Herbert L. Stiles Faculty Fellow, will lead Iowa State’s work on the new $4 million project, joined by Liang Dong, the Vikram L. Dalal Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and other colleagues
Nigel Reuel named Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) associate professor Nigel Reuel has been named the Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering.
BioMaP undergrad research program underway
Twenty-one undergraduate students from Iowa State and around the nation are ready for a summer of hands-on research in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) with the Biological Materials and Processes Research Experiences for Undergraduates (BioMaP REU) program.
Iowa State University researchers lead two of five BioMADE bioreactor innovation projects
Iowa State University’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering researchers are leading two of five new projects announced by BioMADE to advance the United States bioeconomy and biomanufacturing goals. These projects were funded through a special BioMADE Project Call on advancing bioreactor design and development thanks to support from Schmidt Futures. They aim to use innovative technologies in bioreactor hardware, software, sensors, modeling, and automation to produce biobased products more efficiently at a commercial scale.
Building tools to improve quality, production of disease-fighting cells
Nigel Reuel and two of his doctoral students – Yee Chan and Sakib Ferdous – are developing advanced tools for cell manufacturing that could improve the cost and availability of therapeutic cells capable of fighting diseases such as cancers, heart disease, lupus and other autoimmune diseases.
CBE faculty lead $20 million statewide advanced manufacturing project
CBE faculty lead a state-wide effort to make Iowa a leader in advanced biomanufacturing. Laura Jarboe is the project lead, and Monica Lamm and Nigel Reuel are associate directors, joined by collaborators from Iowa State and other Iowa universities and colleges.