Iowa State chemical engineering alumnus and noted member of the National Academy of Engineering Lanny Robbins has arrived on campus to begin his new position with the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Originally announced in the fall of 2016, Robbins joins the department as a distinguished faculty fellow. As a faculty member in the …Continue reading “Lanny Robbins set to lend expertise to CBE faculty, students”
Yue Wu, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Herbert L. Stiles Associate Professor, is the lead author on two research articles published simultaneously in two of the world’s most prominent scientific journals. “Nanocomposites from Solution-Synthesized PbTe-BiSbTe Nanoheterostructure with Unity Figure of Merit at Low-Medium Temperatures (500–600 K)” (abstract here) has been published in the January …Continue reading “CBE’s Wu lead author on two publications in prominent journals”
The annual Iowa FIRST LEGO® League State Championship Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 14 and 15, at Iowa State University’s College of Engineering. Read more about the championship here. Check out these stories about the event: Teams put LEGO robots to the test at ISU More than 750 kids gather for FIRST Lego League
Korin Reid (B.S.ChE’08), a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering alumna, has been honored by Forbes magazine as part of its annual “30 Under 30” leaders in science awards. Reid, who is employed as a Senior Data Scientist with McKesson in Atlanta, GA, was singled out for her work using big data technologies to scale …Continue reading “CBE alumna Korin Reid receives prestigious Forbes magazine honor”
William (Bill) Abraham, a former Iowa State University Department of Chemical Engineering faculty member, passed away December 28 at the age of 84. He was a resident of Ames, Iowa at the time of his passing. He graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, and earned a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from …Continue reading “Former CBE professor William Abraham passes away”
A document co-authored by Mike and Jean Steffenson Chair and Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering Dr. Brent Shanks of Iowa State University’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has been selected by peers as one of the most significant to be published in the prominent scientific journal ACS Catalysis. In the June 2016 issue …Continue reading “Paper authored by CBE’s Shanks called one of most significant by publication”
Dr. Yue Wu, Herbert L. Stiles Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has been honored at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting in San Francisco. He was presented with the group’s prestigious Nanoscale Science & Engineering (NSEF) Young Investigator Award. The honor recognizes outstanding interdisciplinary research in nanoscience and nanotechnology by …Continue reading “CBE’s Yue Wu receives chemical engineering honor at conference”
Dr. Zengyi Shao, assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has received the Iowa Energy Center Impact Award. It was presented as part of the recent Iowa Association for Energy Efficiency Iowa Energy Summit. She was recognized in the category of Bioenergy for her work to make biomass conversion more efficient and …Continue reading “Iowa Energy Center Impact Award for CBE’s Zengyi Shao”
Iowa State University alumnus Michael D. Brady has been inducted into the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Hall of Fame. He was honored as part of the department’s recent Awards Banquet. Dr. Brady earned a B.S. in chemical engineering from Iowa State University in 1965. He then went on to earn a Ph.D. at …Continue reading “Michael Brady, ’65 graduate, enters CBE Hall of Fame”
Dr. Andrew Hillier has been officially recognized as Reginald R. Baxter Endowed Department Chair. A medallion ceremony led by James L. and Katherine S. Melsa Dean of Engineering Sarah Rajala commemorated the honor at the department’s Honors and Awards Banquet. The endowment is made possible by the generosity of Reginald “Barney” Baxter and his wife, …Continue reading “Chemical and Biological Engineering chair Andrew Hillier is recipient of Baxter endowment”
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering welcomes Kate Jurgenson to the staff. She becomes the fourth academic advisor in the department, and will be working with undergraduate students, as enrollment continues to grow. Jurgenson has a background in advising with Iowa State, having worked in that role for Elementary and Early Childhood Education from …Continue reading “CBE welcomes new academic advisor Kate Jurgenson”
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering toasted two of its own prior to the annual University Honors and Awards ceremony. Department alums Dennis (Denny) J. Vaughn (B.S.’70) is the recipient of the Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering (PACE) award; and Matt J. Kipper (B.S. ’00, Ph.D. ’04) is the recipient of the Professional Progress …Continue reading “Award recipients Vaughn, Kipper are honored by CBE”
Department Chemical and Biological Engineering professor Dr. Matthew Panthani has become one of a select group of researchers nationwide to be awarded a grant through The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) Young Investigator Program (YIP). Panthani, an assistant professor and Herbert R. Stiles Faculty Fellow, had his project, “Group IV Quantum Dots for …Continue reading “CBE’s Panthani receives prestigious Air Force research award; one of three at ISU”
After qualifying in last spring’s regional competition, members of the Gengar Gang ChemE Car team are part of a large student contingent which will represent Iowa State chemical and biological engineering (CBE) in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) national student conference in San Francisco. Donations through a FundISU page are being sought to …Continue reading “ChemE Car team part of ISU CBE student group heading to national conference; your donations needed!”
Lanny Robbins, an alumnus and member of the National Academy of Engineering, has joined Iowa State University.
