Jeff Lievense (BSE 1976), recent inductee into the National Academy of Engineering, is convinced that the chemical engineering program at the University of Michigan defined his professional career.
Stephen Hart (BSE 1977), the former Global Vice President of Supply, Trading and Transportation at ExxonMobil was the guest of honor at this year's ChE Luncheon with Alumni.Learn more >
Walter J. Weber, Jr. Lecture
Abhaya Datye (PhD '84), from the University of New Mexico, presented the 2019 Walter J. Weber Jr. Lecture. His lecture topic was "Designing Catalysts for Meeting the DOE 150 Degrees Celsius Challenge for Exhaust Emissions."
Scott Fogler received 2 national awards this year: AIChE's Van Antwerpen Award for Service to the Institute and ASEE's CACHE Award this year for Excellence in ChE Education.
Congratulations
Greg and Fei!
Greg Thurber and Fei Wen were promoted to associate professors, with tenure, this year.
A chiral catalyst created by researchers in Nick Kotov's lab is at least 10 times better at selecting a particular version of a chiral molecule than earlier catalysts of this type. Learn more >
"Wearable" device captures cancer cells from blood
Researchers in Sunitha Nagrath's lab developed a prototype wearable device that can better diagnose and treat cancer. The device, not yet tested on humans, collects live cancer cells directly from a patient's blood. Learn more >
Sustainable biofuel
The US has been using corn to produce ethanol, rather than woody "cellulosic" material. Efficient microbes for converting cellulose to biofuel being developed in Fei Wen's lab could change the game. Learn more >
Dual Wavelength 3D printing
A new 3D printing method developed by researchers in Mark Burns' and Tim Scott's groups solidifies liquid resin using two colors of light to control where the resin hardens and where it stays fluid. Learn more >
Mark Your Calendars for 2020
April
23-24
50th Annual Donald L. Katz Lectureship
Linda Broadbelt, the Sarah Rebecca Roland Professor and Associate Dean for Research at Northwestern University, will be the speaker at the Donald L. Katz Lectureship in Chemical Engineering on April 23-24, 2020. Learn more>
June
25-26
July
30-31
Xplore Engineering & Discover Engineering
Xplore will be held on June 25-26, 2020 and Discovery is slated for July 30-31, 2020. Xplore Engineering is for 4th-7th graders and Discover is for 8th-10th graders. Learn more about both programs >
Oct.
23-24
Michigan Homecoming Weekend 2020
Homecoming weekend is October 23-24, 2020
Join us at our annual alumni luncheon and cheer on the football team as they take on the Purdue Boilermakers. More details to come!
