2024 Nobel Prize

David Baker, head of the Institute for Protein Design and adjunct professor of chemical engineering, has won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in computational protein design.

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New open-access battery lab

Expansion of Washington Clean Energy Testbeds will enable fabrication of pouch cells to accelerate the next generation of faster-charging, higher-energy-density, and earth-friendly batteries

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2024 Early Career Impact Award

Felix Kim (Ph.D. '12) conducts research in sustainable electronics and neuromorphic computing systems enabled by chemical engineering.

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Navy to neuroscience

Undergraduate and Navy veteran Kristin Bennett brings her firsthand experience with traumatic brain injuries into the lab

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DeForest named MolES Director of Education

Cole DeForest, Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor and associate chair for graduate studies in chemical engineering, is the new Director of Education at the Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (MolES).

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