News
Tue, 09/13/2022
Retooling microbes to upcycle CO2
An interdisciplinary, UW-led team of synthetic biologists will embark on a 5-year, $15 million project to engineer microbial genomes that transform CO2 into high-value chemicals.
Wed, 09/07/2022 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Renyu Zheng wins Peptoid Summit presentation award
Graduate student Zheng presented work on the design of a simple peptoid capable of self-assembly into highly ordered helical fibers
Thu, 08/11/2022
2022 Moulton Distinguished Alumnus
Kirk A. Nass (Ph.D. ’89) is honored for his work in polymer science and advocacy for equal rights at Chevron
Fri, 07/15/2022 | UW News
Jim Pfaendtner elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Pfaendtner is recognized “for pioneering contributions that advanced the frontiers of molecular simulation, impacting the prediction of enzyme activity in ionic liquids, peptide interactions with surfaces and molecular design.”
Tue, 07/05/2022 | UW Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering
Isaiah Lemmon is a 2022 UW Engineering Dean's Medalist
Lemmon, a ChemE–computer science double major, has a passion for programming and clean energy
Fri, 06/10/2022 | UW Clean Energy Institute
Madden joins Clean Energy Testbeds as Entrepreneur-in-Residence
ChemE affiliate professor Thomas Madden (Ph.D. '01) will mentor entrepreneurs and advise early-stage, climate tech startups at UW's open-access facility for developing clean energy technology
Tue, 05/17/2022 | UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
Unlocking biotechnology with RNA
Two recent molecular engineering alums, advised by ChemE professor James Carothers, have launched a startup to engineer 'smart' RNA to solve complex problems
Tue, 04/19/2022 | AIChE CEP
Breaking down the blood-brain barrier
Ph.D. student Sydney Floryanzia is developing drug delivery methods to cross the blood-brain barrier. Inspired by music, great mentors, and the complexities of the brain, she's loving the work she does every day.
Wed, 04/13/2022 | UW News
UW graduate and professional disciplines again place high in US News’ best graduate school rankings
ChemE's graduate program ranks 20th in chemical engineering, according to U.S. News & World Report
Tue, 03/29/2022
Researchers create a sea of nano-sized gold stars
Precise construction is possible with predictive materials science
Fri, 03/11/2022 | UW Foster School of Business
ChemE seniors part of winning health innovation team
Evan Ross and Jimmy Ye were part of team inSTENT Connection, which won the $15,000 grand prize in the Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Thu, 03/10/2022 | UW Bioengineering
Elizabeth Nance joins BioE core faculty
Nance's research lies at the intersection of engineering, neurosciences, data sciences and translational medicine, and is focused on addressing brain disease.
Fri, 02/11/2022 | UW News
Samson Jenekhe elected to National Academy of Engineering
Jenekhe's pioneering research includes work on organic and flexible electronics, OLEDs, and semiconducting polymers
Fri, 02/04/2022 | UW Community College Research Initiatives
Partnerships across WA state to smooth the way for STEM transfers
ChemE undergraduate adviser Nicole Minkoff is the UW-Seattle lead in an initiative to improve outcomes for students transferring into 4-year STEM degree programs
Tue, 01/18/2022 | Science
New UW center to advance scientific software
Led by David Beck, the Scientific Software Engineering Center will speed the deployment & adoption of prototype codes
Mon, 12/13/2021 | UW CoMotion
Startup success story: Membrion
Greg Newbloom (Ph.D. '14) sits down with ChemE professor and CoMotion director François Baneyx to share his insights from founding a UW-spinout company
Thu, 12/02/2021
We can make it — better
ChemE researchers are developing and scaling up advanced manufacturing technologies to make more sophisticated molecules and materials, more sustainably
Wed, 12/01/2021
Two ChemE's named to the 2021 Husky 100
Two members of the Class of 2021 are recognized for their service and leadership as students at UW
Wed, 12/01/2021
2021 Early Career Impact Award
Líney Árnadóttir is the first to receive this award, recognizing a graduate within 15 years of receiving their degree
Fri, 11/19/2021
2021 Moulton Distinguished Alumni Awards
Mark Lawrence (B.S. '94) and Hugh Hillhouse (M.S. '96) are honored for their contributions to industry and academia, respectively
Thu, 11/18/2021
Meet our new faculty
Jorge Marchand, Shachi Mittal, and Ben Rutz join ChemE in the 2021-22 academic year
Mon, 11/15/2021 | UW Engineering
Promoting equity in engineering
Three alumni, including Kate Schultz (ChemE '17), reflect on the impact that the College of Engineering’s PEERs program has had on their work as engineers and computer scientists.
Mon, 10/11/2021
The 2nd annual ChemE hackathon: coming January 2022
The two-week-long Python tutorial and team problem-solving event is open to undergraduate chemical engineering students at UW and Oregon State
Thu, 09/09/2021 | UW Medicine
Artificial kidney prototype earns major prize
Buddy Rather's team at the Center for Dialysis Innovation is developing a portable kidney-dialysis device
Thu, 08/26/2021 | WSU Insider
NSF grant supports work to address waste plastics
A WSU–UW ChemE team will design catalytic processes that improve plastics recycling and make it more cost-effective