News
Mon, 04/21/2025
A blood-brain barrier research roadmap
Researchers from the University of Washington Department of Chemical Engineering have developed better ways to isolate cells from the brain's protective barrier, creating a roadmap for future scientists to follow.
Mon, 03/24/2025 | UW Clean Energy Institute
2025 Undergraduate Research Awards
The Washington Clean Energy Testbeds announced the 2024-25 Undergraduate Research Award recipients. Three of the four awardees are ChemE students.
Wed, 03/19/2025 | UW News
AVS Thin Film Young Investigator Award
David Bergsman, UW assistant professor of chemical engineering, has been named the 2024 recipient of the American Vacuum Society (AVS) Thin Film Division Paul Holloway Young Investigator Award.
Mon, 02/24/2025
ChemE data science courses open doors
University of Washington alumnus Gregory Moore gives credit to ChemE’s data science courses for landing his early career dream job.
Wed, 02/19/2025 | Society for Biomaterials
Society for Biomaterials award
Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor Cole Deforest received the 2025 Mid-Career Award from the Society for Biomaterials.
Wed, 02/05/2025 | UW College of Engineering
2025 Diamond Awards
Gabriel P. López (Ph.D. '91) has received the 2025 Diamond Award in the category for Creating a Healthier and More Just World.
Tue, 02/04/2025
ChemE at STEM Pitch Night
Engage’s STEM Pitch Night challenges UW graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics majors to condense their research into three-minute talks geared toward a general audience.
Mon, 01/13/2025
Meet our new faculty
In December 2024, the UW Department of Chemical Engineering welcomed Nada Naser, Scott and Cathi Roberts Term Assistant Teaching Professor.
Mon, 01/06/2025 | UW News
Q&A: How a UW teaching professor adds the context behind the science in her chemical engineering courses
Alex Prybutok, University of Washington assistant teaching professor of chemical engineering, studies anti-racism, diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in engineering education.
Thu, 12/05/2024
New undergraduate research fund honors John Berg
The Gregory and Kimberly Ogden Endowment Fund in Undergraduate Research will support new opportunities for ChemE undergraduate students to work in labs.
Mon, 12/02/2024
Bridging the gap
UW ChemE has taken on the task of developing new professional certificate programs that will help working engineers fill critical knowledge gaps amidst new emerging industries and accelerating technologies.
Tue, 10/22/2024
2024 Early Career Impact Award
Felix Kim (Ph.D. '12) conducts research in sustainable electronics and neuromorphic computing systems enabled by chemical engineering.
Fri, 10/11/2024 | UW Clean Energy Institute
New open-access battery lab aims to boost U.S. manufacturing and workforce development for electric vehicles and beyond
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
Mon, 09/30/2024 | UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Navy to neuroscience
Undergraduate and Navy veteran Kristin Bennett brings her firsthand experience with traumatic brain injuries into the lab
Mon, 09/30/2024
Cole DeForest named new Director of Education at UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
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).
Thu, 08/08/2024 | UW Clean Energy Institute
Maria Politi, George Fennell, Antonio Vasquez win 2024 CEI student awards
Maria Politi received the Clean Energy Scientific Achievement Award for accelerating the UW’s adoption of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) for the optimization of clean energy materials.
Wed, 08/07/2024
ChemE paper on classroom accessibility receives two awards
A publication co-authored by ChemE students, faculty and staff of the department's DEIA committee received two awards at the 2024 ASEE Annual Conference.
Wed, 07/31/2024
Advancing microelectronics atom by atom
A new multi-chamber reactor will accelerate materials experiments for the rapidly advancing field of microelectronics.
Tue, 07/23/2024
Award spotlights decade-long mentorship
Chemical engineering Ph.D. student Sydney Floryanzia and Associate Professor Elizabeth Nance were recently named among the 2024 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship student-adviser pairs.
Mon, 07/08/2024
Julie Rorrer awarded IGNIITE 2024 grant for energy research
ChemE assistant professor Julie Rorrer was selected as one of 23 early-career scientists and engineers to receive $500,000 in funding from a new program by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E).
Mon, 07/08/2024
Elizabeth Nance named CRS Fellow
Associate Professor Elizabeth Nance was named among the 2024 Controlled Release Society College of Fellows.
Tue, 06/18/2024 | UW News
UW ChemE graduate program ranks 25th
The UW College of Engineering graduate program was recently ranked No. 21 overall, and ChemE was among the subdisciplines ranked in the top 35.
Tue, 06/11/2024
2024 Moulton Distinguished Alumnus
Camillo Cheng (B.S. ‘76) is recognized for his entrepreneurial spirit in the world of Asian food manufacturing.
Tue, 06/04/2024
Q&A with a graduating ChemE senior
Graduating senior Sarina Vafa (B.S. ‘24) reflected on her academic experiences leading up to and during her time as a chemical engineering student at the University of Washington, and shares some exciting plans for her ChemE career.
Thu, 05/09/2024 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Designer peptoids mimic nature’s helices
UW ChemE-affiliated researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have learned to control peptoid “handedness,” one key to precision drug delivery and diagnostics.