News
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.
Tue, 05/07/2024 | UW Today
ChemE among 2024 Goldwater Scholars
ChemE junior Annabella Li, a double major in chemical engineering and biochemistry, was honored as one of the 2024 Goldwater Scholars. Li has researched the design, production and testing of new protein-based systems in the Deforest Lab.
Mon, 04/29/2024 | UW News
Husky 100
Chemical engineering Ph.D. student Nada Naser is among the the Husky 100 2024 cohort. Naser credits her UW experience for empowering her to connect engineering training with her passion for making STEM education accessible.
Fri, 03/29/2024 | UW Foster School of Business
Waste Reduction Shines at 2024 Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
Carothers Lab team C-1 Bio among winners for their technology that sustainably converts CO2 emissions from industrial waste into valuable chemicals.
Fri, 03/29/2024
Recruiting robots for materials discovery
Chemical engineers in the Pozzo Research Group are using open-source tools to build modular robots that can run multiple functions of complex experiments.
Fri, 03/15/2024 | UW Medicine | Newsroom
Protein gel enhances cell injection and engraftment
Cole DeForest, a UW associate professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering and faculty member of the UW Institute of Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, led the project.
Tue, 02/20/2024
Remembering Charles Sleicher: Vintner, photographer and ChemE professor
Charles Sleicher, former chemical engineering professor and department chair as well as influential Washington vintner and nature photographer, passed away at the age of 99.
Tue, 01/30/2024 | UW Today
Using computers to design proteins allows researchers to make tunable hydrogels that can form both inside and outside of cells
New research led by the University of Washington demonstrates hydrogels can form inside cells, providing researchers with a new tool to group proteins together inside of cells.
Mon, 01/29/2024 | UW College of Engineering
A mission to mitigate methane
Mary Lidstrom, Professor Emeritus of chemical engineering, returns to her lab to work on reducing methane emissions.
Thu, 01/25/2024 | UW Clean Energy Institute
CEI announces collaborative seed grants
UW ChemE faculty members will participate in transformative clean energy research.
Fri, 01/19/2024
Cole DeForest authors publication in new Nature subjournal
Chemical engineering professor Cole DeForest co-authored a publication in the first issue of Nature Chemical Engineering, a Nature subjournal.
Wed, 01/03/2024
Remembering Professor Emeritus Allan Hoffman
ChemE remembers the legacy of Allan Hoffman, professor emeritus of the UW Department of Bioengineering.
Mon, 12/18/2023 | UW College of Engineering
The art of early engineering education
Chemical engineering Assistant Professor Julie Rorrer is the creator and illustrator of two volumes of coloring books titled ColorMePhD.
Mon, 12/11/2023
An evolving IDEA
Since 2016, UW ChemE has been committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone is equipped to learn and to do their best work.
Fri, 12/01/2023
Inspired by others’ giving, ChemE alum starts new endowment
UW ChemE alum Rob Hinton (B.S. ‘89) shows his passion for education by starting an endowment for future Ph.D. students in chemical engineering.
Fri, 12/01/2023
2023 Moulton Distinguished Alumnus
Tony Huang (B.S. '82) is recognized for his accomplishments across his 33-year career in industry.
Fri, 12/01/2023
2023 Early Career Impact Award
Eric Karp (Ph.D. '12) is an emerging leader in the clean energy transition.
Mon, 11/06/2023 | UW College of Engineering
Addressing the climate crisis
Mary Lidstrom, Professor Emeritus of chemical engineering and of microbiology, is leading a research team dedicated to slowing global warming by removing methane from the air.
Wed, 10/25/2023
Making bacteria work smarter
Chemical engineers are harnessing genetic engineering tools to rewire biological systems.