CATALYST
2024 Edition
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. This customizable framework helps alleviate the cost barrier of purchasing multiple, single-purpose commercial machines.
Advancing microelectronics atom by atom
A new multi-chamber reactor will accelerate materials experiments for the rapidly advancing field of microelectronics.
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).
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.
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 recognized for their collaboration in innovative research and advancing diversity in STEM.
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.
2024 Moulton Distinguished Alumnus
Camillo Cheng (B.S. ‘76) is recognized for his entrepreneurial spirit in the world of Asian food manufacturing.
2024 Early Career Impact Award
Felix Kim (Ph.D. '12) conducts research in sustainable electronics and neuromorphic computing systems enabled by chemical engineering.
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 and gain invaluable experience in chemical engineering research.
