News

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

Fri, 08/20/2021
A ChemE Reconnection Road Trip
After months of pandemic isolation, one alum took to the highway with his family to see a better side of the country and reunite with the ChemE community

Mon, 07/19/2021 | UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute
How to convert CO2 into useful material
James Carothers wins ARPA-E award to develop a new bioconversion process for turning greenhouse gases into desirable chemical products

Thu, 06/17/2021
The 2021 Science & Engineering as Art Competition
This year's top entries showcase cellular phenomena and use research techniques for creative visual effects.

Wed, 06/16/2021 | UW Engineering
Boeing-Roundhill Professor Lilo Pozzo named interim chair of the Department of Materials Science & Engineering
"Lilo’s dedication to leadership and service, as well as her collaborations with MSE faculty to accelerate the pace of materials discovery, make her uniquely qualified for this role."

Tue, 04/06/2021 | University of Washington Magazine
Quantum leap
As part of the QuantumX initiative, Jim Pfaendtner is collaborating with physicists, materials scientists, and electrical engineers to advance quantum computing and envision what problems it could be used to solve

Mon, 03/22/2021 | UW College of Engineering
Unlocking data for engineersFaculty and students explain why engineering students should add data science to their toolbox

Mon, 03/01/2021 | Chemical & Engineering News
Jenekhe featured as C&EN TrailblazerJenekhe's pioneering polymer work paved the way for commercial OLEDs

Tue, 02/23/2021
Meet the hackmasters of ChemE
Undergraduates learned to code and tackled a real-world chemical production problem in first annual department hackathon

Mon, 02/22/2021 | UW Today
Lidstrom stepping down as Vice Provost for ResearchAfter 15 years in the role, she will return full time to the faculty, concentrate more on her research, and establish mentoring and DEI programs.

Wed, 02/10/2021 | UW News
James Carothers recognized as inspiring Black scientist
Cell Mentor’s list of 1,000 inspiring Black scientists includes seven from UW

Wed, 01/27/2021 | UW Department of Chemistry
Charles Campbell named Chinese Chemical Society Honorary Fellow
Campbell is a professor of chemistry and adjunct professor of chemical engineering. His group pursues basic experimental research concerning environmental and energy-related catalysis, interfaces in solar cells and microelectronics, and array-based biochemical analyses.

Thu, 01/21/2021 | UW Department of Bioengineering
Buddy Ratner wins Bioelastomer Award
Ratner is a biomaterials pioneer and a proponent of technology commercialization

Tue, 01/19/2021 | UW News
Patterned platforms for tissue engineering
A new approach uses lasers and molecular tethers to instruct cells how to grow on a scaffold in the correct configuration

Mon, 01/04/2021 | KNKX
Choosing the right bus battery
ChemE Ph.D. student Erica Eggleton's work can help transit agencies that are looking to electrify their fleets

Thu, 12/10/2020
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A glimpse into ChemE's year of reinvention, adapting to the pandemic


Thu, 12/03/2020
2020 Moulton Distinguished Alumni Awards
Ray Marzullo (B.S. '69) and Barry Lutz (Ph.D. '03) are honored for their contributions to industry and academia, respectively

Tue, 12/01/2020 | U.S. DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office
Using data science to improve photovoltaics
Hugh Hillhouse has received a U.S. DOE award to model perovskite solar cell performance through dark-field imaging and machine learning


Wed, 10/28/2020 | Seattle Times
A formula for more-protective face masks
ChemE spinoff Membrion is developing a sprayable treatment for cloth masks that electrostatically adsorbs the coronavirus and could keep the wearer safer

Fri, 10/16/2020
Introducing C-HACK 2021: a hackathon for ChemE students
Over two weeks in January, undergrads will complete a Python tutorial and team up to solve a chemical engineering problem with code

Thu, 10/15/2020
A legacy of student support and research excellence
ChemE launches the Berg Endowed Fellowship

Mon, 10/12/2020
How to build a network of pharmaceutical biofactories
Advances in synthetic biology and biomaterials open up exciting prospects for distributed manufacturing of drugs, food products, and other commodities