News
Mon, 01/13/2025
Meet our new faculty
In December 2024, the UW Department of Chemical Engineering welcomed Nada Naser, Catherine M. and Scott C. Roberts Faculty Fellow.
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 | Society for Women Engineers
Society for Women Engineers 2024 APEX Awards
UW alumna Kristan Soto (ChemE B.S. '96) received the Advocating Women in Engineering Award from the Society for Women Engineers.
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.