Professor Helen Buettner has won the 2016-2017 Professor of the Year award for Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. The annual award is conferred by the Engineering Governing Council (EGC) to recognize professors who go above and beyond in their teaching and commitment to students. Selection of recipients is based on a survey of the undergraduate engineering student body. Professor Buettner was presented with the award at the EGC Leadership Conference on April 23rd.
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April 14, 2017
Congratulations to Neharika Bhandari for her nomination to compete for the Undergraduate Student Employee of the Year. She has worked in the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering for two years as the IT assistant. We are thankful to have her and hope she will be with us until she graduates.
April 14, 2017
Congratulations Ayman, Ajay and Rachel!
1st Place (tie): Ayman Saleh
Unraveling the Molecular Interacting Bewteen Homogeneous Lewis Acid Catalyst Species and Glucose Via Raman Spectroscopy
Under the direction of Dr. George Tsilomelekis
1st Place (tie): Rachel Yang
High Pressure Temerature Annealed TiO2 for Photocatalytic Biomass Reforming
Under the direction of Dr. Fuat Celik
2nd Place: Ajay Kashi
Electrochemical Surface Area Dependence Ni5P4
Under the direction of Dr. Gerard Dismukes
April 5, 2017
The NJ AIChE section sponsors these awards for Rutgers chemical and biochemical engineering junior and senior students in recognition of not only their excellent academic performance but also student leadership, volunteer work, research experience and achievements. The below awards were presented at the Student Awards Dinner & Mixer on March 22, 2017. We congratulate the award winners for their achievements.
March 2017
March 30, 2017
Sagar Y. Patel Class of 2018
Awarded 2017 Dittman/Lebo Scholarship
March 22, 2017
Prof. Hara and coworkers received a grant form NSF for undergraduate research. The award is $324,900 for three years, starting May 1, 2017. The title is "REU Site: Advanced Materials at Rutgers Engineering." The total of ten faculty members from CBE and MSE departments will participate. Dr. Hara (CBE) is director and Dr. Lehman (MSE) is co-director. The objective of the NSF-REU activity is to provide unique opportunities for a diverse population of undergraduate students to conduct cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary research in the field of Advanced Materials
March 20, 2017
At the Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering and under the direction of research team-lead Nina Shapley, associate professor in the department, environmentally sustainable fabric dyes are among the next wave of innovation at Rutgers engineering.
Jane Palmer, a Los Angeles textile designer, has a passion for using natural and environmentally friendly dyes to color fabrics. During the last six years, she’s gained a loyal following among high-end boutique clothing and housewares designers.
March 16, 2017
We are pleased to announce that Dima Ruckodanov has been accepted to the Amgen Scholars Program at UCLA. Out of nearly 700 applicants, he is one of only 20 students chosen to participate in this program. Congratulations! For more infomation about the Amgen Scholars program click here.
March 16, 2017
Congratulation to Dr. Yarmush on his membership to the National Academy of Engineering. Election to National Academy of Engineering membership is one of the highest professional honors accorded an engineer. Members have distinguished themselves in business and academic management, in technical positions, as university faculty, and as leaders in government and private engineering organizations. Members are elected to NAE membership by their peers (current NAE members).
March 15, 2017
To read the full article please click here: Article from US Pharmaceutical Convention . Rutgers is highly featured in the blog article.