Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering News

Vitaly Alexandrov, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
May 23, 2018 - Fossil fuels have long been the precursor to plastic, but new research from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and European collaborators could help send that era up in smoke — carbon dioxide, to be exact.  Full Story

Five Nebraska engineering students were among the 30 University of Nebraska-LIncoln students chosen to Franco's List in 2018.
May 08, 2018 - Five Nebraska engineering students were among the 30 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students who were named to Franco's List and recognized as outstanding agents of character and integrity.  Full Story

Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering.
April 26, 2018 - Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, aims to reduce the cost of and improve the energy efficiency of hydrogen-based fuel cells through an NSF CAREER Award she has received.  Full Story

Connor Gee (center) and Allison Manske (right), biological systems engineering students, discuss their project with Nicole Iverson, assistant professor of biological systems engineering.
April 23, 2018 - Four undergraduate student research projects and one graduate student project were chosen as winners during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s annual Spring Research Fair, April 10-11 at the Nebraska Union.  Full Story

University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering.
April 17, 2018 - Four engineering students will be among the 33 students recognized as Chancellor’s Scholars during the University of Nebraska-Lincoln undergraduate commencement, May 5 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.  Full Story

Julian Davis, a senior in chemical and bimolecular engineering.
April 05, 2018 - Through his career at #NebEngineering, Julian Davis, a senior in chemical engineering, has learned the value of community and of finding your place in the world.  Full Story

The paper, "Three-dimensional tissues using human pluripotent stem cell spheroids as biofabrication building blocks," written by Nebraska chemical engineers Haishuang Lin, Qiang Li and Yuguo Lei is featured in the Highlights 2017 collection in the journal Biofabrication.
January 26, 2018 - A paper co-authored by three researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering has been chosen to be featured in the Highlights 2017 collection in the prestigious journal Biofabrication.  Full Story

Yuguo Lei
November 16, 2017 - The Emerging Innovator of the Year award went to Yuguo Lei, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, for invention of novel devices for cell manufacturing that can be used for personalized medicine.  Full Story

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln iGEM team earned a gold medal at the recent iGEM Giant Jamboree in Boston, Massachusetts.
November 13, 2017 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was honored with a gold medal at the International Genetic Machine (iGEM) Foundation Giant Jamboree, an international conference and competition which ran Nov. 9-13 in Boston, Massachusetts.  Full Story

Lindsey Jarema, president of the UNL chapter of oSTEM (Photo by Sabrina Sommer / The Daily Nebraskan)
October 27, 2017 - Lindsey Jarema, a student in chemical and biomolecular engineering, was a driving force in organizing the UNL chapter of oSTEM to help empower LGBTQ students to succeed in academic and professional STEM careers.  Full Story