Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering News

The darkened channels, or xylem, of an avocado tree in Miami-Dade County, Florida, can be seen after the tree is cut down. An infestation of redbay ambrosia beetles has killed 500 million avocado trees in the southeastern U.S., and UNL chemical engineers are working on ways to speed up early detection of the beetles.
June 14, 2016 - While helping Florida fight to save its avocado industry from being devastated by a fungus, chemical engineers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have modified traditional testing methods that could lead to expanded uses of DNA testing.  Full Story

Shelby Williby, a sophomore in chemical engineering and coordinator of UNL's Out of the Darkness group, was a key figure in organizing an April 17 Campus Walk that drew more than 600 people and raised nearly $25,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
May 18, 2016 - Chemical engineering major Shelby Williby hoped to hike awareness at UNL about suicide prevention by organizing the April 17 Out of the Darkness Campus Walk that drew 600 people and raised $25,000.  Full Story

Srivatsan Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
November 09, 2015 - By simulating the growth of cancerous tumors, a new synthetic platform developed UNL engineers could accelerate the testing of breast cancer treatments and has revealed a potential source of the body's resistance to a therapeutic drug.  Full Story

Hunter Flodman, assistant professor of practice in chemical and biomedical engineering
September 21, 2015 - Hunter Flodman, assistant professor of practice in chemical and biomedical engineering, co-authors an article outlining his work to help City of Lincoln develop a brine application that is making roads safer in winter weather events.  Full Story

Faculty and students from the College of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering helped Lincoln's public works maintenance manager improve a beet brine solution that will allow the city to more efficiently clear streets after a snow storm.
May 12, 2015 - Faculty and students from the College of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering helped Lincoln's public works maintenance manager improve a beet brine solution that will allow the city to more efficiently clear streets after a snow storm.  Full Story

Dr. Hunter Flodman (right), assistant professor of practice in chemical and biomolecular engineering, was chosen to receive the 2015 Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Teaching Award.
April 08, 2015 - Hunter Flodman, assistant professor of practice in chemical and biomolecular engineering, was chosen as the Tau Beta Pi Distinguished Teaching Award recipient for 2015. Flodman was chosen for the award by a vote of the engineering student body.  Full Story

Brittney Bridger-Burton (left) and Zully Perez Sierra have been chosen to the McNair Cohort as part of the UNL McNair Scholars Program.
December 18, 2014 - Three UNL engineering students were chosen to take part in UNL’s McNair Scholars Program for the fall semester of the 2014-15 academic year.  Full Story

Ravi Saraf, Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
October 30, 2014 - <span>Ravi Saraf, Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, talks on an ABC News&nbsp;</span><span>podcast about developing&nbsp;</span><span>a device that could lead to greater survival rates through earlier detection of breast cancer.</span>  Full Story

Ravi Saraf , Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, left, and post-doc Chieu Nguyen, holding up a thin membrane on a slide cover, have perfected a thin film which can detect small and deeply embedded cancerous tumors.
September 10, 2014 - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering professor and post-doc develop sensor to improve breast cancer detection.  Full Story

Andrew Dickinson From left: Sawyer Jager, Tricia Foley, Erik Moore, Prof. Carl Nelson, Blake Stewart, Piotr Slawinski, Nick Goeser, Christian Laney, Shawn Schumacher, Luke Monhollon, Maggie Clay, Ethan Monhollon, Alfred Tsubaki, Victor Torres, Weston Lewis, Effie Greene, Prof. Ben Terry. Not pictured: Ty Rempe, Dustin Dam.
February 19, 2014 - With work on surgical robotics happening daily at UNL’s College of Engineering, students will reach new heights— literally, 35,000 feet — to conduct research for NASA on robotic surgery for space travel.  Full Story