Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering News

Jami Turnquist (left) and Jessica Harms, both students in chemical and biomolecular engineering, are the first two Nebraska Engineering students to complete the Grand Challenge Scholars Program.
May 07, 2020 - Jami Turnquist and Jessica Harms are the first two Nebraska Engineering students to complete the Grand Challenge Scholars Program (GCSP), and both look forward to tackling some of the world's big issues.  Full Story

Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $747,855 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study how an unusually versatile bacterium can be harnessed to more efficiently break down plant waste.
May 04, 2020 - Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $747,855 National Science Foundation CAREER award to study how an unusually versatile bacterium can be harnessed to more efficiently break down plant waste.  Full Story

A scanning electron microscope image of a cocrystal (Py-POR-COF). A team including Nebraska Engineering's Siamak Nejati is exploring how these materials can be used to synthesize these organic solids for new applications. (Elham Tavakoli photo)
April 15, 2020 - Nebraska engineers are part of a team that has discovered a way to synthesize a special type of organic solids that are lightweight, intrinsically porous and can be assembled like LEGO bricks to form larger structures.  Full Story

Hunter Flodman, assistant professor of practice in chemical and biomolecular engineering, is a leader in a partnership between the University, the State of Nebraska and the ethanol industry, to manufacture hand sanitizer for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 crisis. (Nebraska Ethanol Board photo)
April 07, 2020 - Two members of the Nebraska Ethanol Board looking to make a difference during the COVID-19 crisis has created a statewide partnership, which includes the College of Engineering, to make hand sanitizer for frontline workers.  Full Story

The Nebraska Ethanol Board is working with the FDA and other federal agencies to loosen regulations to allow ethanol producers to provide a sufficient amount of alcohol to meet the world’s demand for hand sanitizer.
March 30, 2020 - The Nebraska Ethanol Board and Hunter Flodman, a board member and technical advisor, are working to lessen regulations and allow ethanol producers to provide sufficient amounts of alcohol to meet the world's demand for hand sanitizer.  Full Story

Madison Miller (left), a senior in chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Agustin Olivo, a graduate student in biological systems engineering, are among the 10 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students chosen to receive the 2020 Student Luminary Awards.
March 17, 2020 - Madison Miller, a senior in chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Agustin Olivo, a graduate student in biological systems engineering, are among the 10 University of Nebraska-Lincoln students chosen to receive the 2020 Student Luminary Awards.  Full Story

Christine Wittich (left) was chosen to receive the Harold & Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award, and Hunter Flodman (center) and Jiong Hu were chosen to receive the College Distinguished Teaching Award.
March 09, 2020 - Two College of Engineering faculty will receive presigious honors from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Christine Wittich, the Harold & Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award; and Hunter Flodman, the College Distinguished Teaching Award.  Full Story

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March 09, 2020 - At the annual Parents Recognition Awards Reception on March 6, 28 faculty and staff from the College of Engineering received a Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Students from the UNL Parents Association.  Full Story

Vitaly Alexandrov, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a $520,244 Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation to advance basic understanding of how nanocrystals dissolve in aqueous environments. (University Communication photo)
March 02, 2020 - Vitaly Alexandrov has received a NSF Early Career Development Program award to advance understanding of how nanocrystals dissolve in aqueous environments. This could help to make nanomaterials with better stability and more controllable chemical activity.  Full Story

Two engineering faculty - Mark Wilkins, professor of biological systems engineering, and Srivatsan Kidambi, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, are among the 25 chosen for UNL's second year of FLAIR.
January 27, 2020 - Engineering faculty Mark Wilkins and Srivatsan Kidambi are among the 25 UNL faculty chosen by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor to participate in the second year of the Faculty Leadership in Academia: From Inspiration to Reality program.  Full Story