Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering News

Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
October 11, 2021 - Rajib Saha is studying relationships between the immune system and pathogens, with an eye toward development of therapeutics or drugs that could give the human body an edge over these sometimes deadly enemies.  Full Story

Abhijeet Prasad (left), a doctoral student in engineering; Ravi Saraf (center), Anderson Distinguished Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering; and Aashish Subedi, a senior physics major, are photographed in Saraf’s Othmer Hall lab. Prasad is holding small electronic chips used to study the nanoparticle necklace network devices. Subedi is holding a suspension of nanoparticle necklaces (blue container) made from individual particles (red container). (Craig Chandler / University Communication)
October 08, 2021 - Ravi Saraf, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is one step closer to developing a new kind of transistor chip that harnesses the biological responses of living organisms to drive current through the device.  Full Story

Five members of the College of Engineering community - including (from left) Peter Hilsabeck, Hunter Flodman and Heather Newell - were among the 11 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who were honored by the state on Aug. 30 for their roles in a collaboration that produced hand sanitizer for the state. Not pictured are Leonard Akert and Terry Howell Jr.
September 07, 2021 - Five people from the College of Engineering were among 11 who were given the State of Nebraska's highest honor for their roles in a collaboration to produce hand sanitizer during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Full Story

Siamak Nejati, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Nebraska, has received a five-year, $593,240 Faculty Early Career Development Program grant from the National Science Foundation to build on his previous research on molecular structures.
 Full Story

Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering.
April 12, 2021 - Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is the first College of Engineering faculty member to be selected for the prestigious 3M Non-Tenured Faculty Award.  Full Story

Rajib Saha, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
March 09, 2021 - With key research from Rajib Saha, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, a State of Nebraska project shows conventional vehicles can use higher ethanol blend E-30 with no negative impact on vehicle performance after a year's use.  Full Story

Malik Askar, a University of Nebraska–Lincoln graduate who interned with Kiewit Corp. in 2019, now works as a field engineer for Kiewit on a multi-billion-dollar liquified natural gas project.
January 28, 2021 - Key leaders of the international construction and design engineering firm, established in Omaha in 1884, are creating the Kiewit Scholars Program, a full-tuition scholarship combined with a rigorous leadership program.  Full Story

College of Engineering 2020 Year in Review.
January 06, 2021 - While 2020 was a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering had a year of success stories and major milestones.  Full Story

College of Engineering faculty, alumni and projects received recognition at the 2020 NUtech Ventures Innovator Awards.
November 09, 2020 - A number of College of Engineering faculty and alumni were recognized during the 2020 NUtech Ventures Innovator Celebration, held virtually on Nov. 2 as part of Nebraska Research Days.  Full Story

Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and bimolecular engineering.
November 03, 2020 - Shudipto Dishari, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, received the Emerging Innovator of the Year award at the 2020 NUtechVentures Innovator Celebration, held virtually on Nov. 2.  Full Story