Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering News

Nine engineering faculty chosen as Research Development Fellows for 2020-21.
October 19, 2020 - Nine College of Enginering faculty are among the 25 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty selected to serve as 2020-21 Research Development Fellows.  Full Story

Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
October 05, 2020 - Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received the 2020 Early Career Alumni Recognition Award from the Penn State University's Department of Chemical Engineering.  Full Story

Srivatsan Kidambi, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Michael Sealy and Cody Stolle are among the inaugural cohort of NGTC Faculty Fellows.
October 05, 2020 - Four College of Engineering faculty - Srivatsan Kidambi, Francisco Munoz-Arriola, Michael Sealy and Cody Stolle - have been chosen to join the inaugural cohort of Faculty Fellows in the Nebraska Governance and Technology Center.  Full Story

Zulu, left, and Philisa are two types of thermal cyclers developed by Streck in partnership with Nebraska researchers.
September 18, 2020 - Technology developed by Hendrik Viljoen, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, is now in commercial use and is helping to provide faster results in determining whether a bacteria is resistant to frontline antibiotics.  Full Story

College of Engineering Dean Lance C. Pérez and representatives of Hausmann Construction were among the people who signed the final steel beam in the new Link before it was raised and put into place Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.
August 27, 2020 - The College of Engineering celebrated the Topping Out of the new Link on City Campus Aug. 26 as the final steel beam was raised and put into place, ending the framing work of its $75 million Phase 1 facilities project.  Full Story

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