Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering News

Wei Niu, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering
November 12, 2018 - Wei Niu, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a three-year, $335,516 grant from the National Science Foundation to work on biocatalytic reduction of carboxylic acids.  Full Story

Kimberly Law, a freshman in chemical engineering from La Quinta, California, is one of two featured twirlers in the Cornhusker Marching Band. (Photo by Justin Mohling)
October 26, 2018 - Twirler and chemical engineering major Kimberly Law knew what she wanted in a university – and found it only at Nebraska.  Full Story

Rajib Saha, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
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Three faculty – (from left) Daniel Linzell, Aemal Khattak and Lily Wang – have accepted new roles in the College of Engineering’s leadership team.
October 25, 2018 - Changes in the College of Engineering leadership team have brought new roles for three faculty – Daniel Linzell, Lily Wang and Aemal Khattak.  Full Story

Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering
October 09, 2018 - The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering will host an Oct. 30 reception during the 2018 AIChE Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The reception will be from 7:30-10 p.m. in Room 318 of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.  Full Story

Ece Erdogmus, professor of architectural engineering and associate director of architectural engineering in The Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction; and Hossein Noureddini, professor and chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
September 21, 2018 - College of Engineering faculty Ece Erdogmus and Hossein Noureddini are among 10 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln chosen by the Executive Vice Chancellor’s Office to attend Big Ten Academic Alliance leadership programs this year.  Full Story

Growing human embryonic stem cells in hydrogel tubes protects them from moving media and promotes health and higher yields.
September 10, 2018 - Researchers know that growing stem cells takes a long time and creates expensive treatments. Nebraska Engineering's Yuguo Lei advises providing a cell culture setting that mimics the natural stem-cell niche as closely as possible to minimize cell stress.  Full Story

University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering is 80th in the U.S. News list of top U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.
September 10, 2018 - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln programs No. 61 ranking in the latest U.S. News college rankings is in part fueled by the College of Engineering's rise to No. 80 among U.S. undergraduate engineering programs.  Full Story

Husker researchers have engineered the bacterial species Thermotoga maritima to produce more hydrogen than any bacterium before it. (University Communication)
July 26, 2018 - Nebraska researchers, including chemical and biomolecular engineer Yasar Demirel, have broken through a theoretical limit on hydrogen that bacteria could produce by presenting those bacteria with a simple choice — adapt or die.  Full Story

Seven engineering faculty projects have earned more than $880,000 in 2018 Nebraska Environmental Trust grants.
June 27, 2018 - More than $880,000 has been granted by the Nebraska Environmental Trust in 2018 to engineering faculty at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for seven projects that will help preserve, protect and restore the state’s natural resources.  Full Story