News: CBE

This paper provides a molecular-level computational study of the nucleation of a prototypical Covalent Organic Framework (COF) material from its linker and binder components. Read more

Paulette Clancy, the Bodman Professor of Chemical Engineering, and Heather Kolakowski, lecturer in the School of Hotel Administration, won 2017 Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowships April 25. Read more

Prof. Yu was awarded a Ph.D. from Cornell in the Clancy group where she worked on rapid solidification in SiGe alloys, both experimentally and computationally. Read more

The first article, titled “Comparative Techno-Economic and Environmental Analysis of Ethylene and Propylene Manufacturing from Wet Shale Gas and Naphtha” (DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00354), was featured on the cover of May 2017 issue of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. Read more

Kevin Weyant of the DeLisa Group and Zhu Cheng of the Paszek research group are named the 2017-18 Fleming Scholars. Read more

Zhengyuan Tu, Ph.D. candidate in the Archer Group reports a nanostructured electrolyte design that has been theoretically shown recently to be able to suppress the dendrite growth by fundamentally limiting the unfavorable transport. Read more

Researchers show that coating the anode of a lithium-oxygen fuel cell with bromide results in more stable charging and could represent a step toward practical lithium-oxygen energy storage technology. Read more

Prof. Daniel spoke about her own experiences as a student and faculty member in engineering, and the opportunities that STEM training opened for her. Read more

Paul Steen’s lab explores interfaces—metal-gas, liquid-gas, and liquid-solid—in the form of glassy metals, drops, bubbles, and bridges. Read more

Fernando A. Escobedo, Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is co-leading an effort to combine, in a single system, both major types of conductivity (ionic and electronic conduction) to create new, effective materials. Read more