UConn CMBE is the partnership of the Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, and Biomolecular Engineering programs.
In total, the department is home to 50 faculty members, 120 graduate students, and 320 undergraduates.
11/23/2012
http://www.cheg.engr.uconn.edu/uconn-student-wins-prestigious-marshall-scholarship.php
UConn Student Wins Prestigious Marshall Scholarship | Chemical Engineering Ethan Butler, a 2012 chemical engineering graduate and past president of the UConn chapter of Engineers Without Borders, will spend the next two years in the United Kingdom pursuing his graduate studies at one, and possibly two, of Britain’s finest academic and research institutions.
11/16/2012
UConn Partners with Penn State Altoona in Groundbreaking Project on Solar Power Technology
http://www.cheg.engr.uconn.edu/uconn-partners-with-penn-state-altoona-in-groundbreaking-project-on-solar-power-technology.php
UConn Partners with Penn State Altoona in Groundbreaking Project on Solar Power Technology | Chemica The University of Connecticut has partnered with Penn State Altoona in a collaborative research initiative, supported by a three-year, $650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The project is entitled “Electro-optical studies of nanoscale, geometrically asymmetric tunnel junctions for co...
11/12/2012
Professor Ma Received the “Distinguished Young Rheologist Award”
http://www.cheg.engr.uconn.edu/professor-ma-received-the-distinguished-young-rheologist-award-from-ta-instruments.php
Professor Ma Received the “Distinguished Young Rheologist Award” from TA Instruments | Chemical Engi Dr. Anson Ma of the Chemical Engineering Program has been chosen to receive the “Distinguished Young Rheologist Award” from TA Instruments. The decision was made by a panel comprising some of the most established and respected scientists in the field of rheology. Dr. Ma and his research team will re...
11/12/2012
UConn Engineering: Outstanding Environment for Grad Studies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yS-KXNOVcM&feature=share&list=PL0FAA01BBAF4B5111
UConn Engineering: Outstanding Environment for Grad Studies In the University of Connecticut School of Engineering, graduate students enjoy an outstanding combination of academic excellence, student resources, a vibra...
11/05/2012
Chemical Engineering Well Represented at Annual AIChE Meeting 2012 | Chemical Engineering The annual AIChE meeting was held in Pittsburgh this year, between Friday October 26th and Friday November 2nd. With Hurricane Sandy bearing down on the eastern seaboard, it was challenging to get everyone out to the conference in advance of the storm, and some faculty and students weren’t able to a...
Undergraduates Attend Materials Science & Technology Conference 2012
http://www.mse.engr.uconn.edu/undergraduates-attend-ms-t12.php
http://www.mse.engr.uconn.edu/undergraduates-attend-ms-t12.php
10/03/2012
09/26/2012
New Bioreactor Experiment Debuts in Chemical Engineering Senior Lab | Chemical Engineering
http://www.cheg.engr.uconn.edu/new-bioreactor-experiment-debuts-in-chemical-engineering-senior-lab.php
New Bioreactor Experiment Debuts in Chemical Engineering Senior Lab | Chemical Engineering Chemical engineering senior Chris Hawxhurst loads media into the new bioreactor in preparation for the day’s experiment.
09/10/2012
CMBE Professor Yong Wang Receives NSF CREATIV Award
http://www.cheg.engr.uconn.edu/cmbe-professor-yong-wang-receives-nsf-creativ-award.php
CMBE Professor Yong Wang Receives NSF CREATIV Award | Chemical Engineering Dr. Yong Wang of CMBE was recently awarded a competitive National Science Foundation CREATIV (Creative Research Awards for Transformative Interdisciplinary Ventures) grant. CREATIV, a pilot grant system part of the INSPIRE (Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education) ...
09/10/2012
Hom Sharma is awarded the 2012 Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results (EPA-STAR) Graduate Fellowship
http://www.cheg.engr.uconn.edu/hom-sharma-is-awarded-the-2012-environmental-protection-agency-science-to-achieve-results-epa-star-graduate-fellowship.php
Hom Sharma is awarded the 2012 Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results (EPA-STAR) Hom Sharma, a Ph.D. candidate from the CMBE department, has received a highly competitive and prestigious Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship from The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This federal government award is limited to the country’s most outstanding graduate students in enviro...
08/29/2012
CHEG Senior Participated in UConn's first U21 Study Abroad Program
http://www.cmbe.engr.uconn.edu/news2012/U21-Emily-Anderson2012.html
CMBE | UConn In the following article, Chemical Engineering Senior Emily Anderson describes her U21 study abroad experience in Guatemala, and how she saw engineering knowledge being used to tackle social and economic problems. Students and alumni are always welcome to share their professional experiences by subm...
08/16/2012
Brown Grease to Biodiesel
http://www.cmbe.engr.uconn.edu/news2012/brown-grease-to-biodiesel2012.html
CMBE | UConn UConn Chemical Engineering Professor Richard Parnas is co-founder and CTO of RPM Sustainable Technologies (RPM ST), a local biofuel and chemical engineering service company whose mission is to supply process technology to the biofuels and chemistry industries. Aided by research conducted at UConn’s ...