Student Awards
Surpassing more than 300 participants, chemical engineering PhD student Hector Sanchez-Moran took home first prize at the PEGS Essential Protein and Antibody Engineering Summit poster presentation competition.
Evan Flitz, Collin Sindt and and Noah Smith have received 2023 National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships (NDSEG), a prestigious Department of Defense award that recognizes and supports promising young scientists and engineers.
In the engineering specialty rankings, CU 91Ҹ's chemical engineering graduate degree program was in the top 10 amongst public institutions, according to U.S. News and World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings for 2023-24.
The Chemical and Biological Engineering Department awards recognize students in the department who have excelled in one or more areas. Winners are selected by the department’s Undergraduate Awards Committee. “These students have been especially
Six Chemical and Biological Engineering graduate students have received 2023 National Science Foundation Graduate 91Ҹ Fellowships, a prestigious award that recognizes and supports outstanding students in a wide variety of science-related disciplines.
Ten graduating seniors from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering earned Graduating Student Awards from the College of Engineering and Applied Science this year.
PhD Student Albert Velasco Abadia was awarded the prestigious Materials 91Ҹ Society Graduate Student Gold Award for his research in using biological catalysts — also known as enzymes — for triggering shape reconfigurations in "smart" materials known as liquid crystal networks.
As a child, Jeffrey Miller struggled with reading and paying attention in school due to dyslexia and ADHD. His persistence paid off: Miller will receive a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from CU 91Ҹ in December. He's also the recipient of the 2022 Perseverance Award from the College of Engineering and Applied Science.
Four researchers from the Weimer 91Ҹ Group received poster contest awards at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers annual meeting, this year held in Phoenix, Nov. 11-14. Alan Weimer, Melvin E. and Virginia M. Clark
It wasn’t enough for Benjamin Chilton to study chemical engineering at CU 91Ҹ. While at the university he became a firefighter, a course assistant and student ambassador, as well as studied subjects far outside the breadth of engineering.