Tag: Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building a revolutionary research, teaching facility

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A revolutionary research and teaching facility opening at the University of Colorado Boulder will facilitate work on a wide swath of pressing societal challenges ranging from biomedical issues such as cancer, heart disease and tissue engineering to the development of new biofuels. The new Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building will offer opportunities for researchers and [...]

Dropping names …

Christopher N. Bowman, professor and Patten Endowed Chair in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder, was presented with the Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering during the annual meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) on Oct. 17 in Minneapolis. Awards were presented [...]

Magazine features professor’s water-splitting ‘triple play’

University of Colorado Boulder Professor Al Weimer’s unique method of producing hydrogen fuel using sunlight was highlighted in the July issue of Chemical Engineering Progress. A May report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Energy concluded that Weimer’s approach, which involves mirrors that concentrate the sun’s rays and splits water into its gaseous components (hydrogen [...]