Author: John Burnett-Larkins

Four CBE faculty members honored in university award ceremony

• John Burnett-Larkins

Four faculty members from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering received honors in Iowa State University’s 2015 Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony, which was hosted by President Steven Leath in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. Dr. Brent Shanks, Mike and Jean Steffenson Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, was recognized for being … Continue reading Four CBE faculty members honored in university award ceremony

Five CBE faculty members honored at College of Engineering Convocation

• John Burnett-Larkins

Chemical and biological engineering faculty members were among those honored at the College of Engineering 2015 Convocation. Among those recognized for new named faculty positions: • Dr. Wenzhen Li, Richard Seagrave professorship.• Dr. Kaitlin Bratlie, Michael and Denise Mack Fellow Those recognized for patent awards were:• Dr. Robert Brown, CBE professor, for selective temperature quench … Continue reading Five CBE faculty members honored at College of Engineering Convocation

• John Burnett-Larkins

Jill Schoborg, a chemical and biological engineering senior at Iowa State, has been included in the September, 2015 issue of Chemical Engineering Progress magazine, an official publication of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), after a summer internship experience with the organization in Washington, D.C.

• John Burnett-Larkins

Some of the people heading in and out of labs in Sweeney Hall and the BioRenewables Complex during the summer months aren’t typical students – but then, the programs that brought them here aren’t typical either. Once again this summer the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering joined other university departments in the Research Experiences … Continue reading

New charging stations in Sweeney will keep devices, and students, functioning

• John Burnett-Larkins

Students in Chemical and Biological Engineering’s home of Sweeney Hall will have a new convenience ready and waiting for them when classes resume in August: electronic device charging stations in two parts of the building. The Mike & Jean Steffenson Student Services Center has received one of the Charge-Tec “Cyclone Power” stations purchased by the … Continue reading New charging stations in Sweeney will keep devices, and students, functioning

Chemical Engineering alums Determan, Raman are PPEA recipients

• John Burnett-Larkins

Iowa State University Chemical Engineering graduates Dr. Michael Determan (BS ChE/Econ’01, PhD ChE’06) and Dr. Venkat Raman (PhD ChE’03) have been named recipients of the university’s Professional Progress in Engineering Award (PPEA). They were honored in a Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering reception and at the annual Iowa State University Marston Club Dinner. Determan, … Continue reading Chemical Engineering alums Determan, Raman are PPEA recipients

Chuck Glatz bids farewell to CBE after 40-year stay

• John Burnett-Larkins

Dr. Charles E. (Chuck) Glatz, University Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, has announced his retirement after 40 years of research, education and leadership at Iowa State University. Originally from Rochester, NY, Glatz came to Iowa State in 1975, shortly after earning his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He was appointed … Continue reading Chuck Glatz bids farewell to CBE after 40-year stay

ISU CBE students rank high in regional conference competition

• John Burnett-Larkins

Students from Iowa State’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering achieved strong results in two competitions held as part of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Mid-America Student Regional Conference. Held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Iowa State’s delegation took part in the Chem-E-Car and Student Poster competitions, vying for honors with … Continue reading ISU CBE students rank high in regional conference competition

All news