124 Faculty Publications 10767 Faculty Citations $9.43M in Research Expenditures $409,901 in Average Faculty Research Expenditure 150 Total degrees conferred 128 Bachelor’s conferred 10 Master’s conferred 12 Doctorates conferred Fall 2020 Undergraduate Students: 585 $546,234 in undergraduate scholarships for 143 students Fall 2020 Graduate Students: 72 $236,093 in graduate fellowships for 13 students Fall 2020 … Continue reading CBE By The Numbers 2019-2020
Author: John Burnett-Larkins
Message from the Department Chair
Dear Alumni and Friends, Warm greetings to all from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University. We hope that you enjoy this 2020 installment of ActiveSite, our annual departmental newsletter. What a year it has been. Last fall, we were enjoying a typical autumn in Iowa. We had a bustling campus … Continue reading Message from the Department Chair
Win-win! CBE hosts first-ever virtual AIChE regional conference, takes first in Chem-E-Car competition
ISU Chem-E-Car team qualifies for national competition for fifth straight year It was a double victory for Iowa State’s American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student chapter in the AIChE MidAmerican Regional Student Conference. The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) AIChE student members rose to the opportunity to host the first-ever regional event … Continue reading Win-win! CBE hosts first-ever virtual AIChE regional conference, takes first in Chem-E-Car competition
“Transformative” funding for Reuel medical protein therapeutics research
A prestigious funding mechanism from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering’s (CBE) Nigel Reuel to combine his group’s expertise in sensors and protein prototyping to create an automated tool for the discovery and design of new protein therapeutics for a wide range of diseases. This unique … Continue reading “Transformative” funding for Reuel medical protein therapeutics research
Griswold gift adds new equipment, new opportunities for CBE freshmen
It’s all about the opportunity for “hands on” experiences for chemical engineering students, especially freshmen. And new lab equipment that has been added to Iowa State’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) in Sweeney Hall is going to provide a perfect scenario for that. It was made possible by a gift from department alumnus … Continue reading Griswold gift adds new equipment, new opportunities for CBE freshmen
Smart imaging for cancer immunotherapies: new CBE professor Bardhan published in two journals
Iowa State University’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (CBE) welcomes its newest faculty member, Rizia Bardhan. Bardhan has a passion for using nanotechnology to fight diseases using new nanomaterials and imaging-guided techniques. Coinciding with her hire at Iowa State is news that research from her group has been recently published in two scientific journals. … Continue reading Smart imaging for cancer immunotherapies: new CBE professor Bardhan published in two journals
Grant will assist Roling with computer-enhanced petroleum research
Luke Roling’s chemical engineering research laboratory does not feature the clink of glass beakers, but rather the hum of computer banks, and with them, the promise of improving the performance of chemical engineering processes. “Atomic-scale computer simulations are helping us understand how deactivation occurs in the chemical industry — and are bringing us one step … Continue reading Grant will assist Roling with computer-enhanced petroleum research
CBE grads honored for College of Engineering Awards
The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has honored three of its alumni receiving awards on homecoming weekend. Michael Anctil (B.S. ’08), Brian Anderson (Ph.D. ’02) and Maria Westfall (B.S. ’77) were recognized in a CBE reception prior to the university awards ceremony October 25. Anctil (technical operations lead, Merck), is a recipient of the … Continue reading CBE grads honored for College of Engineering Awards
Board room to brush strokes: alum Barney Baxter discovers a new love in retirement
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering alumnus Reginald R. “Barney” Baxter made a career running businesses of his own and helping to manage others. Now, in retirement, he’s embracing the endeavor of creating portrait paintings. It’s a hobby he picked up in retirement. And it’s proof that it’s never too late to start a new … Continue reading Board room to brush strokes: alum Barney Baxter discovers a new love in retirement
Ken Jolls is a: 1. Musician 2. Chemical engineer 3. Advocate of cognitive art (hint: it’s all of the above)
It’s fair to say Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering emeritus professor Ken Jolls has led a double life. It might be more graceful to call him a “renaissance man.” But in a world where science and the arts are strange bedfellows, Jolls has proven that you can successfully embrace both. After falling in love … Continue reading Ken Jolls is a: 1. Musician 2. Chemical engineer 3. Advocate of cognitive art (hint: it’s all of the above)
ISU again bound for nationals in AIChE Chem-E-Car student competition
For the fourth consecutive year, an Iowa State University team will be taking part in the national Chem-E-Car competition with the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. CBE entered two teams in the regional Chem-E-Car competition at the AIChE Mid-America Student Regional Conference at Missouri University of Science and Technology, which features student-designed miniature vehicles that … Continue reading ISU again bound for nationals in AIChE Chem-E-Car student competition
Expanded education and horizons – with new financial aid – for Oviedo, Spain lab students
It’s a demanding program. But one many participants describe as the high point of their chemical and biological engineering experience at Iowa State – the Oviedo, Spain Summer Lab Program. Eight students who recently returned from the 2019 Iberian adventure can now add themselves to the long list of students who have benefited from the … Continue reading Expanded education and horizons – with new financial aid – for Oviedo, Spain lab students
From Sweeney Hall classrooms to the corner office: Alumna Lori Ryerkerk is new CEO of Celanese
“A great experience before getting out into the workplace!” Those words about Iowa State’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering curriculum are from alumna Lori J. Ryerkerk (B.S., 1983). Her new workplace is the CEO’s office of Celanese Corporation in Dallas, Texas. Celanese is a Fortune 500 global leader in specialty materials and chemical products … Continue reading From Sweeney Hall classrooms to the corner office: Alumna Lori Ryerkerk is new CEO of Celanese
Chemical and Biological Engineering News
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- Mya O’Connell: Outstanding senior in chemical engineering December 12, 2023