ChBE News
CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises Speaks at Commencement
(May 21, 2009) — The CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, John F. Mr. Brock III, BSChE 70, MSChE 71, addressed the undergraduate ceremony on May 2, 2009.
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ChBE Graduate Student Named Fulbright Scholar
(May 20, 2009) — The J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has awarded six fellowships to Georgia Tech students - the largest number in the Institute's history.
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New Center Supports Growth of the Medical Device Industry
(May 19, 2009) — Four of Georgia’s leading research and health care organizations have joined together to create a new innovation center that will accelerate the development and commercialization of next-generation medical devices and medical technology.
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Graphene Yields Secrets to its Extraordinary Properties
(May 16, 2009) — Applying innovative measurement techniques, researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have directly measured the unusual energy spectrum of graphene, a technologically promising, two-dimensional form of carbon.
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Flu Vaccine Given in Microneedle Patches Proves Effective in Mice
(April 28, 2009) — Flu vaccine delivered through skin patches containing microneedles has proven just as effective at preventing influenza in mice as intramuscular, hypodermic flu immunization.
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Georgia Tech Faculty Elected as New AIMBE Members
(April 3, 2009) — Georgia Tech Faculty Elected as New AIMBE Members
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Hang Lu Selected to Receive 2009 Sloan Research Fellowship
(February 17, 2009) — ChBE Assistant Professor Hang Lu has been selected to receive a 2009 Sloan Research Fellowship. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation announced their selection this morning, and noted that recipients are conducting research at the frontiers of physics, chemistry, computational and evolutionary molecular biology, computer science, economics, mathematics, and neuroscience.
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Georgia Cancer Coalition Selects Georgia Tech Scientist
(January 30, 2009) — The Georgia Cancer Coalition has announced the recipients of the 2009 Cancer Research Awards, made possible by Georgians who contribute to the Georgia Cancer Research Fund on their state income tax returns. Michelle Dawson, Ph.D., assistant professor at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is one of the eight recipients. She will receive $50,000 for her research into the development of specialized cells designed as gene delivery vehicles to target and treat breast cancer.
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Dr. Chris Jones Receives Dreyfus Foundation Award
(December 9, 2008) — Professor Chris Jones was selected as one of eight recipients of a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation fellowship in the Postdoctoral Program in Environmental Chemistry for 2009.
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ChBE Professor Mark Prausnitz Elected to the AIMBE College of Fellows
(November 6, 2008) — Mark Prausnitz, Professor & the Emerson Lewis Faculty Fellow in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, was elected as one of the newest members of the College of Fellows by The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). The newly elected Fellows were nominated and approved by current Fellows of the College, consisting of more than 900 engineers and scientists.
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ChBE Asst. Professor Sankar Nair Receives NSF CAREER Award
(November 6, 2008) — ChBE Assistant Professor Sankar Nair has been selected to receive an NSF CAREER Award for his work entitled "Engineered Nanoscopic Objects via Controlled Creation and Rearrangement of Amorphous Nanoparticles."
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Thanos Nenes Selected to Receive AMS Award
(October 9, 2008) — Thanos Nenes has been selected to receive the Henry G. Houghton Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS).
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GT Team Receives Grant to Create Nanotechnology Certificate Program
(October 9, 2008) — A team of Georgia Tech faculty and academic professionals has received a 2-year grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a Nanotechnology Certificate Program for undergraduate students at Tech.
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AIChE Centennial Student Video Contest
(August 25, 2008) — In celebration of the American Institute of Chemical Engineer’s (AIChE’s) Centennial, the Information Technology Group within its Computing and Systems Technology Division is sponsoring a student video contest seeking innovative perspectives on the future of chemical engineering.
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Focus on Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Research
(July 16, 2008) — Three Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering professors highlight recent research accomplishments in catalysis, reaction kinetics, and reaction engineering.
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Excellence Awards Banquet Honors Outstanding ChBE Female Students
(July 16, 2008) — As a testimony to the excellence of CoE’s female undergraduate students, more than 500 women, representing nearly a third of its female students, qualified for recognition at the event this spring. Ninety-nine of the students are majoring in ChBE.
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Professor Andreas Bommarius Elected to Presitgious College of Fellows
(July 16, 2008) — Dr. Andreas Bommarius was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He was selected for this honor because of his exceptional contributions to medical and biological engineering.
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Professor Sue Ann Bidstrup Allen Receives Two Awards
(July 16, 2008) — Dr. Sue Ann Bidstrup Allen recently received two awards. She was selected by the Council for Chemical Research to receive the 2007-08 Diversity Award. The award is given to an individual whose leadership has had a positive impact on advancement of minorities, women, and underrepresented groups within chemistry-based sciences and engineering through recruitment, retention, mentoring and increased access to research careers. Dr. Bidstrup Allen also received the 2008 Sharon Keillor Award. The award is given by the American Society of Engineering Education to recognize and honor outstanding women engineering educators.
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Message from the Chair of the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Eng.
(July 16, 2008) — Dr. Rousseau, Chair of the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, presents a summer 2008 message to ChBE's students, alums, corporate partners, and friends.
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C. Judson King Becomes First Speaker to Deliver Two ChBE Named Lecture
(July 16, 2008) — C. Judson King, a 45-year veteran of the University of California system, became the first individual to deliver both of ChBE’s named lectures. In 1989, he was the fifth Ashton Cary Lecturer and last fall, he gave the tenth ConocoPhillips/C.J. “Pete” Silas Lecture in Ethics and Leadership.
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Cracking a Hard Problem: Recovering Calcium Carbonate from Eggs
(July 16, 2008) — Dr. Jeffery Hsieh and his team of researchers have successfully developed a novel separation technology and built a pilot-scale separation facility to recover calcium carbonate from eggshells for commercial use. Funded by Georgia’s Traditional Industries Program for Food Processing, the project focused on developing a process that extracts value-added byproducts from eggshell waste. More than 37 million pounds of eggshells find their way to landfills each year in Georgia.
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Researchers Address Practical Solutions to Water and Gas Crises
(July 16, 2008) — Dr. William Koros recently gave an interview to Atlanta television station WXIA reporter Marc Pickard. What was the topic? Precisely what is on every Georgian’s mind right now: the continuing drought and what to do about the state’s water resources. Dr. Koros’ research involves the complicated science of membrane-based gas separation and selected liquid separation topics. As an expert on using high-tech membranes to filter impurities from water, Dr. Koros commented on the feasibility of Georgia employing desalination of ocean water to help solve its water-shortage crisis.
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External Advisory Board Profile - Carlos Barroso, ChE ‘80
(July 16, 2008) — Carlos Barroso, ChE '80, reflects on his Georgia Tech education and what the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and the Institute have meant to him over the years.
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ChBE Welcomes Melisa Baldwin as Its New Director of Development
(July 16, 2008) — Melisa Baldwin joined the School as the director of development in early May, bringing with her more than ten years of major gift and corporate development experience in a collegiate environment. Melisa previously served as a regional director for Georgia Tech covering Florida and the Caribbean.
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ChBE Welcomes Assistant Professor Lakeshia Taite
(July 16, 2008) — The School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering welcomes Dr. Taite and looks forward to the contributions she will make to GT and the chemical and biomolecular engineering discipline.
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Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Alumni Profile
(July 15, 2008) — As a world-renowned expert in his field, Dr. John Lee has been appointed to two individual supply- and energy-related assessment committees. Last fall, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Division of Corporate Finance appointed him as an academic engineering fellow. He is currently serving a one-year term that will end in August and has been working on various issues related to the disclosure of oil and gas reserves.
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ChBE Graduate Student Receives P.E.O. Scholar Award
(May 6, 2008) — ChBE graduate student Anne Ruffing received an award from P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) International recognizing her outstanding academic and research achievements, as well as her extensive outreach activities. Anne is completing her fourth year in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering's Ph.D. program under the direction of Dr. Rachel Chen. Anne is the only student in the state of Georgia to receive the P.E.O. Scholar Award this year.
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Professor William J. Koros Wins Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation
(February 8, 2008) — Professor William J. Koros, the Roberto C. Goizueta Chair and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Membranes, in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has won the 2008 Alan S. Michaels Award for Innovation in Membrane Science and Technology.
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Chris Jones Receives Instrumentation Grant
(November 16, 2007) — After careful consideration by a special Grant Selection Committee appointed by the president of the company, Micromeritics’ grant award winner for the second quarter of 2007 has been selected. An AutoChem II 2920 Catalyst Characterization System has been awarded to the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Gold Rush Rivalry
(October 17, 2007) — Georgia Tech Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Professor John Muzzy and a professor from UGA discuss advances in biofuel research.
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Colleges Expand Overseas Studies
(August 10, 2006) — More students at Georgia's public colleges and universities are studying abroad than ever before, and officials at the university system say they're picking up more than a love of fine wine and funny accents.
Richard Sutton, the senior adviser for academic affairs and director of international programs, told the state Board of Regents on Wednesday that students who go overseas perform better academically after they get back and have higher graduation rates.
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William Koros Heads Search for New Provost
(July 14, 2006) — A search committee has been formed to find a person to replace Jean-Lou Chameau as provost and vice-president of Academic Affairs.
The goal is to have a new person in place before Chameau leaves for CalTech this September.
"You never want to have a gap," said Bill Koros, a professor in the school of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Roberto C. Goizueta chair that is heading the search committee.
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Pradeep Agrawal named Associate Chair
(July 6, 2006) — Professor Pradeep Agrawal has been appointed to the position of associate chair, with responsibilities that include the undergraduate program in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. The appointment will be effective September 1, 2006. Professor Agrawal will assume the position held by Professor F. Joseph Schork, who is leaving Georgia Tech to serve as the Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Maryland.
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ChBE’s Mark White Embarks on New Career
(May 15, 2006) — Last fall the School bid farewell and best wishes to a dear friend and colleague. Professor Mark White, whose smiling face and invigorating teaching style made him a favorite among students, officially retired from Tech after 28 years of teaching.
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External Advisory Board Profile—Gerri Dickerson
(May 14, 2006) — Gerri Dickerson’s enthusiasm for science and education is unequivocal. The St. Louis native’s passion was inspired at an early age with the gift of a chemistry set. From there her path was directed towards the success she has achieved today.
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Preparing H.S. Students for a Future in Research
(May 14, 2006) — Jessica Bartling, Ph.D. ‘01, has taken her research and engineering training in a unique direction. As a chemistry teacher at Atlanta-area independent school Woodward Academy, she has developed an innovative program that provides high school students with the opportunity to participate in college-level research.
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Painting Celebrates Tech’s Past, Inspires Future
(May 1, 2006) — Peggy Simmons creates special artwork for the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
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John Brock Named Head of Coca-Cola Enterprises
(April 25, 2006) — John Brock, ‘70, M.S. ‘71, has been named CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world’s largest bottler of Coke products, to lead the company into a new era focused on “topline growth.”
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ChBE Grad Student wins PIMA Award
(March 14, 2006) — Chris Young has been selected to receive the 2006 PIMA Student of the Year award. PIMA is the Paper Industry Management Association. The award will be presented in Orlando on May 23.
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Assistant Professor Breedveld receives CAREER award
(February 21, 2006) — Assistant Professor Victor Breedveld has been named a recipient of a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that supports junior faculty within the context of their overall career development.
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NACEWeb survey reports ChE majors are highest paid
(February 21, 2006) — The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) reports that Chemical Engineering tops the list of highest-paid majors.
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ChBE Spotlight on Jacqueline Mohalley Snedeker
(February 17, 2006) — Learn more about ChBE's Writing Program Director Jacqueline Mohalley Snedeker. Jacqueline also serves as a co-instructor in the Unit Operations laboratory course with Dr. Jeff Empie, and co-teaches a ChBE elective course, Effective Communication for Professional Engineering, with Dr. Mark Prausnitz.
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Final Rendering of “M” Building Unveiled
(February 14, 2006) — This rendering shows the final design of the Molecular Science and Engineering Building and the landscaping of the quadrangle. The completed project will bring additional research space and collaboration opportunities and will also provide attractive green space for the campus community.
The "M" Building is expected to open in Fall 2006.
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Dame Julia Higgins Delivers Ashton Cary Lecture
(January 18, 2006) — ChBE proudly welcomed Professor and Dame Julia S. Higgins as the 21st Annual Ashton Cary Lecturer when she presented The Responsibility of Being a Scientist on January 18.
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Machine Shop Contributes to Outstanding Research
(November 30, 2005) — Imagine wanting to set up an experiment that required a part that is unavailable. Not only is it unavailable, it has never before been made. Fortunately, that situation is one that Tech’s ChBE students and other researchers never have to experience because the School has its own Machine Shop. In the Shop, Foreman Jeffrey Andrews and Research Machinist Bradley Parker design and craft tools and parts to fit virtually any customized exper-
iment out of almost any raw material.
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Students Recognized at AIChE Annual Meeting
Cincinnati, OH (November 4, 2005) — Congratulations to the following students for the awards presented to them at the AIChE Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, OH, October 30 - November 4, 2005.
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New Patch Could Eliminate Needles
CHICAGO (CBS 2) (June 9, 2005) — ChBE professor Mark Prausnitz and his research team have developed a new, less painful method for administering vaccines.
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