Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Newsletter: March 2024
Message From the Chair
Welcome to the March issue of the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Newsletter. Research funding tops this month's news, along with an achievement by one of our honors students. We also introduce you to a new faculty member. I hope you enjoy reading about our faculty and students as we continue to offer research excellence and impactful hands-on experiences!
— Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy, Professor/Chair of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
NSF CAREER Award
Asst. Prof. Ian McCrum has received the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for early-career faculty who serve as academic role models in research and education. The CAREER Award will provide $601K in funding for research to enable the production of fully sustainable and carbon-neutral chemicals.
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Dehalogenating Waste Streams
Prof. Selma Mededovic Thagard has been awarded a $422,000 National Science Foundation grant for her research on the dehalogenation of waste streams using electrical discharge plasma. Dehalogenation of waste streams is at the forefront of the major engineering challenges facing society, with more than 10,000 organohalogens impacting the environment.
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Converting Methane Into Fuels
Asst. Prof. Ian McCrum and his research group have received funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund. The Doctoral New Investigator grant of $110,000 will fund research on designing catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of methane in natural gas into valuable fuels/chemicals.
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Estée Lauder Internship
Chemical engineering major and honors student Nicolena Fazio ‘27 has accepted a summer internship at Estée Lauder, where she will work in research & development, and packaging. Fazio had this opportunity due to an interview with a chemical engineering alum, which was facilitated by our Career Center.
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