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Former ChE professor Ronald E. West passed away May 23 after a long battle with Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, a rare lymphoma. Ron taught in the department from 1957 until 1995, developing strong friendships and devoting countless hours

As a graduate student in the early 2000s, Tara Lovestead learned the ropes of scholarly research under Professor Chris Bowman. Now a researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology working on analytical chemistry applications, Lovestead is one of only 105 scientists nationwide to earn the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

After 16 years in industry, Professor Al Weimer moved to academia in search of new research opportunities. He's found them at CU Â鶹ӰԺ, where he investigates solar thermal processing and atomic layer deposition, a process he patented to coat individual particles in ultrathin films.

Today his lab is applying this technology to improve everything from biofuel production to vaccine stabilization to 3D printing and more.

Researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at CU Â鶹ӰԺ have won a $1 million grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for research that could enable next-generation detectors for weapons of mass destruction.

Seven PhD students proved their mettle in March by winning an unusual athletic competition that's part of the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival in nearby Nederland. They even defeated the six-time defending champions - a mechanical engineering group from CU Â鶹ӰԺ.

Construction has begun on a new wing of the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotechnology Building, which will provide 10,000+ square feet of additional space for chemical and biological engineering.

Meanwhile, the department's former wing in the Engineering Center is being renovated, and several researchers are moving into the new Sustainability, Energy and Environment Complex

After four years as department chair, Professor Dan Schwartz will hand off the reins in July to Professor Charles Musgrave. Read Schwartz's reflections on the department's achievements during his four years.

Congratulations to our 2016 Department Awards Ceremony honorees!

Amy Kramer (ChemEngr '06) was named among the American Bar Association's "Top 40 Young Lawyers" for 2016.Kramer earned a BS in chemical engineering and a JD from CU Â鶹ӰԺ and works for Greenberg Traurig in Denver, specializing in intellectual

Students held a midnight vigil to pay tribute to "the Borg," the Borgmann Computing Lab that has long been the home-away-from-home of many ChBE seniors and juniors. While the Borg is being removed as part of the Engineering Center renovation,