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Aug 26
2019
Professor Arnab Mukherjee Receives NIH R35 Maximizing Investigator's Research Award
The National Institute of General Medical Scienes awarded Department of Chemical Engineering Professor Arnab Mukherjee with the Maximizing Investigator's Research Award (MIRA) (R35).  This program’s goal is to provide exceptionally stable funding for “the  nation's highly talented and promising investigators," by providing investigators with greater stability and... read more »
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Aug 26
2019
Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowship 2019-2022 Assists ChE Grad Student Tanvi Sheth with Pursuit of Research Goals
Department of Chemical Engineering graduate student, Tanvi Sheth, Helgeson Lab, has been awarded a Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowship from the Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials for the period 2019-22. “The fellowship competition this year was impressive and the applicants highly accomplished,” said Scott Shell, Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Affairs. “... read more »
Aug 20
2019
CSP Technologies Teacher-Scholar Fellowships Provides Co-Teaching Opportunities for ChE Grad Students, Koty McAllister and Chad Wangsanuwat
Department of Chemical Engineering graduate students, Koty McAllister, Rawlings Lab, and Chad Wangsanuwat, Dey Lab, have been awarded a CSP Technologies Teacher-Scholar Fellowship for 2019-20. “As a part of the award, Koty and Chad will each co-teach an undergraduate course with a faculty mentor this year (to be determined),” said Scott Shell, Professor and Vice Chair of... read more »
Aug 12
2019
Graduate Student Tanvi Sheth Awarded Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowship for 2019-2022
Department of Chemical Engineering graduate student, Tanvi Sheth, Helgeson Lab, has been awarded a Mitsubishi Chemical Fellowship from the Mitsubishi Chemical Center for Advanced Materials for the period 2019-22. “The fellowship competition this year was impressive and the applicants highly accomplished,” said Scott Shell, Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Affairs. “... read more »
Aug 12
2019
Koty McAllister and Chad Wangsanuwat Awarded CSP Technologies Teacher-Scholar Fellowships for 2019-20
Department of Chemical Engineering graduate students, Koty McAllister, Rawlings Lab, and Chad Wangsanuwat, Dey Lab, have been awarded a CSP Technologies Teacher-Scholar Fellowship for 2019-20. “As a part of the award, Koty and Chad will each co-teach an undergraduate course with a faculty mentor this year (to be determined),” said Scott Shell, Professor and Vice Chair of... read more »
Jul 23
2019
ChE's Summer 2019 E-Newsletter is Out!
Check out our Summer 2019 e-newsletter! The faculty and students of the Department of Chemical Engineering at UC Santa Barbara have continued to make great strides throughout the year. Recognizing Department Chair Professor Rachel Segalman, as well as faculty members, Professors Michael Doherty, Scott Shell, and Michael Gordon with Endowed Chairs. Plus, student features... read more »
Jul 22
2019
Harun Ozbakir Awarded the Daryl and Marguerite Errett Discovery Award in Biomedical Research for 2019-20
Department of Chemical Engineering Postdoctoral Researcher Harun F. Ozbakir, of the Mukherjee Lab, was selected to receive the Daryl and Marguerite Errett Discovery Award in Biomedical Research for 2019-20.  The award honors Daryl and Marguerite Errett, by providing support to one outstanding post doc or research professional annually, to enable cutting-edge research in... read more »
Apr 23
2019
Scott Shell and Michael Gordon Appointed Myers and Rinker Professors of Chemical Engineering
UC Santa Barbara honored two Department of Chemical Engineering professors during inaugural lectures and a ceremony for their appointments to the Founder's Chair in Chemical Engineering in Honor of Dr. John E. Myers conferred upon Professor Scott Shell, and Founder's Chair in Chemical Engineering in Honor of Dr. Robert G. Rinker conferred upon Professor Michael Gordon, on... read more »
Apr 22
2019
ChE Graduate Student George Degen Hits a Grand Slam!
Department of Chemical Engineering Graduate student George Degen, Israelachvili and Shea Labs, was the Grand Prize winner of the 7th Annual UC Santa Barbara Grand Slam Finals Competition, held April 19th at the Corwin Pavilion.  A large group of UCSB staff, faculty, students, and community members attended the award-winning campus-wide competition for the best three-... read more »
Apr 17
2019
Professor Rachel A. Segalman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Professor Rachel A. Segalman, Edward Noble Kramer Professor and Chemical Engineering Department Chair at UC Santa Barbara, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.   The new class will be inducted at a ceremony at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, October 12, 2019. The Induction weekend will begin with an event on Friday, October 11, 2019,... read more »
Apr 17
2019
Professor Michael Doherty Appointed Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Endowed Chair in Systems Engineering
Professor Michael Doherty was honored during a lecture and celebration for his appointment to the Duncan and Suzanne Mellichamp Endowed Chair in Systems Engineering, on April 17, 2019, at Loma Pelona on the UC Santa Barbara campus.  The afternoon began with a program and presentation by Professor Doherty, “The Rest of the Universe is Running on Hydrogen. Why Aren’t You... read more »
Apr 16
2019
ChE Students Kimberlee Keithley, Daniel Chu, Dorian Bruch, and Graduate Francis Cunningham Honored with Prestigious Graduate Fellowships
Congratulations to first year graduate student Kimberlee Keithley, Fredrickson Lab, ChE major Daniel Chu, and UCSB ChE graduate Francis Cunningham, BS 2017, and currently a 1st year PhD student at Berkeley, who were awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships this year. Additionally, ChE major Dorian Bruch was awarded a National Defense Science and Engineering (NDSEG)... read more »

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