Category Archives: CBE Update
Smooth Seas
Gila Stein and Michael Kilby seek to develop techniques or treatments that prevent marine fouling without causing damage to nearby marine life.
Material Support
UT–ORNL Governor’s Chair Rigoberto Advincula works with a team that spans several universities to develop new materials and manufacturing methods.
Shippy’s Relationship with UTRF Inventors Spans Three Decades
UTRF profiled CBE doctoral student Lee Shippy and his relationship with his longtime mentors, Professor Pete Counce and Adjunct Professor Jack Watson.
Ha Selected for Advanced Undergraduate Research Activity Program
Senior Khanh Ha was selected for the Advanced Undergraduate Research Activity (AURA) program, which promotes research for undergraduate students at UT.
Ragauskas Honored by Royal Society of Chemistry with Environment Prize
The Royal Society of Chemistry awarded UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair Art Ragauskas its 2022 Environment Prize for his role in the development and refinement of plant-based fuels.
Tasimba Jonga Graduates as Torchbearer
Tasimba Jonga earned the Torchbearer award, the university’s highest student honor, for his senior year at UT.
Trinh’s DOE-Supported Research Could Bring Big Changes to Biofuels
Ferguson Faculty Fellow Cong Trinh was awarded $1.1 million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Office of Science for research aimed at producing the next generation of biofuels.
New and Unknown
Alumnus David McKinney (BS ’84), current president of ISOFlex Packaging and founder of Coldpack, was inducted into the department’s Hall of Fame.
A Universe of Knowledge
After alumnus Erick Ribeiro (PhD ’20) built an innovative energy storage device printed on a 3D printer, NASA began scaling them to use on a Mars rover.
Computational Solutions
Joint Associate Professor Belinda Akpa is combining her love of mathematics and chemical engineering to improve medicines and medical treatments.