Category Archives: CBE Update
Alum Spotlight: Oscar Lee Martin Jr.
Oscar Martin Jr. joined DuPont after completing his master’s degree at UT, studying under Professor Robert (Pete) Counce.
Ragauskas Helps Lead Biofuel-Related Breakthrough, Gains Honors
Arthur Ragauskas, UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Biorefining, and his team lead a breakthrough study in biofuels that has been celebrated by his peers.
Staff Spotlight: Alyssa Briggs
Former Missippian Alyssa Briggs has joined the department as the go-to-person for details like payroll and travel reimbursement.
Caleb Walker Earns Presentation Award
Caleb Walker earned the AIChE Division 15 (Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Division) oral presentation award at the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nature’s Lessons on Harvesting Solar Energy
Hanieh Niroomand and Tyler H. Bennett, two graduated CBE PhD students, recently published their research focusing on photosynthetic protein Photosystem I.
Shining a Light on Hard Work
Thanks to the generosity of Jim and Sändra McKinley, CBE was able to recognize three outstanding PhD candidates at the department’s 2019 awards banquet.
A Message From the Department Head 2019
CBE maintained another year of positive momentum during academic year 2018-2019.
2019 Torchbearer: Chase Toth
Chase Toth was one of only seven seniors across the university to be named a 2019 Torchbearer.
UT Grad, CBE Research Professor License Technology
UT graduate Alex Lewis and Research Professor Abhijeet Borole founded Electro-Active Technologies and licensed a way of turning food waste into fuel.
Building Bridges to the Future of Modeling
Manolis Doxastakis’ research in multiscale computational modeling is building bridges between what exists and what’s possible.