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Skyler Hornback Named Astronaut Scholar
Chemical engineering senior Skyler Hornback is one of 2020’s 56 recipients to be awarded a scholarship of up to $15,000 from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation (ASF).
UK Researchers Awarded NSF Grant to Engineer Better Mental Health Solutions
Chemical engineering lecturer Sarah Wilson became interested in research on engineering student mental health while attending an engineering education conference.
Dibakar Bhattacharyya Featured in NIEHS Article
The article celebrates Bhattacharyya's 50+ year career, particularly his research into developing new membranes able to capture and destroy contaminants.
Alumna Alex Castle Elected President of Tennessee Distillers Guild
Castle was the first female head distiller in Tennessee, overseeing all facets of production at Old Dominick Distillery.
CAER, ORNL Research Partnership to Turn Coal Into High-value Carbon Fiber
The collaboration will allow two of the world’s leading carbon fiber research and development organizations to maximize their respective expertise in the field.
Matthew Morse Receives Tau Beta Pi Scholarship
Morse researched polymeric drug delivery complexes under Professor Thomas Dziubla through undergraduate research and UK’s REU program.
Welcome Back Message from Chair Tom Dziubla
Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Chair Tom Dziubla apprises incoming and returning students about changes within the department.
Dibakar Bhattacharyya to Receive 2020 AIChE Separations Division Founders Award
Bhattacharyya recently received a Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grant from the NSF to develop a mask that will deactivate COVID-19 on contact.
Escobar, Alumnus Wooldridge, Team Up to Confront COVID-19 With Antiviral Membrane, 3D-printed Face Masks
The masks are designed to inactivate the coronavirus.
Jeffrey Seay Receives UK Global Impact Award
This award recognizes Seay for his applied research work around the deployment of various sustainable energy technologies to empower communities in developing economies.