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The official account of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. chbe.illinois.edu
With a new five-year, $15M award, the NSF has renewed its support of the Molecule Maker Lab Institute, which develops AI tools for discovery and synthesis of molecules for uses in medicine, energy, industry and more. chbe.illinois.edu/news/stories...
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A new spin on salad dressing 🥗 Researchers at Illinois have developed an innovative approach to addressing food waste and carbon emissions through the design of a catalyst for converting food waste-derived biocrude to sustainable aviation fuel.
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ChBE professor Hong Yang has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, their highest professional award. RSC Fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences. 🏆
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Led by ChBE professor Huimin Zhao, a team of innovative researchers combined the use of AI and automated biology to improve the performance of two important industrial enzymes. chbe.illinois.edu/news/stories...
02.07.2025 14:05 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Recycling reinvented!♻️A new study by prof. Baron Peters’ research group offers a model that addresses a key obstacle to efficient plastic recycling.
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ChBE professor Paul Kenis has received the 2025 Carl Wagner Memorial Award from the Electrochemical Society, in recognition of excellence in research and teaching. 🔷🔶
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Researchers at ChBE Illinois have found a path to perform efficient, sustainable enantiomer separations, of importance for drug screening and manufacturing, using planar chiral polymers and electrochemistry.
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Congratulations to ChBE undergrad, Anggana Yudono! 🎊Yudono is one of the Gilman scholarship recipients and will have the opportunity to study in Denmark.
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Génesis Ríos-Adorno poses with her award certificate in front of a C2 Chemical Sciences through community sign.
Congratulations to graduate student Génesis Ríos-Adorno in @profharley.bsky.social's lab who received an Outstanding Mentor award during the C2 awards ceremony on April 28. She is a mentor to ChBE undergraduate Stephenie Merchan, who nominated her for the award.
06.05.2025 20:29 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Happy Decision Day and welcome to all of our new Illini! We can't wait for you to experience all that we have to offer. #illinois #chbe
01.05.2025 21:57 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Two students collaborate while writing on a white board wearing safety goggles.
Apply to our Masters of Engineering in Chemical Engineering Leadership program by May 1! The M.Eng is a professional master's degree for early to mid-career engineers who aspire to become industry leaders.
Learn more and apply: chbe.illinois.edu/admissions/m...
Tree with green leaves partially blocking the brick exterior of Rodger Adams Laboratory.
Trees with pink flowers and green leaves partially cover the brick exterior of Noyes Laboratory.
Happy #EarthDay, Illini! It was great to see everyone soaking up the sun on the quad today 😎🤩
22.04.2025 21:14 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Congratulations to Professor Brendan Harley for finishing the Boston Marathon! Read about his journey from being diagnosed with leukemia to researching and raising money to fight cancer.
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A large group of Chemical Engineering seniors pose together in the corner of a room.
On Wednesday, the Illinois chapter of OXE, the Chemical Engineering Honors Society, held their senior mixer for networking, food and fun! We hope everyone had a blast!
18.04.2025 13:22 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We 🧡love💙 grad students! Celebrate Grad Student Appreciation Week with us by sharing some of your favorite memories from your graduate years!
Also, stop by the RAL atrium on Friday 4/11, 12-1 pm for a free slice of pizza!
U.S. News & World Report 2025 announces the Grainger College of Engineering and College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is the #11 ranked Best Graduate program in chemical engineering.
For Grad Student Appreciation Week ChBE Illinois is proud to announce that we are ranked #11 Best Chemical Engineering Graduate Program in the nation by U.S. News & World Report 2025. 🔶🔷
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Society of Women Engineers members pose with their booth "SWEne of the Crime".
American Institute of Chemical Engineering members pose with their booth "Carbon Capture and Sweet Chemistry".
Alpha Chi Sigma members pose with their poster, "The Chemistry of Slime".
The ChBE Graduate Student Advisory Council members pose with their booth "Chemical Engineering: Flames and Flows".
Check out the awesome booths at Engineering Open House! We met with students from GSAC, SWE, AIChE, and Alpha Chi Sigma! They have been working hard all year to create educational activities for the public. Which is your favorite booth?
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ChBE Grad student Kyle Timmer has been chosen as a semi-finalist for the 2025 Graduate Image of Research Exhibition for his image, "If You Build It, They Will Come: Teachings our Cells to Heal Again."
Learn more about his research: blogs.illinois.edu/view/9359/14...
Bobby He leaning against the LyondellBasell Channelview Complex sign in his work wear jump suit.
Bobby He wearing his LyondellBasell jump suit working at his desk while reading a book.
Bobby He is an undergraduate currently completing an engineering co-op with LyondellBasell in Channelview, TX. He works on projects related to instrument installation, process optimization, and process hard analysis.
03.04.2025 19:24 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Postdoc Wangsuk Oh led research in Prof Xiao Su's lab that developed an 80% more energy efficient nanofiltration system for separating volatile fatty acids, organic molecules critical in fine chemical production, from cattle manure fermented in bioreactors
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Professional headshot of Charles Sing.
Congratulations to ChBE professor Charles Sing who has been selected to receive the prestigious 2025 Owens Corning Early Career Award from the Materials Engineering and Sciences Division of AIChE!
27.03.2025 21:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Collage of professional headshots for Damien Guironnet, Simon Rogers and Diwakar Shukla.
Chemical and biomolecular engineering (ChBE) professors Damien S. Guironnet, Simon A. Rogers and Diwakar Shukla have been named James W. Westwater professorial scholars in recognition of their excellence in teaching and research.
20.03.2025 21:33 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Empty grassy quad with Follinger Auditorium in the center.
Campus has been EMPTY without our students! We are looking forwards to welcoming you back for the rest of the semester! 🍃🌱
20.03.2025 20:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Nilmani Singh, Huimin Zhao, and Yuije Yuan stand in a line smiling for the camera in a lab.
Research done under CHBE professor and Institute of Genomic Biology theme leader Huimin Zhao developed FAST NPS, a new method to accelerate the discovery and scale up of bioactive natural products which have been a model for medicine and pesticides.
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Collage of several images. One is a gray and black image captured from a microscope that looks like a ridge coming out of water, another is digitally rendered with pink squares on either end of four blue pillars, one in each corner. Another is a PNAS or Polymer National Academy of Science cover with an image of a 3-d printer making a copy of the Starry Night. Another image is one taken down the neck of a test tube, with orange, black and red cracks along the bottom. Another image is digitally rendered of a mostly blue connection of several nodes, with yellow furry texture growing and spreading between them. Lastly, there is an image of blue tissues layered on top of one another.
Congratulations to all the winners of the SCS Science Image Challenge! Check out the images and learn more about them: chbe.illinois.edu/news/stories...
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A new study led by ChBE professor Ying Diao describes a breakthrough in the field of organic solar cells, bringing the technology one step closer to commercial viability.
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Professor Xiao Su led a study published in JACS Au detailing a method to recover platinum catalysts used in the production of valuable silicone materials by designing molecular attachments and advanced electrochemical separation technologies.
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Professor @profharley.bsky.social is running the Boston Marathon in April to raise money for cancer research, 30 years after the bone marrow transplant that saved his life.
Read he full story: www.wcia.com/news/champai...
Zylle Constantino and a co-worker in their work wear jumpsuits and harnesses to check out different equipment.
Selfie of Zylle Constantino in her Lyndon baseball hard hat and workwear jumpsuit.
Zylle Constantino spent the spring semester of her sophomore year at a co-op with LyondellBasell after applying at a career fair.
Zylle's favorite memories were climbing to the top of a 150ft tall distillation tower and seeing the inside of reactors that are normally sealed.
Professional mater's degree in chemical engineering leadership. Tuesday, March 11. 8-9 CST. Zoom. Illinois.
Register for the Master of Engineering Chemical Engineering Leadership info session on Tuesday, March 11 at 8-9 pm CST! Get answers to your application questions, due May 1.
Register: illinois.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Can't attend but want to learn more? Visit chbe.illinois.edu/m-eng
