Redesigning Hand Sanitizer and Donating 7,000 Gallons to Fight Covid-19
It was so obvious the country was going to have a hand sanitizer crisis, but few wanted to acknowledge it.
Professor Ajit Yoganathan, Cardiovascular Research Pioneer, Retiring in June 2020
For his achievements improving the biomechanics of prosthetic heart valves and the development of heart repair devices, Yoganathan was elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2015.
ChBE Researchers Develop Improved Technique for Contact Lens Cleaning
Researchers in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have demonstrated that a polymer-based cleaning technique is more effective than rubbing and rinsing for removing fine particulate pollutants from soft contact lenses.
Alumni Profile: Graham Thorsteinson’s Energy Consulting Pays Off Big for Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Alumnus Graham Thorsteinson has helped lead the charge in making Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport – the busiest in the world – more energy efficient.
ChBE's Online Celebrations for Graduates on May 1 and May 2
ChBE's Online Celebrations for Graduates on May 1 and May 2
Eight Students Win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
This is the hallmark graduate fellowship award for PhD students in the U.S.
Filtration Engineers Offer Advice on Do-It-Yourself Face Masks
The continuing shortage of face masks and new recommendations on their use by the general public have led many individuals and organizations to make their own masks using available materials.
Alumni Profile: Alexis McKittrick Named Emerging Leader for STEM Achievements and Community Contributions
Alexis McKittrick was honored by the Society of Women Engineers
ChBE Recognizes Student Achievements
Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering recognizes the successes of its undergraduate and graduate students over the past year.
ChBE Announces Winners of "Virtual Pi Mile" 5k Race
Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) organized a “Virtual Pi Mile” event on Saturday March 28 in light of the cancellation of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s official, in-person event due to the Coronavirus outbreak
Professor Saad Bhamla Featured in NY Times Video on Coronavirus Innovations
Cries for help for PPE supplies mobilizing a wide range of innovators, including Georgia Tech researchers
Georgia Tech’s Graduate ChBE Program Rises to 5th in U.S. News Ranking
Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) has moved up two spots to 5th in U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of graduate programs nationwide.
Alumni Profile: Bud Moeller Fearless in Business, Race Car Driving
Robert C. “Bud” Moeller has never let fear stop him from pursuing his dreams, from racing to the top in the consulting world to setting speed records in some of the fastest cars in existence.
Microscopic STAR Particles Offer New Potential Treatment for Skin Diseases
Technology. In a study published on March 9, 2020, in the journal Nature Medicine, Prausnitz and his team of researchers report on research using a skin cream infused with microscopic particles, named STAR particles.
Study: New Microfluidic Device Facilitates Sensory Integration Research
Understanding sensory integration is an important problem in neuroscience, because all animals need to figure out what stimulatory input is relevant and how to respond to changes in the environment for survival.
Faculty Profile: Professor Peter Ludovice Bridges Humor and STEM Education
Peter Ludovice researches the value of humor in STEM while education and travels across the United States performing as a stand-up comedian.
Georgia Tech Creates First Online Graduate Certificate in Data Science for the Chemical Industry
Georgia Tech launches specialized graduate certificate to bridge the data science gap for the chemical industry.
Strategic Plan Draft Available for Review, Application Period Open for Phase Two Working Groups
Georgia Tech has released the draft of its strategic plan document for community feedback and is accepting applications for working groups.
Recent PhD Graduate Claudia Okonkwo Makes News for Development Efforts in Nigeria
As the 2018 Chapter president of an Atlanta based non-profit UIU, Okowkwo and her team raised $18 to build boreholes in Nigeria
Meredith Selected as Executive Director of Renewable Bioproducts Institute
The Renewable Bioproducts Institute develops new products, processes, and technologies for industries that include paper and packaging, biochemicals and fuels, and bio-composites and nanocellulose.”