Department of

Chemical Engineering

Designing molecular technology for the 21st century with biology and chemistry


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Fall 2009 Department Newsletter

View the Fall 2009 Chemical Engineering Newsletter.pdf

  • Penn State ranked first in the U.S. in number of B.S. Degrees awarded in 2006-2007 (C&E News)
  • Matt Angelini, Steven Cook, Rachel Golombeck, Ralph Crivello, and James Goodwin received the Lee and Mary Eagleton Award for Excellence in Design.
  • David Latulippe (doctoral work with Andrew Zydney) served as co-chair of Graduate Student Research Symposium at Gordon Research Conference on Membranes: Materials and Processes
  • Bob Nedwick received a special faculty Award from ConocoPhillips, including a $50,000 unrestricted gift.
  • Research Spotlight - Molecular Simulation for Alternative Energy.


Fall 2008 Department Newsletter

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  • Major gifts from Bill Joyce (BS, 1957) and Jack McWhirter (PhD, 1962).
  • Scott Milner and Robert Rioux join the chemical engineering facutly.
  • Several students working with The Learning Factory recieve awards at the Spring 2008 Student Design Competition.
  • Research spotlight - Nanoparticle Processing.


Fall 2007 Department Newsletter

View the Fall 2007 Chemical Engineering Newsletter.pdf

  • Craig Pfeifer (B.S., 1988) was selected by the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education as recipient of the 2007 World-Class Engineer Alumni Award.
  • George Khoury was elected Vice President of the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments and Ralph Crivello was elected College of Engineering representative to the UP Undergraduate Association.
  • Optimization and Control of Complex Chemical and Biomedical Processes.


Summer 2006 Department Newsletter

View the Summer 2006 Chemical Engineering Newsletter.pdf

  • Dow Chemical Co. gives $2 million gift to establish the Dow Chemical Co. and Larry Duda Excellence in Chemical Engineering fund.
  • Penn State ranked second in the United States in number of B.S. degrees awarded in 2004 (Chemical and Engineering News)
  • Research of Dr. Cirino and Dr. Costas Maranas.



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