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Department of Chemical EngineeringLatest News: 
CIRM awards $20 million for stem cell research facilitiesThe California Institute for Regenerative Medicine awarded $20.18 million to the University of California, Berkeley, to build centralized stem cell laboratories on campus in a new biomedical research building now under construction. (Article courtesy of UC Berkeley News) 
College wins major grants from EBI, SPSP to tackle energy and sustainability issuesThe College of Chemistry will begin new projects to find sustainable solutions for energy and environmental problems with grants from the Energy Biosciences Institute and the Sustainable Products and Solutions Program. 
Berkeley Lab Names Paul Alivisatos as Deputy DirectorPaul Alivisatos, an award-winning chemist and international authority on the fabrication of nanocrystals and their use in solar energy applications, has been named the new Deputy Director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). His appointment is effective April 7, 2008. Berkeley Lab is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed by the University of California (UC), that conducts unclassified scientific research. (Article and photo courtesy of Berkeley Lab Research News) 
Newman wins the Vittorio de Nora AwardProfessor of Chemical Engineering John Newman has won the 2008 Vittorio de Nora Award in Electrochemical Engineering and Technology from the Electrochemical Society. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to engineering and technology directed toward the utilization of electrochemical phenomena and processes. The award is granted biennially, and it is be presented at the spring meeting of the society in even-numbered years. This spring’s meeting will be May 18-22 in Phoenix, AZ. 
Fréchet to deliver year’s first Faculty Research LectureThe 95th annual Faculty Research Lectures will be delivered this year by Jean M. J. Fréchet, the Henry Rapoport Professor of Organic Chemistry and a faculty member in chemistry and chemical engineering, and Daniel Boyarin, the Hermann P. and Sophia Taubman Professor of Talmudic Culture in the departments of Near Eastern Studies and Rhetoric. Professor Fréchet will speak on Monday, March 17, from 5 to 6 p.m. at International House. His topic will be “The Chemistry Behind Polymers: From Technology to Medicine.” 
Smit’s computational innovations help find new zeolite catalystsMany of the substances that we take for granted everyday, from gasoline to plastics, have passed through the microscopic pores of zeolite catalysts during their production. But until recently, researchers could only speculate about what happens inside these catalysts and guess at how to use these catalysts effectively. But now, thanks to their pioneering computational techniques, two chemical engineers are finding new uses for zeolites to improve efficiency and reduce waste in the refining and petrochemical industry. 
Iglesia elected to National Academy of EngineeringChancellor’s Professor of Chemical Engineering Enrique Iglesia has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). 
Clark develops biochip to detect toxicity without animal testingWith the cosmetics industry facing a European ban on animal testing in 2009, a newly developed biochip could provide the rapid analysis needed to insure that the chemicals in cosmetics are nontoxic to humans. 
Segalman wins MDV Innovators AwardRachel A. Segalman, the Charles Wilke Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been awarded the newly launched MDV Innovators Award from Mohr Davidow Ventures, a leading Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. 
Paul Plouffe, long-time ChemE lecturer, has diedPaul Plouffe, a long-time lecturer for chemical engineering’s undergraduate writing program, has died. He was 68. Plouffe, who had undergone heart bypass surgery several years ago, was in Los Angeles visiting former classmates from the University of Southern California’s film school. He died in his sleep early Sunday morning, November 11, from a major heart attack. 
UC Berkeley announces new program to focus on sustainable products, solutionsWith an initial $2 million gift announced today (Tuesday, Oct. 30), the University of California, Berkeley, will move forward to establish a new program aimed at providing students educational and research opportunities in the area of sustainable products and solutions. |
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