Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

AIChE student chapter to receive national recognition

Posted by on September 28, 2012

For the third year in a row, the American Institute of Chemical Engineering student chapter at Missouri University of Science and Technology has won the Outstanding Student Chapter Award from the national organization.

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Joseph Smith to lead Missouri S&T energy center

Posted by on August 29, 2012

Dr. Joseph D. Smith, the Laufer Chair of Energy at Missouri University of Science and Technology, will become director of Missouri S&T’s Energy Research and Development Center on Sept. 1.

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UM Curators approve naming of Bertelsmeyer Hall

Posted by on April 6, 2012

The planned chemical and biological engineering building at Missouri University of Science and Technology will be named James E. Bertelsmeyer Hall in honor of the graduate whose gift helped to make the building possible.

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Curators approve financing for new chemical, biological engineering building

Posted by on June 17, 2011

Plans to construct a new chemical and biological engineering building at Missouri University of Science and Technology will move forward, thanks to the University of Missouri Board of Curators’ approval of financing for a portion of the project.

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Idaho energy expert named Laufer Chair at S&T

Posted by on April 12, 2011

Dr. Joseph D. Smith, manager of advanced process and decision systems for Idaho National Laboratory, has been named the first Laufer Chair of Energy at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He will join the S&T faculty on July 1.

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Missouri S&T to receive $1 million research grant

Posted by on May 3, 2010

Missouri University of Science and Technology has been awarded a $999,997 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve cathode performance in lithium-air batteries.

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Henthorn named S&T Woman of the Year

Posted by on April 19, 2010

Dr. Kim Henthorn, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named 2010 Woman of the Year by Missouri S&T. Henthorn was honored during a campus ceremony on Wednesday, April 14.

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Students’ Chem-E car wins regional competition

Posted by on April 13, 2010

A chemical reaction-powered car designed by chemical engineering students from Missouri University of Science and Technology recently beat 10 other entries, earning the Missouri S&T team a trip to a national competition set for November in Salt Lake City.

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Seven inducted into Missouri Academy of Chemists and Biochemists

Posted by on January 2, 2010

Seven scientists with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Chemistry and Biochemistry during the academy’s induction ceremony held Oct. 23.
The academy was established in 2005 to continue the work of the former Foundation for Chemical Research, which was in existence from 1983 through 2005. The foundation worked with the alumni of the chemistry department to support and enhance the research and teaching goals of the department. Members of the academy are scientists who have made outstanding contributions to their profession.

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Engineers Without Borders to leave S&T on May 17

Posted by on May 13, 2009

A dozen students representing nine majors from Missouri University of Science and Technology will leave Rolla on May 17 and spend the next two weeks constructing a sustainable water supply in Erquis Sud, Bolivia, near the city of Tarija.

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