Chemical & Environmental Engineering

This section of the college news site gathers stories that feature the faculty, students, staff and programs of the UA Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering. For detailed information about all other aspects of CHEE, please visit the department website.

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Chemical & Environmental Engineering News

Student diplomats with Costa Rican ambassador

Students Step Up Global Negotiating Skills During Trip to Washington

Oct. 2, 2017 | Jill Goetz

Three UA Engineering students explore science diplomacy with foreign ambassadors, NASA researchers and international journalists, and show how the University is working to support a more peaceful world.

Engineers as Diplomats >>

UA Engineers Create Desalination Bus for Navajo Nation

Sept. 12, 2017 | Emily Dieckman

With a solar-powered water-purification system and lab on wheels, University of Arizona researchers extend infrastructure to a community and supply educational opportunities for its students.

Bringing Potable Water to the Reservation >>

Pure Water Brew Challenge Brings Reclamation to the Forefront

Aug. 7, 2017 | Faith Schwartz

A campaign put on by a coalition of water experts has breweries from around Arizona turning wastewater into beer. But the effort is really about education, according to the UA's Channah Rock.

Sustainable Beer-Drinking >>