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

Two College of Engineering Faculty Named 2016 UA Distinguished Scholars

April 19, 2016 | Jill Goetz

Erica Corral and Armin Sorooshian are the first pair of researchers from the same college to be appointed University of Arizona Distinguished Scholars.

Double Win for Engineering >>

Semiconductor Researchers Honor Late Colleague’s Legacy at Meeting of UA-Based Center

April 18, 2016 | Jill Goetz

At its annual meeting, the Engineering Research Center for Environmentally Benign Semiconductor Manufacturing presented the 2016 Simon Karecki Award to an ASU researcher.

Intercollegiate Research and Respect >>

Algae: The ‘Greenest’ Solution to Climate Change?

March 8, 2016 | Jill Goetz

Algae biofuels may be the cleanest and most affordable solution to global warming, UA chemical and environmental engineer Kimberly Ogden tells a packed Tucson audience on February 29.

Capturing Carbon for Cleaner Energy >>

UA Startup Caltrode Tackles Galvanic Corrosion

March 2, 2016 | Paul Tumarkin

Researchers have invented a new type of sensor designed to work effectively in high-temperature environments, and it has implications for solar power, nuclear reactors and petroleum refining.

Sensing When the Going Gets Hot >>