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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Engineering Welcomes 22 New Faculty, a Record High

Sept. 12, 2023 | Emily Dieckman

The college’s newest group of hires includes two new department heads, leadership for a new school, professors of practice, and experts in software engineering.

22 in 2023 >>

Ink Dries on Printable Electronics DOE Award for UA Professor

Aug. 17, 2023 | Emily Dieckman

Printable electronics could enable technologies like highly efficient thin-film solar power and rollable LED screens, but determining how to print these films at manufacturing scale is still a work in progress. A chemical engineering professor is setting out to overcome challenges in scalable printing with a prestigious $875,000 award from the...

Revving up RAPID >>

Andrea Achilli in his lab, with beakers in the foreground of the photo.

University and Partners Form Consortium to Address Southwest Water Concerns

July 13, 2023 | Emily Dieckman

As traditional sources of water run low, concern around Arizona's water supply is growing. A team of researchers is working to address the problem by advancing water reuse techniques.

Multimillion-Dollar Consortium >>

Adam Printz, Judith Su and Nima Toosizadeh

Three University of Arizona Engineers Win NSF CAREER Awards

June 2, 2023 | Emily Dieckman

Three UA College of Engineering professors have received the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award, the organization’s most prestigious honor for early-career faculty.

Solar Tech, Sniffer Sensors & Frailty Testing >>