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

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 >>

UA-Based Study Finds No Safety Threat from Brief Exposure to Industrial Nanoparticles

Feb. 17, 2016 | Jill Goetz

A multi-university research team based at the UA has found that nano-engineered materials widely used in semiconductor manufacturing pose low environmental risk.

Toxicity Study Gives All-Clear >>

Two Engineering Students Receive Churchill Scholarships

Jan. 27, 2016 | Jill Goetz

UA students Jeannie Wilkening and Travis Sawyer have been named Churchill Scholars for the 2016-2017 academic year, each receiving one of 15 scholarships awarded nationally.

Rare Honor for Engineering Majors >>

Arizona Engineers Learn Flood-Mapping Software Before It’s Released

Jan. 21, 2016 | Jill Goetz

Dozens of civil engineers, hydrologists and other water resource professionals attend University of Arizona workshops to learn a forthcoming version of widely used flood-mapping software.

Deploying Hydraulic Modeling >>