Aug. 17, 2023 Ink Dries on Printable Electronics DOE Award for UA Professor 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...
July 13, 2023 University and Partners Form Consortium to Address Southwest Water Concerns 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.
May 8, 2023 UA Engineers Lead $70M Project to Turn Desert Shrub Into Rubber Guayule is a sustainable crop with the potential to provide a reliable domestic rubber source.
May 4, 2023 Da Vinci Circle Selects Erin Ratcliff as 2023 Fellow From a UA postdoc to a national center director, a chemical and environmental engineering professor has brought together disciplines and teams from across the nation to accelerate the pace of science.
March 31, 2023 Symposium Lends to Launch of UA Cancer Engineering Initiative Internationally renowned researchers exchange ideas around prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
Oct. 9, 2022 Improving Arizona Air Through Ozone Research A multi-university team uses a multi-million dollar ABOR grant to learn about how emissions sources and the Southwest’s unique weather and climate influence the production of ozone and contribute to health issues.
Aug. 29, 2022 $11M Energy Frontier Research Center to Advance Molecular-Level Solar Science Chemical and environmental engineering professor Erin Ratcliff will lead a national collaboration to create solar fuels and storage technologies that are more durable and sustainable, but less expensive.
Aug. 24, 2022 $1.4M Effort Develops Reusable Sponges to Soak up Harmful Chemicals From Water A team of researchers from the University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University is creating a regenerable method for removing stubborn toxins from drinking water – starting with store-bought sponges.
July 25, 2022 Ratcliff Works to Scale Paper-Thin Solar Technology Chemical and environmental engineering professor is one of two UA researchers to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office.
June 1, 2022 Managing Microbes and Supporting Students: 2022 da Vinci Fellow Jim Field Chemical and environmental engineering professor is dedicated to removing toxic substances from the environment and helping his students build successful futures.