Faculty Award Stories

Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth is the recipient of a 2016 ACS Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award . Consisting of a $40,000 unrestricted research grant, a $5,000 award and a certificate, this honor is given to recognize and encourage excellence in organic chemistry. In addition to conducting internationally-recognized research on biomaterials,...

Norviel Associate Professor Jennifer Cha has been honored as a 2015 Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award winner. “This award is a great testimony to the impact of Professor Cha’s research,” says College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean Robert Davis. Professor Cha was selected for her work on controlling the spatial...

Professor Alan Weimer has received the 2015 AIChE Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (NSEF) Award for his innovative nanoengineering work. “The Award is presented to recognize Weimer’s pioneering contributions to the functionalization of fine particles by atomic layer deposition (Particle ALD) and the engineering scale-up of the processing,” stated the...

Professor John Falconer is the recipient of the 2015 Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education . Falconer has long been a pioneer of chemical engineering education, creating and promoting screencasts, ConcepTests and many other active learning tools. He recently received the 2015 AIChE Himmelblau Award for Innovations in...

Congratulations to all the honorees at the 2015 Department Awards Banquet! Undergraduate Student Awards Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence (CHEN) Sergio Berdeja Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence (CHEN) Benjamin Greuel Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence (CBEN) Thomas Fitzsimons Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence (CBEN) Jane Song...

Professors John Falconer and Will Medlin , Senior Instructor Janet deGrazia , and former Senior Researcher Garret Nicodemus are the recipients of the 2015 AIChE Himmelblau Award . The David Himmelblau Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education recognizes an individual or group making new and novel contributions to...

The research group of Professor Al Weimer was among the recipients of nearly $1.8M from the latest round of Colorado’s Advanced Industry Accelerator Grant Program. Weimer received a $90,000 Proof of Concept grant for direct ink writing using particle ALD core/shell precursors for net-shape fabrication of 3D advanced ceramic structures...

Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth was recently elected to the 3-year president line of the Materials Research Society (MRS) by its 16,000 global members. Anseth will serve as MRS Vice President in 2015, MRS President in 2016, and MRS Immediate Past President in 2017. As president, Anseth will lead the MRS...

The American Chemical Society has named Professor Richard Noble the 2015 ACS Separations Science and Technology Award winner. This award recognizes the development of novel applications with major impacts and/or the practical implementations of modern advancements in the field of separation science and technology. Noble is noted for his world-leading...

The American Chemical Society has named ChBE Department Chair Dan Schwartz a 2014 ACS Fellow . Professor Schwartz is being recognized for his leadership in the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry ; service as a Senior Editor of Langmuir ; ACS symposium organization; and innovative research developing and applying...