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Arzani with McCrillis

Grad student receives Chicago Consular Corps Professional Development Award

Meghan King | Posted on June 25, 2025

Joshua Olusoji

Department celebrates school year at end of year banquet

Meghan King | Posted on May 28, 2025

Matthew Gaughan

Gaughan receives fellowship to pursue PhD

Meghan King | Posted on May 20, 2025

Chemical Engineering graduate student Nadia Nikolova listens to presentations

Chemical engineering graduate students share research during annual research symposium

Meghan King | Posted on May 14, 2025

Roberto Arzuaga

Senior Roberto Arzuaga receives AIChE McCormack Award

Meghan King | Posted on May 05, 2025

A Chemical Engineering Senior Presents Her Project

Seniors showcase hard work at design expo

Meghan King | Posted on May 02, 2025

CHE student Kendall Johnson

Junior shares co-op experience, emphasizes benefits

Meghan King | Posted on April 30, 2025

Seniors (from left to right) Elise Wojack, Emily Straszewski, Natalie Salas, and Ajit Mistry

Seniors design renewable natural gas plant

Meghan King | Posted on April 23, 2025

UIC logo

Students win UIC Graduate College awards

Posted on March 19, 2025

Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Anh Ngo and Professor Vikas Berry in Ngo's lab

Several grants will help Ngo develop better electric vehicle batteries

Meghan King | Posted on October 25, 2024

UIC Engineering Innovation Building

ChE faculty named top researchers by Stanford University

Posted on October 21, 2024

Brian Chaplin

UIC engineers finding new ways to remove contaminants from water

Rob Mitchum | Posted on September 25, 2024

UIC Association Professor Meenesh Singh

Singh’s grant aims to use recycled CO2 for regenerative sugar-free biomanufacturing

Meghan King | Posted on September 03, 2024

Meenesh Singh

Singh featured on Green Sense podcast about improving fuel efficiency

Meghan King | Posted on July 19, 2024

Provost Karen Colley, Chemical Engineering Department Head Vikas Berry, Chemical Engineering Professor Ying Liu, and College of Engineering Dean Pete Nelson.

Berry, Liu recognized as Dr. Satish C. Saxena and Asha Saxena Professors at investiture

Meghan King | Posted on July 16, 2024

Associate Professor Sangil Kim

ChE professors work to reduce pulp, paper industry CO2 emissions

Posted on July 10, 2024

The 2024 Engineering Senior Design Expo held at the Credit Union One Arena.

Chemical engineering students display work at Engineering Expo

Meghan King | Posted on June 06, 2024

Brian Chaplin

Chaplin featured on Green Sense podcast about PFAS research, ReNEW grant

Posted on June 05, 2024

Karim Al Zahabi

Chemical engineering senior awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Meghan King | Posted on June 05, 2024

Associate Professor Meenesh Singh, right, and postdoctoral researcher Rohit Chauhan work in Singh’s laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago.

New method makes hydrogen from solar power and agricultural waste

Rob Mitchum | Posted on June 03, 2024

Emily Seriruk, Nadia Nikolova, Clinical Assistant Professor Korosh Torabi, and Department Head Vikas Berry

Department celebrates school year at inaugural banquet

Meghan King | Posted on May 15, 2024

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering PhD student Ishita Goyal demonstrates ammonia synthesis in a high pressure reactor in Meenesh Singh's lab,

Industry partnerships propel Singh’s research to new horizons

Meghan King | Posted on April 25, 2024

UIC chemical engineering department seniors Emily Seriruk, Shayma Abdallah, Jessica Fajardo, and Becky Listiawan

Seniors design plant to turn old tires into diesel fuel

Meghan King | Posted on April 17, 2024

Lithium (black tiles) mediates the conversion of nitrogen (blue blocks) and hydrogen (white blocks) to ammonia. (Graphic by Meenesh Singh of UIC and Crystal Price and Joseph Gauthier of Texas Tech University

UIC engineers ‘symphonize’ cleaner ammonia production

Rob Mitchum | Posted on April 02, 2024

The students and faculty of the food science class that Clinical Associate Professor Michael Caracotsios taught in October 2023.

Caracotsios teaches food science course in Netherlands

Meghan King | Posted on February 16, 2024

View of Lake Michigan from Chicago skyline

UIC brings research, workforce development to Great Lakes Water Innovation Engine

Rob Mitchum | Posted on January 30, 2024

ChE sophomore Joshua Olusoji

Olusoji awarded Entegris Foundation STEM Scholarship

Meghan King | Posted on January 16, 2024

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering BME professor Christos Takoudis with a custom built atomic layer deposition system in his lab

Takoudis, Diwekar’s review paper selected as top 10 in Nanomaterials journal

Meghan King | Posted on December 07, 2023

Chemical Engineering Associate Professor Anh Ngo and Department Head Vikas Berry

UIC researchers help report groundbreaking discovery

Meghan King | Posted on November 27, 2023

(From left) Shraddha Zina, of chemical engineering, Barbara Beltran, of mechanical and industrial engineering, and Jenny Iype and Raudel Rodriguez, both of electrical and computer engineering.

Students build solar refrigerator for Chicago nonprofit

David Stauncher | Posted on November 07, 2023

ChE alumna Margarita Salazar currently works as an environmental, health, and safety engineer for Caterpillar

ChE alumna strives to make engineering more comprehensive, inclusive

Meghan King | Posted on October 31, 2023

Team working together and having discussions

Department Action Team aims to build and improve undergraduate community and success

Meghan King | Posted on October 27, 2023

Student learning in a classroom

Mehraeen partners with Chicago schools to incorporate computational modeling into high school curricula

Meghan King | Posted on October 10, 2023

ChE Adjunct Professor Kyle Kostroski

ChE Adjunct Professor Kostroski wins Purdue University Outstanding Chemical Engineer Award

Meghan King | Posted on October 04, 2023

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering EIEP Elsa Soto speaks to attendees about the PERSIST(E) program during the kick-off event.

New program will empower students of color, provide tools and resources

Meghan King | Posted on September 28, 2023

Cortino Sukotjo and Christos Takoudis used atomic layer deposition to apply magnesium atoms to collagen membranes.

Dentistry-engineering collaboration creates new bone regenerating material

Rob Mitchum | Posted on August 31, 2023

Rodrigo Reboucas, the Chemical Engineering Department's new Bridge to Faculty scholar

Chemical Engineering welcomes Rodrigo Reboucas as Bridge to Faculty scholar

Meghan King | Posted on August 24, 2023

University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering CHE Ezinne Achinivu uses high performance liquid chromatography to separate key intermediates in their lab.

Achinivu works to expand biotechnology at UIC through DOE grant

Meghan King | Posted on August 16, 2023

Climate change

New sustainability courses available this fall for CHE students

Posted on August 15, 2023

Students participate in the Engineering Olympics at the AIChE North Central Regional Conference hosted by UIC's Chemical Engineering Department

AIChE conference brings together students and faculty to share love of chemical engineering

Posted on May 18, 2023

Senior in the ChE department Rebecca Ellington received the 2023 Henry McCormack Outstanding Senior Award.

ChE senior Rebecca Ellington receives AIChE McCormack Award

Meghan King | Posted on May 08, 2023

The 2023 Engineering Senior Design Expo held at the Isadore and Sadie Dorin Forum.

Two ChE senior design groups win best-in-category awards

Meghan King | Posted on May 08, 2023

CHE seniors Gabriella Ferenchik, Vihar Trada, Josh Billing, Jorel Santos, and Dennis Roudachevski show off their poster during the Senior Design Engineering Expo 2023.

Seniors design plant to produce clean water for remote islands and water-stressed countries

Meghan King | Posted on May 05, 2023

Potential University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering ChE undergraduate students are taken on a tour of the labs in EIB as part of a recruitment event.

Future students explore chemical engineering

Meghan King | Posted on April 25, 2023

Professor Ying Liu was named the director of graduate studies for the chemical engineering department.

Professor Ying Liu named director of graduate studies

Meghan King | Posted on April 25, 2023

Overall view of the University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering’s Engineering Expo.

Senior design group aims to create vegetable oil plant

Meghan King | Posted on April 20, 2023

UIC chemical engineering alumnus Aditya Prajapati, PhD ’22

ChE alumnus Aditya Prajapati wins 2022 Sustainable Chemistry Best PhD Thesis Award

Meghan King | Posted on March 31, 2023

UIC Chemical Engineering alumni and current students mingle after the industry day panel.

Chemical Engineering Department prepares students for successful futures

Meghan King | Posted on March 30, 2023

The chemical engineering department’s newest faculty member Clinical Assistant Professor Korosh Torabi

Torabi strives to enhance learning, diversity as he joins chemical engineering department

Meghan King | Posted on March 10, 2023

UIC chemical engineering Associate Professor Shafigh Mehraeen

ChE Mehraeen named Emerging Star by ChERD for polymeric implant research

Meghan King | Posted on January 27, 2023

Researcher works on scale

An integrated, net-negative system captures carbon and produces ethylene

Jackie Carey | Posted on December 20, 2022

Vikas Berry with Saxena

First two Dr. Satish C. Saxena professorship in chemical engineering appointments announced

Posted on November 30, 2022

Research graphic

Paper looks to unlock water-energy membrane nexus

David Brazy | Posted on October 20, 2022

Research rendering

Breakthrough discovery in carbon capture conversion for ethylene production

Laura Fletcher | Posted on September 14, 2022

Photo of three mentors

Students spend summer learning through teaching

David Brazy | Posted on September 09, 2022

Glass of water

Developing tech to eliminate ‘forever chemicals’ from water

Jackie Carey | Posted on August 01, 2022

Meenesh Singh

NSF, DOE grants fund UIC research to decarbonize cement manufacturing

David Brazy | Posted on July 25, 2022

Summer camp experiment

Students investigate engineering disciplines at 2022 Engineering Experience Camp

Carlos Sadovi | Posted on July 20, 2022

Sofia Capron

A work ethic for both chemical engineering and judo

David Brazy | Posted on July 05, 2022

Paul Diaz headshot

ChE senior Paul Diaz wins AICHE McCormack Award

David Brazy | Posted on May 24, 2022

Mask thumbnail

Researchers weave silver into protective masks

David Brazy | Posted on May 09, 2022

Expo poster presentation

Chemical engineering seniors scale-up plastic recycling

David Brazy | Posted on April 26, 2022

EIB Mini Symposium Poster Presentation

Design team turns up the heat on plastic waste

David Brazy | Posted on April 25, 2022

Lightning McLaren Chem-E Car

Chem-E Car team wins regional competition

David Brazy | Posted on April 19, 2022

Professors completing battery research

UIC researchers investigate new source of power for lithium batteries

David Brazy | Posted on April 13, 2022

Symposium thumbail

Department celebrates chemical engineering at research and career symposium

David Brazy | Posted on April 08, 2022

Art installation side view

EIB welcomes new art installation

Posted on January 31, 2022

Meenesh Singh

Stackable artificial leaf uses less power than lightbulb to capture 100 times more carbon than other systems

Jackie Carey | Posted on January 27, 2022

Vikas Berry talks

ChE faculty named top researchers by Stanford University

David Brazy | Posted on December 10, 2021

Ezinne Achinivu

New faculty member brings green chemistry, engineering to ChE department

David Brazy | Posted on November 30, 2021

Industry Day Panel

Chemical Engineering Industry Panel 2021

Posted on November 15, 2021

   

Culture club meeting

Students launch ChemE Culture Club

David Brazy | Posted on November 10, 2021

Lightning McLaren Chem-E Car

2021 Chem-E Car team set to blast off with Lightning McLaren

David Brazy | Posted on September 14, 2021

Story thumbnail

Combining sunlight and wastewater nitrate to make the world’s No. 2 chemical

Jackie Carey | Posted on September 08, 2021

WFH Stock photo

Pandemic changes nature of some chemical engineering jobs

David Brazy | Posted on August 03, 2021

Concentration diagram

New undergraduate concentrations enhance industry relevance

David Brazy | Posted on July 08, 2021

Buyana Ganbold

From a career in fulfillment to a fulfilling career

David Brazy | Posted on June 30, 2021

Soft Matter ODES Lab logo

Researchers discover foam ‘fizzics’

Posted on June 18, 2021

Diagram of graphene detecting COVID 19.

‘Wonder material’ can be used to detect COVID-19 quickly, accurately

Jackie Carey | Posted on June 16, 2021

An illustration of the continuous-flow microfluidic device for rapid screening of crystals of active pharmaceutical ingredients

UIC research paves way for next-generation of crystalline material screening devices

Jackie Carey | Posted on June 08, 2021

Students socializing in lounge

Professor to offer summer refresher webinars

David Brazy | Posted on May 19, 2021

Cobalt Spring Blossoms

Metal petals bloom to win for spring award

David Brazy | Posted on May 06, 2021

Siva Sreedhar headshot

Math, science, and medicine lead Siva Sreedhar forward

David Brazy | Posted on May 06, 2021

Plastic waste

Could this yeast enzyme cut through plastic waste?

David Brazy | Posted on April 09, 2021

Said Al-Hallaj

UIC startup executes exclusive license to commercialize thermal energy storage technology

Posted on April 01, 2021

Water splashing in a fountain

UIC researchers to test new groundwater decontamination technology

Jackie Carey | Posted on March 30, 2021

Samuel Plunkett

Student-facilitated public-private partnership to improve battery safety

David Brazy | Posted on March 09, 2021

Bilgin teaching in class

Professor Bilgin one of two engineers honored for teaching excellence

Posted on March 01, 2021

Rendering

New method converts methane in natural gas to methanol at room temperature

Jackie Carey | Posted on February 18, 2021

Melanie Valentin

Melanie Valentin joins chemical engineering department as student assistant

Posted on February 05, 2021

Carbon

Braskem announces research partnership for sustainable plastic production using CO2 capture and utilization technology

Posted on December 15, 2020

Rendering

UIC researchers identify new process to produce ammonia with a much smaller carbon footprint

Sharon Parmet | Posted on November 30, 2020

Ringed particle

UIC researchers describe fundamental processes behind movement of magnetic particles

Sharon Parmet | Posted on November 18, 2020

Students in class

Via new program, two degrees in five years

David Brazy | Posted on October 14, 2020

Betul Bilgin teaching

Grant to help students gain real-world insight

David Brazy | Posted on October 05, 2020

Department Head Welcome Letter Fall 2020

Professor and Department Head Vikas Berry | Posted on October 01, 2020

Department Head Welcome Letter: Fall 2020

Professor and Department Head Vikas Berry | Posted on September 30, 2020

Battery diagram

Research team looks to up the voltage in battery tech

David Brazy | Posted on September 17, 2020

Daisaq Cyrilla

Gratitude shown, accolades given for ChE student video

David Brazy | Posted on August 18, 2020

GrACE logo

Chemical engineering grad students stay connected while apart

David Brazy | Posted on August 12, 2020

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