Current News

October 4, 2022

We're hiring! For a brief description of the positions open in our department, please see the Assistant Professor Flyer and the Assistant or Associate Professor Flyer. Full descriptions and applications can be found in the online job listings for Assistant Professor and Assistant/Associate Professor.

September 15, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. Fateme Rezaei on being named Linda and Bipin Doshi Associate Professor of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering! Dr. Rezaei first joined S&T in 2014 and is known internationally as a carbon-capture expert with a focus on clean energy and sustainable chemical processes. You can read more about her in this news article.

September 3, 2022

Danger, danger! We sprang a leak right in front of Bertelsmeyer Hall last weekend! Luckily, students in our Hazardous Materials Management course (taught by Dr. Doug Ludlow) suited up and fixed the issue in a hands-on lab exercise. Check out the amazing pictures taken by S&T alumnus Brian Donley on our Facebook page.

September 1, 2022

The year has treated us well with new funding, awards, and patents. Catch up with ChBE by reading our Fall 2022 issue of the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering newsletter.

August 30, 2022

Congratulations Dr. Monday Okoronkwo on having been awarded the amount of $447,198 for the project titled "GOALI: Investigation of High-Speed Face Milling of Difficult-to-Cut Materials with Minimum Quantity Lubrication Using High Oleic Soybean Oil-Based Nanofluids". Keep up the amazing work!

ARCHIVED NEWS

ChBE Article Highlights

Missouri S&T researchers work to extract pollutants from water

Researchers typically focus on cleaning and purifying wastewater to prevent those pollutants from entering the environment and damaging ecosystems. But a team of researchers from Missouri S&T have devised a way to not only clean up heavy metals from the waste.

Missouri S&T research on soybean oil may benefit manufacturers, farmers and environment

Replacing a petroleum and water mixture with soybean oil as a lubricant and cooling agent for cutting metal would save money, reduce environmental impact, be safer for workers, and potentially help soybean farmers across the U.S., say Missouri S&T researchers.

Missouri S&T professor elected fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Dr. Christi Patton Luks, teaching professor of chemical and biochemical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) in recognition of her contributions to the chemical engineering field.

Missouri S&T faculty members win UM System President’s Awards

The University of Missouri System announced that seven members of the Missouri S&T faculty earned President’s Awards, the highest honor bestowed by the system, for excellence in the areas of teaching, research, service and economic development.

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering