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Hee Jeung Oh receives national research award for work in polymers

New material prevents mineral buildup in equipment handling water-oil mixtures

Chemistry and chemical engineering professor honored with 2024 Cottrell SEED Award

Chemical engineering graduate student earns first place in paper competition

Three engineering researchers named Institute of Energy and the Environment Fellows

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Oct
17

Biologically-Engineered Heart Valves that Grow

Speaker: Dr. Robert Tranquillo
University of Minnesota

CBEB 001
10:35a - 11:35am

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Nov
07

Discovery and Engineering of Small Molecule Biosynthetic Pathways

Speaker: Dr. Yi Tang
University of California - UCLA

CBEB 001
10:35a - 11:35am

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Nov
14

Mathematica, Wolfram Alpha and ChatGPT, Etc., Are Upon Us and They Are Powerful. How Should We Respond? A Demonstration and Discussion of Capability and Impact, Now and Into the Future.

Speaker: Dr. Hank Foley
President - New York Institute of Technology

CBEB 001
10:35a - 11:35am

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About the Department

The Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the United States.

The department is built on fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to advancement of industry. We combine chemistry, biology, mathematics, and physics to solve some of today’s most pressing societal issues in human health, sustainability, and energy.

We offer undergraduate and graduate degree programs and aim to produce students with the capacity to emerge as the next generation of leaders in industry, research, academia, and beyond.

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The Penn State Department of Chemical Engineering, established in 1948, is recognized as one of the largest and most influential chemical engineering departments in the nation.

The department is built upon the fundamentals of academic integrity, innovation in research, and commitment to the advancement of industry.