Serving Alabama since the early 1900’s, the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department has educated engineers for challenging careers in industry, has generated new knowledge through research and technological advancements, and has served the industry by participation in professional development and outreach activities.

Good News and Announcements

• Prof. Christopher Brazel recently received a prestigious Fulbright Fellowship to study at Keel University in the U.K. during his 2008/09 sabbatical.

• Prof. Christopher Brazel has been awarded the 2008 Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award by the UA National Alumni Association.
• Undergraduate students Andrei Ponta, Kyle Fugit, Mary Katherine Sewell, and Ynhi Thai were recently honored for winning 2007-2008 Randall Outstanding Undergraduate Research awards.
• Lauren Blue recently won 1st place in the Engineering division at the UA System Honors Day Undergraduate Research Competition.
• Mary Katherine Sewell, a senior ChBE student was the 2nd place winner of the paper competition during the 2008 AIChE Southern Regional Conference.
• Ynhi Thai, a senior ChBE student was the 2nd place winner of the poster competition during the 2008 AIChE Southern Regional Conference.
• Dylan Whisenhunt is the most recent ChBE student named to the prestigious USA Today's All-USA College Academic Team - details.
• Prof. C. Heath Turner was recently awarded an NSF CAREER Award - details.
• Prof. Gary April retired in December 2007 after 38+ years of service - pictures (1, 2, 3)
• Chethan Acharya, a Ph.D. student, won the Chemical and Reaction Engineering Division’s Best Poster Award at the 2007 AIChE Annual Meeting.
• Chethan Acharya, a Ph.D. student, won the Outstanding Graduate Student Award from the Computational Molecular Science and Engineering Forum (CoMSEF) at the 2007 AIChE Annual Meeting.
• Mary Kathryn Sewell, a ChBE senior, won 2nd place in the Materials Division for her poster at the 2007 AIChE National Meeting.
• ChBE juniors Jonathan Brain and Arnelya Cade recently presented research at the 8th Annual University of Alabama McNair Scholars Research Conference.
• Maria Accomando Edwards, a ChBE graduate student, received the national collegiate SWE Graduate Award from the Society of Women Engineers.
• Prof. Peter Clark has been chosen to serve on the Alabama Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy.
• Ynhi Thai, a ChBE sophomore,  has been awarded the prestigious and highly competitive National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship for 2007-2008.
• Jennifer Phillips, a ChBE senior, has been named to the 2007 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team.
• Mary Katherine Sewell and Kyle Fugit, ChBE seniors, have been awarded McWane Undergraduate Research Fellowships for 2007-2008.
• Arnelya Cade, a ChBE junior, has been selected as a 2007 McNair Scholar.