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Dr. Raikar designated 2022-2024 UMBC Innovation Fellow

Hrabowski Fund for Innovation Award winner

Dr. Neha Raikar, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering and Dr. Nilanjan Banerjee, Computer Science, and Electrical Engineering, received an Hrabowski Innovation Fund, Implementation...

Posted: June 8, 2022, 8:34 AM

New hope for drug to help with spinal injuries

Research by Dr. Balasubramanian, Leach Lab PhD '14

Dr. Swarna Balasubramanian, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering PhD '14, is the Associate Director of Emerging Innovations at AstraZeneca. She received exciting news stemming from her 2014 prize...

Posted: May 27, 2022, 8:49 AM

Building on success of underrepresented grad student support

NIH awards UMBC $5.6M grant.

NIH awards UMBC $5.6M to continue support of underrepresented graduate students in STEM. Dr. Jennie Leach is a co-PI on the new grant. ~~ excerpt from "NIH awards UMBC $5.6M to support...

Posted: May 24, 2022, 11:04 AM

Congratulations, Andrea Miller!

2022 GSA Award, Outstanding Staff

Congratulations to Andrea Miller, Graduate Program Coordinator. She was one of two recipients of The Outstanding Staff Award at the 2022 GSA Awards Ceremony on May 4, 2022. The Graduate...

Posted: May 12, 2022, 1:47 PM

Courtney Cavin, '22, Student Personal Excellence Award

2022 CWIT Community Awards

Congratulations to Courtney Cavin, Chemical Engineering '22, she is the receipient of the Student Personal Excellence Award during the 2022 CWIT Community Awards. The Center for Women in...

Posted: May 11, 2022, 1:08 PM

2022 COEIT Celebration - recognizes award winning students!

On Sunday, May 1, 2022, the College of Engineering and Informational Technology celebrated the achievements of graduates across the college. The department of Chemical, Biochemical and...

Posted: May 9, 2022, 10:52 AM

Congratulations Dr. Neha Raikar!

2022 COEIT Excellence in Teaching Award

Dr. Neha Raikar is the 2022 COEIT Excellence in Teaching Award recipient. She was nominated by her peers for her commitment in your field, excellence in your career, and advancement of the College...

Posted: April 29, 2022, 12:17 PM

Alumni Update: water solutions and electric infrastructure

Mike German, CENG B.S. ‘09, Ph.D., P.E

Are you a CBEE Alumni? Stay connected via Linkedin Let us know what you're doing now and share an update here. Mike graduated from Perry Hall High School (Baltimore County) in the Class of...

Posted: April 22, 2022, 8:41 AM

Rachel Myers, ChemE BS, completes online internship with MIT

Rachel Myers, Chemical Engineering '22, is a Meyerhoff Scholar, M31, U-RISE Trainee and HHMI Scholar. She participated in a online MICRO internship program with researchers at MIT. excerpt...

Posted: April 14, 2022, 2:05 PM

UMBC qualifies for National AIChE ChemE Jeopardy Competition

Seven CBEE undergraduate students participated in AIChE ChemE Jeopardy Competition during the AIChE Mid-Atlantic Regional conference at NJIT in two teams. The team members, represented all student...

Posted: April 11, 2022, 3:19 PM