2023

Dec 20

AI Coscientist automates scientific discovery Opens in new window

Coscientist is a copilot for science, making experimentation faster and more accurate.

Dec 15

Alum spotlight: Priyanka Vaddi

With a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, Priyanka Vaddi (‘04) is uniquely prepared for her career as a pediatric dentist.

Dec 06

Student spotlight: Chetan Chilkunda

After years of hearing that his generation will have to fix our planet, undergraduate Chetan Chilkunda chose chemical engineering as the best preparation to do something meaningful.

Nov 30

Alum spotlight: Lenny An

Alumni Association Board member Lenny An (ENG’11,’12) applies the systems thinking and team-based approaches he learned in chemical engineering to his work at Citigroup.

Nov 20

Predicting air pollution effects on the weather

Researchers designed a setup of the global climate model that adds the capability to simulate air pollutants in simulations like weather forecasts.

Nov 09

Student spotlight: Ruby Perez-Fry

Undergraduate Ruby Perez-Fry is preparing to work in the consumer goods industry, on products that billions of people around the world use every day.

Nov 03

Student-run mentorship program helps Ph.D. applicants

Current ChemE graduate students volunteer as mentors for prospective Ph.D.students. The program aims to remove barriers to educational opportunities and resources.

Oct 31

Two ChemE seniors selected as Andrew Carnegie Society Scholars

Tal Dassau and Anais Del Rosario Martinez are recognized for leadership, service, and academic success.

Oct 25

Student spotlight: Ian Gimino

From Lab I to his undergraduate research with a nanobioelectronics group, Ian Gimino is learning to solve problems.

Oct 23

Curing cancer is not enough Opens in new window

Colette Bilynsky pursues both cancer research and health policy to ensure that potential cures are affordable and accessible to all.

Oct 19

Khair elected to APS Fellows

Peers in the American Physical Society recognize Aditya Khair for exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise.

Oct 13

Arral honored as one of AIChE’s 35 Under 35

Ph.D. student Mariah L. Arral is honored in the education and outreach category of AIChE’s 35 Under 35.

Media Mentions


Nature

Gomes quoted on ChatGPT

ChemE's Gabe Gomes was quoted in Nature about large language models like ChatGPT.

Gomes part of red teaming for Amazon AI models

ChemE’s Gabe Gomes contributed to the red teaming efforts for Amazon’s new family of foundation models, called Nova. The Gomes Group tested the models’ capabilities in chemistry and chemical compounds.

Niepa honored as Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering

ChemE/BME’s Tagbo Niepa received a Rising Star of Mechanical Engineering award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The award honors early-career researchers recognized through prestigious awards such as the NSF CAREER and NIH New Innovator awards.

Chemistry World

Gomes quoted on large language models

ChemE's Gabe Gomes was quoted in Chemistry World about using large language models in chemistry.

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