Georgia Tech School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering rose to 2nd in the nation (1st among public universities) for its undergraduate program in the latest rankings of U.S. News & World Report. Last year, the school was ranked 3rd. https://b.gatech.edu/35BM2Os

Graduate student Chiamaka Obianyor has lent her skills in recent months to improving COVID-19 testing technology as part of two teams at Georgia Tech. It’s great to be able to help, says Obianyor, a PhD candidate in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Read Full Story: https://b.gatech.edu/3fH6cHY

Three alumni of Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering are among 40 distinguished honorees recognized in the Georgia Tech Alumni Association’s first 40 Under 40 list. https://b.gatech.edu/39BIKdK

Feature story: The GT-EQUAL Program is one of two sites at Georgia Tech for the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Bridge Program, which aims to increase the number of PhDs in the chemical sciences that are awarded to students from underrepresented groups. https://b.gatech.edu/3hLaakl

Ryan P. Lively, an associate professor and the John H. Woody Faculty Fellow in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE), is the 2020 winner of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ (AIChE) Allan P. Colburn Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute..https://b.gatech.edu/38yjvZx

Virtual Seminar Series - 3 p.m. EDT June 17: Petra Dittrich, ETH Zurich, discussing "Multiplexed and multimodal analysis of single cells in nano- and picoliter volumes" https://b.gatech.edu/37Aox75

While the common method of rubbing and rinsing to clean contact lenses may be quick and inexpensive, this technique can also damage the lens surface and have variable effectiveness, depending upon the user. Researchers in Georgia Tech’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have demonstrated that a polymer-based cleaning technique is more effective than rubbing and rinsing for removing fine particulate pollutants from soft contact lenses. See Full Story: https://b.gatech.edu/2BvrkTk

It’s not too late to join your classmates and reimagine your summer by taking classes! Registration ends this Friday, MAY 15! Take advantage of the lower per credit hour tuition rates, an all online format, and many requirement fulfilling classes to choose from! Make your summer count by enrolling in summer classes today! Explore how summer rolls on at Tech http://b.link/summerattech #reimaginesummer

Alumnus Graham Thorsteinson (right) has helped lead the charge in making Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport the busiest in the world more energy efficient. Thorsteinson, who earned his BS and MS degrees from ChBE in 2006 and 2007, is the chief technology officer for Energy One Consulting. https://b.gatech.edu/2yMlyM2

Georgia Tech has created a new online graduate certificate program: Data Science for the Chemical Industry. As a collaboration between Georgia Tech's College of Engineering and Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE), this credit-bearing program is the only credential of its kind, preparing chemical engineers with the skills and expertise they need for the future of work. https://www.chbe.gatech.edu//graduate_certificate_data_sci

Congratulations to our 135 new BS-ChBE Graduates, who were recognized with an online celebration May 2. More than 40 students submitted short videos of themselves sharing future plans and favorite memories. https://www.facebook.com/GTChBE/videos/566910030874105/

Who was that masked piano man? His beautiful classical playing broke the eerie silence of some essential work in the ES&T building. And he gave an entire concert. Audience of one (with applause!). This is Für Elise.

Eight ChBE Students Win 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships https://b.gatech.edu/2VHfgow

Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering recognizes the achievements of our undergraduate and graduate students over the past year. https://chbe.gatech.edu//chbe-recognizes-student-achieveme