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Letter from the Chair: Fall 2022

Dear ChBE community,

With the fall semester ending soonÌýand the holidays upon us, I feel grateful for our students, faculty, staff, and alumni who continue to make our Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering welcoming and academically challenging.Ìý

Of note are the early successes of our young faculty. This year, major awards went to assistant professors Wyatt Shields and Laurel Hind. You can read about their research below. In addition, Kayla Sprenger and Ankur Gupta received competitive grants from funding agencies. These faculty, along with numerous recent hires of experienced faculty from other institutions, have contributed to the major growth of our research programs, with a record of $19 million in new awards last year.

With a continued focus on teaching excellence, three of our teaching faculty—Wendy Young,Melissa J. Mahoney and Charlie Nuttelman— have been promoted to the new position of Teaching Professor. Meanwhile, Professor (and Dean Emeritus) Rob Davis was recently named as a Distinguished Professor, the highest rank awarded at CU.

, which features chemical engineering education resources prepared by faculty for use by students and instructors, is going strong, receiving millions of uses each year. One small indication of LearnChemE’s reach: When I’ve visited other ChBE departments over the last year, I have been approached by students who have told me that LearnChemE played a big role in their own success. This program was the focus of our Buff Engineers Give Back campaign for the department. The campaign raised a total of $43,558 for the College of Engineering and Applied Science–thank you to those who supported our department and CU Engineering by making a gift! Gifts to support LearnChemE can still be made by visiting our and giving online.ÌýÌý

Our students’ achievements speak to the strength of our department community. Our graduating seniors won two of the four December honors from the College of Engineering and Applied Science, including the College Academic Engagement Award, won by Benjamin Chilton, and the College Perseverance recognition going to Jeffrey Miller. In total our students won 14Ìýof the 29Ìýtotal 2022 undergraduate CEAS awards, including the top award, the Colorado Engineering Council Silver Medal, which went to Jenna Nielson.
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Professor Will Medlin

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, thank you for being part of our department’s success this academic year. Have a wonderful holiday!

Will Medlin
Chair
Denver Business Challenge Endowed Professor

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