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Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Kalin Baca Featured on ‘The KU Hustle’

Dr. Kalin Baca, CEO of Icorium Engineering and KU-WISE alumni, was featured on ‘The KU Hustle.’ This entrepreneurship podcast speaks with KU-affiliated business owners who built their business from the ground up. Watch the video for the full interview.
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Claire Sabolay Selected for Oral Presentation at Gordon Research Conference on Ionic Liquids

Claire presented her research poster, “Solubility Measurements to Process Design: Evaluating Difluorophosphate-Based Ionic Liquids for Refrigerant Separations,” alongside 67 other posters from researchers around the world. Following the poster session, conference judges selected just four presenters to give an oral presentation—and Claire was among those selected.
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Dr. Mark Shiflett Reaches 12,000 Career Citations

Dr. Mark B. Shiflett, Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at the University of Kansas, has reached an extraordinary academic milestone of 12,000 career citations on Google Scholar, reflecting the impact and continued influence of his research in sustainable engineering and chemical sciences.
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WISE Researcher Contributes to New Book Advancing Sustainable Carbon Capture Technologies

WISE is pleased to announce the publication of Thermal Plasma-coupled Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage: Unlocking the Potential of Thermal Plasma, a new book co-edited by WISE researcher Dr. Apoorva Ranjekar. The book brings together contributions from experts examining emerging approaches to carbon management, waste valorization and clean energy production.