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WISE Hosts Spring 2026 Wonderful Undergraduate Research Symposium
WISE proudly hosted its Spring 2026 Wonderful Undergraduate Research Symposium. Students presented projects related to refrigerant separation technologies and PFAS removal from water, as well as studies examining greener chemical processing methods and the effects of compressed CO2 on plastic hydrocracking. Other presentations highlighted the development of hands-on laboratory experiments using hydrogels and emulsions to support undergraduate education.
School of Engineering faculty member earns NSF CAREER Award for advancing sustainable plastics solutions
Ana Morais, assistant professor of chemical & petroleum engineering, received the prestigious award for research focused on improving how difficult-to-recycle plastics can be converted into useful products while advancing broader sustainability efforts through education and outreach.
Adsorption-Based Separation of Azeotropic Mixtures Using Porous Materials
Graduate student Emmanuel Ababio of the Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering (WISE) at the University of Kansas has successfully completed his preliminary examination, advancing to PhD candidacy in chemical and petroleum engineering.
Dr. Ana Morais Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
The Wonderful Institute of Sustainable Engineering is proud to congratulate Dr. Ana Morais on receiving the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.