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Mon, 04/22/2024

Morela Chapman wins awards at ChemE Undergraduate Research Symposium

Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering Undergraduate Researcher, Morela Chapman, won 2nd place in the category of up to 2 semesters of research and the people’s choice award in the ChemE Undergraduate Research Symposium organized by KU AIChE last Saturday, April 20th.
Mon, 04/22/2024

Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering participates in the Big Event

A group of chemical engineering students, alumni, and staff from the Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering at the University of Kansas came together again for the KU Big Event.
Tue, 04/09/2024

Icorium Engineering Company Wins Big at 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) in Houston

Dr. Kalin Baca, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Icorium Engineering Company, and Abby Harders, University of Kansas Ph.D. student and part-time Icorium R&D Engineer, competed in the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) held by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Tue, 04/09/2024

Icorium Engineering Company Wins Big at 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) in Houston

Dr. Kalin Baca, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer for Icorium Engineering Company, and Abby Harders, University of Kansas Ph.D. student and part-time Icorium R&D Engineer, competed in the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) held by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship.
Mon, 04/08/2024

Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering students receive awards at the University of Kansas – 2024 Research Showcase

Julia Espinoza, Evanna Dominic, and Morela Chapman won awards at the University of Kansas – 2024 Research Showcase last week.
Mon, 04/08/2024

Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering students receive awards at the University of Kansas – 2024 Research Showcase

Julia Espinoza, Evanna Dominic, and Morela Chapman won awards at the University of Kansas – 2024 Research Showcase last week.
Fri, 03/01/2024

Icorium Engineering Company selected for prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition (Opens in new window)

Icorium Engineering Company, a sustainable engineering startup and spin-out company from the University of Kansas, is one of just 42 student-led startups from around the world selected for the prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).
Fri, 03/01/2024

Icorium Engineering Company selected for prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition (Opens in new window)

Icorium Engineering Company, a sustainable engineering startup and spin-out company from the University of Kansas, is one of just 42 student-led startups from around the world selected for the prestigious Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).
Thu, 02/29/2024

Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering Awarded DOE ARPA-E Grant

Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) and University of Kansas – Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering (WISE-KU) recently received a DOE ARPA-E grant to develop a Li-Air battery with ionic liquids to deliver efficient, reliable, and durable performance for high-energy and high-power applications.
Thu, 02/29/2024

Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering Awarded DOE ARPA-E Grant

Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, MO) and University of Kansas – Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering (WISE-KU) recently received a DOE ARPA-E grant to develop a Li-Air battery with ionic liquids to deliver efficient, reliable, and durable performance for high-energy and high-power applications.
Fri, 02/09/2024

University of Kansas renames Institute for Sustainable Engineering after The Wonderful Company

KU's Institute for Sustainable Engineering has a new name —Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering-KU (WISE-KU). The naming builds on the university’s deep relationship with The Wonderful Company, a global agricultural company co-founded and led by Stewart and Lynda Resnick.
Sun, 11/05/2023

The Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering sends 22 presenters to AIChE 2023 in Orlando, FL!

The Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering sends 22 presenters to the AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida; making it the largest group from the Institute ever to attend the conference. Our researchers will present 35 presentations/posters this week! ...

Sun, 11/05/2023

The Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering sends 22 presenters to AIChE 2023 in Orlando, FL!

The Wonderful Institute for Sustainable Engineering sends 22 presenters to the AIChE Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida; making it the largest group from the Institute ever to attend the conference. Our researchers will present 35 presentations/posters this week! ...

Thu, 10/26/2023

Future Leaders of Chemical Engineering

Hannah Uhl participated in the prestigious “Future Leaders of Chemical Engineering” 2-day workshop with all expenses paid at N.C. State University on Oct 22-23, 2023. Hannah presented her research on “Separations on Azeotropic Refrigerants using Ionic Liquid-Based Membranes”. Hannah works with PhD graduate student, Abby Harders. ...

Thu, 10/26/2023

Future Leaders of Chemical Engineering

Hannah Uhl participated in the prestigious “Future Leaders of Chemical Engineering” 2-day workshop with all expenses paid at N.C. State University on Oct 22-23, 2023. Hannah presented her research on “Separations on Azeotropic Refrigerants using Ionic Liquid-Based Membranes”. Hannah works with PhD graduate student, Abby Harders. ...

Fri, 06/03/2022

Congratulations to Ethan Finberg

Congratulations to Ethan Finberg who successfully defended his M.S. Chemical Engineering Thesis entitled “Refrigerant Separation with Extractive Distillation using Ionic Liquid Entrainers”...

Fri, 06/03/2022

Congratulations to Ethan Finberg

Congratulations to Ethan Finberg who successfully defended his M.S. Chemical Engineering Thesis entitled “Refrigerant Separation with Extractive Distillation using Ionic Liquid Entrainers”...

Mon, 05/16/2022

New Refrigerant in Watson Library

The University of Kansas is testing a new environmentally friendly refrigerant in a Watson Library air-conditioning chiller. Built in 1924, Watson Library is the oldest and largest of KU’s libraries. The library has two York chillers that operate on refrigerant HFC-134a. The American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) act...

Mon, 05/16/2022

New Refrigerant in Watson Library

The University of Kansas is testing a new environmentally friendly refrigerant in a Watson Library air-conditioning chiller. Built in 1924, Watson Library is the oldest and largest of KU’s libraries. The library has two York chillers that operate on refrigerant HFC-134a. The American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) act...

Wed, 05/11/2022

Congratulations to Nicole Montoya

Congratulations to Nicole Montoya in the Shiflett research group who successfully defended her M.S. Chemical Engineering Thesis entitled “Protein Thermal Stabilization and Delivery via Adsorption onto Porous Silicas”. ...

Wed, 05/11/2022

Congratulations to Nicole Montoya

Congratulations to Nicole Montoya in the Shiflett research group who successfully defended her M.S. Chemical Engineering Thesis entitled “Protein Thermal Stabilization and Delivery via Adsorption onto Porous Silicas”. ...

Tue, 04/26/2022

Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD in Chemical Engineering Award

Tue, 04/26/2022

Frank Bowdish Outstanding PhD in Chemical Engineering Award

Sat, 04/23/2022

Congratulations, Dr. Shiflett!

Prof. Mark B. Shiflett, Foundation Distinguished Professor, is among the top scientists worldwide. Dr. Shiflett was selected as one of the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide from over 9 million scientists. The list is compiled by experts at Stanford University, based on number of publication citations. ...

Sat, 04/23/2022

Congratulations, Dr. Shiflett!

Prof. Mark B. Shiflett, Foundation Distinguished Professor, is among the top scientists worldwide. Dr. Shiflett was selected as one of the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide from over 9 million scientists. The list is compiled by experts at Stanford University, based on number of publication citations. ...

Wed, 04/06/2022

Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher in Chemical Engineering

Wed, 04/06/2022

Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher in Chemical Engineering

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