The Department of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University seeks nominations and applications for the Anderson Endowed Faculty Chair position in the broad field of Energy Sciences that includes, but is not restricted to, the general areas of Energy Systems, Chemical Processing, Optimization, Reaction Engineering, Separation Science, Biocatalysis, Photovoltaics, Biofuels and the Environment. Nominees / applicants should have an exceptional record of achievements in research, teaching, supervision and service.

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Patrick Robinson, doctoral student in the department of chemical engineering, was honored by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as recipient of the organization's Process Development Division Student Paper Award.

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The catalytic processes that facilitate the production of many chemicals and fuels could become much more environmentally friendly thanks to a breakthrough achieved by researchers from Lehigh and Rice Universities published in Nature Chemistry. Click here for the college article.

Advances in oil refining, drug and chemical production and environmental protection, says Israel E. Wachs, depend on understanding the relationship between a material’s molecular structures and its catalytic properties. Click here to read the college article.

A DuPont-Lehigh team, using tailored sequences of DNA, reports breakthrough in the campaign to sort and separate CNTs. Click here to read the college article highlighting Professor Anand Jagota's research.

Professor Jeetain Mittal's work is highlighted in this college article.

The world has spent billions to develop ethanol fuel additives, says Professor Mark Snyder, but relatively little to make hydrocarbon fuels directly from biomass, which could potentially provide nearly half of America’s energy. Click here to read the college article.

Researchers sharpen their competitive edge in an annual undergraduate symposium. Click here for the college article highlighting chemical engineering students among various undergraduate researchers.