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CEE Welcomes New Faculty Member Haizhou Liu

The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering welcomes new Assistant Professor Haizhou Liu who will start on January 1, 2013. Haizhou earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Washington with postdoctoral fellow experience at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on advancing the knowledge and application of environmental chemical processes at the molecular level to provide more reliable water supplies and protect public health. Specific research interests in this area include the control of metallic contaminants in natural and engineered aquatic systems, the development of novel advanced oxidation technologies for water treatment, and the application of electrochemistry for study of environmental redox reactions. Haizhou's lab will integrate fundamental principles of aquatic chemistry, electrochemistry, process design and kinetic modeling to address challenges in water quality.

BCOE Laboratory Named for Innovation Economy Corporation

The lab of Nosang Myung, Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, was named the Innovation Economy Corporation Laboratory during a ceremony Tuesday, April 3, recognizing the company's support in commercializing Myung's research in creating devices to detect harmful airborne substances.

Asa-Awuku Awarded NSF CAREER Grant

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering Akua Asa-Awuku has been awarded the prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER award for her research on atmospheric aerosol particles and their role in air pollution and climate change.

BCOE Team Wins EPA P3 Competition

A team of BCOE graduates has been awarded a $90,000 first-place grant from the EPA's People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Student Design Competition for Sustainability it was announced yesterday in Washington, D.C. The grant will help them continue to work on a system they designed that eliminates the need for a clothes dryer and could save a homeowner nearly $6,500 over 20 years.

BCOE Team Wins WERC Design Competition

A team of BCOE students won the top award at the international environmental design competition at WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development in Las Cruces, N.M., earlier this month. They earned the 2012 Intel Environmental Innovation Award for developing a reusable storm drain oil filter made from 100 percent recycled materials.