Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering
Engaging students in a variety of academic, research and service activities

Dave Whitten, Distinguished Professor
UNM researchers synthesize materials and compounds that kill bacteria, viruses and fungus

Engineering professor honored with young investigator award
Tjiptowidjojo awarded the L.E. Scriven Young Investigator Award

Bricker Partners with Sandia Researcher
Awarded ACORN LDRD

DOE awards $2.5 million to university-national lab-industry partnership
Research to lower auto manufacturing costs

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UNM researchers develop technology to make natural gas burn cleaner
October 18, 2021
A team of researchers from The University of New Mexico has developed an improved process to make natural gas engines burn cleaner and emit fewer emissions. Read More...

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UNM researcher receives NSF funding for project to manage carbon dioxide in manufacturing
September 21, 2021
A faculty member from The University of New Mexico is one of the researchers on a recently-funded National Science Foundation project that focuses on carbon capture and conversion in manufacturing. Read More...

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The write stuff: FACETS project already having impacts in the classroom
September 7, 2021
It’s been a little over five years since faculty from The University of New Mexico began leading a massive National Science Foundation-funded effort to revolutionize how undergraduate engineering is taught. Read More...

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