Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis

The CEBC seeks sustainable chemical discoveries at the frontiers of science and engineering. We strive to protect the planet, promote prosperity, and enrich scholarship through diversity.

Our Impact

50+

uniquely trained grads employed around the world

patents and 6 licensed inventions

Company partners invested $15 Million in CEBC to date

Thank you for your interest in the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis. The CEBC is realizing its vision of being a rich source of sustainable chemical technology advances. Our committed team and industry partners keep the center's mission robust and consistently moving forward, resulting in a strong record of research accomplishments.

Bala Subramaniam

Director of CEBC

Our Research Strengths

We believe collaboration sparks innovation. Our diverse team of chemists, engineers, data scientists, and economists strive for economically viable and sustainable breakthroughs. CEBC partners with companies and institutions to identify and commercialize priority research.

Our Education Initiatives

We educate  the next generation by empowering  high school teachers and  inspiring  youth. We equip students with in-demand skills, aiding the pipeline for future scientists and engineers.

Education

Machine Learning

Outreach

CEBC News

CEBC is a partner in $10 million multi-institution, Center for Mineral & Metal Oxide Removal from Biomass (CMORE)

CMORE is one of five projects funded by a partnership of Schmidt Sciences and the Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research (FFAR). They have established the Virtual Institute on Feedstocks of the Future (VIFF) to enhance scientific collaboration in transforming biomass into key products in a more sustainable, circular bioeconomy.

CEBC Education Director Ana Chicas-Mosier is co-investigator on $3 million grant supporting undergraduate STEM research

KU and other Kansas and Nebraska schools are part of the new Aligning STEM Trainees for Enterprising Research (ASTER) program. The five-year, $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation is a Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) grant.

CEBC Director Bala Subramaniam inducted as AAAS Fellow

Dr. Bala Subramaniam has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). He was recognized for seminal contributions in sustainable catalysis and engineering research via publications of high impact, licensed technologies and professional leadership, including the founding of KU’s Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis.

KU researchers to collaborate on $1.3 million DOE grant for recycling solar panels

Solar power is growing at an astonishing rate, providing almost 4% of the world's electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. But as solar panels reach the end of their working lives, many end up in landfills. ...

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