News | Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis

Tue, 10/01/2024

Great Plains Catalysis Society 2024 Award to Bala Subramaniam

CEBC Director Bala Subramaniam received the 2024 GPCS Award "for making seminal contributions in catalysis that promote decarbonization and sustainability."

Tue, 09/17/2024

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.

Thu, 09/05/2024

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.

Fri, 04/19/2024

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.

Fri, 04/28/2023

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. ...

Wed, 08/31/2022

Two from CEBC contribute to new report from the National Academies

The chemical economy is critically important to the U.S. economy and U.S. leadership in the complex global ecosystem, states a newly released National Academies Report, “The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy.”...

Tue, 09/21/2021

NSF EPSCoR grant will advance manufacturing of renewable and recyclable plastics

Plastics are an indispensable part of today's society. These nimble polymers help keep foods fresh, cars safe, arteries clog-free, and have countless other uses. But the benefits come at a cost. Each year millions of tons of discarded plastic pollute ecosystems, harm animals, and exacerbate climate change. ...

Fri, 12/18/2020

Director of CEBC appointed to national committee

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assembled a team of researchers, economists, and industry experts this month. The team’s mission is to explore how targeted investments in research could be used to bolster the U.S. chemical economy. ...

Fri, 09/25/2020

Transforming graduate training and building research capacity at KU

Making bold changes to graduate education is not easy. Integrating disciplines is even harder. ...

Fri, 05/29/2020

Hydrogen-generating technology climbs closer to commercialization with boost from new grant

Startup company Avium, LLC was recently awarded a two-year, $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to advance commercialization of its hydrogen production technology. ...