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December 18, 2020 — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine assembled a team of researchers, economists, and industry experts this month.

June 1, 2020 — To halt the spread of the coronavirus, the CEBC hosted an abbreviated videoconference for its spring Industry and Science Advisory Board meeting on April 6.  We are grateful for the strong att

May 29, 2020 — 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.

August 23, 2019 — CEBC researchers

April 12, 2019 — Professor Shiflett joins the ranks for the Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, one of the highest honors given to academic inventors. 

April 12, 2019 — Professor Franklin Tao’s research is getting a boost from both the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy.

April 12, 2019 — CEBC welcomes Origin Materials as our newest industry partner! 

April 12, 2019 — This spring CEBC marked its 32th Industry and Science Advisory Board meeting on April 8-9, 2019.  The center has hosted industry and science advisors in the fall and spring every year since fa

November 16, 2018 — Faculty members from the University of Kansas School of Engineering and CEBC have joined forces with academics and corporations across the region to form a new professional society, the

August 21, 2018 — Six research

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May 16, 2018 — Kevin Leonard, Assistant Professor of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, was awarded an Innovation Corps grant from the Department of Defense.&nbsp

May 16, 2018 — Thanks to NSF funding, travel grants are available for ”young researchers” (graduate students, postdoctoral scientists and Assistant Professors) from the U.S.

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April 10, 2018 — The Organic Reaction Catalysis Socie

April 10, 2018 — CEBC welcomes back ExxonMobil as an industry partner.

December 21, 2017 — Dr. Tao, associate professor of chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of Kansas, was recently named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

May 2, 2017 — Kevin Leonard, assistant professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, was chosen by the Army Research Office (ARO) for a $150,000 grant to intelli

May 2, 2017 — CEBC welcomes W. R.

May 2, 2017 — Emporia, Kansas, middle school students have a new after-school club this year, thanks to the efforts of James Blakemore, assistant profe

May 2, 2017 — Two chemical engineering graduate students won

March 16, 2017 — Yuting Li won a 2017 Kokes Award from the North American Catalysis Society (NACS). The award covers hotel and registration fees at the 25th annual NACS meeting in Denver, Colorado, June 4-9.

November 21, 2016 — When we burn fossil fuels to power our cars and homes, carbon dioxide spews into the atmosphere, trapping heat from the sun like a thick wool sweater.  While a warm sweater is nice in the wint

November 16, 2016 — Mark Shiflett, Foundation Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas in

April 19, 2016 — LAWRENCE — A prominent chemical engineer who helped create a top refrigerant that is safe for Earth’s ozone layer will join the University of Kansas as a Foundation Distinguished Professor....

September 11, 2015 — A new, four-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support research aimed at developing novel technologies for converting plant biomass into chemical and fuel interm

April 6, 2015 — Sagar Sarsani (PhD 2008) and Madhav Ghanta (PhD 2013) have joined a unique group of former CEBC students and postdocs who have returned to attend the IAB Meetings as representatives of member compa

April 2, 2015 — Juan Bravo-Suarez, assistant professor in chemical engineering, complements on-going expertise at CEBC in catalyst development and surface science.

March 2, 2015 — CEBC welcomes Solvay as the newest industry partner . To date, the center has been privileged to work with 23 industry partners in total, including our 8 currently active partners.

February 2, 2015 — Researchers look to new catalyst for eco-friendly route from sugar to glucaric acid

December 10, 2014 — The center said goodbye to its former industry liaison director with Darryl Fahey’s retirement last June.

October 30, 2014 — “Good work speaks for itself,” said Bill Tenn, senior research associate at INVISTA.

September 4, 2014 — Bala Subramaniam, Dan F. Servey distinguished professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, recently wrote an entry for “Science 2034,” a Science Coalition initiative that looks out 20 years to predict what the future may hold in various research fields.

August 28, 2014 — LAWRENCE — A summer research program at the University of Kansas provides high school science and engineering teachers – and college students training to become...

June 2, 2014 — Recently, the NSF announced that it will continue to fund the program, called Research Experiences for Teachers, for the next three years.  The roughly $500,000 award gives high school teachers--and college students training to become teachers--the chance to do authentic research. 

April 29, 2014 — Chemical companies are eager for new ways to save energy, cut back on hazards, and curtail unwanted byproducts. It’s not just better for the environment. It’s better for the bottom line.  

April 28, 2014 —   A new course at KU this spring is helping undergraduates become better communicators.

March 27, 2014 — A sweet idea is brewing at CEBC: Turn plant sugars into ingredients for antifreeze, cushy couches and many other consumer goods.

December 20, 2013 — Kevin Leonard joined CEBC and KU’s Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering as its newest assistant professor last fall.  

September 30, 2013 — Man-made chemicals are everywhere: in the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, and nearly everything we use in daily life.  Many of those chemicals, however, are derived from dwindling fossil sources and through processes that can be harmful to the environment. That could soon change...

April 20, 2012 — Pursue a Ph.D. or leave with a bachelor’s degree?

April 20, 2012 — One of CEBC’s long-time corporate partners is setting up a small lab right next door.

February 10, 2012 — http://chancellor.ku.edu/speeches/2012/feb07

December 27, 2011 — From: http://www.news.ku.edu/2011/october/31/kbacebc.shtml

December 12, 2011 — This year, students and teachers throughout Kansas have greater access to innovative, lesson plans and lab activities thanks to a unique program at the University of Kansas.

December 7, 2011 — Clara and Nicolette Bode don’t just like the Carnival of Chemistry – they love it!  The young sisters have faithfully attended the Carnival every year since they were old enough to walk. 

May 5, 2011 — The Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, or CEBC, today received a $5.6 million grant from the U.S.

April 11, 2011 — Darryl Fahey, Industrial Liaison Director at CEBC, was recently named as an Associate Editor for a new journal being launched this year by Springer-Verlag called Applied Petrochemical Resea

April 2, 2011 — Each year, more than $20 trillion worth of products depend on the chemical reactions sparked by catalysts. 

October 15, 2010 — On October 18-19, the Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis will host its fifteenth Industrial Advisory Board meeting at The University of Kansas.

October 15, 2010 — There is a growing trend in industry for reducing waste and dealing with environmental concerns, as highlighted in a 2006 Natu

August 30, 2010 — Prominent researchers and industrial practitioners from around the world recently met in Philadelphia for the 21st International Sympos

August 30, 2010 — Coal-fired power plants release a whopping 10 billion tons of carbo

August 24, 2010 — To exchange ideas and promote new collaborations, CEBC faculty, staff and students actively participated in prestigious national and international conferences this June, not only as presenters but

March 2, 2010 — Madhav Ghanta, University of Kansas graduate student, will compete against students from around the world in the fourth annual Global Venture Challenge at Oak Ridge National Laboratory on March 24.

March 2, 2010 — Gasoline is a complex blend of different ingredients.  One component that beefs up octane and cuts down on smog is called alkylate.  It makes up about 10% of the gasoline consumed worldwi

December 16, 2009 — Of 19 companies chosen by the federal government to pilot next-generation biorefineries, three are corporate partners with the University of Kansas Center for Environmen

December 16, 2009 — Some of the ingredients in many common household products, from laundry soap to plastic toys, are made by an industrial process called hydroformylation.

September 24, 2009 — Professor Arno DeKlerk from the University of Alberta provided a professional development short course titled “Fuels from Refining Crude Oil and Alternative Carbon Sources” to a capacity crowd at C

September 24, 2009 — On August 21, The University of Kansas presented Susan Stagg-Williams, associate professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, with a $5,000 Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.

September 24, 2009 — Undergraduates from across the country came to KU this summer to participate in NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs.

September 23, 2009 — Engineers know that the most stable, rigid shape is a triangle.  That’s why you see it in bridges, rooftops, geodesic domes – and as a backbone for new drug molecules.

July 29, 2009 — Congratulations are in order for two of CEBC’s industry partners, Eastman Chemical Company and Procter & Gamble Company.  Both were recognized with 2009 Presidential Green Chemistry Awards for

July 27, 2009 — A photo detector created by Washington University-St. Louis student has been adapted to automatically shutdown reactors at CEBC.

May 25, 2009 — CEBC researchers are developing technologies to minimize carbon dioxide release during the production of ingredients needed to make polyester.

May 25, 2009 — Concerns about human impact on the environment have heightened the demand for greener technologies.  The Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis (CEBC) is helping to meet this demand by tra

March 29, 2009 — A three-minute video on YouTube is building a bridge between researchers at the University of Kansas and fourth-graders in Canada.

March 17, 2009 — Several CEBC researchers will be participating at the 21st North American Meeting of the North American Catalysis Society, being held in San Fran

February 23, 2009 — Madhav Ghanta (right), CEBC doctoral graduate student in Prof.

February 20, 2009 — An exciting new process to produce potentially useful formyl cyclopropanes from cyclopropenes has been invented by Professor Michael Rubin and PhD student Matt Sherrill.

February 20, 2009 — The Tapered Element Oscillating Microbalance (TEOM) was demonstrated to be a valuable tool for elucidating the adsorption/desorption characteristics of alkylation reactants on microporous and mesop

February 20, 2009 — Co(salen) [cobaltous bis(salicylaldehyde)ethylenediamine] complexes are well known O2 carriers in liquid solution.

February 19, 2009 — The Royal Society of Chemistry, Europe's largest  organization for advancing the chemical sciences, published an

February 19, 2009 — There is a growing trend in industry for reducing waste and dealing with environmental concerns, as highlighted in a 2006

February 11, 2009 — Producing ethylene oxide releases millions of tons of carbon dioxide every year.  Researchers at CEBC are working to clean up this chemical’s big carbon footprint.

February 10, 2009 — CEBC Faculty, Prof. Aaron Scurto and Prof. Bala Subramaniam, and CEBC Board Member, Dr.

January 16, 2009 — Héctor Camareno Ojeda, a chemical engineering student from the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez, recently won second place in the research poster competition at