Research & Presentations

Student Poster Competition

• Charlotte Boriotti: Stabilization of Liquid Gallium Nanoparticles for Deactivation-Resistant Propane Dehydrogenation (advised by Prof. Michael Dickey)
• Kara Bracken: Formulation and Characterization of Biodegradable Cellulose Ester-Lignin Hybrid Nanoparticles (advised by Prof. Saad Khan)
• Leah Murad: Liquid-Based Scalable Nanofabrication of Aerogels from Polymer Nanosheets (advised by Prof. Orlin Velev)

Student Technical Presentation

• Anna Shay, 1st place: Using Modified Sugars to Alter Microbial Nanocellulose Composition and Properties (advised by Profs. Michael Daniele, Stefano Menegatti, and Rohan Shirwaiker)

ChemE Car

Team members: Sophia Johnson (C), Lily Rolling, Kaitlyn Roseberg, David Fort, Adarsh Thaler, Tori Poslinski, Jesse Mindel

A historic shout-out to the ChemE Car team! For the first time in recent history, the team has officially qualified for nationals with a 5th place finish

ChemE Jeopardy

Team members: Emmy Shore (C), Joe Warner, Emma Wightman, Graham Rousseau, Ryan Sedlacek, Jesse Mindel, Hayden Ni, Torrie Hedrick

Two teams competed this year with one of them advancing to the semifinals!

Many thanks to Hayden Ni and RJ Taylor for organizing the group and travel. Also, thank you to the group’s Industry Advisory Haley Ni. She prioritized being there to support our students and provide invaluable mentorship.