News http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-viewer/rss admin 2008-07-18T15:34:00Z IChemE 2013 medal winners announced http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00018 The IChemE 2013 medal winners for excellence in research, service and achievements were announced at the IChemE Annual General meeting held on 30 April 2013. We have received two medals in the department, details as follows: Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-06-07T08:53:57Z “Controlling a Spillover Pathway with the Molecular Cork Effect” co-authored by Dr Stamatakis published by Nature Materials http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00017 Hydrogenation processes are of paramount importance in the chemical industry with a vast range of applications in the food, petrochemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-06-03T10:59:50Z Grant award success for Dr. Paola Lettieri (PI) for a project on "Carbon capture and storage for small scale gas fired combined heat and power schemes" http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00016 Dr. Paola Lettieri (UCL PI), Dr. Dan Brett and Dr. Lazaros Papageorgiou have won a $240k grant from QNRF for a project on "Carbon capture and storage for small scale gas fired combined heat and power schemes" which is a joint collaboration with GORD (Gulf Organization for Research & Development) and Hoare Lea , a consultancy company from Bristol. Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-06-03T09:49:32Z EPSRC grant success for Chemical Engineering Professor Asterios Gavriilidis and Dr. Simon Kuhn http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00015 Congratulations to Professor Asterios Gavriilidis (PI) and Dr. Simon Kuhn , who have won a collaborative consortium £991k grant, resulting from an EPSRC Sandpit, titled “Sustainable Manufacturing in Multiphase Continuous Reactors: Aerobic Oxidations”. Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-04-26T08:20:55Z 5M£ EPSRC "Frontier Engineering Award" for UCL Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00013 The EPSRC has awarded 5M£ toward the establishment of a Centre for Nature Inspired Engineering at UCL. The Centre will be directed by Prof. Marc-Olivier Coppens , Ramsay Memorial Professor and Head of Chemical Engineering at UCL. Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-04-08T10:01:39Z Leon Brown wins ‘Focus on the Positives’ competition http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00012 Chemical Engineering student wins UCL Public Engagement Unit competition with 'SuperLeon' alter ego clean power pitch. Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-03-28T18:28:50Z Chemical Engineering awarded ChemEngDayUK 2013 poster prizes http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00011 UCL Chemical Engineering has been awarded two out of the six best poster prizes in the ChemEngDayUK 2013: Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-03-27T12:49:37Z Chemical Engineering triumphs in the UCL Inter-Departmental Football Tournament http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00010 Following the success of last year’s  Engineering League, set up by our own Ibrahim El-Habbal, Mario Johnson (2012-13 Ramsay Society Sports Secretary) extended this to a larger UCL-wide football tournament. Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-03-22T14:23:29Z Dr. Paola Lettieri’s article - one of the most cited http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00008 Dr. Paola Lettieri ’s article in Waste Management is now listed as one of the most cited articles. Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-02-21T16:14:27Z Dr. Eva Sorensen awarded the ExxonMobil Excellence in Teaching Award http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00007 Dr. Eva Sorensen has been awarded the ExxonMobil Excellence in Teaching Award 2012, and named "ExxonMobil Teaching Fellow". Agata A Blaszczyk 2013-02-21T16:09:34Z Paul Shearing - Most Cited Author http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00006 Paul Shearing was the first author of the most cited paper in Chemical Engineering Science in the period 2009-10 for the paper entitled: 3D reconstruction of SOFC anodes using a focused ion beam lift-out technique (Chem. Eng. Sci., 64(17) 3928-3933, 2009.)  Eva Sorensen 2012-10-21T09:48:39Z Meet our new Head of Department http://www.ucl.ac.uk/chemeng/chemeng-news/00005 The Department is pleased to welcome Prof Marc-Olivier Coppens as the new Head of Department and Ramsay Memorial Professor of Chemical Engineering. Eva Sorensen 2012-10-02T08:28:13Z