The official account of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (@uofillinois).
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Congratulations to ChBE professor of the practice Chris Burcham and department alumnus Bob Dudley, who have been elected to the 2026 Class of the National Academy of Engineering! See more at chbe.illinois.edu/news/stori…
For students who planned on attending today's seminar, the date and location of the event have changed. Assistant Professor Moon Jeong Park will now be presenting her seminar at 4 pm in Bevier 180.
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A CABBI team developed a commercially viable way to make disposable diapers, microplastics and acrylic paint more sustainable by using a tiny yeast to biomanufacture 3-HP, a valuable precursor chemical for acrylic acid — a $20 billion market.
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The School of Chemical Sciences at @UofIllinois is seeking an Assistant Director of Research Administration. Manage grants office and staff, assist faculty with portfolios, and drive proposal development. Find full details and apply by September 25 at: jobs.illinois.edu
ChBE Illinois researchers have unveiled a new framework for understanding and controlling the behavior of granular hydrogels — microscopic gel particles that mimic living tissue — paving the way for designing better biomaterials. @uofigrainger
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ChBE Illinois is seeking an Office Support Associate to assist in the department's business and student services offices and provide backup to other positions. Come join our friendly, dedicated team! Deadline to apply: September 10, 2025.
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With a new five-year, $15M award, the @NSF has renewed its support of the @Molecule_Maker Lab Institute, which develops AI tools for discovery and synthesis of molecules for uses in medicine, energy, industry and more. chbe.illinois.edu/news/stori…
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Congrats to our 2025 CABBI poster winners!
🥇 Grad student Michael Volk of @ChBEIllinois took 1st for his poster on using TorchCell to systematize data in strain design.
🥈 Undergrad Lily Williams of Penn State (@mcreynolds_lab RISE intern)
🥉 Qasim Ali of @UFIFASAgronomy
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ALT Wearing a blue shirt, Michael Volk stands in front of his CABBI poster
ALT Lily Williams stands in front of her CABBI poster
A new spin on salad dressing 🥗 Illinois researchers have developed an approach to addressing food waste and carbon emissions through the design of a catalyst for converting food waste-derived biocrude to sustainable aviation fuel. @IllinoisABE
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ChBE Illinois retweeted
With AI and automated synthetic biology, #ILLINOIS researchers developed a user-friendly system to drastically improve enzyme performance. ▶️ bit.ly/4euYnVL
ALT Four professionals standing in front of industrial equipment in a laboratory setting.
ChBE professor Hong Yang has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, their highest professional award. RSC Fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the chemical sciences. 🏆
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Led by ChBE professor Huimin Zhao, a team of innovative researchers combined the use of AI and automated biology to improve the performance of two important industrial enzymes. @uofigrainger @LASillinois
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ChBE Illinois retweeted
Using novel light-powered enzymes, CABBI researchers at @UofIllinois created a precise, cost-effective way to make chiral ketones, complex chemicals used in agrochemicals, medicines and other products.
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📰 @NatureCatalysis: nature.com/articles/s41929-0…
ALT Wearing blue lab coats, researcher Zhengyi Zhang and Professor Huimin Zhao work in a lab at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.
Recycling reinvented!♻️A new study by prof. Baron Peters’ research group offers a model that addresses a key obstacle to efficient plastic recycling.
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ChBE professor Paul Kenis has received the 2025 Carl Wagner Memorial Award from the Electrochemical Society, in recognition of excellence in research and teaching. 🔷🔶 @uofigrainger @LASillinois
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Rethinking plastics: @ChBEIllinois professors Damien Guironnet and Alexa Kuenstler recently spoke to NPR Illinois' Community Voices about their research, touching on the pros & cons of single-use plastics, plastic alternatives, and recycling vs upcycling.
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Researchers at ChBE Illinois have found a path to perform efficient, sustainable enantiomer separations, of importance for drug screening and manufacturing, using planar chiral polymers and electrochemistry.
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@uofigrainger @LASillinois
Congratulations to ChBE undergrad, Anggana Yudono! 🎊Yudono is one of the Gilman scholarship recipients and will have the opportunity to study in Denmark.
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We've held the truth back long enough...We miss our students!! 📣📣 The quad just doesn't look quite right without you here 😔
