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Dr. Ralph E. White awarded the Olin Palladium Award from the Electrochemical Society

Professor White will received the Olin Palladium Award from the Electrochemical Society at their fall meeting in San Francisco for his pioneering work on the mathematical modeling of electrochemical systems.

USC to collaborate with South Korean school

The University of South Carolina entered into an agreement with South Korea's Woosuk University Monday that will lay the groundwork for increased academic collaboration. The first such collaboration is between USC's Department of Chemical Engineering and the Woosuk Hydrogen Fuel Cell Regional Innovation Center.

Dr. Andreas Heyden has received the prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation

Professor Andreas Heyden has received the prestigious Faculty Early Career Development ( CAREER ) Program Award for his work entitled "Uncertainty Quantification in the Rational Design of Bifunctional Catalysts". This $400,000, 5 - year grant allows Dr. Heyden and his students to perform computational studies to establish the underlying science of bifunctional heterogeneous catalysts. The research results will be integrated into a joint graduate and undergraduate elective called "Multiscale Modeling: From Electrons to Chemical Reactors" as part of the core chemical engineering curriculum to promote active, inquiry based learning.

Dr. James A. Ritter is named Carolina Distinguished Professor

Professor Ritter is one of six new Carolina Distinguished Professors, one of the highest honors USC bestows to faculty members who are among the best in their field.

Alumni Spotlight: Venkat Srinivasan

Dr. Srinivasan is the director of the The Batteries for Advanced Transportation Technologies ( BATT ) Program at the Lawrence Berkley National Lab in California

Dr. John Regalbuto: $300,000 from the US Department of Agriculture

Professor John Regalbuto is part of a $6.9 million USDA grant to develop an on-the-farm distributed technology for converting forest residues, horse manure, switchgrass and other perennial grasses into biofuels and high-value specialty chemicals.

Dr. Esmaiel Jabbari named AIMBE Fellow

Professor Jabbari has been named a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering for his seminal contributions to the fields of biomaterials and tissue engineering and will be recognized on February 18th.

Drs. Michael Amiridis and Ralph White named AAAS Fellows

Professors Amiridis and White have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They will be recognized for their contributions to science and technology on February 18th during the AAAS annual meeting in Boston.

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Opportunities

Rothberg Scholarships

Awards up to $4,000 per year will be given to qualified undergraduate students.

Undergraduate Research

NSF – REU in Sustainable Energy

Biomedical Engineering Interdisciplinary Program

B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. Degrees supported in part by Chemical Engineering faculty.

Open Positions

The Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking an outstanding candidate for the endowed Discovery Chair as part of the Center for Economic Exellence for the Hydrogen Economy

College of Engineering and Computing: Endowed Chair in Tissue Engineering - USC Tissue Biofabrication SmartState ™
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The Department of Chemical Engineering is seeking outstanding candidates for a tenure-track faculty position

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