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Important Announcements
Department Seminar Series
Hosted every Wednesday from 3:15-4:30 in the Perlstein Hall Auditorium
Seminar Schedule
Friday, July 4, 2008
University Closed
Summer 2008 Session Ends
Friday, July 26, 2008
Fall 2008 Semester Begins
Thursday, August 21
Spring 2008 Commencement
ChBE was pleased to graduate more than 35 students on Saturday, May 17 during its academic unit ceremony, as part of the university-wide Spring 2008 Commencement. More than 175 friends and family helped the department celebrate the graduation of its students. Dr. Richard Chylla (B.S. ChE '83; Ph.D. ChE '87), director of strategic development at BASF, delivered an inspirational commencement address encouraging students to broaden their horizons and take advantage of every opportunity given to them.
Following the ceremony, students and guests enjoyed a reception in honor of the graduates and posed for pictures on the front lawn of Perlstein Hall. Photos of the event are now available for download.
ChBE wishes its sincere congratulations to the Class of 200,8 and wishes them success and prosperity in their futures!
Professor Henry Linden Named to AIChE’s One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era
IIT congratulates Max McGraw Professor of Engineering Henry Linden on his recent inclusion on the American Institute Chemical Engineer’s One Hundred Engineers of the Modern Era list.? The list has been compiled in celebration of the association’s centennial celebration.? Dr. Linden was selected to be included in this prestigious list from nearly 1,000 nominations.? The full listing of professionals on this list will be announced in the October 2008 issue of AIChE’s CEP magazine.? Dr. Linden’s accomplishments will also be recognized at the AIChE Annual Meeting, hosted November 16-21 in Philadelphia.
Professor Linden earned his Ph.D. degree in chemical engineering from IIT in 1952, and has been a member of ChBE's faculty since 1954.? He has authored or co-authored more than 240 published journal articles, papers in bound proceedings of technical meetings and chapters in books, and provided Congressional testimony in various areas of energy technology, economics and policy.? He also holds 27 patents on advances in energy supply and utilization and petrochemical technologies.? Throughout his career, Professor Linden has been bestowed with numerous awards and honors, including induction into the National Academy of Engineers, a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and election into the IIT Hall of Fame.
Many congratulations to Professor Linden on achieving this great honor!
ChBE Dedicates Oldshue Unit Operations Lab
The IIT Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering was pleased to celebrate the dedication of the Oldshue Unit Operations Laboratory on Friday, May 2.?? The renovations of the lab, which is named in the memory of the late James Y. Oldshue (ChE '47, M.S. ChE '49, Ph.D. ChE '51), were made possible through the generosity of Oldshue, John Sachs (ChE '47) and other ChBE alumni.? Members of Dr. Oldshue's family, as well as members of the university community were on hand for the occasion.
The renovations, which began last year, include the replacement of older equipment with the latest available technology and a complete overhaul of the space, which includes new flooring, ventilation units and classroom facilities. The lab will be used by the department's undergraduate students.
To learn more about the accomplishments of Dr. Oldshue and to view pictures of the lab's renovations, please click here.
ChBE Ph.D. Candidate and Teammate Awarded with Technology Pioneer Prize at International Business Plan Competition
ChBE Ph.D. candidate Shabab Amiruddin and chemistry undergraduate Ryan Witthans were awarded with the Microsoft Technology Pioneer Award at the University of San Francisco's International Business Plan Competition.? At the competition, graduate students from around the country presented innovative business plans to the nation's leading venture capitalists, attorneys and entrepreneurial executives.
At the event, hosted April 24 in San Francisco, Shabab and Ryan presented their company, medLight, and its product, a fiber-optic blood sensor that monitors a patient's condition in real time.? The innovation would eliminate the need for time-consuming and expensive repeated blood tests.? The presentation, coupled with preliminary lab results, wowed the judges.
Congratulates to Shabab and Ryan for a job very well done!
Professor Jai Prakash Appointed Acting Chair of ChBE Department
Professor Jai Prakash has been appointed Acting Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Professor Prakash has been a member of the department since 1998, and has served as Director of the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering for nearly six years.
The department extends its greatest gratitude to Professor Fouad Teymour, outgoing Chair, for his outstanding service throughout the past five years. Under his leadership, the department accomplished a number of highly successful initiatives, including the renovations of the James Y. Oldshue Undergraduate Lab, the honoring of Charles W. Pierce and the reorganization of the department to include biological engineering research and education programs.
ChBE looks forward to continued growth and expansion under the guidance of Professor Prakash.
