 Zhen-Gang Wang, Professor of Chemical Engineering, was awarded the 2008 Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Caltech's most prestigious award for teaching, it is awarded annually to honor a professor who demonstrates unusual ability, creativity, and innovation in undergraduate and graduate classroom or lab teaching. A committee of previous Feynman prizewinners, students, and faculty select each year's winner. To read more, see the press release.
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Frances Arnold, the Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Prof. Arnold is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. She is one of only 8 persons elected to all three branches of the National Academies, and the only woman awarded this distinction.
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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Chemical Engineering. Candidates with strong commitments to research and teaching excellence are encouraged to apply.
We expect to make an appointment at the assistant professor level, but consideration will be given to exceptionally well-qualified applicants at the associate and full professor levels. Appointment will be contingent upon completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. in chemical engineering or in a related field.
Submit CV, publication list, a description of proposed research, and three letters of recommendation to: Chair of the Chemical Engineering Search Committee
M/C 210-41
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125Alternatively, you may email materials to:
search at cheme dot caltech dot edu
Please see the Chemistry Division's site for other Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division open faculty positions
The California Institute of Technology is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply.
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The Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division has launched a newsletter. Here's the link to the current issue: http://www.cce.caltech.edu/newsletter/sum09.pdf
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 David A. Tirrell has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, (2008) for his "pioneering contributions to bioengineered materials and the synthesis of novel artificial proteins." Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Professor Tirrell was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2006. He received the Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society in 2007.
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John F. Brady, Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering, was named the 2007 recipient of the Society of Rheology Bingham Medal for his outstanding contributions to the field of rheology. The award was presented at the 79th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology in Salt Lake City,
October 2007.
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Our 2009-10 named lectures have been announced:
Our 2010 Vaughan Lecturer is Chris Jones, of Georgia Tech. His talk is scheduled for Thursday, October 8, 2009. His topic: "Identifying the True Catalyst in High Temperature Pd Catalyzed Heck and Suzuki Reactions." Go here for more information.
The 43rd annual Lacey Lecturer is Bruce C. Gates, Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at UC Davis. Prof. Gates will give his technical lecture on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, on "Molecular Organometallic Catalysis on Surfaces." His second lecture, on Thursday, February 11, will be geared toward a more general audience: "Spurring Chemistry: Catalysis and Chemical Technology." See the Lacey Lectureship page for more.
The 2010 Economou Prize winner will be announced soon. For more details, click here.
For more on all of our upcoming Chemical Engineering seminars, see our Seminars page.
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Richard
C. Flagan, Executive Officer, Irma and Ross McCollum Professor of Chemical Engineering and Professor of
Environmental Science and Engineering, received the 2006 Fuchs Award in recognition of his seminal contributions to aerosol research and education, and his outstanding service to the aerosol community.
Professor Flagan has also been awarded the American Chemical Society's 2007 Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology.
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Mark E. Davis was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2006. He is the Warren and Katharine Schlinger Professor of Chemical Engineering. |
Chemical Engineering's Vivek Narsimhan received a Churchill Scholarship for 2008-09. He is studying Advanced Mathematics (Maths Part III) at Churchill College, University of Cambridge. This award covers all university and college tuition & fees, plus allowances for his cost of living and travel. Only 13 were awarded this year.
Vivek's work at Caltech included modeling the behavior of soft biomaterials, with an eye to developing shape-changing replacement lenses to be used for cataract patients. Professor Julie Kornfield was his advisor.
Vivek has also received the Robert Byrd Scholarship for outstanding academic achievement and the Caltech Upperclass Merit Award. He has served as the vice president of Caltech's AIChE chapter. |
