Celebrating a great year

From the director: The Voiland School is celebrating several significant accomplishments in the past year.

Welcome!

The Voiland School welcomes Wheaton Schroeder to its faculty.

NSF CAREER award

Dominic Scalise received the award to develop a robust DNA computer that can be readily programmed to execute tasks.

Van Wie receives ASEE lifetime award

Bernie Van Wie received the 2024 Donald R. Woods Lectureship Award for Lifetime Achievement in Chemical Engineering Pedagogy.

Research

Illustration by Adobe Stock of renewable power to produce sustainable fuels or chemicals.

$4 million Department of Energy grant

WSU researchers have received a $4 million US Department of Energy grant for work in converting renewable energy to liquid fuels.

Manure management

WSU researchers received a grant to test a new process for managing manure that could decrease greenhouse gas emissions while also being economical for dairy farmers.

Understanding movement in people and animals

A National Science Foundation grant will enable WSU researchers to study the processes that contribute to musculoskeletal function.

Transmission electron microscope (TEM) image of the bacterial cell.

‘Trojan Horse’ for infections

Bacteria can be tricked into sending death signals to stop the growth of their slimy, protective homes that lead to deadly infections.

Team of six people working on immunotherapy tool.

A new tool for immunotherapy

A new tool to rapidly grow cancer-killing white blood cells could advance the availability of immunotherapy, a promising therapy to target cancer cells.

Events

Ensor Lecture

Professor Mark Barteau of Texas A&M University spoke on surface acid-base chemistry and catalysis as part of the Voiland School’s Ensor Lecture.

Historic image of people with mechanical equipment.

Chemical Engineering celebrates 75 years

Join us in April 2025 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of our chemical engineering program! Details on the date, time, and venue will be shared soon—we look forward to celebrating this milestone with you.

Student Spotlight

Loren Abbey

Loren Abbey is studying clean hydrogen production. “I wanted to do something that has a positive outcome in the world…to do something that made this world a better place not only for my family but for everyone.”