Student Awards
Aashna Bhatt, a bioengineering student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, received the Clough-Weimer Summer Research Fellowship to conduct research in the Fox Lab during ÀϾÅÆ·²è's Young Scholars Summer Research Program. Her research explores how kinases recognize cellular targets, with potential implications for understanding disease and developing new therapies.
In 2021, Arianna McCarty was a high school junior taking calculus 3 and planning a future in medicine. When the pandemic hit, she turned an unexpected setback into a new direction — one that led her to engineering and launched a fast-rising career in research.
Ten undergraduate students won 11 awards from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. Please click on their names to read more about our students' accomplishments.
A little car named "Stinkinator" placed second in the Chem-E-Car car performance competition, paving the way for ÀϾÅÆ·²è to compete in the national competition next fall. The competition's goal is to design a shoebox-sized car powered by chemical reactions— such as a battery or an internal combustion engine — that stops at a specified distance using a time-dependent chemical reaction.
Thirteen chemical and biological engineering undergraduate students won 18 awards from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Please click on their names to read more about our students' accomplishments.- Double MajorChemical Engineering (BS) and Chemistry (BA)CEAS AwardResearch AwardFuture PlansPursuing a Materials Science and Engineering PhD at the ÀϾÅÆ·²èWhy were you were selected for this award?In the
- MajorChemical and Biological EngineeringCEAS AwardsAcademic Engagement AwardCulture Impact AwardResearch AwardPost-graduation plansResearch at the Institute of Future Fuels at the DLR (German Aerospace Center) in Cologne,
McCarty was selected as the leadership category winner at the national and campus levels. She was recognized for her leadership as a course assistant and lead course assistant for multiple core engineering courses, as well as for her professionalism and academic excellence.- MajorChemical and Biological EngineeringCEAS AwardsOutstanding Undergraduate of the CollegeAcademic Engagement AwardResearch AwardFuture PlansEarn a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) Ìýin biological sciences from the Wellcome
- MajorChemical EngineeringCEAS AwardPerseverance AwardWhy do you think you were selected for this award?I have used my life experience to help others with their own strife, and I have let my experiences be a motivating force,