Lynza Sprowl, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, is spending an entire year working in the Center for Nanoscale Materials at Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago. Sprowl’s engineering passion is for the future of energy, particularly battery and fuel cell technologies. Her doctoral research focuses on surface interactions that drive the chemical processes of catalysis and corrosion. (More)

An assistant professor of environmental engineering, Tala Navab-Daneshmand examines the persistence and growth of enteric pathogens from wastewater in the environment, with an eye toward designing better treatment and handling processes. 
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Leaders in energy storage technology converged on the Oregon State University campus in November for a symposium organized by chemical engineering Assistant Professor Zhenxing Feng to discuss opportunities and challenges for next-generation, large-scale grid energy storage systems in the Pacific Northwest and nationwide.
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Chemical engineering Professor Goran Jovanovic was interested in finding ways to convert carbon dioxide into useful products using renewable energy. When the U.S. Department of Energy rejected a proposal in 2005, Jovanovic sent out an email to former Ph.D. students around the world, looking for potential collaborators. A copy of that email landed in the inbox of Thana Sornchamni, leading to an enduring and mutually beneficial partnership with PTT, Thailand’s biggest industrial giant. (Engineering Out Loud)