Dr. Courtney Pfluger took a position in Fall 2011 as an Assistant Teaching Professor at Northeastern University as a part of the First Year Engineering Faculty and affiliated Faculty in the Chemical Engineering Department. Dr. Pfluger redesigned and piloted the first-year curriculum which included engineering design and computational problem solving using the Engineering Grand Challenges as real-world applications of global issues. She developed and ran for 8 years a faculty-led international program to Brazil focused on Sustainable Energy and Brazilian Culture. This program educates...Read more
Dr. Butterfield is an Associate Professor (Lecturer) in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Universityof Utah, where he has taught since 2010. His primary research focuses on the use of project-based learning for first-year engineering students, and the use of makerspaces to facilitate chemical engineering curriculum. Dr. Butterfield’s work also concentrates on K-12 outreach, inclusive teaching, and citizen scientist efforts.
Dr. Butterfield is the founding chair of AIChE's LGBTQ+ Initiative and the incoming chair of AIChE's Social Impact Operating Council. He is the...Read more
Associate Professor Experiential Engineering Education (ExEEd)
Dr. Cheryl Bodnar is an Associate Professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department at Rowan University. She also serves as the Assistant Director of Faculty Programs for the Rowan Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE). Currently, her research is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Kern Family Foundation. Her research interests relate to the incorporation of active learning techniques such as game-based learning in undergraduate classes as well as...Read more
Ember Chadwick is a senior at the University of Utah pursuing an HBS in Chemical Engineering with an emphasis in Energy Engineering. She completed the Honors Ecology & Legacy Integrated Minor and studied abroad in Argentina in 2019. ...Read more
John Chea is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at Rowan University under the direction of Prof. Kirti M. Yenkie. He received his undergraduate degree from Rowan University. ...Read more
Laxmicharan Samineni is PhD student at at the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently working on developing protein enhanced affordable point-of-use filters for enhanced pathogen removal. His research interests include protein-protein interactions, clean bed filtration models, plant based antimicrobial proteins. Before pursuing doctoral studies, he finished his master’s degree in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (2013-2015), India and then worked for two years as a Process Scientist in the area of Crystallization process development at a...Read more
Duong Nguyen is currently a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He earned an MS in environmental engineering from Arizona State University and a BS in environmental science from Vietnam National University.Read more
A revival of interest in bourbon has led distillers to increase production. This article discusses the chemistry behind the process of transforming corn and grains into a complex spirit.
Consumer preference toward safer, healthier, greener, and more effective cleaning products demands a new age of surfactants and a new vision for how we envision manufacturing, supply chains, resource...
