May 20, 2024

After earning her bachelor's degree in civil engineering at a premier university in Nigeria, Tolulope Odunola became fascinated by the world of hydrology and water systems and set off to continue her education in environmental engineering. She came to the University of Cincinnati for her master's degree, and the experience left such an impact she stayed for her PhD, working under the guidance of Patrick Ray, associate professor of environmental engineering. Odunola was named Graduate Student Engineer of the Month by the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

April 8, 2021

University of Cincinnati chemical engineering professor Peter Smirniotis honored as 2020 recipient of George Rieveschl Jr. Award for Distinguished Scientific Research.

April 9, 2021

Associate Professor-Educator Anne Vonderheide, Ph.D., loves sharing her passion for chemistry in the classroom at the University of Cincinnati — but her top priority is making sure each of her students feels supported in their quest to succeed. Vonderheide is being honored with a UC Faculty Award for teaching.

April 8, 2021

Megan Naber hopes to put her engineering degree to good use by finding new ways to reduce the environmental problems that arise from the agriculture industry. Naber, an environmental engineering student at the University of Cincinnati, is motivated by her passion for the natural world and her experiences as an undergraduate researcher. Naber is simultaneously working on two degrees as part of the UC College of Engineering and Applied Science ACCEND accelerated degree program.

April 1, 2021

Yu Zhang, who first came to the University of Cincinnati in 2014 to begin a master’s degree in environmental engineering., is continuing her research work in developing biofuels from waste as a doctoral student in chemical engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. She shares her research goals, UC experience and the impact she hopes to make through engineering.

May 14, 2021

Garek Bushnell came to the University of Cincinnati with a singular goal: to study acting. He graduated in April 2021 with his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering instead. Bushnell’s path between these two seemingly dissimilar fields is rooted in his mindset that following your passion will drive your determination to succeed – even if that passion comes from an unexpected source.

July 28, 2021

A team of University of Cincinnati engineering students won first place in the virtual Environmental Challenge International Competition hosted by the Air and Waste Management Association. For the challenge, the students were tasked with proposing effective solutions to a simulated environmental problem based on real-world events. Their winning solution included suggesting modular nuclear energy.

July 2, 2018

Soryong Chae, a UC environmental engineering assistant professor, received funding through UC s Faculty Bridge Program to assist in developing a novel membrane-based technology for residential graywater treatment and reuse.

July 31, 2018

UC chemical engineering professor Vadim Guliants received an Ohio Development Services Agency grant to develop catalysts for methane combustion in underground coal mines.

March 21, 2018

Chelsea Ker researched the toxicity of turf with UC faculty and students while still in high school. Now she studies chemical engineering at CEAS.