Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

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Baldes, Marquez named 2026-27 Iowa Innovation Leadership Fellows

Monday, August 31, 2026

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University of Iowa researchers examine the environmental journey of everyday chemicals

Thursday, August 27, 2026

NSF supports Iowa engineers' nighttime wildfire forecasting efforts

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

CBE Events

CBE Graduate Seminar: Cristopher Moore

Friday, September 11, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm

Schaeffer Hall

Cristopher Moore is a resident professor at Santa Fe Institute

Topic: Easy, Hard, and Impossible: Phase Transitions in Computation

CBE Graduate Seminar: James Ankrum

Thursday, September 17, 2026 11:00pm to 11:15pm

Seamans Center

James Ankrum is a professor in Biomedical Engineering and director of the Hanson Center for Communication at the University of Iowa

Topic: To be Announced

CBE Graduate Seminar: Marina Zhang

Thursday, September 24, 2026 11:00am to 12:15pm

Seamans Center

Marina Zhang is an Engineering and Informatics Librarian at the University of Iowa

Topic: AI and Literature Discovery

College Events

So Much to Do, So Little Time: Time Management Strategies for Academic Success

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:00pm to 12:50pm

Seamans Center

Time Management Strategies

Student Success Workshop: So Much to Do, So Little Time: Time Management Strategies for Academic Success

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 12:00pm to 12:50pm

Seamans Center

Students will learn how to effectively prioritize, create a time management plan, and other practical tips for managing time and commitments.

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