NEWS

Professor John Harb was awarded the 2022 Izatt Christensen Faculty Excellence Award and presented his research on Electrochemical Engineering for a Sustainable Future to the campus community.

Dr. Larry Baxter was awarded a Distinguished Professorship in the Department of Energy at Aalborg University. The 3-year appointment will provide significant research support for Dr. Baxter’s carbon capture research and Dr. Baxter will contribute 2 months a year directly collaborating with Aalborg University. Importantly, Aalborg, like BYU, has a particular focus on Experiential Learning. At Aalborg, 75% of engineering classroom instruction is focused on hands-on, problem-based engineering learning instead of traditional lecture-based learning. The BYU Chemical Engineering Department has recently revamped its curriculum to include problem-based lab experiences throughout the curriculum. Dr. Baxter hopes this collaboration will further assist the BYU Chemical Engineering Department as it continues to increase and improve problem-based experiential learning experiences.

The president of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Christine S. Grant visited BYU for the inaugural Safety and Ethics Conference at BYU held in early 2022.

Paso Nuevo Prosthetics in conjunction with the BYU Chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) won first place and $3000 in the International AIChE Chemical Engineering for Good Competition with their low-cost prosthetic liner mold design. The submission was created by Hannah Robinson Duffy (Paso Nuevo Prosthetics) and Alexa Lowman (BYU AIChE).

Brigham Young University President Kevin J Worthen announced today that the Committee on Race, Equity & Belonging (CoREB) has completed its study, which included numerous meetings with students, alumni, faculty, staff and administrators. Additionally, the university released today key findings from a national diversity and equity campus climate survey, which includes data from nearly 20,000 respondents.