Fall 2024 Issue
Olin Hall News is an annual publication designed to provide our graduates and wider community of friends with news about faculty research, new initiatives, and alumni news. We hope each issue keeps you strongly connected to the school and each other.
Feature
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The evolution of chemical engineering education
One of the biggest attractions for us, two engineering education researchers, to join the R.F. Smith School was the opportunity to leverage research-based insights into these collaborative change efforts to improve chemical engineering education. We bring expertise and considerable enthusiasm to co-lead change efforts in collaboration with Smith School faculty that set a new example for high-quality chemical engineering education nationally and globally.
Research
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PEESE group uses AI, quantum computing to optimize energy, ag, sustainability
Professor Fengqi You’s research group which explores development of quantum computing and AI technologies to optimize energy systems.
New Faculty
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![Vibha Kalra]()
Vibha Kalra, the Fred H. Rhodes Professor
Research focusing on next generation energy storage solutions including batteries for portable electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage.
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![Marsha Kowal]()
Marsha Kowal ’17, senior lecturer
A biomedical engineering alumna studying the subcellular mechanical cues that contribute to the development of age-related atherosclerosis.
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![Brian Bauer]()
Brian Bauer ’85, professor of practice
Brian Bauer brings a wealth of industry experience to the classroom and M.Eng. program.
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![Bill Cleary]()
Bill Cleary ’86, professor of practice
Real-world insights into industry, bringing students exposure to both the technical and business challenges.
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![Alex Coso Strong]()
Alexandra Coso Strong, associate professor
Expertise in engineering education and complex systems design.
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![Jillian Goldfarb]()
Jillian Goldfarb, associate professor
Transforming organic wastes into biofuels and sustainable carbon materials for water treatment, electrochemical processes and energy storage.
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![Eda Celik]()
Eda Celik-Akdur, senior lecturer
A strong research background and nearly 20 years of teaching experience.
Profiles
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Ashlyn Dumaw
Undergraduate Student
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William Tait
Graduate Student
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Patrick Moore
Undergraduate Student
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Alexis de la Cotte
Postdoctoral Associate
Student Group Updates
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CBE Women receives 2024 Student Organization Award
CBE Women student group promotes female affiliates within the Smith School for leadership, education and entrepreneurship, among other activities.
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Update from the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association
An update from the Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Association (ChEGSA)
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AIChE student chapter leads in discovery, community development
An update on the undergraduate student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE.)
News
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Jeff Tester explores sustainable water, energy, food in Thorpe Seminar
Jeff Tester ’66, M.S. ’67, is the David Croll Sesquicentennial Fellow and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering.
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Kathleen Stebe discusses peptide surfactants, microrobotics in Smith Lecture
Kathleen Stebe, is the Goodwin Professor of Applied Science and Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Commencement
Congratulations to our graduates!
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Reunion
We welcomed over 100 alumni into the Fred H. Rhodes lounge for breakfast.
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Industry Council Welcomes New Members
Collaborative relationships between the school and our corporate partners.
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Awards and Honors 2024
Listing of faculty, postdocs, graduate and undergraduate student awards.
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In Memoriam
A list of alumni we’ve lost.
