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Dusty Berggren, 2008 Outstanding Senior Chemical Engineer.

Dusty Berggren (BS 08) was selected outstanding ChE Senior by her peers.  Dusty was active with the WERC Design team, the ChE hydrogen fuel cell car, and served as secretary for the student chapter of AIChE.  She began her PhD studies in chemical engineering at Oregon State University this fall.
 

 

James Russell (BS 08) received the Alumni Award for Excellence for the 2007 academic year.  Dr. David Drown served as his academic advisor.  James' interest in model cars was the catalyst in beginning the ChE Hydrogen fuel cell car at the University of Idaho.  James served as President for the student chapter of AIChE.  He is employed with British Petroleum in Anchorage, Alaska.

Dr. Vivek Utgikar

 

Dr. Vivek Utgikar, associate professor at the Idaho Falls campus was recently profiled in the March/April edition of Idaho Falls Magazine.  His online feature can be found at http://www.idahofallsmagazine.com/magazine/feature.cfm?fid=68&titlelong=March/April%202008

 

Joshua Kane, Dusty Berggren, James Russell and Tyler Vincent.

Art Richardson, Jeff Miller and Adam Hall.

 

Two ChE teams earned awards at the recent 2008 Engineering Design Expo held April 25, 2008.  The team of Dusty Berggren (BS 08), Joshua Kane, James Russell (BS 08) and Tyler Vincent (BS 08) received an award for Excellence in Technical Presentations for their research project, "Integrated Approach to Inland Desalination and Concentrate Disposal."  The second team of Arthur Richardson (BS 08), Jeff Miller (BS 08) and Adam Hall (BS 08) earned distinction for Excellence in Poster Presentations for their research project, "Machining Oil Water Lubricant Demulsification and Water Recovery."  Each team received a $200.00 prize.  Click here for more photos and information about the department's participation in the 2008 Design Expo.

 

Dr. Supathorn Phongikaroon

 

Dr. Supathorn Phongikaroon, assistant professor at the Idaho Falls campus was featured in the March/April edition of Idaho Falls magazine.  His online article can be found at http://www.idahofallsmagazine.com/magazine/feature.cfm?fid=65&titlelong=March/April%202008

 

2008 WERC 2nd place finishers

 

 

 

  

The team of Adam Hall (BS 08), Jeff Miller (BS 08), and Adam Hall (BS 08) earned a 2nd place finish and $1,000 in the 18th annual Waste and Environmental Design Competition in Las Cruces, New Mexico.  Their research project, "Machining Oil Water Lubricant Demulsification and Water Recovery", focused on removing emulsified oils used in metalworking from effluent water.  This research project also garnered an Award for Excellence in Poster Presentations at the 2008 Engineering Design Expo.  Faculty advisor, Dave Drown, received the Outstanding Advisor award, a certificate, a plaque and a check for $1250.00.  Click here for more pictures and information.

 

 
 

 

The 2008 AIChE Pacific Northwest Regional Conference was held at Washington State University April 25-26, 2008.  UI chemical engineering students did extremely well in the ChE Car competition, returning with three awards.  "Dextrose Defender," a car based on glucose-activated batteries, earned a first place in the Poster Presentation and The Most Creative Design award.  "Tick Tock Iodine Clock," a car based on a proton exchange membrane utilizing slightly pressurized hydrogen gas as a reactant, earned a second place in the Reaction Car Competition. 

 

 

Several ChE's were honored at a recent College of Engineering awards Banquet.  Dr. Roger Korus, Outstanding Chair; Woody Admassu, Outstanding Educator; Dave Drown, Outstanding Advising and Service to Students; Laurel McGarry, Outstanding Junior; Dusty Berggren, Outstanding Senior; Eric Aston, Outstanding Researcher and Charles Cornwall, Outstanding Staff.  Click here for more information.