ChBME Research

Apaala Basak

April 21, 2025

Mizzou Engineer wins award for innovative approach to ALS treatment

Apaala Basak received the Michael Donovan NFOSD Innovation Award for her research to develop a translational approach to manage dysphagia in ALS patients using optogenetic neuromodulation.

From left, Marissa Moore and Emma McDougal

April 17, 2025

Roommates in research: two Mizzou chemical engineers receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

After spending their undergraduate years conducting research with life-saving implications, Emma McDougal and Marissa Moore each received National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Starfish-inspired heart monitoring device

April 2, 2025

Scientists unveil starfish-inspired wearable tech for heart monitoring

Mizzou researchers' device includes AI technology to detect potential heart problems with over 90% accuracy.

Matthias Young stands in a laboratory

Feb. 27, 2025

Mizzou researchers are cracking the code on solid-state batteries

Using a combination of advanced imagery and ultra-thin coatings, University of Missouri researchers are working to revolutionize solid-state battery performance.

Jaya Ghosh

Feb. 21, 2025

Ghosh named 2025 National Academy of Inventors Senior Member

Adjunct professor Jaya Ghosh has been named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Molecules

Jan. 16, 2025

Mizzou Engineers win design award in American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Design Competition 

Mizzou Engineering graduates Ashley Kemm, Madi Robinson and Rick Schroeder earned the Jack Wehman Design Award in the 2024 AIChE Student Design Competition for their innovative project titled "Power-to-Gas Plant."

purple corn arrangement

Nov. 20, 2024

Turning corn colorful

Mizzou researchers are demonstrating that purple corn has surprising health benefits. Would you try it?

Ellen Wan with biochar panels

Nov. 14, 2024

Using biowaste to create clean water

Mizzou Engineer Caixia “Ellen” Wan is filtering clean water using new materials created from lignocellulosic biomass waste.

The multidisciplinary team consists of faculty from Mechanical Engineering (Matt Maschmann), Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (Matthias Young, Sheila Grant and David Grant) and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Jianlin Cheng [not pictured], James Keller, Filiz Bunyak and Prasad Calyam).

Nov. 13, 2024

Accelerating materials discovery

Mizzou Engineers are partnering with Arizona State University, Brewer Science and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), to increase the efficiency of materials development by using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to model and test new materials. Mizzou's research is supported by a $1.87 million grant, sponsored by Arizona State University.

Susie Dai feature image

Nov. 13, 2024

Mizzou faculty member leads collaboration to empower a carbon bioeconomy

Susie Dai is using her background in chemistry and biology to inspire innovative approaches to add value to carbon dioxide to make diverse products as part of an NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC).