News News stories The latest developments in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. 9 April 2024 Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield. 10 May 2024 Harnessing nature’s power: collaborative effort explores algae for lower-carbon road construction Researchers in the Department are part of a team developing a new method that uses algae as a biomass source material to produce ‘bio-bitumen’. 2 May 2024 Sheffield spinout company grows to lead on next generation biomedicines and bioprocesses SynGenSys, a fast-growing biotechnology company spun out of the University of Sheffield, has announced the appointment of new Commercial Operations Director. 30 April 2024 New network to drive harmonisation in product environmental sustainability assessment A new network led by Professor Rachael Rothman is launching to support the UK’s materials supply chain and policymakers in using life cycle assessment (LCA) more effectively to reduce environmental impacts across the supply chain. Published by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures Search Professor Joan Cordiner attends Parliament on National Engineering Day Professor Joan Cordiner, Head of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, attended a parliamentary breakfast reception and panel discussion to mark National Engineering Day alongside Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu from EEE. 9 November 2022 CBE Seminar Series: Dr Malin Johansson talks trialling solar-powered trucks Improving solar cell efficiency to help power electric trucks from solar installed on their trailers: PhD researcher Adam Urwick documents the takeaways of a new seminar series. 24 October 2022 Sustainability research projects boosted by new EPSRC grant funding Researchers from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering have secured funding for projects looking at sustainability in soil stabilisation and the steelmaking industry. 12 October 2022 Brothers celebrate same-day graduation as first-class chemical engineers Brothers Mahdi and Nabhan Ahmed - the first in their family to go to university - describe the pride they feel in their achievements as they graduate together from The University of Sheffield’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering. 5 September 2022 Katja Kress: Researcher profile for The Faraday Institution Katja Kress, PhD Researcher, University of Sheffield, is working on the FutureCat project to help reduce the battery industry’s reliance on cobalt 12 August 2022 | Published by The Faraday Institution Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Current page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 … Next page Next › Last page Last »