CEB women in the news

Dr Róisín Owens, BioElectronics Systems Technology (BEST) group prinicpal investigator, has developed an electrochemical transistor that can monitor the effect of e-cigarette emissions.

Dr Róisín Owens recognised at the Engineering & Physical Sciences Suffrage Science Awards at the Royal Society on International Women’s Day 2019.

Department members rallied around to celebrate International Women's Day with a specially designed cake.

Dr Ljiljana Fruk has received a Cancer Research UK Early Detection Primer Award worth £100 K.

Dr Katherine Smart has been appointed as the new Chair of the Worshipful Company of Brewers' Livery Committee and has also been elected to the Court of the Brewers' Company. The Company is one of the oldest of the City guilds or livery companies with the objective of providing support to educational establishments and...

Following in the footsteps of Dr Gabi Kaminski talking about her work on Parkinson disease , Dr Ljiljana Fruk was guest at The Naked Scientist BBC live show on Sunday, 21 October 2018. She talked about enzymes and even shared some beer made with human saliva with presenters. The show also featured former CEB PhD student...

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Katherine Smart to the role of University Lecturer in Brewing and Distilling Sciences effective 1 September 2018. Her research interests include yeast cell biology, fermentation sciences, brewing and distilling sciences, raw material supply chains, lignocellulosic conversion...

Congratulations to Professor Elizabeth (Lisa) Hall, CBE, who has been recognised for contributions to her field by being awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Chichester. Lisa Hall is Professor of Analytical Biotechnology here at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and she is...

On the occasion of its 350 year’s anniversary, Merck has initiated a flagship conference called Curious2018 – Future Insight, held in Darmstadt from 16-18th of July. The conference brought some of the greatest scientists and most accomplished entrepreneurs together on an invitation-only basis. There were talks by Nobel...

Congratulations to Mohammad Shahrour, Clare Rees-Zimmerman and Mudit Gupta on winning undergraduate student prizes this year. The Exxonmobil prize was awarded to Mohammad Shahrour, of Sidney Sussex College. The ExxonMobil Prize is awarded annually by the Examiners for Part II A of the Chemical Engineering Tripos to the...