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New research leader

Akshay Deshmukh smiles at the camera in dark suit with West Cambridge in background.

CEB graduate Akshay Deshmukh will be joining the department as a research group leader in 2026, working on sustainable extraction of critical metals for low-carbon energy and transport.

CEB awarded 2 green fellowships

Two of the thirteen inaugural Green Future Fellowships from the Royal Academy of Engineering have been awarded to researchers at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (CEB).