ChBE Department Honors Students and Faculty at Awards Dinner

The Chemical and Biological Engineering (ChBE) Department held the inaugural ChBE Awards Dinner to honor students and faculty for their exemplary service and dedication to the department. The event was held on April 19th in the Pritzker Club and was attended by students, faculty, staff, and guests.

The Alumni Address was given by Said Al-Hallaj (PhD, ’99 ChE), Chief Executive Officer, AllCell Technologies. The Senior Address was presented by Alexander Blankenheim (CHE, 4th year).

The following students and faculty were recognized at the dinner:

Faculty Choice Awards

Muhammed Shuaibi (B.S. CHE '17, M.S. '17)
Svetlana Y. Taylor (B.S. CHE '17)
Bader M. Jarai (B.S. CHE '17)
Alexander Blankenheim (CHE, 4th year)

Hamid Arastoopour Teaching Assistant Award

Moshen Dirbaz (CHE, Ph.D. Student)

Hamid Arastoopour Excellence in Teaching Award

Javad Abbasian, Professor of Chemical Engineering

Charles W. Pierce Alumni Award

Ranga Narayanan (PhD ’78)