/chbe/ en /chbe/chemical-and-biological-engineering-welcomes-two-new-faculty-Spring-2026 <span>Chemical and Biological Engineering welcomes two new faculty</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-20T11:53:05-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 11:53">Tue, 01/20/2026 - 11:53</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/%20Cody%20Ritt%20and%20Antonio.jpg?h=ac13fa3d&amp;itok=Q52WpGU9" width="1200" height="800" alt="Diptych with headshots of Cody Ritt and Antonio Del Rio Flores. Neutral background."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/78"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/532" hreflang="en">Del Rio Flores</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/255" hreflang="en">Faculty</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">News</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/229" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/529" hreflang="en">Ritt</a> </div> <a href="/chbe/susan-glairon">Susan Glairon</a> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Meet the department's newest faculty, Assistant Professors Cody Ritt and Antonio Del Rio Flores.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/chemical-and-biological-engineering-welcomes-two-new-faculty`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 20 Jan 2026 18:53:05 +0000 Susan Glairon 3855 at /chbe /chbe/new-lightweight-polymer-film-can-prevent-corrosion <span>New lightweight polymer film can prevent corrosion</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-12T11:19:38-07:00" title="Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - 11:19">Wed, 11/12/2025 - 11:19</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Cody%20Ritt%20copy.jpg?h=c0c12101&amp;itok=BMn9o91n" width="1200" height="800" alt="Cody Ritt in a dark suit and tie with a building blurred in the background"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/78"> News </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/4" hreflang="en">News</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/229" hreflang="en">Research</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/529" hreflang="en">Ritt</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div> <div class="align-right image_style-small_square_image_style"> <div class="imageMediaStyle small_square_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/small_square_image_style/public/2025-11/Cody%20Ritt%20copy.jpg?h=c0c12101&amp;itok=INOFdOTh" width="375" height="375" alt="Cody Ritt in a dark suit and tie with a building blurred in the background"> </div> </div> <p><a href="/chbe/cody-ritt" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">Cody Ritt</a>, an MIT postdoctoral researcher who will join ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Boulder's Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering as an assistant professor in January, is one of the lead authors of <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09674-9" data-entity-type="external" rel="nofollow">a paper recently published in the journal Nature</a>.&nbsp;<br><br>In the study, researchers developed a polymer coating that is <span>nearly impermeable to gases, which could help prevent corrosion in solar panels and slow the aging of packaged food and medicines.</span><br><br><a class="ucb-link-button ucb-link-button-gold ucb-link-button-default ucb-link-button-regular" href="https://news.mit.edu/2025/new-lightweight-polymer-film-can-prevent-corrosion-1112" rel="nofollow"><span class="ucb-link-button-contents">Read More&nbsp;</span></a></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>In the study recently published in the journal Nature, researchers developed a polymer coating that is nearly impermeable to gases, which could help prevent corrosion in solar panels and slow the aging of packaged food and medicines.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 18:19:38 +0000 Susan Glairon 3830 at /chbe