Biological Engineering /engineering/ en Chemical and Biological Engineering welcomes two new faculty /engineering/2026/01/20/chemical-and-biological-engineering-welcomes-two-new-faculty <span>Chemical and Biological Engineering welcomes two new faculty</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-20T13:31:40-07:00" title="Tuesday, January 20, 2026 - 13:31">Tue, 01/20/2026 - 13:31</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/%20Cody%20Ritt%20and%20Antonio.jpg?h=598d4744&amp;itok=8BaI5BKf" 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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2278" hreflang="en">Chemical Engineering</a> </div> <a href="/engineering/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 of Chemical and Biological Engineering'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 20:31:40 +0000 Susan Glairon 8146 at /engineering Researchers create shape-shifting, self-navigating microparticles /engineering/researchers-create-shape-shifting-self-navigating-microparticles <span>Researchers create shape-shifting, self-navigating microparticles</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-01-14T14:29:30-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 14, 2026 - 14:29">Wed, 01/14/2026 - 14:29</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-01/particles%20copy.jpg?h=da7d01eb&amp;itok=xoNQa0ut" width="1200" height="800" alt="A microscopic image shows a curled particle transitioning to a straight shape."> </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2278" hreflang="en">Chemical Engineering</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> </div> </div> <div>Chemical and biological engineering researchers have created shape-shifting microparticles that change their shape in response to environmental factors for self-directed propulsion and navigation.</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, 14 Jan 2026 21:29:30 +0000 Susan Glairon 8140 at /engineering Scientists use ultrasound to soften and treat cancer tumors without damaging healthy tissue /engineering/scientists-use-ultrasound-soften-and-treat-cancer-tumors-without-damaging-healthy-tissue <span>Scientists use ultrasound to soften and treat cancer tumors without damaging healthy tissue</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-10T10:23:32-07:00" title="Wednesday, December 10, 2025 - 10:23">Wed, 12/10/2025 - 10:23</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/acoustic%20particles%20PNG%20copy.jpg?h=6b9bf2e9&amp;itok=WPRVxD9w" width="1200" height="800" alt="Transmission electron microscope (TEM) image showing an ordered array of nanoscale cubic particles. The particles appear as dark, square-shaped structures arranged in a repeating pattern, with a scale bar indicating 50 nanometers."> </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2278" hreflang="en">Chemical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Health</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> </div> </div> <div>A Boulder team has invented a sound-wave technique that softens dense tumors so chemotherapy can penetrate more deeply. The discovery could boost treatment effectiveness and make cancer therapies safer for patients.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/scientists-use-ultrasound-soften-and-treat-cancer-tumors-without-damaging-healthy-tissue`; </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> Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:23:32 +0000 Susan Glairon 8115 at /engineering Double major, triple honors: Ethan Coleman earns academic, research and outstanding student awards /engineering/double-major-triple-honors-ethan-coleman-earns-academic-research-and-outstanding-student <span>Double major, triple honors: Ethan Coleman earns academic, research and outstanding student awards</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-12-01T11:28:41-07:00" title="Monday, December 1, 2025 - 11:28">Mon, 12/01/2025 - 11:28</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-12/IMG_2448%5B97%5D.jpeg?h=baba0311&amp;itok=zvQUW6eq" width="1200" height="800" alt="Ethan Coleman stands in front of a scientific research poster titled “A Model for Diffusiophoretic Particle Transport in Acid-Base Reaction Fronts.” He is smiling, wearing a light blue shirt and dark pants, with a conference badge around his neck. A backpack and poster tube rest on the floor beside the display in a large convention hall."> </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/419"> Awards </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/387"> Students </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2278" hreflang="en">Chemical Engineering</a> </div> <a href="/engineering/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>The recognitions reflect Coleman's work as a teaching assistant for six classes; his strong academic performance—including three graduate-level classes—and his research, where he served as first author on two papers stemming from his undergraduate thesis. It also reflects his time spent as a ChBE student ambassador.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/double-major-triple-honors-ethan-coleman-earns-academic-research-and-outstanding-student`; </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> Mon, 01 Dec 2025 18:28:41 +0000 Susan Glairon 8101 at /engineering Bruce Kirkpatrick honored with Outstanding Dissertation Award /engineering/2025/11/26/bruce-kirkpatrick-honored-outstanding-dissertation-award <span>Bruce Kirkpatrick honored with Outstanding Dissertation Award</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-26T14:07:51-07:00" title="Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - 14:07">Wed, 11/26/2025 - 14:07</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-11/Bruce%20Kirkpatrick.jpeg?h=eb3357cd&amp;itok=xn-Tq3vF" width="1200" height="800" alt="Bruce Kirkpatrick smiling while sitting on a couch, holding a hairless Sphynx cat that looks off to the side. A textured gray blanket is draped over the back of the couch."> </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/419"> Awards </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2278" hreflang="en">Chemical Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Health</a> </div> <a href="/engineering/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>Chemical and Biological Engineering PhD Student Bruce Kirkpatrick was honored with the 2025 Outstanding Dissertation Award. His hydrogel research supports technologies that enable 3D cell culture for tissue engineering and disease modeling, as well as acellular biomaterials for applications like controlled release of drugs or vaccines. </div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/bruce-kirkpatrick-outstanding-dissertation-award`; </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> Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:07:51 +0000 Susan Glairon 8100 at /engineering Arianna McCarty reaches new heights with Astronaut Scholarship /engineering/2025/11/04/arianna-mccarty-reaches-new-heights-astronaut-scholarship <span>Arianna McCarty reaches new heights with Astronaut Scholarship</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-11-04T16:10:40-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 16:10">Tue, 11/04/2025 - 16:10</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-04/Arianna%20McCarty.png?h=72250426&amp;itok=pivItmS1" width="1200" height="800" alt="Arianna McCarty with her chin resting on her folded hand and blurred trees 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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/419"> Awards </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/387"> Students </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Health</a> </div> <a href="/engineering/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>Arianna McCarty, a chemical and biological engineering senior, has distinguished herself through a remarkable combination of academic and research excellence, earning the Astronaut, Boettcher and Goldwater scholarships. Her research spans computational genomics, the respiratory microbiome and tissue engineering aimed at improving heart health.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/2025/11/04/arianna-mccarty-reaches-new-heights-astronaut-scholarship`; </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, 04 Nov 2025 23:10:40 +0000 Susan Glairon 8074 at /engineering How animals get their spots, and why they are beautifully imperfect /engineering/how-animals-get-their-spots-and-why-they-are-beautifully-imperfect <span>How animals get their spots, and why they are beautifully imperfect</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-27T15:37:19-06:00" title="Monday, October 27, 2025 - 15:37">Mon, 10/27/2025 - 15:37</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/Turing%202.0%20copy.jpg?h=79104f28&amp;itok=rOeVzMoe" width="1200" height="800" alt="Four panels showing simulated particle patterns in yellow and purple. The patterns include circular clusters, wavy stripes, a ring-like structure, and a dense linear band, illustrating different types of self-organized arrangements."> </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2278" hreflang="en">Chemical Engineering</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> </div> </div> <div>Assistant Professor Ankur Gupta, the study’s lead researcher, and his team have developed a way to simulate natural animal patterns, including their imperfections. The findings could lead to new materials that turn to camouflage on demand.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/10/27/how-animals-get-their-spots-and-why-they-are-beautifully-imperfect?cm_ven=ExactTarget&amp;cm_cat=25.1027%20GS%20BT&amp;cm_pla=VPL%2025431%20for%20List%20142&amp;cm_ite=https%253a%252f%252fwww.colorado.edu%252ftoday%252f2025%252f10%252f27%252fhow-animals-get-their-spots-and-why-they-are-beautifully-imperfect&amp;cm_lm=susan.glairon%40colorado.edu&amp;cm_ainfo=&amp;%25%25__AdditionalEmailAttribute1%25%25=&amp;%25%25__AdditionalEmailAttribute2%25%25=&amp;%25%25__AdditionalEmailAttribute3%25%25=&amp;%25%25__AdditionalEmailAttribute4%25%25=&amp;%25%25__AdditionalEmailAttribute5%25%25=`; </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> Mon, 27 Oct 2025 21:37:19 +0000 Susan Glairon 8065 at /engineering A better band-aid: New 'suspended animation' technology could revolutionize wound care /engineering/better-band-aid-new-suspended-animation-technology-could-revolutionize-wound-care <span>A better band-aid: New 'suspended animation' technology could revolutionize wound care</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-10T08:49:42-06:00" title="Friday, October 10, 2025 - 08:49">Fri, 10/10/2025 - 08:49</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/Chris_Bowman_research13GA%20copy.jpg?h=1a5e2464&amp;itok=q-RmXbfC" width="1200" height="800" alt="Four researchers wearing lab coats and safety goggles pose together in a laboratory. The person in front holds a flask containing a bright yellow-green liquid, while the others stand behind her, smiling. Laboratory equipment and windows are visible 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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2251"> Innovation </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2258" hreflang="en">Health</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2256" hreflang="en">Materials Science Engineering</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> </div> </div> <div>A Boulder research team co-led by Distinguished Professor Christopher Bowman has received up to $5.8 million from ARPA-H to develop new treatments that temporarily suspend the immune response after severe burns or tissue injuries, aiming to reduce pain, speed healing and prevent long-term damage. The approach could also benefit patients with limited access to immediate medical care.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/today/2025/10/09/better-band-aid-new-suspended-animation-technology-could-revolutionize-wound-care`; </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> Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:49:42 +0000 Susan Glairon 8043 at /engineering Frugal engineering innovator Saad Bhamla headed to Boulder /engineering/frugal-engineering-innovator-saad-bhamla-headed-cu-boulder <span>Frugal engineering innovator Saad Bhamla headed to Boulder</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-10-03T09:36:45-06:00" title="Friday, October 3, 2025 - 09:36">Fri, 10/03/2025 - 09:36</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-10/Saad-Bhamla-People-Behind-the-Science-1-768x820%20copy%202.jpg?h=255e307e&amp;itok=9DTP-Pe1" width="1200" height="800" alt="Saad Bhamla smiling in a lab setting, wearing glasses and a blue T-shirt that reads “Middle Earth’s Annual Mordor Fun Run” with a graphic of mountains and the Eye of Sauron."> </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2251"> Innovation </a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/60"> Research </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2264" hreflang="en">Bioscience</a> </div> <a href="/engineering/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>Saad Bhamla, a pioneering scientist known for studying unusual biological systems and inventing ultra-low-cost medical devices, will join the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the BioFrontiers Institute in August. His work blends biology, engineering and frugal science.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/frugal-engineering-innovator-saad-bhamla-headed-cu-boulder-0`; </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> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:36:45 +0000 Susan Glairon 8035 at /engineering Kristi Anseth awarded National Academy of Engineering's founders award /engineering/kristi-anseth-awarded-national-academy-engineerings-founders-award <span>Kristi Anseth awarded National Academy of Engineering's founders award</span> <span><span>Susan Glairon</span></span> <span><time datetime="2025-09-16T10:35:25-06:00" title="Tuesday, September 16, 2025 - 10:35">Tue, 09/16/2025 - 10:35</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/engineering/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2025-09/Founders202516x9%20copy.png?h=c66d06c9&amp;itok=PVF3TKgo" width="1200" height="800" alt="Kristi Anseth in a black, long-sleeved shirt, next to a graphic of the NAE 2025 Founders Award medal"> </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/419"> Awards </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="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2268" hreflang="en">Biological Engineering</a> <a href="/engineering/taxonomy/term/2256" hreflang="en">Materials Science Engineering</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> </div> </div> <div>Distinguished Professor Kristi Anseth, of chemical and biological engineering, designs biomaterials that interact with living tissues to promote repair and regeneration, aiding in healing injuries and diseases. Her lab works with hydrogels—a degradable biomaterial—to deliver molecules at the right time and sequence to accelerate the healing process.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/chbe/kristi-anseth-awarded-national-academy-engineerings-founders-award`; </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, 16 Sep 2025 16:35:25 +0000 Susan Glairon 8009 at /engineering