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Odiri Passed His Comprehensive Exam. Congratulations!
We are thrilled to share that Odiri Siakpebru successfully passed his comprehensive exam today (May 13, 2025)! This exam assessed his...
5 days ago


Congratulations to Dacosta Osei for the Outstanding MS Research Award!
We are pleased to announce that Dacosta Osei, a former master's student at FEWLS, received the 2024 Outstanding MS Research Award from...
5 days ago


Dr. Morais in 2024 Class of Influential Researchers by I&EC Research.
Dr. Morais was recently included in 2024 Class of Influential Researchers by the prestigious Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research ...
Apr 21


Congratulations to Lakshmiprasad for Front Cover in ChemCatChem!
The FEWLS Team has the pleasure to announce the publication of a new review article led by Lakshmiprasad Gurrala entitled "Supercritical...
Apr 17


New Publication Led By FEWLS Team Highlighted In Cover Of I&EC Research!
A shout out to the FEWLS research team and collaborators for their newest scientific article published in Industrial & Engineering...
Mar 20


FEWLS Connect: K-State Chemical Enginering
Manhattan, KS - February 11, 2025 Dr. Ana Rita Morais was recently invited by K-State's Chemical Engineering Department to present a...
Feb 17


FEWLS Connect: U.F. Santa Maria - Brazil
Santa Maria, RS - Brazil - December 3 to 18, 2024 Dr. Ana Morais recently visited the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) in...
Dec 21, 2024


KU FEWLS Research Receives NSF EPSCoR Research Grant
We are thrilled to announce that FEWLS has been awarded an NSF EPSCoR Research grant for the project titled "Understanding the effects of...
Nov 18, 2024


Congratulations on your Masters defense, Rafi!
FEWLS is delighted to announce that Rafi Anowar has successully defended his Masters thesis titled "Production of Single-Cell Protein...
Nov 12, 2024


Odiri Siakpebru Receives Best Oral Presentation Award from 2024 GPCS Fall Symposium!
August 24, 2024, Norman, OK. FEWLS is delighted to announce that Odiri Siakpebru was the recipient of the Best Oral Presentation Award at...
Aug 25, 2024


KU receives $26M in funding for NSF Engineering Research Center!
FEWLS is delighted to announce that the EARTH ERC project directed by Dr. Mark Shiflett will be funded $26M over 5 years by NSF (...
Aug 21, 2024


FEWLS at ACS FALL 2024: Presentation on Conversion of Lignocellulose to SAFs!
Denver, CO, August 19, 2024 FEWLS research is present at the ACS FALL 2024 Conference in Denver, Colorado! Dr. Morais was invited to...
Aug 19, 2024


KU FEWLS research receives NSF Collaborative Research grant!
FEWLS is delighted to announce that a Collaborative Research Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been awarded to Dr. Ana...
Aug 7, 2024


Odiri Siakpebru first article published in Energy & Fuels journal!
FEWLS research would like to congratulate Odiri Siakpebru for his first scientific article published in Energy & Fuels journal! The work...
Jul 2, 2024


Congratulations to Dacosta for his first article and Green Chemistry journal cover!
FEWLS would like to congratulate Dacosta Osei for his first scientific article, which was published in RSC Green Chemistry journal under...
Jun 7, 2024


Congratulations on your Masters defense, Dacosta Osei!
Lawrence, KS, May 2, 2024 FEWLS congratulates Dacosta Osei for successfully defending his Master's thesis. His research titled...
May 2, 2024


Aria is a recipient of the Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2023!
FEWLS would like to congratulate Aria Sheldon for the Undergraduate Research Fellowship 2023 , awarded by the KU School of Engineering....
Jul 11, 2023


Odiri Kingsley receives the Kokes Travel Award from NAM 2023!
FEWLS would like to congratulate Odiri Kingsley for the Kokes Travel Award, received at the 28th North American Catalysis Society Meeting...
Jul 11, 2023


Dr. Morais awarded with Miller Faculty Scholar Award 2023.
It is a great pleasure to inform that Dr. Morais was awarded by the KU School of Engineering with the Miller Faculty Scholar Award ,...
Jul 11, 2023


REU Program renewed by NSF until 2026!
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Kansas with the extension of the Research Experiences for...
Jul 11, 2023

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