Houston, TX - January 30th, 2026 Dr. Ana Rita Morais was recently invited by the University of Houston's Chemical Engineering Department to deliver a seminar on the research conducted at FEWLS. The seminar, titled "Catalytic Strategies to Convert Waste Plastics and Lignocellulosic Biomass into Valuable Products" , showcased innovative methods for producing sustainable aviation fuels and chemically recycling plastics. During her visit, Dr. Morais interacted with various facult

The FEWLS family would like to congratulate Odiri Kingsley for successfully defending his PhD thesis with the title One-pot Synthesis of Liquid hydrocarbons by Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignocellulosic Biomass using Metal-loaded Zeolites as Catalysts . Odiri was the first KU graduate student working with FEWLS, and he was also the first to graduate with a PhD degree. He contributed highly to our success as a research group, as he helped build the lab and our research program from

The FEWLS family extends its gratitude to Lakshmiprasad for his remarkable journey with our lab. As the first post-doctoral researcher from our laboratory, he played a crucial role in establishing it from the ground up. His significant scientific contributions have been instrumental in enhancing our research program, particularly in the fields of catalysis and recyclable polymer science. We all wish Lakshmiprasad good luck in his new professional and personal endeavours. Than

The FEWLS Team would like to announce that Dr. Ana Rita Morais will be presenting a keynote lecture at the Great Plains Catalysis Society...

We are thrilled to share that Odiri Siakpebru successfully passed his comprehensive exam today (May 13, 2025)! This exam assessed his...

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

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

The FEWLS Team has the pleasure to announce the publication of a new review article led by Lakshmiprasad Gurrala entitled "Supercritical...

A shout out to the FEWLS research team and collaborators for their newest scientific article published in Industrial & Engineering...

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

Santa Maria, RS - Brazil - December 3 to 18, 2024 Dr. Ana Morais recently visited the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) in...

We are thrilled to announce that FEWLS has been awarded an NSF EPSCoR Research grant for the project titled "Understanding the effects of...

FEWLS is delighted to announce that Rafi Anowar has successully defended his Masters thesis titled "Production of Single-Cell Protein...

August 24, 2024, Norman, OK. FEWLS is delighted to announce that Odiri Siakpebru was the recipient of the Best Oral Presentation Award at...

FEWLS is delighted to announce that the EARTH ERC project directed by Dr. Mark Shiflett will be funded $26M over 5 years by NSF (...

Denver, CO, August 19, 2024 FEWLS research is present at the ACS FALL 2024 Conference in Denver, Colorado! Dr. Morais was invited to...

FEWLS is delighted to announce that a Collaborative Research Grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) has been awarded to Dr. Ana...

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

FEWLS would like to congratulate Dacosta Osei for his first scientific article, which was published in RSC Green Chemistry journal under...

Lawrence, KS, May 2, 2024 FEWLS congratulates Dacosta Osei for successfully defending his Master's thesis. His research titled...