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Nov 18, 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 12, 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...
Aug 25, 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 21, 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 18, 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 6, 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...
Jul 1, 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...
Jun 6, 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...
May 1, 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...
Jul 11, 2023
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...
Oct 16, 2022
FEWLS at KU Awarded With Kansas Soybean Commission Research Grant.
FEWLS at KU has been recently awarded by the Kansas Soybean Commission with a research grant! The research proposal involves the...
Jun 10, 2022
Welcome to FEWLS Dr. Gurrala!
FEWLS research group at the University of Kansas keeps growing!! Dr. Lakshmiprasad Gurrala is our new member and our first Research...
Jun 10, 2022
A warm welcome to our new Ph.D. student, Rafi Anowar!
Rafi Anowar has recently joined FEWLS research group this Summer, 2022! He is originally from Bangladesh, but he has graduated with a...
Jun 9, 2022
Welcome to the team Dacosta Osei!
FEWLS at KU would like to anounce the arrival of a new member! Dacosta Osei has arrived at KU this Summer to pursue his Master's degree...
Jun 8, 2022
FEWLS Participation in NSF Early Career Investigators Workshop!
Early this week (6/5/22 - 6/7/22), Prof. Ana Morais participated in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Investigator...
Jun 7, 2022
RSC Green Chemistry cover has been released!
The cover artwork highlighting the paper entitled "Development of an ammonia pretreatment that creates synergies between biorefineries...
May 9, 2022
FEWLS honored with a 2022 HOT article and front cover of RSC Green Chemistry!
FEWLS research is delighted to share the news that our latest article has been published online in Green Chemistry! The article entitled...
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