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Fall 2006

Making diesel fuel and industrial chemicals ... from simple sugar

Yuriy Roman-Leshkov, James Dumesic and Juben Chheda

(From left to right) Graduate students Yuriy Roman-Leshkov, Chemical and Biological Engineering Professor James Dumesic and graduate student Juben Chheda developed a better way to make a chemical intermediate called HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural) from sugar. (Large image)

COLLEGE NEWS

Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus
Phase 1 of high-tech engineering building opens
MATC, UW-Madison collaborate on biodiesel fuel reactor
College welcomes eight new faculty
MR technique quickly builds 3-D images of knees
Thin Is in: New engineering tool targets plastics and other slender parts
Making more functional biopolymers
Q&A with Steven Clark
Smoothing the transition to college
Introducing PEOPLE to engineering
Developing people
Pfatteicher and El-Guebaly named research professors
Largest Career Connection ever brings students and employers together
Concrete Canoe Team takes fourth consecutive national championship
Study shows most effective ways for cancer patients to learn online
Faculty and staff honored at Spring Appreciation Celebration
2006 Distinguished Achievement Awards
The college's 2006-2007 Industrial Advisory Board
UW team invents fast, flexible, low-power 3-D computer chips

Pinpoint:
Message from the Dean

College notes:
News briefs

Alumni news:
Alumni tidbits
In memoriam

Faculty news:
Faculty tidbits

Feedback:
How are we doing?

ENGINEERS' DAY 2007

Mark your calendars for Friday, Oct. 26, 2007.

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