Chemical Engineering Department

The Department of Chemical Engineering would like to recognize the following for their achievements in the 2005-2006 academic year:

Senior Awards
Greater Salt Lake AIChE Section Outstanding Senior Award
Ryan G. Mullen

   J J Christenson Outstanding Senior Award
      Bryant J. Staples
      Taylor Harvey

   Outstanding Senior Awards
      Ty Carlson
      Matt Spencer
      Randy Shurtz
      Russell Burnett

Junior Awards
   Douglas N. Bennion Outstanding Junior Award
      James Kendall
      Douglas Lewis

   Outstanding Junior Awards
      Adam Broderick
      Daniel Lattin
      Ryan Lowe
      Marc Deru
      James Lattin
      Jermey Brown
      Samuel Cosby

Sophomore Awards
   Oustanding Sophomore Awards
      Matthew Banz
      James Sowby
      Michael Thayer
      Joseph Hausen
      Matthew Merservy
      Justin Mueller
      Sarah Purcell
      Dan Hinckley
      Devin Averett

Freshman Awards
   Outstanding Freshman Awards
      Bryce Walker
      Richard Martin
      Joseph Anderson
      Rebecca Wunder
      Daniel Foster
      Amy Fowler
      Kyle Pratt

Congratulations Graduates

Here is a list of all those who will be graduating in Chemical Engineering this April 2006:

Allen Lee	Brent Poole	Chris Broadbent
Christopher Higginson	Clinton Jones	Dane Hansen
James Hales	Jeffrey Rowley	Joseph Bowen
Kyle Brunner	Lynlee Richards	Mark Sandridge
Matt Spencer	Michael Stone	Nancy Hibbert
Randy Shurtz	Reid James	Russell Burnett
Ryan Mullen	Sharon Bragonje	Taylor Harvey
Todd Knighton	Ty Carlson	W. Luke Whipple
Andrew Thiriot	David James

AICHE Regional Conference Results

For those who have not yet heard the news, BYU swept the competition at the AIChE Regional Conference last weekend in Laramie. Jordan Wilcken's Chem-E-Car came in first place ($200) with 68.5 feet (the target distance was 73 feet). The 2nd place team's car from the University of Wyoming traveled 67.5 feet. It was a close race! The University of Utah came in 3rd (at least we beat them this year in something). As for the paper competition (a misnomer- it's an oral presentation competition), Randy Shurtz came in 1st place ($200) and will represent the region at the national paper competition in November. Chris Broadbent came in 2nd place ($100). Again, the University of Utah came in 3rd place. We had 4 presenters from BYU. We received $500 of the available $650 in prize money. Please congratulate the students for a job well done. We brought 8 students to Laramie.

Best Paper Award for 2 Papers

The Heat Transfer Committee has awarded the Best Paper Award to two papers that were presented at the 2006 ASME Turbo Expo in Barcelona, Spain. This is a rare achievement and we are pleased to be recognized once again. The papers, entitled "Evolution of Surface Deposits on a High Pressure Turbine Blade, Part I: Physical Characteristics" and "Part II: Convective Heat Transfer," demonstrate the hard work of BYU professors Dr. Bons and Dr. Fletcher, as well as that of several students. These awards will be presented in May at the 2007 Turbo Expo in Montreal, Canada.

Students Graduating in April

The BYU Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to announce the impending graduation of 47 students this coming April. We extend our congratulations to all of you and wish you the best. To view a list of all the graduates, please click here.