Driven by curiosity. Driving changeDanckwerts Pergamon 2026 award announced
Former CEB PhD student Dr Anna Scheeder has won the 2026 Danckwerts Pergamon Prize for research developing nanocarrier systems to improve antibiotic delivery.
Meet CEB’s new academic
Dr George Gordon returns to Cambridge to lead new MRes course
Academic promotions at CEB
Three colleagues from CEB have been recognised in the University’s latest academic promotions round. Ewa Marek and Graham Christie have been promoted to Professor, and Zach Bond to Associate Teaching Professor.
Markus Kraft awarded IChemE’s Geldart Medal
Markus Kraft awarded IChemE’s Geldart Medal Professor Markus Kraft has been awarded The 2026 Geldart Medal by the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE). The Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology professor was voted as the recipient ‘in recognition of his pioneering work in the combustion synthesis of organic and inorganic nanostructured particles’. The deciding panel […]
Dr Marek appointed Assistant Director of EPRG
Dr Marek appointed Assistant Director of EPRG Dr Ewa Marek has been appointed one of three new Assistant Directors of the Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG), as the group announces a major refresh of its leadership team. The changes follow the retirement of founding Director David Newbery, who will continue to support the group as […]
Marek appointed IPCC Lead Author for 2027 methodology report
Dr Ewa Marek will serve as a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Methodology Report on carbon dioxide removal and carbon capture, utilisation and storage, due for publication in 2027.
PhD student wins international dance competition
Dina Haddad wins chemistry category of world-famous ‘Dance your PhD’ competition 2026.
An iDMT story: Former lead scientist talks iDMT and CEB
Former lead scientist and CEB researcher Dr Jiyizhe Zhang explains why the Innovation Centre in Digital Molecular Technologies (iDMT) is exactly what the department needs, as iDMT finds a home within CEB.
Prof Róisín Owens appointed to top Irish science forum
Bioelectronics professor joins new National Science Advice Forum advising the Irish Government on scientific evidence in policymaking
New research leader
CEB graduate Akshay Deshmukh will be joining the department as a research group leader in 2026, working on sustainable extraction of critical metals for low-carbon energy and transport.