Enhancing Biofuel Yields from Biomass with Novel New Method
A team of researchers, led by Professor Charles E. Wyman, at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering have developed a versatile, relatively non-toxic, and efficient way...
View ArticleNovel Pretreatment Cuts Enzyme Costs by About 90 Percent
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have invented a novel pretreatment technology that could cut the cost of biofuels production by dramatically reducing the amount of enzymes needed...
View ArticleUCR Researchers Awarded $1.3 million from USDA for Green Energy Research
Charles Wyman, Distinguished Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering and holder of the Ford Motor Company Chair in Environmental Engineering of the Center for Environmental Research and...
View ArticleUnraveling the Science behind Biomass Breakdown
In research published recently in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a team from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and the University of...
View ArticleAwards & Honors
Forbes has released its 2017 '30 Under 30' recognizing today’s brightest young entrepreneurs, including two UCR Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) alumni.
View ArticleChancellor’s Dinner: UCR Medallion, Alumni Awards of Distinction Presented...
Arthur D. Riggs ’61 was awarded the UCR Medallion; John Leonard, Ph.D. ’78 received the Distinguished Alumnus Award; Tom Tolbert ’71 received the Alumni Service Award; and Charles Cai, Ph.D. ’15...
View ArticleResearch is Making Plant Waste a Viable Option in Ethanol Production
UC Riverside researchers have developed a process that could finally make the ethanol production cost from abundant plant wastes competitive with ethanol made from sugars.
View ArticleUCR Mechanical Engineering Professor Recipient of The John J. Guarrera...
The Engineer's Council honored six UCR faculty members including Cengiz Ozkan, who was named the 2018 recipient of the John J. Guarrera Engineering Educator Award.
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