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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · Nov 20

HI! 👋 We’re the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at the University of Cambridge. We like:

🧪Science that pushes the envelope
🌏Working to solve the world’s biggest challenges
🧑‍🔬Collaborating with amazing scientists
🫖Tea!
🤖Robots!

#DrivenByCuriosity #DrivingChange

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

“It’s been a pretty great week so far for our small science community. Proud, excited, happy – all the feelings.”

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #NobelPrize #Chemistry

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

Their work has already inspired two Cambridge spinouts in Immaterial, scaling up MOFs for carbon capture and clean energy storage, and Vector Bioscience Cambridge, developing next-generation drug delivery systems.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

At CEB, David’s group is pushing the boundaries of what these materials can do – from designing MOFs that capture carbon dioxide to using them to deliver life-saving drugs.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

He adds that the award is “obviously super good for the community” – giving much-needed visibility to a fascinating area of chemistry that’s still not widely known outside the scientific world.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

David says that the recognition feels deeply personal.

“For those of us who’ve spent the past two decades exploring these ‘solids full of holes’, this Nobel celebrates not only three visionary scientists, but an entire community that has grown around this idea.”

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

This year’s prize has gone to Omar Yaghi, Susumu Kitagawa and Richard Robson for their work on MOFs. MOFs are crystalline materials full of tiny, perfectly ordered pores that can trap, store or release molecules in remarkable ways.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

Professor David Fairen-Jimenez, who leads CEB’s research in work on MOFs, says this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a huge development for his area of research.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18h

A Nobel moment for the ‘solids full of holes’ 🏆

It’s a big week for the metal-organic framework (MOF) community – and for our department’s professor David Fairen-Jimenez, who has spent decades exploring these remarkable ‘solids full of holes’.

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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 1d

Well done team!

Di Michele Lab @dimichelelab1.bsky.social · 1d

As promised, we run the town and gown 10k! In the photos are group members @rogerrubiosanchez.bsky.social Juliette Bucci, Brian Ng, Cathrine Fan, Sebastian Krauss and Lorenzo (the old one). Thanks to all who supported us with donations to @mdukcharity.bsky.social

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 2d

Bringing artificial intelligence to chemical process design 🤖🧪

Our next Bigger Picture talk will be given by Dr Antonio del Rio Chanona of Imperial College London.

Full details at the link in our bio 🔗

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

Event poster for "The Bigger Picture" seminar series featuring Dr. Antonio del Rio Chanona on AI-driven chemical processes, October 29, 2025, 1:30 PM.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 4d

Tomorrow, the 2025/26 academic year begins in earnest.

To all of your students, new and returning, we can't wait to finally get started.

What are you looking forward to this year?

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

University of Cambridge Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology announces Michaelmas term 2025 begins tomorrow.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 5d

Can a third-year PhD student explain their research in 60 seconds or less?

Andrew te Water Nuade takes the challenge.

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 8d

Elijah McCoy's work revolutionised transportation for a generation. Today, our chemical engineers follow in his footsteps as they attempt to crack sustainable aviation fuel, hydrogen storage and other sustainable innovations that could transform transportation for the next generation.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 8d

McCoy's design spawned imitators, even after he patented his device in 1872, but railwaymen were said to prefer the original. Supposedly, they would ask that their locomotives be fitted with 'the real McCoy', giving rise to the modern idiom.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 8d

McCoy's design used the pressure generated by the steam engine to pump oil to the moving parts of the system. This simple process removed the need for manual lubrication and massively reduced engine downtime, improving productivity and efficiency.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 8d

Elijah McCoy (1844-1929) was a Canadian-American engineer, most famous for designing a process to lubricate steam engine bearings automatically.

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 8d

The real McCoy 🚂

October is Black History Month, and we're celebrating black chemical engineers and biotechnologists who've shaped the world we live in.

First up, Elijah McCoy (1844 - 1929)

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #BlackHistoryMonth

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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 10d

Science 🤝 Art

The Fruk Lab's artist-in-residence, Nabil Ali, unveils his exhibition of original pieces made using traditional dyes and materials.

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Art

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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 10d

Our DNA Nanotechnology group are raising money for a great cause! 🧬

Click below to donate.

Di Michele Lab @dimichelelab1.bsky.social · 10d

Hey! Some group members and I are running a 10k race in Cambridge this Sunday, and raining some funds for @mdukcharity.bsky.social

Please donate and share!
@ceb.cam.ac.uk @pembroke1347.bsky.social

sportsgiving.co.uk/sponsorship/...

SportsGiving - Entry: Lorenzo Di Michele

Lorenzo Di Michele is fundraising for charity. Visit their fundraising page to sponsor them online now!

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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 11d

Getting ready...

A new academic year is right around the corner, and we're hard at work getting things ready. If you're joining us in a couple of weeks, we're looking forward to meeting you!

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #ASMR

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 14d

🤖 Deep learning ➡️disease detection 🦠

New CEB research could accelerate the diagnosis of disease through deep learning and Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Read the full paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssensors.5c01058

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 15d

Sign-ups close soon! 🛠️

If you're a UK Year 11 or 12 STEM student who wants to help build a better world, join the challenge!

https://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventors-challenge<span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#group-section-Sign-up-for-202526-jOBSOxEvaP

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#Davidsoninventorschallenge

CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 18d

🔓 Help us break the code of the gut-brain axis.

We have a post-doc position open in our BioElectronic Systems Technology group to work on their CODEBREAKER project.

https://www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-assistantresearch-associate-fixed-term-nq47157

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#Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity #Hiring

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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 19d

Are you a Year 11 or 12 STEM student in the UK interested in today's challenges?

Sign up for the Davidson Inventors Challenge:

https://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/davidson-inventors-challenge<span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#group-section-Sign-up-for-202526-jOBSOxEvaP

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#DavidsonInventorsChallenge #ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology

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CEB Cambridge @ceb.cam.ac.uk · 22d

Join us tomorrow for a fascinating talk by Professor Hongxia Wang of Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

📅 19 September
🕚11:00am
📍LT3

All university members welcome.

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#ChemicalEngineering #Biotechnology #CambridgeUniversity

Professor Hongxia Wang from Queensland University of Technology will lecture on green synthesis of metal halide perovskites for solar cells on 19 Sep 2025, 11:00am.