Faculty Archives - WSU Tri-Cities

25 Apr WSU Professor to build bioeconomy partnerships through the Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award

Posted at 11:27h in Faculty, frontpage, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Science, WSUTC News

Collaborating with European scientists to develop ideas, fuels, and products that solve global environmental and energy challenges, Washington State University Professor Bin Yang is headed to Toulouse, France, as the newly announced recipient of the Fulbright-Tocqueville Distinguished Chair Award....

Six Women of Distinction winners holding their awards and standing in front of black and white portraits of themselves

29 Mar Six leaders honored as 2024 WSU Tri-Cities Women of Distinction

Posted at 13:23h in Alumni, Faculty, frontpage, Student, WSUTC News

Washington State University Tri-Cities recognized five female leaders as Women of Distinction for their contributions to the campus and Tri-Cities community as part of an April 20 inductee ceremony....

06 Feb Noel Schulz appointed to endowed professorship at WSU Tri-Cities

Posted at 16:55h in Faculty, frontpage, INEF, WSUTC News

Noel Schulz has been appointed to the Bob Ferguson Endowed Professorship at Washington State University Tri-Cities. This follows Schulz’s recent appointment to inaugural director of the Institute for Northwest Energy Futures (INEF) in Aug. 2023....

06 Nov Biofuels pioneer Bin Yang named Fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Posted at 09:55h in BSEL, Faculty, frontpage, Research, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Science, WSUTC News

Creating plant-based fuels that are easier on the environment and the pocketbook, Washington State University Professor Bin Yang makes a positive impact through chemical engineering....

11 Aug Renowned WSU wine scientist Tom Collins selected as inaugural Jackson Family Wines Endowed Professor

Posted at 15:05h in Faculty, frontpage, Viticulture / Enology / Wine, Wine, WSUTC News

A longtime working relationship between Washington State University (WSU) scientist Tom Collins and Jackson Family Wines has evolved into the creation of an endowed professorship that recognizes Collins’ impactful wine science research and supports WSU’s Department of Viticulture & Enology (V&E)....

03 Aug Lignin separation method could make renewable material profitable

Posted at 09:56h in Faculty, frontpage, WSUTC News

A novel method to extract lignin could help spin wheat straw into gold. Lignin produced using the new method was color-neutral, odorless and homogenous, an advance that could make this carbon-neutral material a more viable candidate for development of high-value products....

28 Apr Five leaders honored as 2023 WSU Tri-Cities Women of Distinction

Posted at 09:47h in Alumni, Faculty, frontpage, Student, WSUTC News

07 Mar WSU Tri-Cities campus is the perfect place to ‘plant seeds’

Posted at 14:52h in Faculty, frontpage, profile, Research, Student, WSUTC News

For Zarryn Duong, a Kennewick native and first-generation student, going to college after high school was always the plan. He grew up with an interest in engineering, while his father dreamed of him becoming a doctor. It wasn’t until he took a career quiz in...

24 Feb WSU’s Tom Collins named innovator of the year by Wine Enthusiast Magazine

Posted at 10:19h in Faculty, frontpage, Research, Viticulture / Enology / Wine, Wine, WSUTC News

A recent increase in wildfire smoke has challenged the wine and grape industry. Tom Collins, assistant professor in Washington State University’s Department of Viticulture & Enology at WSU Tri-Cities, is dedicated to finding a solution....

23 Feb WSU Tri-Cities faculty named National Academy of Inventors senior member

Posted at 10:58h in BSEL, Faculty, frontpage, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Science, WSUTC News

Washington State University Tri-Cities engineering professor Xiao Zhang has been honored as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors. The Academy recognizes senior members for their success in patents, licensing, and commercialization as well as for having produced technology that has, or will have,...

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