KU Engineering

Sierros will join KU as the new Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, effective January 1, 2027. Sierros will assume the title of Harold L. and John E. Kipp Professor of Mechanical Engineering.

A $10 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation was awarded to a team of University of Kansas scientists to establish a research hub that will transform chemical manufacturing by developing fundamental design principles to make these products in a sustainable manner.