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PROFESSOR RESEARCH AREA FEATURED PROJECTS
Luis Amaral Luis A.N. Amaral

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Integrative modeling of gene and protein interaction-networks, complex fluctuations in healthy physiologic systems

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Mesoscopic theoretical models of DNA hybridization

Complex system-based analysis of e-communication of firms

Linda Broadbelt Linda J. Broadbelt

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Graduate Program Director

Curriculum vitae

Multiscale modeling of complex reacting systems; design of nanostructured catalysts; discovery of novel biochemical pathways; polymerization and depolymerization kinetics

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Mechanistic models of...
...hydrocarbon epoxidation

...ozone formation
...polymer pyrolysis
Wesley Burghardt Wesley R. Burghardt

Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Curriculum vitae

Polymer science, rheology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics X-ray analysis of flow behavior of ordered polymeric and self-assembling fluids
Kimberly Gray Kimberly A. Gray

Professor of Civil Engineering and of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Curriculum vitae

Catalysis, environmental chemistry, treatment technology

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Bartosz Grzybowski Bartosz A. Grzybowski

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Complex dissipative systems, theory of non-equilibrium self-organization, self-assembly

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Michael Jewett Michael C. Jewett

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

synthetic biology, cell-free biology, biotechnology, artificial cells, systems biology, metabolic engineering  
Harold Kung Harold H. Kung

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Catalysis, novel materials, sustainability, renewable energy, environmental chemistry, reaction engineering

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Artificial lungs based on microporous materials

Mechanistic aspects of oxidation by transition metal catalysts

Structured materials for use in heterogeneous catalysis

William Miller William M. Miller

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Director, Master of Biotechnology Program

Curriculum vitae

Cell and tissue culture applications in biotechnology and medicine Cell membrane-mimetic culture surfaces for stem cell expansion
Justin Notestein Justin M. Notestein

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Curriculum vitae

Multifunctional materials and catalysts; molecularly structured surfaces; energy  
Monica Olvera Monica Olvera de la Cruz

Professor of Materials Science and Engineering (and by courtesy Chemical and Biological Engineering); Director, Materials Research Center

Curriculum vitae

Polymer theory, phase transformations, polyelectrolytes

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Julio Ottino Julio M. Ottino

Dean, R.R. McCormick Institute Professor, and Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering (and by courtesy Mechanical Engineering)

Curriculum vitae

Complex systems, dynamics of granular matter, mixing and segregation processes

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Segregation and mixing phenomena in granular materials
no picture Gregory Ryskin

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Fluid dynamics, statistical physics, geophysics Methane-driven oceanic eruptions and mass extinctions
Lonnie Shea Lonnie D. Shea

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering; Joint Appointment with Biomedical Engineering

Curriculum vitae

Tissue engineering and gene therapy

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3D approaches for in vitro ovarian follicle maturation

DNA/protein releasing scaffolds for tissue regeneration

Substrate-mediated DNA delivery for enhanced gene transfer 

Randall Snurr Randall Q. Snurr

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Undergraduate Program Director

Molecular modeling, nanoporous materials, novel catalysts

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Novel materials for membranes and energy storage

Zeolite materials for energy and environmental applications

John Torkelson John M. Torkelson

Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and of Materials Science and Engineering

Polymer science and engineering

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Adjunct Faculty with active research groups

PROFESSOR RESEARCH AREA FEATURED PROJECTS
Annelise Barron Annelise E. Barron

Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

DNA electrophoresis, folding and self-assembling heteropolymers

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Dr. Barron has joined the faculty at Stanford University, and moved to Palo Alto, California
Vassily Hatzimanikatis Vassily Hatzimanikatis

Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Functional genomics, mathematical and computational biotechnology, bioinformatics

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Dr. Hatzimanikatis has joined the faculty at EPFL, and moved to Lausanne, Switzerland
E. Terry Papoutsakis E. Terry Papoutsakis

Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Biotechnology of animal and microbial cells; genomics of stem-cell differentiation and clostridial differentiation

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Dr. Papoutsakis has joined the faculty at The University of Delaware and moved to Newark, DE

 

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