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Luis Amaral Luis A.N. Amaral
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Graduate Program Director

Integrative modeling of gene and protein interaction-networks, complex fluctuations in healthy physiologic systems
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Linda Broadbelt Linda J. Broadbelt
Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Multiscale modeling of complex reacting systems; design of nanostructured catalysts; discovery of novel biochemical pathways; polymerization and depolymerization kinetics
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Wesley Burghardt Wesley R. Burghardt
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Polymer science, rheology, non-Newtonian fluid mechanics
Stephen Davis Stephen H Davis
Professor of Engineering Sciences and Applied Math and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering
Theoretical fluid mechanics, especially hydrodynamic stability and interfacial phenomena. Material science, especially thin films and crystal growth. Asymptotic and variational methods.
Kimberly Gray Kimberly A. Gray
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering
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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Joshua Leonard Joshua N. Leonard
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Cellular and protein engineering, gene therapy, synthetic systems biology, cancer immunology

Phillip B. Messersmith Phillip B. Messersmith
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering
Biomimetic/Bioinspired Materials; Biointerfaces and Antifouling Polymers; Nanoscience/ Nanotechnology
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William Miller William M. Miller
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director, Master of Biotechnology Program
Cell and tissue culture applications in biotechnology and medicine
Chad A. Mirkin Chad A. Mirkin
Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering
Inorganic, Materials, Physical/Analytical
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Justin Notestein Justin M. Notestein
Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Multifunctional materials and catalysts; molecularly structured surfaces; energy
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Monica Olvera Monica Olvera de la Cruz
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director, Materials Research Center
Polymer theory, phase transformations, polyelectrolytes
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Julio Ottino Julio M. Ottino
Dean, R.R. McCormick Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and (by courtesy) Mechanical Engineering.
Complex systems, dynamics of granular matter, mixing and segregation processes
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no picture Gregory Ryskin
Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Fluid dynamics, statistical physics, geophysics
George Schatz George C. Schatz
Professor of Chemistry and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering
Materials; Physical/Analytical
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Lonnie Shea Lonnie D. Shea
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Director of Biotechnology Training Program
Tissue engineering and gene therapy
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Randall Snurr Randall Q. Snurr
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Molecular modeling; development of new materials for energy and environmental applications; diffusion in nanoporous materials; adsorption; catalysis; separations; energy storage
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Igal Szleifer Igal Szleifer
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and (by courtesy) Chemical and Biological Engineering
Molecular modeling of biointerphases
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John Torkelson

John M. Torkelson
Walter P. Murphy Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and of Materials Science and Engineering
Undergraduate Program Director

Polymer science and engineering
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Adjunct Faculty with active research groups

Annelise Barron Annelise E. Barron
Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Dr. Barron has joined the faculty at Stanford University, and moved to Palo Alto, California
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Vassily Hatzimanikatis Vassily Hatzimanikatis
Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Dr. Hatzimanikatis has joined the faculty at EPFL, and moved to Lausanne, Switzerland
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E. Terry Papoutsakis E. Terry Papoutsakis
Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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