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Emmanuel (Manolis) Tzanakakis
Professor and Chair of Chemical and Biological Engineering
stem cell and tissue engineering, optogenetics, diabetes
Ayse Asatekin
Associate Professor and Steve and Kristen Remondi Fellow
membranes, polymer science, material science, separations, surface chemistry
Prashant Deshlahra
Associate Professor
heterogeneous catalysis, sustainable production of chemicals and fuels, DFT calculations
Nathaniel Eagan
Assistant Professor
Sustainability, experimental heterogeneous catalysis, clean energy, fuels and chemicals, biomass
Milo Koretsky
McDonnell Family Bridge Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering and Education
engineering education research, learning and engagement in the university classroom, development of disciplinary practices, instructional design and technology development, instructional practices, organizational change, social practice theory
Kyongbum Lee
Dean of Engineering
metabolic engineering, tissue engineering, systems biology
Graham Leverick
Assistant Professor
electrochemical energy storage and conversion, batteries, electrolytes
Derek Mess
Professor of the Practice
thermal barrier coating (TBC), solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) ceramics, carbon dioxide acceptors
Nik Nair
Associate Professor
synthetic biology, systems bioengineering, protein engineering, metabolic engineering, biofuels, biocatalysis
Matthew Panzer
Professor and Dean of Research
Ionic liquids, ionogels, eutectogels, polymers, ion transport, electrochemical energy storage
Daniel Ryder
Associate Professor
process control
James Van Deventer
Bright Futures Assistant Professor
Synthetic Biology, Chemical Biology, Protein Engineering, Antibody Engineering, Drug Discovery, Genetic Code Expansion, Noncanonical Amino Acids, Tumor Microenvironment.
Hyunmin Yi
Associate Professor
nanobiofabrication, smart biopolymers, BioMEMS, material science
Secondary Appointments
Soha Hassoun
Professor
Machine Learning; Systems Biology; Metabolic Engineering, computer-aided design for integrated circuits
Sameer Sonkusale
Professor
Bioelectronics, Biomedical microdevices, Wearables, Ingestibles, Biomedical circuits and systems, micro and nano fabrication, lab-on-chip microsystems, global health and precision medicine, CMOS image sensors for scientific imaging, analog to information converters, analog computing, brain inspired machine learning, active metamaterial devices, circuits, and systems, terahertz devices and circuits
Qiaobing Xu
Professor
biomaterials, drug delivery, micro/nanofabrication, tissue engineering
Part-time Lecturers
JJ Chen
Part-time Lecturer
Rabeb Layouni
Part-time Lecturer
Gautham Sridharan
Part-time Lecturer
Metabolic Engineering, Systems Biology, Data Science, Drug Discovery
Emeriti
Christos Georgakis
Professor Emeritus
Data-Driven Modeling, Optimization, and Control of Batch Processes using Machine Learning algorithms, Model Predictive, Nonlinear and Plant-Wide Control, Statistical Process Monitoring, The Interaction between Process Design and Control, Modeling and Optimization of Pharmaceutical Processes
Kenneth Van Wormer
Professor Emeritus