Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Head: David Pine

Programs offered:

Faculty

Professors

Stephen Arnold, University and Thomas Potts Professor
PhD, City University of New York
Optics, biophotonics, microparticle photophysics, physical virology, organic solid-state physics

Eray Aydil, Alstadt-Lord-Mark Professor
PhD, University of Houston
Electrochemical materials and devices; Electronic, magnetic and photonic materials; Energy, materials processing; Nanomaterials and nanotechnology

Bruce A. Garetz, Professor
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Laser spectroscopy, laser light scattering, non-linear optics, laser-induced nucleation and multiphoton processes

Rastislav Levicky, Professor
PhD, University of Minnesota
Biological polyelectrolytes, biosensors and bio-diagnostics

John T. McDevitt, Professor, Chair of Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, NYUCD
PhD, Stanford University
Microdevices, biomaterials

Jovan Mijovic, Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Relaxation dynamics in synthetic and biological complex systems, modeling of processing of polymers

Jin Kim Montclare, Professor
PhD, Yale University
Molecular design, protein engineering, biomaterials and biocatalysis

David Pine, Silver Professor and Department Chair
PhD, Cornell University
Soft condensed matter physics, mesoscopic materials

Elisa Riedo, Professor
PhD, University of Milan
Nano-confined liquids; nanotribology; nanomechanics; thermochemical nanolithography

Iwao Teraoka, Professor
PhD, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Photonic molecular sensors, whispering gallery modes

Abraham Ulman, Professor
PhD, The Weizmann Institute (Israel)
Self-assembled monolayers, surface engineering and nanotechnology

Associate Professors

Jin Ryoun Kim, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Protein engineering, structure and properties of proteins

André Taylor, Associate Professor
PhD, University of Michigan
Novel materials and devices for energy conversion and storage

Assistant Professors

Ryan L. Hartman, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Michigan
Catalysis and reaction engineering, continuous-flow manufacturing, flow chemistry, microchemical systems, and molecular management

Miguel Modestino, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of California, Berkeley
Electrochemical devices; composite materials development, processing and characterization

Ayaskanta Sahu, Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Investigating transport phenomena in new classes of nanostructured hybrid materials that have promise for optoelectronic and thermoelectric energy conversion

Industry Professors

Evgeny Vulfson, Industry Professor
PhD, Moscow State University
Biotechnology product and process development

Industry Associate Professors

Victor Barinov, Industry Associate Professor
PhD, Academy of Science of the Ukraine
Electroactive gels, mechanics of polymer networks, interface separation

Industry Assistant Professors

Yanir Maidenberg, Industry Assistant Professor
PhD, Columbia University

Julia Robinson-Surry, Industry Assistant Professor
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Lecturers

Tommy S. Lee, Senior Lecturer
MPhil, New York University

Charles P. Martucci, Senior Lecturer
PhD, Columbia University

Myron I. Pollack, Senior Lecturer
PhD, New York University

Alexandra Seidenstein, Lecturer
MS, Long Island University

Xin Wang, Lecturer
PhD, New York University

Research Faculty

Kalle Levon, Research Professor
PhD, University of Tokyo
Phase separation in polymer blends and solutions, gelation, conductive polymers

Yoshiyuki Okamoto, Research Professor and Director of the Polymer Research Institute
PhD, Purdue University
Organic and polymer synthesis characterization and applications

Faculty Emeriti

Mark M. Green, Professor Emeritus
PhD, Princeton University

Ernest Loebl, Professor Emeritus
PhD, Columbia University

Nancy M. Tooney, Associate Professor Emerita
PhD, Brandeis University