Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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Chair: Eray Aydil

 Programs offered: 

• Biomolecular Science  
• Biotechnology  
• Biotechnology and Entrepreneurship  
• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering  
• Chemical Engineering     

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 and Department Chair 
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

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

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

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

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

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

Associate Professors

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

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

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

Assistant Professors

Nathalie Pinkerton, Assistant Professor
PhD, Princeton University
Responsive soft materials for biomedical applications, functional soft materials via scalable synthetic processes, and material behavior in biological systems

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

Richard Stein, Industry Associate Professor
​M.D., Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy
PhD, University of Alabama 

Donghong Sun, Industry Associate Professor
PhD, Columbia University

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

Industry Assistant Professors

Joshua Bennett, Industry Assistant Professor
PhD, University of Notre Dame

Rebecca K. Delker, Industry Assistant Professor
PhD, Rockefeller University

Nikita Grigoryev, Industry Assistant Professor
PhD, New York University

Xin Wang, Industry Assistant Professor
PhD, New York University

Research Faculty

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

Faculty Emeriti

Mark M. Green, Professor Emeritus
PhD, Princeton University

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

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