Faculty
Professor Fanxing Li is an Early Riser!
Professor Fanxing Li is an Early Riser! Early Riser in this case refers to his selection by the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) as one of twenty high-achieving researchers and educators under-40 who’ve demonstrated talent for teaching or research, […]
Professor Carbonell Receives the UNC System 2018 O. Max Gardner Award
Professor Ruben G. Carbonell has been selected to receive the 2018 O. Max Gardner Award. The Award goes to “that member of the faculty of the Consolidated University of North Carolina, who, during the current scholastic year, has made the […]
CBE Faculty Take Lead on Two Major Research Initiatives
CBE Professors Fanxing Li, Henry Lamb and Phil Westmoreland have received funding for research work that centers on using newly-developed oxide materials that significantly improve the efficiency of two industrially-important chemical process operations. The funding is in the form of […]
Profs Westmoreland, Velev and Haugh Honored for Career Accomplishments
Professors Phil Westmoreland, Orlin Velev and Jason Haugh have received awards and honors based on professional accomplishments throughout their careers. Professor Westmoreland has been elected a member of the inaugural class of Fellows (a lifetime honorific title) of The Combustion […]
Professors Parsons, Dickey, Crook and Beisel in the News
Several important changes to our faculty were recently announced… First, Dean Martin-Vega has appointed Professor Gregory Parsons as Celanese Acetate Professor and Professor Michael Dickey as Alcoa Professor. Second, Dr. Nathan Crook has joined the department with the rank of […]
Velev Group Develops Programmable Microbots
Members of Professor Orlin Velev’s research group and their colleagues at Duke University have developed a way to assemble and pre-program tiny structures made from microscopic cubes – “microbot origami” – that change their shape when actuated by a magnetic […]
Amber Hubbard and Dr. Spontak Win Research Image Awards
Anyone who says chemical engineers are left brain thinkers who lack right brain creativity has it wrong! Case in point are CBE graduate student Amber Hubbard and Dr. Richard Spontak, recent contest winners for their research-related photographic art… In 2016, […]
Abolhasani Group Advances Understanding of Nanocrystal Synthesis
Professor Milad Abolhasani and his research group have developed a device that allows users to collect 100 times more information per day from microfluidic devices, devices that manipulate fluids at the micron-scale, as compared to the previous industry standard. The […]
Dr. Velev Receives the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension
Dr. Orlin Velev, the INVISTA Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been selected as the 33rd recipient of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension. The Award is the most prestigious award […]
Professor Hsiao and Colleagues Solve Problematic Friction in Suspensions
Professor Lilian Hsiao and her colleagues at MIT and the University of Michigan have found the surface texture of microparticles in a liquid suspension can cause internal friction that significantly alters the suspension’s viscosity – effectively making the liquid thicker. […]