Department Leadership
Andrea Maria Hodge – Department Chair
Arthur B. Freeman Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which allows for tailored properties and/or functionality. Our experimental approach includes characterization and testing leading to a fundamental understanding of processes and mechanisms within the synthesis – microstructure space. We use a variety of coating techniques such as sputtering and electrodeposition to design and produce new nano-structured, micro- structured, and amorphous materials for advanced applications.
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Arthur B. Freeman Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which allows for tailored properties and/or functionality. Our experimental approach includes characterization and testing leading to a fundamental understanding of processes and mechanisms within the synthesis – microstructure space. We use a variety of coating techniques such as sputtering and electrodeposition to design and produce new nano-structured, micro- structured, and amorphous materials for advanced applications.
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Noah Malmstadt – Associate Department Chair
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which Research in the Malmstadt laboratory focuses broadly on the topic of engineered interfaces. We study this both in terms of the central interface in biology—the cell membrane—and in microfluidic systems, where fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces play key roles in system performance. We build synthetic systems for studying how lipid composition and oxidative processes change the medically relevant properties of cell membranes. We also build systems for studying how neurobiologically important receptor proteins are altered by their local lipid environment, with the long-term goal of tuning this…
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Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which Research in the Malmstadt laboratory focuses broadly on the topic of engineered interfaces. We study this both in terms of the central interface in biology—the cell membrane—and in microfluidic systems, where fluid-fluid and fluid-solid interfaces play key roles in system performance. We build synthetic systems for studying how lipid composition and oxidative processes change the medically relevant properties of cell membranes. We also build systems for studying how neurobiologically important receptor proteins are altered by their local lipid environment, with the long-term goal of tuning this…
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Iraj Ershaghi – Director, Petroleum Engineering Program
Omar B. Milligan Chair in Petroleum Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which Smart Oilfield Technologies, Naturally Fractured Reservoirs, Pressure Transient Modeling, Reservoir Characterization and Compartmentalized Systems, Characterization of Unconsolidated Reservoirs
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Omar B. Milligan Chair in Petroleum Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
My group research focus is on the synthesis of engineered microstructures with nanoscale precision, which Smart Oilfield Technologies, Naturally Fractured Reservoirs, Pressure Transient Modeling, Reservoir Characterization and Compartmentalized Systems, Characterization of Unconsolidated Reservoirs
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Virgil Adumitroaie
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Andrea Martin Armani
Ray Irani Chair in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering-Electrophysics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Chemistry

Paulo Branicio
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Jincai Chang
Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering Practice

Faruk Civan
Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Edward Crandall
Professor of Medicine and Chemical Engineering and Materials Sciences; Kenneth T. Norris, Jr., Chair in Medicine; Hastings Foundation Professorship in Medicine

Paul Daniel Dapkus
Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Iraj Ershaghi
Omar B. Milligan Chair in Petroleum Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Stacey Finley
Nichole A. and Thuan Q. Pham Professor and Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Quantitative and Computational Biology

Donald Gautier
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Ed Kwock Goo
Associate Professor Emeritus of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Nick Graham
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Gerontology

Lessa Grunenfelder
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Practice

Martin A Gundersen
Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering - Electrophysics

Malancha Gupta
Gabilan Distinguished Professorship in Science and Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry

Michael Thomas Hahn
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Andrea Maria Hodge
Arthur B. Freeman Professor and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Behnam Jafarpour
N.I.O.C Fellow and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Civil and Environmental Engineering

Kristian Jessen
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Birendra Jha
Assistant Professor of Petroleum Engineering

Rajiv Kalia
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Computer Science, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, and Biomedical Engineering

Nikhil Kar
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Practice

Michael Ernest Kassner
Dean's Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Professor of Chemical and Materials Science and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Davood Khairkhah
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Andre Kovach
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Terence Langdon
Professor Emeritus of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Jay H. Lee
Choong Hoon Cho Chair and Professor of Chemical and Materials Science and of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Jerry SH Lee, PhD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Zhenglu Li
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Anupam Madhukar
Kenneth T. Norris Professor in Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Noah Malmstadt
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry

Thomas Marlin
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Ali Mehrabi
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Ken-ichi Nomura
Senior Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Steve R. Nutt
M.C. Gill Chair in Composite Materials and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Bradford Reynolds Pierce
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Andrei Sergiu Popa
Adjunct Associate Professor of Petroleum Engineering Practice

Surya Prakash
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Ishwar K. Puri
Professor of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Jayakanth Ravichandran
Philip and Cayley MacDonald Endowed Early Career Chair and Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Richard Roberts
Professor of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, and Molecular and Computational Biology

Muhammad Sahimi
N.I.O.C. Chair in Petroleum Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Robello Samuel
Part-Time Lecturer of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Yu- Tsun Shao
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Shaama Sharada
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Chemistry

Armand R. Tanguay, Jr.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Ophthalmology

Mark Thompson
University Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Theo T Tsotsis
Robert E. Vivian Chair in Energy Resources and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Priya Darshan Vashishta
Dean's Professor in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, and Physics and Astronomy

Luis Francisco Villalobos
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Pin Wang
Zohrab A. Kaprielian Fellow in Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering

Arieh Warshel
Dana and David Dornsife Chair in Chemistry and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Yannis C Yortsos
Zohrab A. Kaprielian Dean’s Chair in Engineering and Chester Dolley Professor of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

Wade Zeno
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Charles Zukoski
Robert E. Vivian Professorship in Energy Resources and Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Biomedical Engineering