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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Faculty Hyunjoon Kong, Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Centennial Scholar Pursues the synthesis, characterization, and processing of nanobiomaterials for cell and tissue engineering applications. Professor Kong joined the department in 2007. MS Hanyang University, 1995; PhD University of Michigan, 2001 Mary L. Kraft, Associate Professor Investigates bioimaging, drug delivery, single cell analysis, and multivariate statistics. Professor Kraft joined the department in 2007. BS University of Illinois-Chicago, 1998; PhD University of Illinois, 2003 Deborah E. Leckband, Reid T. Milner Professor Uses microfabrication and biophysical tools to determine how cells communicate with the environment. Professor Leckband joined the department in 1995. Head: 2003-2005. BS Humboldt State, 1982; PhD Cornell, 1988 Christopher V. Rao, Professor, Robert W. Schaefer Scholar Applies systems engineering approaches to study biological problems associated with bacterial pathogenesis, inflammation, and biofuel production. Professor Rao joined the department in 2004. BS CMU, 1994; PhD University of Wisconsin, 2000 Simon A. Rogers, Assistant Professor Investigates the fundamental physics behind time-dependent phenomena exhibited by soft matter under formation for biomedical, energy, and environment applications. Professor Rogers joined the department in August 2015. BSc, 2001, BSc (Hons), 2002; PhD, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) Charles M. Schroeder, Associate Professor, Ray and Beverly Mentzer Faculty Scholar Applies single-molecule techniques to develop new biotechnology and to study fundamental physical and life processes. Professor Schroeder joined the department in 2008. BS CMU, 1999; PhD Stanford, 2004 Kenneth S. Schweizer, Morris Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Develops and applies statistical mechanical theories to understand equilibrium and dynamical phenomena in soft materials, e.g., colloids, polymers, and liquid crystals. Professor Schweizer joined the faculty in 1991. BS Drexel, 1975; PhD University of Illinois, 1981 Faculty Ying Diao, Assistant Professor, Dow Chemical Company Faculty Scholar Pursues fundamental understanding and control of molecular assembly processes to achieve sustainable manufacturing of therapeutic products and energy devices. Professor Diao joined the department in January 2015. BS Tsinghua University, 2006; PhD MIT, 2011 David W. Flaherty, Assistant Professor, Dow Chemical Company Faculty Scholar Applies mechanistic and kinetic investigations of chemistry at surfaces to the design of more reactive and selective catalytic materials. Professor Flaherty joined the department in 2012. BS UC-Berkeley, 2004; PhD University of Texas at Austin, 2010 Damien Guironnet, Assistant Professor Develops new catalysts and catalytic processes for the synthesis of new polymers with a focus on sustainability. Professor Guironnet joined the department in 2014 from BASF Corporation. MSc ENSCMu (France), 2005; PhD University of Constance (Germany), 2009 William (Bill) S. Hammack, Professor, Donald and Dolores Morris Faculty Scholar Uses mass media to explain engineering to the public and has shared more than 300 radio pieces with the public. Professor Hammack joined the department in 1998. BS Michigan Tech University, 1984; MS/PhD University of Illinois, 1986/1988 Brendan A. Harley, Associate Professor, I.C. Gunsalus Scholar Pursues the fabrication, characterization, and testing of scaffold-based systems for in vivo, and in vitro tissue engineering applications. Professor Harley joined the department in 2008. SB Harvard, 2000; SM/ScD MIT, 2002/2006 Jonathan J. L. Higdon, Dennis and Cathy Houston Professor Investigates the micro-scale dynamics of complex fluids composed of foams, emulsions, and colloidal particles. Professor Higdon joined the department in 1980. BES/MSE John Hopkins, 1975; PhD Cambridge, 1978 Paul J. A. Kenis, William H. and Janet G. Lycan Professor Pursues the design, fabrication, and testing of microchemical systems for applications in energy and biology. Professor Kenis joined the department in 2000 and became department head in 2011. MSc Nijmegen Radboud University, 1993; PhD Twente University, 1997
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Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
FacultyHyunjoon Kong, Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Centennial ScholarPursues the synthesis, characterization, and processing of nanobiomaterials for cell and tissue engineering applications. Professor Kong joined the department in 2007. MS Hanyang University, 1995; PhD University of Michigan, 2001
Mary L. Kraft, Associate Professor Investigates bioimaging, drug delivery, single cell analysis, and multivariate statistics. Professor Kraft joined the department in 2007. BS University of Illinois-Chicago, 1998; PhD University of Illinois, 2003
Deborah E. Leckband, Reid T. Milner ProfessorUses microfabrication and biophysical tools to determine how cells communicate with the environment. Professor Leckband joined the department in 1995. Head: 2003-2005.BS Humboldt State, 1982; PhD Cornell, 1988
Christopher V. Rao, Professor, Robert W. Schaefer ScholarApplies systems engineering approaches to study biological problems associated with bacterial pathogenesis, inflammation, and biofuel production. Professor Rao joined the department in 2004. BS CMU, 1994; PhD University of Wisconsin, 2000
Simon A. Rogers, Assistant ProfessorInvestigates the fundamental physics behind time-dependent phenomena exhibited by soft matter under formation for biomedical, energy, and environment applications. Professor Rogers joined the department in August 2015. BSc, 2001, BSc (Hons), 2002; PhD, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)
Charles M. Schroeder, Associate Professor, Ray and Beverly Mentzer Faculty ScholarApplies single-molecule techniques to develop new biotechnology and to study fundamental physical and life processes. Professor Schroeder joined the department in 2008. BS CMU, 1999; PhD Stanford, 2004
Kenneth S. Schweizer, Morris Professor of Materials Science and EngineeringDevelops and applies statistical mechanical theories to understand equilibrium and dynamical phenomena in soft materials, e.g., colloids, polymers, and liquid crystals. Professor Schweizer joined the faculty in 1991. BS Drexel, 1975; PhD University of Illinois, 1981
Faculty
Ying Diao, Assistant Professor, Dow Chemical Company Faculty ScholarPursues fundamental understanding and control of molecular assembly processes to achieve sustainable manufacturing of therapeutic products and energy devices. Professor Diao joined the department in January 2015. BS Tsinghua University, 2006; PhD MIT, 2011
David W. Flaherty, Assistant Professor, Dow Chemical Company Faculty ScholarApplies mechanistic and kinetic investigations of chemistry at surfaces to the design of more reactive and selective catalytic materials. Professor Flaherty joined the department in 2012. BS UC-Berkeley, 2004; PhD University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Damien Guironnet, Assistant ProfessorDevelops new catalysts and catalytic processes for the synthesis of new polymers with a focus on sustainability. Professor Guironnet joined the department in 2014 from BASF Corporation. MSc ENSCMu (France), 2005; PhD University of Constance (Germany), 2009
William (Bill) S. Hammack, Professor, Donald and Dolores Morris Faculty ScholarUses mass media to explain engineering to the public and has shared more than 300 radio pieces with the public. Professor Hammack joined the department in 1998. BS Michigan Tech University, 1984; MS/PhD University of Illinois, 1986/1988
Brendan A. Harley, Associate Professor, I.C. Gunsalus ScholarPursues the fabrication, characterization, and testing of scaffold-based systems for in vivo, and in vitro tissue engineering applications. Professor Harley joined the department in 2008. SB Harvard, 2000; SM/ScDMIT, 2002/2006
Jonathan J. L. Higdon, Dennis and Cathy Houston ProfessorInvestigates the micro-scale dynamics of complex fluids composed of foams, emulsions, and colloidal particles. Professor Higdon joined the department in 1980. BES/MSE John Hopkins, 1975; PhD Cambridge, 1978
Paul J. A. Kenis, William H. and Janet G. Lycan ProfessorPursues the design, fabrication, and testing of microchemical systems for applications in energy and biology. Professor Kenis joined the department in 2000 and became department head in 2011. MSc Nijmegen Radboud University, 1993; PhD Twente University, 1997
Emeritus FacultyRichard C. Alkire, Charles J. and Dorothy G. Prizer Chair EmeritusStudied metal deposition and multi-scale simulation from atomic-to-processing scales. Professor Alkire joined the department in 1969. Department head: 1986-94. Vice Chancellor for Research: 1994-99. He retired in 2008. BS Lafayette College, 1963; PhD UC-Berkeley, 1968
Thomas J. Hanratty, Professor EmeritusApplied large Reynolds number fluid mechanics to a variety of problems of interest to chemical engineers. Professor Hanratty joined the department in 1953; he retired in 1997. BS Villanova, 1947; MS Ohio State, 1950; PhD Princeton, 1953
Charles F. Zukoski, Elio Eliakim Tarika Chair EmeritusStudied the surface and material properties of colloidal suspensions. Professor Zukoski joined the department in 1985. Department head: 1994-2002. Vice Chancellor for Research: 2002-2008. He retired in 2012. BA Reed College, 1977; PhD Princeton, 1985
Lecturers
Jerrod A. HendersonInstructs Unit Operations Lab, emphasizing the mentoring and development of future chemical engineers who are technical communicators, problem solvers, and team-players. He joined the department in 2010. BS Morehouse College, 2003; BS North Carolina A&T State University, 2003; MS/PhD University of Illinois, 2010
Troy J. VogelTeaches the senior capstone course, Process Design, which explores ethics, safety, economic decisions, equipment design, and scale-up of chemical processes through an inclusive design of such a process. Dr. Vogel joined the department in 2011. BS/PhD Ohio State University, 2006/2011
Faculty (continued)Edmund G. Seebauer, James W. Westwater ProfessorFocuses on the control of defect behavior in semi-conducting materials for applications in energy, environmental, and microelectronics. Professor Seebauer joined the department in 1988. Head: 2005-2011. BS University of Illinois, 1983; PhD University of Minnesota, 1986
Diwakar Shukla, Blue Waters Assistant ProfessorUses and develops both theoretical and computational tools to understand biophysical processes for applications in drug design and development. Professor Shukla joined the department in January 2015. BTech/MTech IIT Bombay, 2006; MS/PhD MIT, 2011
Charles E. Sing, Assistant ProfessorUses both theoretical and computational tools to tackle fundamental problems in polymer physics and develop design principles for applications in bio-inspired materials and energy. Professor Sing joined the department in 2014. BSE/MS Case Western Reserve University, 2008; PhD MIT, 2012
Hong Yang, Richard C. Alkire Professor Uses material chemistry approaches to the design of nanostructures for energy and biological applications. Professor Yang joined the department in 2012. BS Tsinghua University, 1989; MS University of Victoria, 1994; PhD University of Toronto, 1998
Huimin Zhao, Professor and Centennial Chair Pursues protein and metabolic engineering, biocatalysis, bioenergy, drug discovery, and gene therapy. Professor Zhao joined the department in 2000. BS University of Science & Technology-China, 1992; PhD Caltech, 1998
Affiliate Faculty
Rohit Bhargava, Professor of Bioengineering and Bliss Faculty ScholarDevelops chemical imaging technologies, nanoparticle sensors and 3D printing for cancer pathology. Professor Bhargava joined the faculty in 2005. B. Tech. Indian Institute of Technology, 1996. PhD Case Western Reserve University, 2000
Andrew L. Ferguson, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and EngineeringStudies soft matter and viral immunology using statistical physics, computer simulation, and nonlinear machine learning. Professor Ferguson joined the faculty in 2013. MEng Imperial College London, 2005; PhD Princeton, 2010
Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign114 Roger Adams Laboratory600 South Mathews AvenueUrbana, Illinois 61801-3602217/244-9214chemeng@illinois.educhbe.illinois.educhemicalengineering.illinois@ChBE_Illinois
