chemical and biomolecular engineering

Nov 23, 2015

Grant receives AIChE Pioneers of Diversity Award

Dr. Christine S. Grant, Associate Dean of Faculty Advancement for the College of Engineering and professor in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, is one of the first recipients of the new American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Pioneers of Diversity Award for her distinguished service to the organization. 

Oct 6, 2015

From concept to commercialization

Benanova wants to take NC State research into the marketplace 

Oct 6, 2015

Recently discovered proteins may lead to new methods in creating biofuels

Researchers have found a very heated relationship between bacteria and newly discovered proteins. These proteins are called tapirins and are capable of attaching themselves to plant cellulose, which could potentially provide more efficient methods of converting plant matter into biofuels. 

Aug 28, 2015

Researchers use DNA ‘clews’ to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells

Researchers from NC State University and the UNC-Chapel Hill have for the first time created and used a nanoscale vehicle made of DNA to deliver a CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells in both cell culture and an animal model. 

Jul 14, 2015

Environmentally friendly lignin nanoparticle ‘greens’ silver nanobullet to battle bacteria

NC State University researchers have developed an effective and environmentally benign method to combat bacteria by engineering nanoscale particles that add the antimicrobial potency of silver to a core of lignin, a ubiquitous substance found in all plant cells. 

May 19, 2015

Engineering graduate student wins Lemelson-MIT Student Prize

Alexander Richter, a graduate student in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has won a Lemelson-MIT Student Prize for work to improve agricultural pest control that could strengthen the global food supply. 

Apr 23, 2015

NC State explores promising pest-control strategy with high-impact potential for sub-Saharan Africa

An NC State agricultural research project that started with a high-technology nanoparticle solution to food security problems has gone low-tech. And in doing so, the project has won a $1 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations initiative. 

Feb 10, 2015

Spontak will receive national award, is elected to academy

Dr. Richard J. Spontak, alumni distinguished professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and materials science and engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected to receive the 2015 Society of Plastic Engineers International Award, and he has been elected into the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA). 

Feb 4, 2015

Hall wins 2015 FOMMS Medal

Dr. Carol Hall, the Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected to receive the 2015 Foundations of Molecular Modeling and Simulation (FOMMS) Medal.