chemical and biomolecular engineering

Nov 26, 2014

Parsons receives 2014 RJ Reynolds Award

Dr. Gregory Parsons, Alcoa Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and director of the Nanotechnology Initiative at North Carolina State University, has been selected as the 30th recipient of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Extension. 

Nov 26, 2014

NC State student chapter of AIChE wins Outstanding Student Chapter Award

The North Carolina State University student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers has been awarded the Outstanding Student Chapter Award for the 2013-2014 academic year. This is the 17th time the NC State student chapter has won this award in the last 19 years. 

Nov 18, 2014

Cooper attends 2014 NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium

Dr. Matthew Cooper, teaching assistant professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering at North Carolina State University, was one of about 100 top young engineers attending the National Academy of Engineering's (NAE) 2014 US Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (US FOE) Oct. 26-29 in Irvine, Calif. 

Oct 28, 2014

New technique uses bacteria’s own CRISPR-Cas system to turn off genes

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that co-opts an immune system already present in bacteria and archaea to turn off specific genes or sets of genes. 

Sep 16, 2014

Spontak honored by the Royal Society of Chemistry

Dr. Richard Spontak, Alumni Distinguished professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). 

Sep 16, 2014

Moo-Young receives COE Faculty Senior Scholarship

Joseph Moo-Young, a senior in the Textile Engineering and Chemical Engineering departments at North Carolina State University, has been awarded the College of Engineering Faculty Senior Scholarship. 

Sep 16, 2014

Researchers control surface tension to manipulate liquid metals

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique for controlling the surface tension of liquid metals by applying very low voltages, opening the door to a new generation of reconfigurable electronic circuits, antennas and other technologies. 

Aug 7, 2013

Self-healing solar cells ‘channel’ natural processes

In a new paper, NC State University researchers Orlin Velev and Hyung-Jun Koo show that creating solar cell devices with channels that mimic organic vascular systems can effectively reinvigorate solar cells whose performance deteriorates due to degradation by the sun’s ultraviolet rays. 

Aug 7, 2013

Rojas named ACS Fellow

Dr. Orlando J. Rojas, a professor in the Department of Forest Biomaterials and the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University has been selected by the American Chemical Society as a member of the 2013 class of ACS Fellows.