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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Benny Freeman dressed in a shirt and tie standing in front of a brick building. A light brown text box is superimposed over bottom of image stating "Congratulations Benny Freeman" with the National Academy of Engineering logo on the left side.

Mar 1, 2023

CBE alumnus and former faculty member elected to National Academy of Engineering

CBE graduate and former CBE faculty member Professor Benny D. Freeman (B.S. ‘83) has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). 
Close-up photo of man holding a yam tuber partially wrapped in banana paper prior to planting.

Feb 23, 2023

Yams benefit from banana ‘paper’ cocoon

Wrap-and-plant technique shows promise for increasing tuber size, yields and storage quality. 

Feb 3, 2023

Researchers develop elastic material impervious to gases and liquids

An international team of researchers has developed a technique that uses liquid metal to create an elastic material that is impervious to both gases and liquids. Applications for the material include use as packaging for high-value technologies that require protection from gases, such as flexible batteries. 
NC State belltower in red light with timelapse traffic headlights in foreground.

Jan 31, 2023

Simon among NC State faculty named AAAS Fellows

Sindee Simon, head of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department at North Carolina State University, is among three university faculty members elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 
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Jan 20, 2023

Bardin begins term as AIChE president

Billy Bardin (B.S. ’95) begins his term as the 2023 President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). With more than 60,000 members from more than 110 countries, the AIChE is the premier technical society in the world for chemical engineers. 
Yeast growing alongside human intestinal cells. Probiotic yeast (S. boulardii) are stained in blue, and primary human colon cells are stained in purple.

Jan 10, 2023

Nathan Crook receives NSF CAREER Award

Professor Nathan Crook has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his proposal, “Enhancing Probiotic Yeast Colonization for Stable in Situ Biomanufacturing.” The NSF describes CAREER awards as among its “… most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.” 
Bill Garwood, left, with Jeff Garwood.

Dec 7, 2022

A one-of-a-kind pair

William R. (Bill) Garwood, chemical engineering ‘60, and Jeffrey R. (Jeff) Garwood, chemical engineering ‘84, have more in common than a typical father-son pair. 
Aerial view of The Oval and surrounding Engineering buildings and Hunt Library on NC State's Centennial Campus.

Dec 1, 2022

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College. 
Summer camp students participate in competition.

Dec 1, 2022

Summer on campus

At 9 a.m. on a July Wednesday, more than 70 middle school students filed into a classroom, waiting to be assigned the real-world problem they’d be solving that day. Clustered together, campers tackled complex problems like how to construct a moving boat or how to stop a viral outbreak. Using cardboard, aluminum foil, balloons and more, these campers were trying to solve some of the fundamental challenges in engineering.