Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

A recent study by a team of researchers at Vanderbilt University found that response to radiation therapy for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)—one of the most aggressive forms of the disease—may contribute to tumor recurrence. Marjan Rafat Marjan Rafat, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, explained that radiation… Read More

Prominent environmental attorney and advocate Mary Ellen Ternes, BE’84, will deliver the inaugural Mary Ellen Ternes Distinguished Lecture, hosted by the Vanderbilt Center for Sustainability, Energy and Climate (VSEC), on October 22. The lectureship was endowed last spring in honor of Ternes, who will be speaking on… Read More

Nearly 72% of the world’s population have received the injectable vaccines to fight COVID-19, but they must take a booster injection every year or more frequently. A team of researchers led by Krishnendu Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of the School of Engineering and University Distinguished Professor at… Read More

A team of Vanderbilt researchers have developed novel technology called electrochemical ion pumping (EIP) that could revolutionize the treatment of water and resource extraction. The research, published in the Oct. 1 issue of Nature Water, overcomes a critical limitation in the commonly used process of conventional electrosorption, which… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a set of nanoparticles that stimulate the immune system in mice to fight cancer and may eventually do the same in humans. John T. Wilson The research led by John T. Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, was recently published… Read More

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has renewed a five-year grant through the NIH’s flagship T32 institutional training grant program. T32 grants provide funding to support students and postdoctoral trainees working in focused areas of research that advance the NIH… Read More

Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and mechanical engineering, was recently invited to participate in the 2024 China-America Frontiers of Engineering symposium where he presented his team’s latest research in energy and sustainability. Piran Kidambi Kidambi was one of 30 highly accomplished early-career engineers from… Read More

Seven engineering graduate students and three undergraduates in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering are 2024 recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports students who are pursuing full-time, research-based graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering or math. Recipients receive financial support for their education and an annual stipend to support their research and career endeavors. Read More

Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, announced the award of emeritus faculty status to Douglas Fisher, Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Richard Alan Peters II, Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, and Peter Pintauro, Eugene McBrayer in Chemical Engineering Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Chemical and… Read More

Accomplished alumni from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering who have gone onto successful careers in energy markets, health care, academia and space transportation—along with an Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense—will join the School of Engineering’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni. In addition, a longtime community volunteer… Read More