Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering
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School of Engineering kicks off summer program in partnership with Queen’s University Belfast
Gabriel Luis (far left) with Queen’s University Belfast cohort in Alumni Hall. A group of engineering students from Queen’s University Belfast’s Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences recently traveled from Northern Ireland to participate in the inaugural Vanderbilt Engineering summer study tour program hosted at the university. The immersive… Read MoreJul. 2, 2025
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Nanobody hitchhikers boost immunotherapy potency in cancer treatment
Researchers led by John T. Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, have developed a new approach using a molecularly designed nanobody platform that seeks to make immunotherapy more effective in the treatment of cancer. The research, “Potentiating Cancer Immunotherapies with Modular Albumin-Hitchhiking Nanobody-STING… Read MoreJun. 13, 2025
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Five engineering professors are Innovation Catalyst Fund awardees
Left to right, engineering faculty awardees are Scott Guelcher, Shihong Lin, Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Meiyi Ma, Nabil Simaan Vanderbilt has announced eleven awardees in the latest round of its Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential. Five engineering professors received awards in the… Read MoreJun. 6, 2025
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Engineering School bestows honors on 2025 graduating seniors
Dean Krish Roy presented awards and honors on May 8 to 30 seniors at the School of Engineering’s 2025 Commencement reception. Earlier, the School of Engineering’s Founder’s Medalist was recognized at Graduates Day, and the Banner Bearer will play an honorary role in the Vanderbilt Commencement ceremony, May 9. Grace… Read MoreMay. 8, 2025
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Engineering faculty, staff and student awards announced at spring 2025 reception
Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, announced 20 awards at a May 6 reception following the final School of Engineering faculty meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year. Vanderbilt University also announced spring award winners during the May 1 Faculty Senate meeting and a reception followed. Engineering faculty… Read MoreMay. 6, 2025
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No more trade-offs: Vanderbilt team unleashes graphene’s power in fuel cells
A research team led by Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt University, has made a breakthrough advance for clean energy. By incorporating an atomically thin layer of graphene, the team has developed a way to improve fuel cell efficiency without sacrificing performance—solving a long-standing… Read MoreApr. 22, 2025
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Guelcher, Wikswo are awardees in latest round of Vanderbilt’s Innovation Catalyst Fund
Two engineering professors are awardees in the latest round of Vanderbilt University’s Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential. • Scott Guelcher, professor of chemical, biomolecular and biomedical engineering, for Preclinical Testing of Resorbable Surgical Mesh. • John Wikswo, University… Read MoreFeb. 17, 2025
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Ultrasound imaging of breast cancer tumors offers non-invasive monitoring of radiation and immunotherapy response effectiveness
In the ongoing battle against triple negative breast cancer, Vanderbilt researchers have uncovered a promising non-invasive method to track how tumors respond to radiation and immunotherapy, which uses the body’s own immune system to fight cancer. While immunotherapy offers hope, many patients do not respond to current treatments. The primary… Read MoreJan. 28, 2025
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Turning challenges into breakthroughs: Vanderbilt team develops self-sealing for dialysis membranes using proteins
A Vanderbilt-led research team has made a significant breakthrough in developing advanced dialysis membranes using atomically thin materials like graphene. These innovative membranes, called nanoporous atomically thin membranes (NATMs), leverage a protein-enabled sealing mechanism to address a key challenge in dialysis technology, which is maintaining high efficiency in filtering… Read MoreJan. 24, 2025
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Engineering professor De-en Jiang is among world’s highly cited researchers
De-en Jiang, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and of chemistry, is on this year’s list of scientists whose papers have been cited the most frequently by other researchers. Jiang also was cited in the 2023 list. De-en Jiang He is among 6,636 “highly cited researchers” around the… Read MoreNov. 21, 2024