Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    Eminent molecular theorist Clare McCabe named AAAS Fellow

    Clare McCabe, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for sustained excellence and novel contributions to molecular theory and simulation and for distinguished service to the field of chemical engineering. In research, McCabe is one of the most… Read More

    Nov. 26, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Peter Cummings is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, UK

    Peter T. Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering and the School of Engineering’s associate dean for research, has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry. The designation FRSC is given to an elected Fellow who has made outstanding contributions to chemistry. Peter Cummings Cummings… Read More

    Nov. 13, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Chemical engineering undergraduates win top prizes at AIChE annual meeting

    AIChE 2019: Students Kevin Ifiora, Avi Gargye, Kane Jennings, chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Ben Nguyen, Pedro Seber, James Dohm and Katie Johnson. Four chemical engineering students won top prizes in the 2019 Undergraduate Student Poster Competition Nov. 10, 2019, at the annual meeting of the… Read More

    Nov. 12, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Clare McCabe elected Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers

    Clare McCabe, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). She was recognized today at the 2019 AIChE annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. Fellow is the highest grade of membership awarded by the AICHE and is achieved only… Read More

    Nov. 12, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Tissue engineering expert to deliver Hall Lecture on lessons from use of biomaterials in surgery

    An expert in tissue engineering who recently received the prestigious NIH Director’s Pioneer Award will deliver a public talk Nov. 18 about lessons learned from biomaterials used in orthopedics and plastic surgery. Jennifer Elisseeff is the fall 2019 speaker in The John R. and Donna S. Hall Engineering Lecture Series. Read More

    Nov. 6, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Alert system for failing nuclear plant pipes uses thin films and sound vibrations

    Nuclear power plants contain miles of pipes of different sizes. Shown is the turbine floor with new reheaters and secondary side piping at Unit 2, Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant, 2012. (Photo: Tennessee Valley Authority) A failing pipe can be tough to spot. It may cause a puddle, produce another… Read More

    Oct. 24, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Mary Ellen Ternes to lead the American College of Environmental Lawyers in 2020

    Mary Ellen Ternes, chemical engineering alumna and member of the External Advisory Committee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, attended the fall EAC meeting on campus in September. Photo|Susan Urmy, Vanderbilt An American Institute of Chemical Engineers Fellow, one of only two attorney AIChE Fellows, is the president-elect… Read More

    Oct. 15, 2019

  • Professor John Wilson

    Wilson awarded Komen breast cancer research grant

    An engineering professor has received financial support from Susan G. Komen for breast cancer research. His project is among 60 grants totaling $26 million awarded to researchers nationwide. Those initiatives are focused on improving outcomes for metastatic breast cancer, reducing disparities in survivorship and developing new, more effective treatments. John… Read More

    Sep. 25, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Research findings from national study of postdoctoral fellows subject of two-day symposium

    Clare McCabe, associate dean of the Graduate School and director of the Vanderbilt Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Academic Pathways program. McCabe also is a Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt) Richard Pitt, associate professor of sociology (Susan Urmy/Vanderbilt)   Directors… Read More

    Sep. 18, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    $3 million NSF grant sets up graduate trainee program for autism-related workplace innovations

    Vanderbilt University will train a new generation of engineers and scientists to develop innovations that connect 21st-century workforce needs to the talents and abilities of neurodiverse individuals, such as those living along the autism spectrum. A $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation will establish a first-of-its-kind graduate traineeship… Read More

    Sep. 12, 2019