Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Four Vanderbilt University engineering faculty members have been elected to the 2024 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Read More

Ethan Lippmann, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has received an Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award. Ethan Lippmann The award is presented to three faculty members across the Colleges and Schools at Vanderbilt that offer graduate degrees. It recognizes individuals who seek to ensure… Read More

Ethan Lippmann, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, has won a Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to create a more effective way for the immune system to fight against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Ethan Lippmann The pilot project… Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have developed a new nanoparticle that can more effectively get drugs inside of cells to boost the immune system and fight diseases like cancer. The research is led by John Wilson, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and biomedical engineering, as well as a corresponding author… Read More

A research endeavor that seeks to develop a new cancer immunotherapy utilizing nanobody delivery and targeted heating of tumors has received funding from the Waddell Walker Hancock Cancer Discovery Fund. The project to create an immunotherapy that will benefit more patients is led by John Tanner Wilson, left, and… Read More

The Vanderbilt School of Engineering announced that it is waiving the $95 application fee for candidates applying to its esteemed Ph.D. program for admission in Summer/Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Those who have already paid the application fee will be given a full refund. All graduate programs in the School of Engineering will also continue their practice of not requiring GRE scores. Read More

Sarah Driscoll, a junior in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is the second place national winner in the 2023 IGNITE Off! Competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) and hosted by the Oak Ridge Institute for… Read More

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. De-en Jiang He is among 6,849 “highly cited researchers” around the world whose publications rank in the top 1% by… Read More

Bridget Rogers, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been elected president of the American Vacuum Society (AVS). She will serve a three-year term as president-elect in 2024, president in 2025, and past president in 2026. Bridget Rogers “I am proud to have been an active AVS member… Read More

Robert Webster (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University’s Robert Webster and Charleson Bell, BE’07, MS’09, PhD’15, will receive $12 million to establish and manage the Mid-South Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub. REACH will focus on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations… Read More