Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

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

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