Chemical And Biomolecular Engineering

Graduate student Steve Vilt will defend his Ph.D thesis on August 2nd 2011 at 10 am in 135 Olin Hall.   Investigation of Interfacial Composition, Structure, and Topography on Tribometric Friction Future innovations in a wide range of fields, from telecommunications to biomedical devices, will further push the boundaries of… Read More

Cynthia “C. J.” Warner BE’80 so believes that algae fuel can be a direct replacement for fossil fuel that she traded her nearly 30-year career in Big Oil to join a startup with a big vision: to change the world by developing a domestic, renewable source of energy that benefits… Read More

Clare McCabe, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering has been awarded the 2011 Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at the 2011 Spring Faculty assembly. The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching was established by the Board of Trust in 1964. Final selection… Read More

Awards and honors were presented by Dean Kenneth F. Galloway May 12 to 36 seniors at the School of Engineering’s annual Commencement Reception. Eppa Rixey V, Cincinnati, Ohio, is this year’s Founder’s Medalist and is graduating with a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering and a minor in human and… Read More

Dean Kenneth F. Galloway announced May 10 the promotions of four engineering faculty members at the final faculty meeting of the 2010-2011 academic year and presented four awards at a reception following the meeting. Sharon M. Weiss   One faculty member has been promoted to the rank of associate professor… Read More

Graduate student Juan Tuberquia from the Jennings group will defend his Ph.D thesis on May 18th 2011 at 1 pm in 135 Olin Hall. Surface-Initiated Polymethylenation to Grow Superhydrophobic Barrier Films The modification of surface properties has become a vital focus in materials research and is fueled by the interesting… Read More

It’s common knowledge that the perfect is the enemy of the good, but in the nanoscale world, perfection can act as the enemy of the best. In the workaday world, engineers and scientists go to great lengths to make the devices we use as perfect as possible. When we flip… Read More

The Vanderbilt Garden Initiative is looking for a few good gardeners this summer and next year. Ideally, faculty and students staying in Nashville this summer will plant warm weather crops, such as peppers and beans, to sustain the garden until students arrive for the fall semester. After warm crops are… Read More

G. Kane Jennings A series of free educational seminars featuring Vanderbilt faculty will be available to parents and Commencement visitors from 1:30 to 3:45 p.m. on Senior Day, Thursday, May 12. Faculty seminars prove to be popular with the parents and guests of graduates during Vanderbilt University’s annual Commencement… Read More

Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor of Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and Michael Simpson, professor of materials science and engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, published a Perspective article in the April issue of the ACS Nano on the role of correlations and fluctuations in physical and biological… Read More