Faculty by discipline

Chemical engineering

Jean Andino

Jean Andino

Jean Andino
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Air pollution and energy, air pollutant sensing and control, chemical kinetics

[email protected]
480-965-0199
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 475
Mailcode 6106

Bhavik Bakshi

Portrait of Professor Bhavik Bakshi.

Bhavik Bakshi
Julie Ann Wrigley Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Sustainable engineering, life cycle assessment, circular economy, design and operation of products and processes

[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 7904

Lenore Dai

Lenore Dai

Lenore Dai
Professor, Chemical engineering
Vice Dean of Faculty Administration, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering

Research Interests
Surface, interfacial, and colloidal science with emphases on functionalizing nanoparticles and liquid-liquid interfaces; environmentally responsive (“smart”) materials; novel polymers and polymer composites; rheology

[email protected]
480-965-4112
Tempe Campus, ECG 303
Mailcode 6106

Heather Emady

Heather Emady

Heather Emady
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Particulate process and product design, particle technology, granulation, granular flow, granular heat transfer, particle characterization, multiscale modeling

[email protected]
480-727-3922
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 275
Mailcode 6106

Erica Forzani

Erica Forzani

Erica Forzani
Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Chemical and biosensors, non-invasive sensors, sensor integration, wireless and lab-on-cell-phone sensors, microfluidics.

[email protected]
480-965-9058
Tempe Campus, Biodesign Institute B130D
Mailcode 6106

Matthew Green

Matt Green

Matthew Green
Associate Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Ion-containing block copolymers; membrane-based separations; water purification and desalination; membrane-based carbon capture; stimuli-responsive nanocomposites; amphiphilic solution assemblies

[email protected]
480-965-8051
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 277
Mailcode 6106

Julianne Holloway

Julianne Holloway

Julianne Holloway
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Research group integrates biomaterial design with innovative manufacturing to control and direct stem cell behavior for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications.

[email protected]
480-727-3843
Tempe Campus, ERC 273
Mailcode 6106

Kailong Jin

Shuaib Abdelrahman

Kailong Jin
Assistant Professor
Mechanical and aerospace engineering

Research Interests
3D printing polymer nanocomposites, nanostructured polymer films, covalent organic frameworks (nanoporous polymers), and sustainable polymers for improved chemical circularity.

[email protected]
Office: ERC 289 / GWC 635
480-965-4557
Tempe Campus, ERC 289
Mailcode 6106

Layla Khalifehzadeh

Layla Khalifehzadeh

Layla Khalifehzadeh
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Flexible Bioelectronic Devices, Biodegradable Soft Polymeric Materials, Biomaterials and Implantable and Wearable Sensors for Precision Health

[email protected]
Tempe Campus, GWC 536
Mailcode 6106

Jerry Lin

Jerry Lin

Jerry Lin

Regents Professor

Chemical engineering

Research Interests

Inorganic membranes; membrane and separation processes, carbon dioxide capture; adsorption and energy storage

[email protected]
480-965-7769
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 325
Mailcode 6106

Timothy Long

Timothy Long

Timothy Long
Center Director
Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Novel macromolecular structure and polymerization processes with the development of high-performance macromolecules for advanced technologies, 3D printing techniques to drive sustainable production of unprecedented material designs.

[email protected]
Tempe Campus

Christopher Muhich

Christopher Muhich

Christopher Muhich
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Computational Chemistry (quantum simulations), metal oxide redox reactions, renewable/sustainable fuel generation and energy storage, materials design for environmental catalysis and remediation processes.

[email protected]
480-965-2673
Tempe Campus, ERC 257
Mailcode 6106

Alexandra Navrotsky

Shuaib Abdelrahman

Alexandra Navrotsky
Regents Professor
Materials science and engineering
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Solid state chemistry, thermodynamics and structure of materials. Energy materials (fuel cells, batteries and water splitting), nuclear energy materials, hybrid inorganic/organic materials, zeolites, material stability on Earth and other planets.

[email protected]
480-965-5932
P.O. Box 871604
Tempe, AZ  85287-1604

David Nielsen

David Nielsen

David Nielsen
Professor
Undergraduate program chair, chemical engineering

Research Interests
Developing microbial platforms and biotechnologies to convert renewable resources into useful fuels and chemicals.

[email protected]
480-965-4113
Tempe Campus, GWC 552
Mailcode 6106

Gregory Raupp

Portrait of Gregory Raupp.

Gregory Raupp
Director, MacroTechnology Works (MTW)
Office of the Executive Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development
Professor, Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Reaction kinetics and mechanisms, surface and interface reactions, chemical reaction engineering with emphasis on high tech materials and micro/nano fabrication for flexible electronics and displays, environmentally-conscious manufacturing, novel biocompatible materials processing and device fabrication, photocatalysis, photocatalytic reactor analysis and design, air pollution control, indoor air purification and disinfection, electrochemical engineering, process dynamics and control, process design, active learning, cooperative/team learning, distance learning

[email protected]
480-965-1396
Tempe Campus, OKED
Mailcode 6106

Kaushal Rege

Kaushal Rege

Kaushal Rege
Professor
Graduate program chair, Biological Design

Research Interests
Molecular and nanoscale bioengineering, drug and gene delivery, nanobiotechnology, theranostics, synergistic therapeutics, sub-cellular delivery, biological separation.

[email protected]
480-727-8616
Tempe Campus, GWC 616
Mailcode 6106

Daniel Rivera

Daniel Rivera

Daniel Rivera
Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Control systems engineering with emphasis on system identification and advanced control concepts applied to process systems, supply chain management, and behavioral health.

[email protected]
480-965-9476
Tempe Campus, ENGRC 425
Mailcode 6106

Jeffrey Self

Portrait of Jeffrey Self

Jeffrey Self
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Polymer synthesis, dynamic networks, photochemistry, polymer processing, microstructured materials

[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 6106

Michael Sierks

Michael Sierks

Michael Sierks
Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Develop antibody based therapeutics for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease and Huntington’s Disease. Other areas of investigation include ligand/receptor interactions, catalytic antibodies and enzyme interactions.

[email protected]
480-965-2828
Tempe Campus, GWC 536
Mailcode 6106

George Stephanopoulos

George Stephanopoulos

George Stephanopoulos
Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Process systems engineering; networks of chemical or biochemical reactions; integrated manufacturing systems within the scope of a national economy or corporate business; city traffic networks and intercity transportation networks; systems approaches to the design and manufacturing of products; and process systems engineering for integrated nanoscale processes.

[email protected]
Tempe Campus
Mailcode 1604

Cesar Torres

Cesar Torres
Professor
Graduate program chair, chemical engineering

Research Interests
Microbial electrochemistry fermentations, and photosynthetic production of biofuels. Develop microbiological technologies that provide energy or high value chemicals to society; engineer microorganisms to carry out reactions that are difficult or impossible through other chemical routes.

[email protected]
480-727-9689
Tempe Campus, GWC 548
Mailcode 6106

Arul Varman

Arul Varman

Arul Varman
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Metabolic engineering and synthetic biology for the sustainable production of chemicals, fuels, and pharmaceuticals from renewable resources.

[email protected]
480-965-5109
Tempe Campus, GWC 570
Mailcode 6106

Renxuan Xie

Candace Chan
Renxuan Xie
Assistant Professor
Chemical engineering

Research Interests
Developing sustainable processing methods for multifunctional polymers as next-generation polymers in the health and energy industry.

[email protected]
602-543-4479
Tempe Campus, C289 Biodesign Building C