Current Research

One of the benefits of our graduate program is the diversity of the faculty's research. Our faculty have active research programs in nearly every aspect of chemical and biomolecular engineering and are engaged in a high level of multidisciplinary research with academic and industrial partners worldwide.

Fundamental studies allow our graduate students to investigate the molecular mechanisms that drive macromolecular synthesis, heat and mass transfer, electrochemical kinetics, molecular aggregation, thin film deposition, protein purification, and emulsion formation. With applied systems research, we prompt the graduate student to analyze the life cycle of material and equipment in industrial processes, scale-up novel mass transfer devices, characterize the operation of large-scale fixed-film bioreactors, or design new rechargeable batteries. The following are a mere sampling of the many research areas in the Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Department at NC State. For more details, please see our 2002 Research Projects Publication.

• Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
• Catalysis, Kinetics, and Electrochemical Reaction Engineering
• Electronic Materials
• Environmental Studies
• Polymers
• Thermodynamics

For more information about our department's research, visit Research Centers, Institutes and Laboratories.