Faculty and Staff

Meet our Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering faculty and staff

Chair

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Harihara Baskaran

Department Chair, Chemical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering

Understands and solves problems in biology and medicine using transport principles

Faculty

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Rohan Akolkar

Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation
Chief Scientist (Joint Appointmet), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Director, Electronic Design Center (EDC)

Develops new electrochemical processes for applications including nano-material fabrication, energy storage, electrometallurgy and sensors

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Harihara Baskaran

Department Chair, Chemical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering

Understands and solves problems in biology and medicine using transport principles

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Christine Duval

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops separation materials and processes to benefit nuclear medicine, environmental protection, and nuclear waste recycling and remediation.

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Donald Feke

Vice Provost, Case Western Reserve University
Distinguished University Professor
Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops novel polymeric materials and ultrasonic-based separation processes for nano- and microscale multi-phase systems

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Burcu Gurkan

Professor, Chemical Engineering

Designs and studies ionic liquid and eutectic solvents for applications in separations, carbon dioxide capture and electrochemical conversion, and energy storage

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Daniel Lacks

Associate Dean, Academics
C. Benson Branch Professor
Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops first-principles molecular-scale theories of chemical processes and materials properties

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Heidi Martin

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops diamond electrodes for electrochemical and neural device applications

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Julie Renner

Dean's Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Climo Associate Professor
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops biomolecular platforms to control solid-liquid interfaces and enable a new generation of advanced technologies

Publications: https://case.edu/engineering/labs/renner/publications

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Robert Savinell

George S. Dively Professor in Engineering
Distinguished University Professor
Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops high-performance electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies through fundamental and applied studies of interfacial and transport processes

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Jesse Wainright

Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops novel electrochemical systems for grid-level energy conversion and storage

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Robert Warburton

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering

Develops computational models of interfacial chemical reactions relevant to applications in catalysis and energy storage

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Chris Wirth

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

We're focused on colloids that are anisotropic, away from equilibrium, or in crowded environments, all of which are relevant to coatings, the production of multiphase materials, and the understanding of synthetic and biological active colloids.

Emeritus Faculty

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Uzi Landau

Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering

Designs advanced electrochemical systems and processes

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Chung-Chiun Liu

Wallace R. Persons Professor of Sensor Technology & Control
Distinguished University Professor
Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering
Director Emeritus of EDC, Electronics Design Center

Develops chemical and biomedical sensors for single-use, cost-effective measurements

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J Mann

Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering

Administrative Staff

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Kathleen Bates

Manager, Academic & Research Operations, Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Macromolecular Science & Engineering; and Materials Science & Engineering

Manages administrative support for the academic and research operations for the departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering.

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Evan Guarr

Undergraduate Laboratory Manager, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Rochelle Stephens

Assistant to the Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Develops, implements and manages procedures for the administration and operation of the Office of the Chair for the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.