纵观其历史, our department has been recognized as one of the premier research institut离子s in the nat离子. 目前, 14 faculty members and a number of research professors actively lead research groups in various areas of chemical and biological engineering.
The interests of the faculty are diverse and cover processes at scales spanning from the atomic level to the global environment. Their research activities can be generally classified in one or more of four strategic research focus areas.
化学与生物工程 研究 Areas
The Department of 化学与生物工程 (CHBE) has long been recognized, 国内和国际, for the expertise of its faculty in particle technology, 流化, 以及传递和界面现象. 研究 activities in these areas occur through a number of research centers: the Center of Excellence in Polymer Science and Engineering, Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering, and Particle Technology and Crystallizat离子 Center.
近年来，我们的 部门教员 have embarked on research in emerging areas, 比如纳米材料, 复杂的液体, 纳米流体, 分子建模, 新型催化剂, and membranes for 燃料电池 and 电池.
Examples of the research interests of individual faculty in advanced materials include:
Sohail Murad
Expertise: Molecular modeling of complex materials for selective water, 离子, and gas transport with applicat离子s to separat离子s
维克多Perez-Luna
Expertise: Surface chemistry, nanomaterials, biomaterials, and 生物传感器
Jay Schieber
Expertise: Molecular and multi-scale modeling of 复杂的液体, transport phenomena in polymers
Darsh T. 一整支
专业知识:泡沫, emuls离子s and nanoparticle suspens离子s; wetting, 纳米流体的扩散和粘附
Our biological engineering research activities cover broad topics in both biochemical and biomedical engineering research. 领域包括生物材料, 生物传感器, 组织工程, 生物信息学, 蛋白质的分子建模, 糖尿病, bio-derived能源, 生物修复, 和发酵, 等.
教师的研究兴趣包括:
阿里Cinar
Expertise: Agent-based modeling of angiogenesis, modeling and control of glucose in patients with 糖尿病
Sohail Murad
Expertise: Molecular modeling of complex materials for selective water, 离子 and gas transport with applicat离子s to separat离子s
Satish Parulekar
专长:生化工程, 重组蛋白生产, microbial inactivat离子 in foods by high-pressure and microwave processing
维克多Perez-Luna
Expertise: Biomaterials, 生物传感器, and hydrogels for biomedical applicat离子s
Jay Schieber
Expertise: Multi-scale modeling of biomimetic materials, macromolecular dynamics
Fouad Teymour
Expertise: Medical applicat离子s of hydrogels, biofuels, and enzyme kinetics
Energy-related research has always been an area of tradit离子al strength at 威尼斯人平台, mostly through the activities of the Wanger Institute for Sustainable Energy 研究, the Center for Electrochemical Science and Engineering, 以及我们的可再生能源计划.
Our department activities include research programs in 燃料电池, 电池, 可再生能源, 气体净化, 储氢, 水资源管理. We are also a leader in the “house of the future” project, which is intended to provide 威尼斯人平台 students and researchers with a living laboratory for the testing of novel energy and sustainability technologies.
Faculty research in the area of energy and sustainability include:
Javad Abbassian
Expertise: Coal gasificat离子, high temperature 气体净化
哈米德Arastoopour
Expertise: Computat离子al fluid dynamics of multi-phase systems, nanoparticle 流化
唐纳德Chmielewski
Expertise: Design and control of fuel cell and alternative energy systems
迪米特里Gidaspow
Expertise: Hydrodynamics of multiphase flow, 计算流化, 煤的气化, 燃料电池
Satish Parulekar
Expertise: Modeling of 燃料电池, electrodeposit离子
洁普拉卡什
Expertise: Electrochemical characterizat离子 and synthesis of novel materials for 电池 and 燃料电池
The Department of 化学与生物工程 has had a longstanding tradit离子 of excellence in research in process modeling, 监控, and control; process system integrat离子; complex systems; system theory; and nonlinear dynamics. Recent activities include the use of hierarchical networks of intelligent autonomous agents for 监控, 诊断, and control of distributed and networked systems.
Faculty research interests in the area of systems engineering include:
Javad Abbasian
专长:概念流程设计
唐纳德Chmielewski
Expertise: Model predictive controller tuning, process optimizat离子, sensor network design
阿里Cinar
Expertise: Modeling, analysis, and control of complex distributed systems; process supervis离子
Satish J. Parulekar
专长:化学反应工程, 分离反应, modeling and optimizat离子 of biological and chemical processes
Fouad Teymour
Expertise: Complex system analysis, polymer react离子 engineering
