Research Interests
nano-based drugs, personalized medicine, cancer immunology
Education
Ph.D., University of California at Davis
B.A., University of California at Santa Cruz
Profile Placement: Faculty
Gregory Rutledge
Research Interests
molecular engineering of soft condensed matter, polymer science and engineering, statistical mechanics and molecular simulation, electrospinning and electrospun fibers
Education
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1990
B.S., University of Virginia, 1983
Publications
Honors and Awards
AIChE Braskem Award for Excellence in Materials Engineering and Science, 2022
Elected AIChE Fellow, 2017
Fellow, PMSE Division, American Chemical Society, 2015
Fiber Society Founder’s Award, 2014
Lammot du Pont Professorship of Chemical Engineering, 2007
Peter Anthony Leermakers Symposium Lecturer, Wesleyan Univ, 2006
Fellow, America Physical Society, 2005
H.A. Morton Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Akron, 2000
Best Paper Award, Plastics Analysis Division, SPE, 1997
National Young Investigator Award, NSF, 1994
3M Innovation Award, 1993
DuPont Young Faculty Award, 1992
Richard D. Braatz
Research Interests
applied mathematics and control theory, data analytics and machine learning, (bio)pharmaceutical manufacturing, materials processing
Education
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1993
M.S., California Institute of Technology, 1991
B.S., Oregon State University, 1988
Publications
Honors and Awards
John R. Ragazzini Education Award, 2023
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering, 2019
AIChE Separation Division Innovation Award, 2019
Elected AIChE Fellow, 2018
Automatica Paper Prize, 2017
Excellence In Education Award, Int’l Society of Automation, 2015
AIChE Computing in Chemical Engineering Award, 2014
AIChE PD2M Award for Outstanding Contribution to QbD for Drug Substance, 2013
Technical Innovation Award, Int’l Society of Automation, 2013
Distinguished Lecturer, IEEE Control Systems Society, 2013
IEEE Control Systems Society Transition to Practice Award, 2011
Research Collaboration Award, Council for Chemical Research, 2009
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2008
Journal of Process Control Prize Paper Award (for theory/ methodology), 2008
Journal of Process Control Prize Paper Award (for a survey), 2008
Fellow, Int’l Federation of Automatic Control, 2008
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2007
AIChE Excellence in Process Development Research Award, 2006
Antonio Ruberti Young Researcher Prize, 2005
IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award, 2005
CAST Outstanding Young Researcher Award, AIChE, 2005
Curtis W. McGraw Research Award, Engineering Research Council, 2004
CAST Directors’ Award, AIChE, 2003
Ernest W. Thiele Lectureship, University of Notre Dame, 2001
Donald P. Eckman Award, American Automatic Control Council, 2000
Herbert H. Sawin
Research Interests
directional plasma etching, dry wafer cleaning, kinetics, surface science, process modeling
Education
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1980
B.S., Iowa State University, 1973
Publications
Honors and Awards
Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering, Iowa State, 1994
Thinker Award presented by Tegal Corporation for Innovative Characterization and Modeling of Plasma Etching Processes, 1987
Allan S. Myerson
Research Interests
crystallization from solution with an emphasis on nucleation, polymorphism, and industrial applications of crystallization
Education
Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1977
M.S., University of Virginia, 1975
B.S., Columbia University, 1973
Publications
Honors and Awards
AICHE Process Development Division Excellence in Process Development Research Award, 2015
Clarence G. Gerhold Award, AIChE Separations Division, 2015
American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Fellow Award, 2010
American Chemical Society (ACS) Award in Separation Science and Technology, 2008
Virginia Engineering Foundation Engineering Achievement Award, 2000
Kenneth A. Smith
Research Interests
fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer
Education
Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962
S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1959
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958
Publications
Honors and Awards
National Academy of Engineering, 1983
Professional Progress Award, AIChE, 1981
William A. Tisdale
Research Interests
renewable energy, nanotechnology, energy transport in nanomaterials, nonlinear spectroscopy, spectroscopic imaging
Education
Postdoc, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2010-2011
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 2010
B.S., University of Delaware, 2005
Publications
Honors and Awards
Warren K. Lewis Professorship of Chemical Engineering, 2023
C. Michael Mohr Outstanding Faculty Award, MIT ChemE, 2023
Bose Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2023
AIChE NSEF Young Investigator Award, 2017
Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, 2017
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship in Chemistry, 2016
Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering, 2016
NSF CAREER Award, 2015
Everett Moore Baker Memorial Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, 2014
3M Nontenured Faculty Award, 2014
DOE Early Career Award, 2013
NSF IGERT Fellowship, Univ. of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, Alexander J. Taylor Award, 2005
Tau Beta Pi Undergraduate Scholarship, 2004
George Stephanopoulos
Research Interests
nanoscale process systems engineering, multiresolution modeling and design of materials and processes, multiscale process operations and control
Education
Ph.D., University of Florida, 1974
M.E., McMaster University, 1971
Dipl. ChE., National Technical University of Athens, 1970
Publications
Honors and Awards
Demokritos Scientific Research and Innovation Award, Greece, 2016
CACHE Award for Excellence in Computing in Chemical Engineering Education, ASEE Chemical Engineering Division, 2015
The Ambani Life-Time Achievements Award, ICT-Ambani Corp., 2013
AIChE Founders Award, 2012
American Academy of Arts and Science Fellow, 2012
Fellow of AIChE, 2006
“BalwantS. Joshi Distinguished Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering” UICT, Mumbai, 2005-06
“Gerster”Lecture, Universityof Delaware, 2004
William H. Walker Award, AIChE, 2003
AIChE Institute Lecture, 2003
Honorary Doctor of Science, McMaster University, 2002
“Roger Sargent”Lecture, ImperialCollege, 2000
National Academy of Engineering, 1999
The Kelly Lectures, Purdue University, 1999
Harry G. Fair Lecture, The University of Oklahoma, 1999
Best Paper Award: Designing and Systems, 14th European Mtg. on Cybernetics and Systems Research, Vienna,1998
Centennial Lecturer, Technical University of Delft, Delft, 1995
Computing in Chemical Engineering Award, AIChE, 1993
Merck Distinguished Lecturer, Rutgers University, 1992
Best Paper Award, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 1992, 1987
Foreign Member of the Russian Acad of Tech. Sciences, 1991
The Stanley Katz Memorial Lecturer, CUNY, 1989
Curtis McGraw Award, ASEE, 1986
Allan P. Colburn Award, AIChE, 1982
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher and Scholar Award, 1977
Fikile R. Brushett
Research Interests
electrochemical energy conversion and storage, microfluidics, interfacial phenomena, catalyst synthesis, and tomography
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2010
M.S.E., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009
B.S.E., University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Publications
Honors and Awards
Appointed as the Chevron Chair of Chemical Engineering, 2024
AIChE’s Allan P. Colburn Award for Excellence in Publications by a Young Member of the Institute, 2022
ECS’s Charles W. Tobias Young Investigator Award, 2022
NOBCChE – Lloyd N. Ferguson Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Research, 2020
Electrochemical Society – Energy Technology Division Supramaniam Srinivasan Young Investigator Award, 2019
Cecil and Ida Green Career Development Chair, MIT, 2018
I&ECR, Class of 2017 Influential Researcher, 2017
C&EN, Talented Twelve, 2017
Director’s Postdoctoral Fellowship, Argonne National Laboratory, 2010-2012
Harry G. Drickamer Research Fellowship, 2009-2010
GEM PhD Engineering Fellowship, 2006-2010
SURGE Fellowship, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006-2010
American Chemical Society Scholar, 2002-2006
Gregory Stephanopoulos
Research Interests
metabolic and biochemical engineering, biotechnology, bioinformatics
Education
Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1978
M.S., University of Florida, 1975
B.S., National Technical University, Athens, 1973
Publications
Honors and Awards
AIChE Doing a World of Good Medal, 2024
Elected to Academia Europaea, 2024
Society for Biological Engineering: James E. Bailey Award, 2023
Elected to the National Academy of Sciences, 2023
ARPA-E Grant to decrease carbon emissions in biorefining processes, 2021
Honorary doctorate, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany, 2020
The Gaden Award for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 2019
Novozymes Award for Excellence in Biochemical and Chemical Engineering, 2017
Eric and Sheila Samson Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation, 2016
Elected 2015 President of the AIChE, 2014
Walker Award for Excellence in Contributions to Chemical Engineering Literature, 2014
Elected Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 2013
John Fritz Medal of the AAES, 2013
Siegfried Medal, 2012
AIChE Fellow, 2012
Inaugural Biotechnology Progress Award for Excellence in Biological Engineering Publication, 2011
Corresponding Foreign Member of the Academy of Athens, Greece, 2011
ENI Prize on Renewable and Non-Conventional Energy, 2011
BIO – George Washington Carver Award for Innovation in Industrial – Biotechnology, 2010
ACS E.V. Murphree Award, 2010
Amgen Biochemical Engineering Award, 2009
AIChE Founders Award, 2007
Charles Thorn Award from the SIM, 2007
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2005
Elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), 2003
Merck Award in Metabolic Engineering, 2002
AIChE Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering, 2001
Marvin Johnson Award, ACS, 2000
AIChE Food, Pharma & Bioengineering Division Award, 1997
Inaugural Bayer Lecture on Biochem Eng, UC Berkeley, 1996
Chairman, Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioeng Division, AIChE, 1992
Founding Fellow, AIMBE, 1992
Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher and Scholar Award, 1982
Excellence in Teaching Award, CalTech, 1982
Presidential Young Investigator Award, NSF, 1984
Technical Achievement Award, Southern Cal. AIChE, 1984