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- Max Delbrück Professor of Chemical Engineering and Medical Engineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Director, Center for Molecular and Cellular Medicine
Mikhail Shapiro
The Shapiro group develops molecular technologies for noninvasive imaging and control of cellular function, and uses these technologies to study basic biology and create cellular diagnostics and therapeutics.
- Elizabeth W. Gilloon Professor of Chemical Engineering
Julia A. Kornfield
The Kornfield group aims to uncover how the molecular-level structure and behavior of polymers give rise to their wide range of macroscopic properties. The ultimate performance of these materials depends not only on their chemical makeup but also on their physical organization. The group’s research focuses on understanding these structural and dynamic features of macromolecules and connecting them to the bulk properties observed in polymeric materials.
- Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry; Director, Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center
Frances Arnold
The Arnold lab pioneered methods to direct the evolution of enzymes, and continue to refine and develop new approaches to protein engineering. Their most recent efforts combine directed evolution, simulation, and machine learning to optimize enzymes and create new ones. The lab applies its techniques to an array of important problems in biocatalysis, from pharmaceutical synthesis to biofuels to sensors and diagnostics.
- Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Kara Fong
The Fong Research Group integrates simulation and theory to study sustainable electrochemical systems. They seek to answer fundamental questions related to transport and thermodynamics in electrolyte solutions and at electrochemical interfaces. They hope to drive improvements in energy storage technologies as well as water treatment processes.
- Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Karthish Manthiram
The Manthiram Lab is developing a synthetic paradigm in which carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and water can be converted into a wide range of chemicals and materials using renewable electricity.
- Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics
Sujt Datta
The Datta lab's research is in the area of transport processes, which aims to predict and control the movement of physical entities such as molecules and cells. In particular, motivated by challenges in biotechnology, energy, medicine, and sustainability, the lab studies the transport of soft ("squishy") and living systems—specifically, "complex" fluids, gels, and microbes—through complex environments ranging from soils, sediments, and porous rocks to gels and tissues in our bodies.