Category Archives: Faculty
Advincula Named Newest UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair
Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been named the newest joint UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair.
Davison Elected to AIChE Board of Directors
Brian Davison, CBE adjunct professor, Chief Scientist at ORNL, and Chief Science Officer at the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, was elected to the AIChE’s Board of Directors.
CBE Wins Second at Inaugural Office Decorating Contest
The department won second place in the inaugural Office Decorating Contest with its “Up” décor and costumes.
Fall Ushers in Faculty Promotions & Tenure
Joshua Sangoro and Siris Laursen earned promotions and tenure as the Tickle College of Engineering leans into the fall semester.
UT Grad, CBE Research Professor License Technology
UT graduate Alex Lewis and Research Professor Abhijeet Borole founded Electro-Active Technologies and licensed a way of turning food waste into fuel.
Building Bridges to the Future of Modeling
Manolis Doxastakis’ research in multiscale computational modeling is building bridges between what exists and what’s possible.
Faculty Notes 2019
Bamin Khomami was named an SoR Fellow, Steven Abel received Mentor of the Year Award, Art Ragauskas named top cited researcher, Stephen Paddison chairs conference commitee, and Paul Frymier named associate dean.
Khomami Elected to Fellowship in the Society of Rheology
CBE Department Head Bamin Khomami is a newly elected Fellow of the Society of Rheology, and will be inducted in October.
CBE Awards 2019
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering honored several faculty, staff, and students at its 2019 awards banquet.
Trinh, Sangoro Honored with College Awards
Two CBE faculty members were honored at the Tickle College of Engineering’s 2019 Faculty and Staff Awards dinner, held April […]