Department of Chemical Engineering

Our research group works at the interface of chemistry, chemical engineering and catalysis to...

Prof. Bates’s research sits at the intersection of chemistry, materials science, and physics,...

Correlation of macroscopic material properties and function with molecular structure and...

Catalytic processes are relied upon globally for trillions of dollars per year of industry. The...

The genome within all cells of a multicellular organism is identical, yet different cells within...

Protein synthesis and conceptual design of chemical process systems. Combining reactions and...

Theoretical analysis of complex fluids and polymers including suspensions, polymer solutions,...

Synthesis and characterization of nanoscale materials as well as the development of scanning...

Physical Chemistry/Biochemistry & Biophysics/Biomedical Sciences/Biology-Inspired Chemistry &...

Our research is devoted to the design and processing of complex fluids, especially those...

Chemical process monitoring and control: Chemical processes are inherently nonlinear and must...

Genetic and cellular engineering of anaerobic gut fungi Synthetic anaerobic consortia for...

McFarland’s research activities are focused on coupling fundamental processes at surfaces with...

Our ability to visualize biological activity inside living cells relies almost exclusively on...

Solute precipitate nucleation and polymorph selection Single atom catalysts on amorphous...

Inorganic & Organometallic/Materials Chemistry/Physical Chemistry/Molecular Design &...

Structure control over soft matter on a molecular through nanoscopic lengthscale is a vital tool...

We use molecular simulation and theory to understand multi-scale, hierarchical interactions in...

Transport science plays a role in all things dynamical - and can often play the crucial role. As...