October 15, 2002

Christine Grant Represents Best of NC State Faculty

Dr. Christine Grant, here with head of chemical engineering Dr. Peter Kilpatrick, inspires students across the globe in their educational and career decisions.

Dr. Christine S. Grant, associate professor of chemical engineering, was the first (and currently still is the only) African-American woman faculty member in the College of Engineering and in the Department of Chemical Engineering at NC State.  Since her arrival in 1989, she has received numerous professional honors including the National Technical Association’s Top Women in Science and Engineering Award, Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni of Georgia Tech, Exxon Engineering Foundation Research Award, 3M Company Young Faculty Award, Dow Chemical Company Young Faculty Award, Distinguished Service Award by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and many more.

Her research focuses on surface and interfacial science, mass transfer, tribology and environmental engineering; currently she is working on an evaluation of the fundamental mechanisms that control>

Grant has served as a research mentor to students in NASA’s Undergraduate Researchers program and NSF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates program.  She has given numerous invited lectures across the globe, inspiring students on professional development and the merits of attending graduate school.  She serves as mentor to engineering students at the University of Science and Technology in Ghana, West Africa, where they named a library in her honor.

Grant lives in Raleigh with her husband, Kwame Yeboah, an electrical engineering/computer specialist originally from Ghana, West Africa, and their seven-year-old son Kofie.

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