chemical and biomolecular engineering

May 25, 2016

DeSimone receives national medal in White House ceremony

At a Thursday, May 19 White House ceremony, Joseph DeSimone, William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State and Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation from President Barack Obama. 

Apr 29, 2016

DeCarolis, Genzer receive Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards

The 2016 Alcoa Foundation Engineering Research Awards were presented to Dr. Joseph DeCarolis, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, and Dr. Jan Genzer, Celanese Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, during the spring faculty meeting of the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. 

Mar 31, 2016

New tools allow rapid ID of CRISPR-Cas system PAMs

CRISPR-Cas systems are widely heralded as a new generation of genetic tools. But development of these tools requires researchers to identify the protospacer-adjacent motifs (PAMs) that unlock each system’s functionality. A new set of techniques expedites PAM identification. 

Mar 2, 2016

Cracking the CRISPR code

While researchers across the globe are quickly jumping on the bullet train that is the CRISPR bandwagon, a pioneering NC State professor has spent more than a decade helping move the bandwagon forward, authoring dozens of refereed journal articles and chalking up around 20 patents along the way. 

Feb 29, 2016

Dickey receives ASEE Research Award

Dr. Michael Dickey, a professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been awarded the American Society for Engineering Education’s (ASEE) Curtis W. McGraw Research Award for 2016. 

Jan 19, 2016

DeSimone to receive National Medal of Technology and Innovation

The White House announced on Tuesday, Dec. 22 the latest recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation – our nation’s highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. Awardees include Dr. Joseph DeSimone. 

Jan 8, 2016

Grant receives AAAS Mentor Award

Dr. Christine Grant, associate dean of faculty advancement for the College of Engineering and professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been selected to receive the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s (AAAS) Mentor Award. 

Dec 14, 2015

From Middle East to America: PhD graduate tells of inspiring journey

While working on her master’s degree in her home country of Saudi Arabia, Heba Al-Mohsin wanted one thing: the opportunity to do her own research in the laboratory. 

Dec 2, 2015

Liquid metal ‘nano-terminators’ target cancer cells

Researchers at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have developed a new drug delivery technique that uses a biodegradable liquid metal to target cancer cells.