Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Shelby Neal lifts weights during CrossFit competition.

Jan 19, 2024

Chemical engineering alumna is the 18th fittest woman in the world

Inhale belief, exhale doubt. That mantra helped Shelby Neal, engineer and CrossFit athlete, become one of the top-20 fittest women in the world. She finished 18th out of 40 women at the 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games, the highest level of CrossFit competition.

Jan 19, 2024

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College.

Dec 14, 2023

Accelerating the future of innovation in science and technology

When it comes to navigating the future of scientific discovery, NC States sits in the driver’s seat. On January 11-12, 2024, the Integrative Sciences Initiative will host FUTURE Labs Workshop, designed to discuss the progress and future of self-driving labs.

View of biopolymer film on left and microscopic view of the film on right.

Dec 12, 2023

Researchers combine biopolymers derived from the ocean to replace synthetic plastic films

Crustacean and seaweed materials combined in a unique way could provide a sustainable alternative to plastic films.

Illustration of microscopic bacteria in red surrounded by a variety of other material in a variety of greys and blues.

Dec 11, 2023

NC State researcher receives ‘high-risk, high reward’ NIH funding

Nathan Crook and his research team have been granted more than $1.3M from the National Institutes of Health to study whether a certain strain of yeast can help catalyze drug discovery.

The NC State Belltower at dusk and night.

Dec 7, 2023

Four College of Engineering professors among most cited researchers in the world

Four faculty members from the College of Engineering at NC State were recognized on Clarivate’s 2023 list of Highly Cited Researchers.

Illustration shows a robot conducting chemistry experiments in front of a high-tech machine.

Nov 14, 2023

Autonomous lab discovers best-in-class quantum dot in hours; it would have taken humans years

A new autonomous system can identify how to synthesize “best-in-class” materials for specific applications in hours, rather than years.

From left: Dean Jim Pfaendtner, Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, Deborah Bell Young and Robert E. Troxler.

Oct 30, 2023

Three honored as Distinguished Engineering Alumni

Three College of Engineering graduates — Admiral Daryl L. Caudle, Robert E. Troxler and Deborah Bell Young — received the Distinguished Engineering Alumni (DEA) Award during a dinner and ceremony on campus on Nov. 25, 2023, as part of Red and White Week.

Students standing together in caps and gowns.

Oct 18, 2023

Tell me more: 7 questions about giving back as a young alumna

A recent NC State graduate explains how and why she gives back as a volunteer and donor.