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Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

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. 
Bell Tower in the spring

Oct 13, 2023

Keung named Goodnight Distinguished Scholar

Dr. Albert Keung, associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, has been named the Goodnight Distinguished Scholar in Innovation in Biotechnology and Biomolecular Engineering. 

Sep 21, 2023

CBE professors Rao and Keung receive $1.3M NIH research grant

The project, “Scalable platforms for understudied histone modifications and modifiers” is designed to push the boundaries of biology and bioengineering in both its experimental scale and its exploration of the biochemistry associated with the chemical and structural modifications of proteins that reside within every cell. 
plastic fibers and debris float in blue ocean water with fish swimming nearby

Sep 14, 2023

Genetically modified bacteria break down plastics in saltwater

The modified organism breaks down a plastic called PET, which is a significant contributor to microplastic pollution in oceans. 
Tyler Void '23 (far right) at the site of his ExxonMobil internship.

Sep 13, 2023

Spotlight on our students: hands-on career development with Tyler Void CE `23

An interview with Caldwell Fellow Tyler Void, Class of 2023, who interned at ExxonMobil over the summer of 2023. Tyler is majoring in Chemical Engineering while here at NC State. 
Fireworks explode over the NC State belltower to close down Packapalooza 2022.

Aug 30, 2023

From ideas to solutions

Six projects secured support from the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund this year, and for the first time in the fund’s history, awardees will receive supplemental resources through local entrepreneur and investor Bill Spruill’s 2ndF Research Commercialization Fund. 
Collage of 8 profile pictures of NASA interns.

Jul 20, 2023

NASA and industry interns soar in summer internships

Summer interns advance on their summer-long research projects with real-world applications and implications at NASA centers and aerospace companies.