Faculty and Staff

Meet our Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering faculty and staff
Chair

Harihara Baskaran

Department Chair, Chemical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Understands and solves problems in biology and medicine using transport principles

Robert Savinell

Department Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops high-performance electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies through fundamental and applied studies of interfacial and transport processes
Faculty

Rohan Akolkar

Milton and Tamar Maltz Professor of Energy Innovation
Chief Scientist (Joint Appointmet), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Director, Electronic Design Center (EDC)
Develops new electrochemical processes for applications including nano-material fabrication, energy storage, electrometallurgy and sensors

Harihara Baskaran

Department Chair, Chemical Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Understands and solves problems in biology and medicine using transport principles

Christine Duval

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops separation materials and processes to benefit nuclear medicine, environmental protection, and nuclear waste recycling and remediation.

Donald Feke

Vice Provost, Case Western Reserve University
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops novel polymeric materials and ultrasonic-based separation processes for nano- and microscale multi-phase systems

Burcu Gurkan

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Designs and studies ionic liquid and eutectic solvents for applications in separations, carbon dioxide capture and electrochemical conversion, and energy storage

Daniel Lacks

Associate Dean, Academics
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops first-principles molecular-scale theories of chemical processes and materials properties

Heidi Martin

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops diamond electrodes for electrochemical and neural device applications

Julie Renner

Dean's Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops biomolecular platforms to control solid-liquid interfaces and enable a new generation of advanced technologies

Robert Savinell

Department Chair, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops high-performance electrochemical energy conversion and storage technologies through fundamental and applied studies of interfacial and transport processes

Jesse Wainright

Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops novel electrochemical systems for grid-level energy conversion and storage

Robert Warburton

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Develops computational models of interfacial chemical reactions relevant to applications in catalysis and energy storage

Chris Wirth

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
We're focused on colloids that are anisotropic, away from equilibrium, or in crowded environments, all of which are relevant to coatings, the production of multiphase materials, and the understanding of synthetic and biological active colloids.
Emeritus Faculty

Uzi Landau

Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering
Designs advanced electrochemical systems and processes

Chung-Chiun Liu

Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering
Director Emeritus of EDC, Electronics Design Center
Develops chemical and biomedical sensors for single-use, cost-effective measurements

J Mann

Professor Emeritus, Chemical Engineering
Administrative Staff

Kathleen Bates

Manager, Academic & Research Operations, Departments of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Macromolecular Science & Engineering; and Materials Science & Engineering

Manages administrative support for the academic and research operations for the departments of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Macromolecular Science and Engineering, and Materials Science and Engineering.

Evan Guarr

Undergraduate Laboratory Manager, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Rochelle Stephens

Assistant to the Chair, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Develops, implements and manages procedures for the administration and operation of the Office of the Chair for the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.