Chemical and Biological Engineering: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Luis Amaral

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Complex Systems, Data Science

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Data Science, Environmental Sustainability, Network Science, Teams Theory

Jennifer Dunn

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering

Focus Areas: Biofuels, Climate Change, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Pollution

Sam Kriegman

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Complex Systems, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Biodiversity, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biotechnology, Design Thinking, Robotics

Joshua Nathaniel Leonard

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Human Biology, Molecular Biosciences, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Cancer Treatment, Drug Development, Genetic Medicine and Health, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Precision Medicine

Jeffrey Lopez

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Data Science, Materials Science

Focus Areas: Climate Change, Electric Cars, Energy and Sustainability, Organic Chemistry, Robotics

Julius B. Lucks

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Global Health, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Energy and Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Water Quality and Purification

Justin M. Notestein

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biofuels, Carbon Cycle, Energy and Sustainability, Molecular Bonds, Organic Chemistry

Arthur Prindle

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Molecular Biosciences

Focus Areas: Biotechnology

Danielle Tullman-Ercek

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biosciences, Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Antibiotic Resistance, Biochemistry, Biofuels, Biomaterials, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Vaccines

Keith Edward Jaggard Tyo

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Global Health, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Biofuels, Biomaterials, Biophysics, Biotechnology