Faculty + Staff
The chemical engineering program offer students a broad education that stresses the fundamentals of science, technology, and engineering and incorporates state-of-the-art computer-aided design and management of chemical production processes.
Chairperson
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Dr. Laura H. Lewis Cabot Professor and Department Chair ...Current research is devoted to understanding magnetostructural transitions, which comprise simultaneous magnetic and structural phase changes. These transitions are attracting new attention due to the recognition that they underlie an assortment of "extreme" phenomena with important technological implications... More>> |
Faculty
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Dr. Rebecca L. Carrier Assistant Professor ...Specific drug delivery systems being modeled include controlled co-delivery of a drug and complexing agent to the GI tract and non-viral vector gene delivery to cells... More>> |
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Dr. Carolyn W. T. Lee-Parsons Associate Professor My main research focus is the production of valuable pharmaceutical compounds from plant cell cultures, specifically the production of important anti-cancer drug molecules from cell cultures of Catharanthus roseus More>> |
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Dr. Shashi Murthy Assistant Professor Dr. Murthy's research areas include microfluidic cell separation, nanoscale probes for cell stimulation, and biopassive/bioactive coatings for neurological implants. More>> |
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Dr. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy Associate Professor ...Our group aims to understand, discover, and develop novel electrodeposited nanomaterials. Current projects include electrodeposited, multilayered nanowires and nanotubes, nanostructured metal matrix composites, and magnetic nanoparticles. These materials find potential uses in electronic, solar, and detection applications. Challenges of research interest focus on the nanomanufacturing aspect, compositional control, and kinetic-transport interrelationships. More>> |
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Dr. Albert Sacco, Jr. George A. Snell Distinguished Professor of Engineering; Director of the Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing ...Ongoing work includes investigating the use of bacteria and yeast for trace gas detection (parts per billion) by integrating these living systems with high performance semiconductors... More>> |
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Dr. Ronald J. Willey Professor Prof. Willey maintains a research laboratory of 600 ft2 at Northeastern University. The laboratory has the capability to synthesize single and mixed oxide aerogels materials. More>> |
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Dr. Katherine S. Ziemer Associate Professor Dr. Ziemer's research involves engineering surfaces in order to integrate wide bandgap semiconductors with functional and multi-functional oxides, organic molecules, and/or biomaterials. More>> |
Part Time Instructor/Adjunct Professor
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Dr. Daniel D. Burkey Assistant Professor ...CVD is an interesting and often novel way of fabricating very thin, conformal coatings on a substrate. This versatility makes it a powerful tool for designing or tailoring surfaces for specific purposes... More>> |
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Mr. John L. Gabriel, Jr. Assistant Co-op Coordinator John Gabriel joined Northeastern University in April of 2006 as the Cooperative Education Faculty Coordinator for Chemical Engineering within the College of Engineering. He has over 30 years of Industrial Experience, the last 17 years working in Manufacturing and Development for Polaroid Corporation. More>> |
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Ms. Patricia B. Leonard Associate Co-op Coordinator Patricia Leonard joined the Chemical Engineering Dept as an Associate Co-op Coordinator in June 2009. She brings to the position thirteen years experience in undergraduate cooperative education in a range of engineering and scientific disciplines. More>> |
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Dr. Behrooz (Barry) Satvat College of Engineering Director of Cooperative Education and Senior Lecturer of Chemical Engineering Dr. Behrooz (Barry) Satvat currently serves as the Director of Cooperative Education for the College of Engineering and as a Faculty Member of Chemical Engineering at Northeastern University. More>> |
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Dr. Gilda A. Barabino Professor (Adjunct Appointment) ...The hydrodynamic environment within the wavy-walled bioreactor provides a unique model for fundamental studies aimed at elucidating the relationship between the culture environment and engineered tissue properties... More>> |
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Dr. John Chon Adjunct Professor Dr. Chon is an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Chemical Engineering specializing in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering. He also serves as an Engineering Track Advisor in the Professional Masters Program in Biotechnology at Northeastern University. More>> |
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Dr. Eric J. Thorgerson Visiting Professor and Practitioner-in-Residence More>> |
Staff
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Robert Eagan Sr. Chemical Engineering Technician Rob joined the College of Engineering in August 2007 as the Chemical Engineering Department's new Senior Chemical Engineering Technician. More>> |
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Jessica Smith Administrative Officer jes.smith@neu.edu 342 Snell Engineering 617.373.2988 |
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Patricia Rowe Staff Assistant II p.rowe@neu.edu 342 Snell Engineering 617.373.2989 |
Faculty Emeritus
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Dr. Ralph Buonopane Professor and Chair Emeritus Professor Buonopane served as Departmental Chairman 1988 to 2001. He is presently living in Westwood, Massachusetts with his wife Irene, and is active in the Westwood Historical Society and Boston Latin Alumni Association. He continues to serve the University as Chairman of the University Radiation Safety Committee. More>> |
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Dr. Bernard Goodwin Professor Emeritus Prof. Goodwin continued teaching part time at Northeastern University, even after retirement, up to the Winter of 2005. More>> |
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Professor Edgar B. Gutoff Professor Emeritus Since 1988, Professor Gutoff has been consulting in and giving seminars on the coating of continuous webs and the drying of these coatings. More>> |
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Dr. Richard R. Stewart Professor Emeritus Professor Stewart retired in 1998 after 38 years on the faculty. During his tenure, he taught a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses. More>> |
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