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The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is comprised of talented individuals.

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Faculty

	Marc R. Birtwistle, Ph.D. Associate Professor Cancer Systems Biology and Pharmacology Phone: 864-656-4557 Office: 219 Earle Hall Email: mbirtwi@clemson.edu Website: www.birtwistlelab.com
	David A. Bruce, Ph.D. Professor and Department Chair Catalysis, Kinetics, and Molecular Modeling Phone: 864-656-5425 Office: 211 Earle Hall Email: dbruce@clemson.edu
	Eric M. Davis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Polymer Membranes, Transport Phenomena, Poromechanics Phone: 864-656-2715 Office: 207C Earle Hall Email: ericd@clemson.edu Website: https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ericd/
	Rachel B. Getman, Ph.D. Murdoch Family Endowed Associate Professor Computational Catalysis, Multiscale Modeling, Computationally-Driven Materials Design Phone: 864-656-5423 Office: 205 Earle Hall Email: rgetman@clemson.edu Website: https://computationalcatalysis.sites.clemson.edu/
	Douglas E. Hirt, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Grad Studies Polymer Films Phone: 864-656-1899 Office: 114 Riggs Hall Email: hirtd@clemson.edu
	Scott M. Husson, Ph.D. William B. “Bill” Sturgis, ’57 & Martha Elizabeth “Martha Beth” Blackmon Sturgis Annual Distinguished Professor in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Bioseparations and Advanced Separation Materials Associate Editor, Separation Science and Technology Phone: 864-656-4502 Office: 126 Earle Hall Email: shusson@clemson.edu
	Jessica M. Larsen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Drug Delivery, Biomaterials, and Nanotechnology Phone: 864-656-2621 Office: 209 Earle Hall Email: larsenj@clemson.edu Website: http://nanomedicine.sites.clemson.edu/
	Christopher L. Kitchens, Ph.D. Associate Professor Nanotechnology, Surface Science, and Advanced Materials Phone: 864-656-2131 Office: 130 Earle Hall Email: ckitche@clemson.edu
	Christopher W. Norfolk, Ph.D. Lecturer Phone: 864-245-4265 Office: 145 Earle Hall Email: cnorfol@clemson.edu
	Amod A. Ogale, Ph.D. Dow Chemical Professor, Chemical Engineering, and Director of the Center for Advanced Engineering Fibers and Films (CAEFF) Polymer Fibers, Films, and Composites Phone: 864-656-5483 Office: 203 Earle Hall Email: ogale@clemson.edu
	Suzanne Roat, Ph.D. Professor of Practice Energy, Sustainability, Process Design, and Process Control Phone: 864-656-0997 Office: 207B Earle Hall Email: sroat@clemson.edu
	Mark E. Roberts, Ph.D. Associate Professor Conducting Polymers, Energy Storage, Chemical Sensors Phone: 864-656-6307 Office: 204 Earle Hall Email: mrober9@clemson.edu Website: https://conductingpolymers.sites.clemson.edu
	Sapna Sarupria, Ph.D. Associate Professor Molecular Modeling and Simulations, Biological Self-Assembly, Aqueous Solutions, Gas Hydrates and Ice Nucleation, Coarse-Grained Simulations of Polymer Systems Phone: 864-656-3258 Office: 208 Earle Hall Email: ssarupr@g.clemson.edu Website: https://molecularsimulations.sites.clemson.edu
	Mark C. Thies, Ph.D., P.E. Dow Chemical Professor, P.E. Sustainable Energy and Materials Phone: 864-656-5424 Office: 210 Earle Hall Email: mcths@clemson.edu Website: https://cecas.clemson.edu/thiesgroup
	Ming Yang, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Catalysis, Advanced Materials, Reaction Engineering for Energy and Environmental Applications Phone: 864-656-3056 Office: 221 Earle Hall Email: myang3@clemson.edu

Joint Appointment

	Karen High, Ph.D. Professor Department of Engineering & Science Education Sustainable Process Design and Multicriteria Decision Making Phone: 864-656-4240 Office: 15C Holtzendorff Hall Email: khigh@clemson.edu
	Sarah Harcum, Ph.D. Professor Department of Bioengineering Recombinant DNA, Bioreactor Control, Gene Expression Phone: 864-656-6865 Office: 208 Biosystems Research Complex Email: harcum@clemson.edu Website: Cell-Culture Optimization Lab

Post Doctoral and Research Scholars

	Victor Bermudez, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Advanced Fibers and Composites Ogale Research Group Phone: 864-656-0106 Email: vbermud@clemson.edu
	Val Bliznyuk, Ph.D., D.Sc. Research Professor at EEES Polymer Science & Nanotechnology, Plastic Scintillators, Molecular Electronics & Photovoltaics Husson Research Group Phone: 269-267-2989 Email: vblizney@clemson.edu
	Cemal Erdem, Ph.D. NIH-LINCS Postdoctoral Fellow Computational Systems Biology Birtwistle Research Group Phone: 864-656-4557 Email: cemale@clemson.edu
	Ali Estejab, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher Computational Catalysis and Electro-catalysis, Multiscale Modeling Getman Research Group Phone: 864-656-3055 Email: aesteja@clemson.edu
	Shoaib Iqbal, Pharm.D, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Nanotechnology, Gene Delivery, and Biomaterials Blenner Research Group Larsen Research Group Phone: 864-624-7587 Email: shoaibi@clemson.edu
	Xiaoming Lu, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Mammalian Artificial Chromosome Birtwistle Research Group Phone: 864-650-6487 Email: xiaomin@clemson.edu
	Paul Meza Morales, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Researcher Liquid/Metal Aqueous Phase Computational Modeling Getman Research Group Phone: 864-656-3055 Email: pmezamo@clemson.edu
	Sarah Smith, Ph.D. Lab Technologist I Cellular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Disease Larsen Research Group Phone: 864-293-2378 Email: ss4@clemson.edu
	Zhiliang Yang, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow Metabolic Engineering and Synthetic Biology of Oleaginous Yeast Blenner Research Group Phone: 433-529-2098 Email: zhiliay@clemson.edu

Staff

	Caitlin Clark Undergrad Student Services Coordinator Phone: 864-656-0822 Office: 127A Earle Hall Email: cac4@clemson.edu
	Bill L. Coburn Lab Technologist III Phone: 864-656-2056 Office: G-14 Earle Hall Email: wcoburn@clemson.edu
	W. Chad Marcengill Lab Technologist II Phone: 864-656-2056 Office: G-14 Earle Hall Email: wcmarce@clemson.edu
	Terri McAllister Office Manager Phone: 864-656-3056 Office: 127C Earle Hall Email: mcalli3@clemson.edu
	Joy Rodatz Undergrad Student Services Coordinator Phone: 864-656-3055 Office: 127B Earle Hall Email: jrodatz@clemson.edu
	Diana Stamey Administrative Assistant/Graduate Student Services Coordinator Phone: 864-656-1182 Office: 200 Earle Hall Email: short@clemson.edu

Emeritus Faculty

	Charles Barron, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Email: barronc@clemson.edu
	Dan D. Edie, Ph.D. Dow Chemical Professor Emeritus and Research Professor High-Performance Fibers, Composite Materials, Polymer Processing, and Rheology Phone: 864-656-4535 Office: 128 Earle Hall Email: ddedie@clemson.edu
	Charles H. Gooding, Ph.D., P.E. Professor Emeritus, P.E. Chemical Process Design, Analysis, Optimization, and Control Phone: 864-656-2621 Office: 209 Earle Hall Email: chgdng@clemson.edu
	James G. Goodwin, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Heterogeneous Catalysis and Kinetics Email: jgoodwi@clemson.edu
	Stephen S. Melsheimer, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Automatic Control of Process Systems Email: ssmls@clemson.edu
	Richard W. Rice, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Catalysis, Kinetics, & Chemical Reactors Phone: 864-656-5428 Office: 128 Earle Hall Email: budrice@clemson.edu