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


Dr. Shashi Murthy
Associate Professor & Acting Chair

Dr. Murthy’s research areas include microfluidic isolation of stem and progenitor cells, point-of-care diagnostics, and cell surface phenomena during microfluidic flow…more »

Faculty

Dr. Anand Asthagiri
Associate Professor

The Asthagiri lab elucidates design principles for engineering living cells and tissues. These design principles provide a foundation for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. The implications extend beyond engineering artificial organ replacements…more »

Dr. Rebecca L. Carrier
Associate Professor

The overall theme of my research interests is the interaction between biological systems and materials, with specific applications in drug delivery and regenerative medicine…more »

Dr. Sunho Choi
Assistant Professor

The primary focus of our research is in demonstrating innovative processing strategies for nanostructured materials and functional hybrids engineered for…more »

Dr. Edgar D. Goluch
DiPietro Assistant Professor

Dr. Goluch’s research focuses on detection of biomolecules at the nanoscale. Research areas include micro/nano fluidic systems for systems biology applications, analytical chemistry,
BioMEMS…more »

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 »

Dr. Laura H. Lewis
Cabot Professor

…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 »

Dr. Elizabeth Podlaha-Murphy
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 »


Dr. Richard West

Assistant Professor

The primary focus of my research is the development of detailed microkinetic models for complex reacting systems. Our approach is to automate the discovery of reaction pathways, and the calculation of key parameters using ab initio quantum chemistry calculations…more »

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 »

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 »

Faculty with Secondary Appointments

Dr. Andrew Gouldstone
Assistant Professor

My name is Andrew Gouldstone. I was born in Smithtown, NY in June 1975, the first of my entire English family tree to be born in the USA. I am the 2nd oldest of four brothers. The other three are all way smarter than I am. In 1992 I left NY, as did the rest of my family – and I began my education in earnest…more »

Dr. Vincent Harris
Professor

Professor Vincent Harris has had a distinguished career as an engineer, scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and leader of engineers and scientists for more than 20 years. He is presently the William Lincoln Smith Chair Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Northeastern University…more »

Dr. Jeffrey Ruberti
Associate Professor

Dr. Ruberti is the director of the EMERL. He has extensive industry experience having worked on helicopters at Sikorsky Aircraft, the International Space Station life support system at Hamilton Sunstrand and on polymeric systems at Cambridge Polymer Group…more »

Academic Specialists

Dr. Paul DiMilla
Interdisciplinary Academic Specialist (Associate Level)

Dr. Paul DiMilla has a new joint appointment position of Interdisciplinary Academic Specialist (Associate Level) to facilitate educational activities between the Chemical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and the Chemistry and Chemical Biology Department, College of Science…more »

Dr. Courtney Pfluger
Assistant Academic Specialist

Dr. Courtney Pfluger received her Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University in 2004. She then went to work in the Biotechnology Industry, where she worked on process development of recombinant proteins from mammalian cell cultures….more »

Co-Op Faculty and Staff

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 »

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 »

Ms. Janice Vanselow
Assistant Co-op Coordinator

Jan Vanselow joins Northeastern University as a Cooperative Education Faculty Coordinator for Chemical Engineering within the College of Engineering. She has 25 years of industrial experience…more »

Part Time Instructor/Adjunct Professor

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 »

Ms. Tracy Carter
Part-time Lecturer

Tracy Carter joined the Chemical Engineering Department in January 2011. She received her M.S. and B.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Northeastern University…more »

Dr. Eric J. Thorgerson
Visiting Professor and Practitioner-in-Residence
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Staff

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 »

Lauren Machunis
Student Services Coordinator

Email: l.machunis@neu.edu
220 Snell Engineering
617.373.2154
Patricia Rowe
Staff Assistant II

Email: p.rowe@neu.edu
147 Snell Engineering
617.373.2989
Jessica Smith-Japhet
Administrative Officer

Email: jes.smith@neu.edu
147 Snell Engineering
617.373.2988

Faculty Emeritus

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 »

Dr. Bernard Goodwin
Professor Emeritus

Prof. Goodwin continued teaching part time at Northeastern University, even after retirement, up to the Winter of 2005…more »

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 »

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 »

In Memoriam

Dr. John Chon
Adjunct Professor

Dr. Chon was an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Chemical Engineering specializing in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering. He also served as an Engineering Track Advisor in the Professional Masters Program in Biotechnology at Northeastern University…more »

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 brought to the position thirteen years experience in undergraduate cooperative education in a range of engineering and scientific disciplines…more »

  • Contact

    Department of Chemical Engineering
    147 Snell Engineering Center
    Northeastern University
    360 Huntington Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115-5000
    Tel: (617) 373-2989
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