Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular engineers are solving some of the world’s most pressing problems.
LaShanda Korley
LaShanda Korley is an internationally recognized leader in sustainable materials, plastics waste valorization, and bio-inspired engineering. An accomplished chemical engineer, she leverages her expertise in polymeric systems to study how renewable resources can serve as building blocks for new materials that match or exceed current performance requirements. Korley also explores how biological systems can inspire the design of synthetic materials with exceptional function. Korley leads the Center for Plastics Innovation, which focuses on systems-level approaches to build a more sustainable plastics manufacturing landscape.
How can we make more efficient solar cells? Can a protein be engineered to better fight cancer? Is it possible to manufacture synthetic fabric without fossil fuels? Can nanotechnology be used to prevent disease?
Researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering are exploring all that and more. If you are interested in working at the molecular level to address issues at the global level, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering might be the course of study for you.
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Undergraduate Degrees
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, B.S.
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Biomolecular Science, B.S.
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