Our dynamic faculty is dedicated to a program of the highest quality and to leadership at the forefront of the profession it serves. This dedication and the cooperative spirit of CBME faculty has fueled a superior level of productivity.
The school has developed a very broad base of external research support. A listing of recent research projects shows support from 17 different sources, including the National Science Foundation, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Energy, The U.S. Air force, The Department of Defense, The National Institutes of Health, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology, and 10 companies. Every faculty member has an active research program and is receiving external funding.
Associate Professor
Sam A Wilson Professor of Chemical Engineering
Roger and Sherry Teigen Presidential Professor
stevencrossley@ou.edu
(405) 325-5930
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-319
Crossley Catalysis and Nanomaterials Group Website
Research Focus
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals
Hydrocarbon Conversion
Waste Plastics Conversion
Nanomaterials Synthesis
Assistant Professor
jie.gao@ou.edu
(405) 325-2753
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-233
Research Focus
Advanced materials
Membranes
Water treatement
Biodetection
Assistant Professor
mgalizia@ou.edu
(405) 325-5807
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-315
Research Focus
Membranes
Diffusion in Polymers
Advanced Membrane Materials
Polymer Thermodynamics
Director CBME
Douglas and Hilda Bourne Chair of Chemical Engineering
Professor
Director, Institute for Applied Surfactant Research
bpgrady@ou.edu
(405) 325-4369
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-301
Research Website
Institute for Applied Surfactant Research
Research Focus
Polymers
Surfactants
Polymer recycling
Interfaces
Professor
rharrison@ou.edu
(405) 325-4367
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-221
Research Focus
Targeted therapies for cancer and infectious diseases
Bionanotechnology
Recombinant protein expression and purification
Professor
Asahi Glass Chair of Chemical Engineering
George Lynn Cross Research
(405) 325-7761
Institute for Applied Surfactant Research
Surfactant Associates, Inc.
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-325
Research Focus
Surfactants
Microemulsions
Oil production
Cleaning technology
Professor
Francis W. Winn Chair of Chemical Engineering
David Ross Boyd Professor
llobban@ou.edu
(405) 325-4390
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-317
Research Focus
Reaction Engineering
Biofuels
Catalysis
Associate Professor
nollert@ou.edu
(405) 325-4366
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-227
Research Focus
Cardiovascular and orthopedic tissue engineering
Computational fluid mechanics of cardiovascular systems
Regenerative medicine with stem cells
Professor
Francis W. Winn Professor of Chemical Engineering
Affiliate Professor of Research, Dental Materials, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
eorear@ou.edu
(405) 325-4379
Bioengineering Center
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T-229
Research Focus
Mechanical trauma to blood
Encapsulated plasminogen activators
Biotransport
Admicellar polymerization
Surfactants
Professor
C. M Sliepcevich Professor of Chemical Engineering
OU President's Associates Presidential Professor
dvpapava@ou.edu
(405) 325-0574
Computational Transport Processes Webpage
Sarkeys Energy Center, T-323
Research Focus
Computational Transport Processes
Turbulence
Micro- and nano-fluidics
Biological flows
Energy
Assistant Professor
srazavi@ou.edu
(405) 325-5458
Sarkeys Energy Center, T-225
Research Focus
Colloid and Interface Science
Soft Matter
Self-assembly and Field-assisted Assembly
Professor
Gallogly Chair in Engineering #1 of Chemical Engineering
George Lynn Cross Professor
resasco@ou.edu
(405) 325-4370
Sarkeys Energy Center, T-327
Research Focus
Heterogeneous Catalysis
Energy and Fuels
Biomass conversion
Nanotechnology
Professor
vis@ou.edu
(405) 325-1511
Sarkeys Energy Center T-321
Research Focus
Adult stem cells differentiation
Surface functionalization of biomaterials
Orthopedic tissue engineering (bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments)
Tissue engineering bioreactors
Bone mechanotransduction
Whole organ decellularization
ELISA immunoassays
Non-destructive evaluation of cell-scaffold constructs
3D in vitro cancer models
Professor
Conoco-Dupont Professor of Chemical Engineering
Director, Polymer and Surface Engineering Laboratory (PolySEL)
keisha.walters@ou.edu
(405) 325-0465
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T322
Research Focus
Polymers:
Polyelectrolytes
Bioplastics
Commercial Applications
Nanotechnology
Surface / Interface Engineering
Transport Modeling
Assistant Professor
wang_cbme@ou.edu
(405) 325-5716
Sarkeys Energy Center, Room T223
Research Focus
Catalysis
Materials
Computational Simulation
Energy
