Honors
Faculty and students in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have been widely recognized for their success.
Highly Decorated
Faculty in the department have received a breadth of prestigious awards. In 2011, Phillip Westmoreland was elected to serve the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in three linked capacities: president-elect (2012), president (2013), and past president (2014). Four faculty are members of the National Academy of Engineering: Ruben Carbonell, 2014; Joseph DeSimone, 2005; Keith Gubbins, 1989; and Carol Hall, 2005, as were three deceased faculty members: Warren L. McCabe, 1977; Alan S. Michaels, 1979; and Vivian T. Stannett, 1995. Joe DeSimone is also a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine. Very few people have ever been members of both Academies and the Institute.
Faculty Awards and Honors
- North Carolina Award (The state’s highest civilian honor)
- Harrison Howe Award
- National Science Foundation Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (NSF PECASE)
- National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award (NSF CAREER)
- Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE)
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Fellow of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS)
- Fellow of the Combustion Institute (CI)
- Fellow of the Electrochemical Society (ECS)
- Lemelson-MIT Prize
- Reynolds Tobacco Company Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Extension
- NC State Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal
- Alcoa Foundation Distinguished Engineering Research Award
- NC State O. Max Gardner Award
- NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers
- John H. Dillon Medal from the American Physical Society
- Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor
- Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award
- ONR, ARO and AFOSR Young Investigator Awards
- Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award
- Marvin Johnson Award from the American Chemical Society
Other Awards and Honors
- AlChE Student Awards
- Caldwell and Park Scholars
- College of Engineering Senior Awards
- Golden Chain Members