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Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Meet the dedicated faculty members of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and learn more about their life-saving, world-changing research.
Core Faculty
Rastislav Levicky
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Interim Chair; Speaker of the Faculty; Professor
Eray Aydil
Senior Vice Dean, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Alstadt Lord Mark Professor
Jasper Ainsworth
Industry Assistant Professor
Stephen Arnold
University Professor; Thomas Potts Professor of Applied Physics
Paola Bardetti
Industry Assistant Professor
Joshua Bennett
Industry Associate Professor
Justin Bui
Visiting Assistant Professor (starting in 2026)
Juan de Pablo
Executive Vice President for Global Science and Technology, New York University; Executive Dean of the NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Giuseppe Maria de Peppo
Industry Associate Professor
Cassandra Diaz-Allen
Industry Assistant Professor
Bruce Garetz
Professor and Associate Chair
Nikita Grigoryev
Industry Assistant Professor
Ryan Hartman
Full Professor
Jin Ryoun Kim
Associate Professor
Pavel Kots
Assistant Professor
Dharik Mallapragada
Assistant Professor
Miguel Modestino
Director, Sustainable Engineering Initiative; Donald F. Othmer Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Jin Kim Montclare
Professor
David Pine
Professor
Nathalie Pinkerton
Assistant Professor
Elisa Riedo
Herman F. Mark Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Professor of Physics at NYU’s College of Arts and Science; Director, Faculty Development
Julia Robinson-Surry
Director, Biomolecular Science (BMS) Program; Industry Professor
Ayaskanta Sahu
Undergraduate Studies Director; Associate Professor
Richard Stein
Industry Associate Professor
André Taylor
Professor
Iwao Teraoka
Professor
Evgeny Vulfson
Industry Professor
Xin Wang
Industry Associate Professor
Global Network Faculty
Nidal Hilal
Professor of Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Director of NYUAD Water Research Center
Affiliated Faculty
Elizabeth Hénaff
Assistant Professor
May Khanna
Associate Professor of Molecular Pathobiology, NYU Dentistry
Rajesh Khanna
Professor Molecular Pathobiology, NYU Dentistry
Katsuo Kurabayashi
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department Chair
Stephanie Lee
Associate Professor of Chemistry, NYU Arts & Science
John McDevitt
Professor, Biomaterials & Biomimetics, College of Dentistry
Ingrid Paredes
Industry Assistant Professor, Director of General Engineering
Staff
Dan Aliotta
Senior Finance & Operations Analyst
Joanna Chisolm
Administrative Manager
Chandra Darjatmoko
Grants Manager
Volodymyr Krynytskyy
Lab Manager, CBE Instructional Labs
Tokay Mitchell
Program Coordinator
Joseph Paluck
Assistant Director, Academic Administration and Operations
Melissa Parsowith
Director, Administration