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Total
research expenditures at The Ohio State University
were $609 million in 2005, an increase of 17 percent over 2004's $518 million. Research expenditures in the department
exceed $9 million per year and
continue to grow. Students in chemical and biomolecular engineering
choose
their research projects from a
wide range of topics, many of which are also of
interest to
other disciplines. Consequently,
our faculty and graduate students often
collaborate with
researchers in other departments
and in interdisciplinary programs. For example,
some of our
students are doing their
dissertation research in tissue engineering
and cancer cell separation at The
Ohio State University Hospitals. Our
faculty and students participate
in many multidisciplinary research
teams to conduct cutting-edge
research in bioinformatics, gene
therapy, cardiovascular science,
intelligent materials, microfabrication,
nanotechnology, complex fluids,
and environmentally benign
manufacturing.
The department leads a National
Science Foundation funded five year,
$2.7 million Integrated Graduate
Education & Research Training
(IGERT) Program in Molecular
Engineering of Microdevices on
campus. A commercial clean coal
demonstration plant located on
campus adds a unique opportunity
for research and education in
chemical reaction engineering. Our
faculty also leads the University
Cell Analysis and Sorting Core (UCASC),
which is supported by the
Ohio State University
Comprehensive Cancer Center (a National
Cancer Institute designated and
supported center), the Dorothy M
Davis Heart Lung Research
Institute, and the College of Engineering.
Our faculty and students are also
actively involved in the
Mathematical Biosciences Institute
(MBI), which is sponsored by the
National Science Foundation. MBI
catalyzes interactions between the
biological, medical, and
mathematical sciences through vigorous
programs of research and
education, and nurtures a nationwide
community of scholars in this
emerging new field.
Ohio State’s total industrially
financed research and development
expenditures exceed $56.4 million
and rank sixth in the nation.
Several industrial consortia
sponsor research in chemical engineering,
demonstrating the strong corporate
interest in our research
programs. For example, the
research carried out in the Center for
Advanced Polymer and Composite
Engineering (CAPCE) is supported
by about 20 industrial members.
Many of our graduate students work
on industry-sponsored research,
and some complete internships at
corporate research centers during
their graduate studies.
The research interests and
activities of our faculty members are
summarized in eight major chemical
engineering research areas. Descriptions and a list of
selected publications for each are
provided on the faculty
pages. Those
interested in more detailed
information are encouraged to
correspond directly with individual
faculty members and visit their
research web sites for detailed
descriptions of current research
projects.
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