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Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Faculty

CEMS Faculty

Full-Time Faculty

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Pinar Akcora

Associate Professor

McLean Hall 415

pakcora@stevens.edu

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Henry Du

Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development in the Schaefer School of Engineering and Science

Burchard 410

hdu@stevens.edu

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Jacob Gissinger

Assistant Professor

Burchard 307A

jgissing@stevens.edu

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Sarah Goodman

Teaching Assistant Professor

Burchard 408

sgoodman1@stevens.edu

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Alyssa Hensley

Assistant Professor

Burchard 407

ahensley@stevens.edu

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Dilhan Kalyon

Professor

McLean Hall 401

dkalyon@stevens.edu

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Jae Chul Kim

Assistant Professor and Associate Chair Coordinator of Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science

Burchard 009

jkim7@stevens.edu

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Pin-Kuang Lai

Assistant Professor

McLean Hall 419

plai3@stevens.edu

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Adeniyi Lawal

Professor and Department Chair of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

McLean Hall 103C

alawal@stevens.edu

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Matthew Libera

Professor

Burchard 010

mlibera@stevens.edu

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Benjamin Paren

Assistant Professor

Edwin A. Stevens Hall 119G

bparen@stevens.edu

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Simon Podkolzin

Associate Professor

Burchard 426

spodkolz@stevens.edu

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Yujun Zhao

Teaching Associate Professor and Associate Chair in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

McLean Hall 403

yzhao@stevens.edu

Adjunct Faculty

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Jose Tabora

Adjunct

jtabora@stevens.edu