Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University

17 faculty and 40 courses in Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University.

Faculty

• Jonas Baltrusaitis, Associate Professor h-index 66
  Notable: “Status and perspectives of CO2 conversion into fuels and chemicals by catalytic, photocatalytic and electrocatalytic processes” (2013) · 1,787 citations
• William L. Luyben, Professor h-index 63
  Design and control of coupled reactor-column processes and plant recycle stream management. Reactive distillation is becoming more commonly employed in industry as a way to increase yields and reduce energy and capital costs. One po
  Notable: “Simple method for tuning SISO controllers in multivariable systems” (1986) · 511 citations
• Elsa Reichmanis, Professor and Carl Robert Anderson Chair h-index 54
  The chemistry, properties, and application of materials technologies for photonic and electronic applications. She has had impact in the design of new imaging chemistries for advanced lithographic applications, and designed one of t
  Notable: “Molecular-channel driven actuator with considerations for multiple configurations and color switching” (2018) · 1,436 citations
• Steven McIntosh, Professor and Department Chair; Zisman Family Professor h-index 35
  That are interdisciplinary in nature and encompass the fields of catalysis, electrochemistry, materials chemistry and reaction engineering. These fields come together in research projects centered on the development of novel materials and e
  Notable: “Direct Hydrocarbon Solid Oxide Fuel Cells” (2004) · 876 citations
• Mayuresh V. Kothare, R. L. McCann Professor and Associate Dean for Research h-index 33
  Span the problems of constrained and optimal predictive control theory, robustness analysis, MEMS and microchemical systems, control of microsystems, embedded control of biomedical systems, neuroengineering and closed-loop neuroprosthetic s
  Notable: “Robust constrained model predictive control using linear matrix inequalities” (1996) · 2,505 citations
• Mark A. Snyder, Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Education h-index 24
  Es on the fundamental design and engineering of functional inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) and hierarchically porous inorganic and organic materials (NPs, NP assembly, porous particles, thin films) for tackling challenges in molecular separat
  Notable: “Hierarchical nanofabrication of microporous crystals with ordered mesoporosity” (2008) · 594 citations
• Thomas E. Gartner III, Assistant Professor h-index 14
  Include: Polymer sustainability, polymer degradation, polymer recycling & upcycling Polymer physics, solution processing of polymers, polymer architecture effects Polymer- and nanoparticle-based electrical & optical nanomaterials Li
  Notable: “Modeling and Simulations of Polymers: A Roadmap” (2019) · 544 citations
• Joseph Menicucci, Associate Chair and Teaching Associate Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Procedure for Determining Maximum Sustainable Power Generated by Microbial Fuel Cells” (2005) · 180 citations
• Anand Jagota, Vice Provost for Research; Founding Chair Bioengineering; Professor
  In biomaterials, biomechanics, and nanobiotechnology. His group works on properties, processing, and modeling of DNA interactions with nanomaterials, specifically on its hybrids with carbon nanotubes. He also has interests in nanomechan
• Angela Brown, Professor
• Blake Lopez, Teaching Assistant Professor
• Christopher J. Kiely, Harold B. Chambers Senior Professor
  Catalyst materials, nanoparticle self-assembly, quantum dot materials, carbonaceous materials, and heteroepitaxial interfaces. Current microscopy technique development interests include aberration corrected analytical electron micro
• Israel E. Wachs, G. Whitney Snyder Professor
  Es on the catalysis science of mixed metal oxides (supported metal oxides, bulk metal oxides, polyoxometalates, zeolites and molecular sieves) for numerous catalytic applications (selective oxidation for manufacture of value-added chemicals
• James F. Gilchrist, Ruth H. and Sam Madrid Professor
• Joseph J. Helble, University President; Professor
• Srinivas Rangarajan, Associate Professor
• Whitney Blocher McTigue, Assistant Professor
  Es on using charged polymer moieties to solve real-world problems. The work from her PhD utilized complex coacervation, which is a liquid-liquid phase separation phenomenon, to encapsulate and thermally stabilize biomacromolecules. She won

Courses

• Coffee and Cosmetics CHE 001
• Material and Energy Balances of Chemical Processes CHE 031
• Fluid Mechanics CHE 044
• Heat and Mass Transfer CHE 151
• Fundamentals of Environmental Technology CHE 171
• Methods of Analysis in Chemical Engineering CHE 201
• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory I CHE 202
• Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory II CHE 203
• Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics CHE 210
• Chemical Reactor Design CHE 211
• Physical Chemistry for Engineers CHE 212
• Biomolecular Engineering CHE 231
• Process Design I CHE 233
• Process Design II CHE 234
• Introduction to Process Control and Simulation CHE 242
• Separation Processes CHE 244
• Unit Operations Survey CHE 280
• Introduction to Biomedical Engineering and Mathematical Biology CHE 306
• Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis CHE 334
• Biotechnology I CHE 341
• Biotechnology II CHE 342
• Molecular Bioengineering CHE 344
• Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers CHE 363
• Molecular Modeling and Simulation CHE 365
• Fundamentals of Air Pollution CHE 373
• Environmental Engineering Processes CHE 375
• Electrochemical Engineering CHE 377
• Colloid and Surface Chemistry CHE 391
• Introduction to Polymer Science CHE 392
• Chemical Reaction Engineering CHE 410
• Heterogeneous Catalysis and Surface Characterization CHE 413
• Transport Processes CHE 415
• Rheology CHE 428
• Mass Transfer CHE 430
• Chemical Engineering in the Life Sciences CHE 440
• Metabolic Engineering CHE 449
• Chemical Engineering Project CHE 460
• Thesis CHE 490
• + 2 more courses

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.