23 faculty and 29 courses in Chemical Engineering at University of Oklahoma.
- Daniel E. Resasco, Professor h-index 92
Heterogeneous Catalysis Energy and Fuels Biomass conversion Nanotechnology Experience and Awards Editor of Catalysis Reviews (2021 to date) Exceptional Achievements in Catalysis. Catalysis Division, American Chemical Society, August 2022 Gr
Notable: “Narrow ( n , m )-Distribution of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Grown Using a Solid Supported Catalyst” (2003) · 855 citations
- Horst Hahn, Visiting Professor h-index 91
Notable: “High entropy oxides for reversible energy storage” (2018) · 1,299 citations
- Bin Wang, Associate Professor h-index 81
Catalysis Materials Computational Simulation Energy Experience and Awards Department of Energy Early Career (2019) ACSIN Young Scientist prize for the best student paper (2009), 10th International Conference on Atomically Controlled Su
Notable: “Tuning Oxygen Vacancies in Ultrathin TiO2 Nanosheets to Boost Photocatalytic Nitrogen Fixation up to 700 nm” (2019) · 993 citations
- Vivek K. Bajpai, Assistant Professor h-index 60
Genome Engineering High-throughput CRISPR Screening Functional Genomics Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering Pluripotent Stem Cells based Disease Modeling Biomarkers and Drug Discovery Systems Biology Synthetic Biology Experience and Awards Re
- Alberto Striolo, Professor h-index 60
Rerum Cognoscere Causas Our group combines advanced multi-scale simulations (including electronic structure calculations, atomistic molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, and coarse-grained dissipative particle dynamic
Notable: “The Mechanism of Water Diffusion in Narrow Carbon Nanotubes” (2006) · 466 citations
- Jie Gao, Associate Professor h-index 48
Advanced materials Membranes Water treatment Biodetection Experience and Awards Chemical Engineering Outstanding Professor Award, University of Oklahoma, 2023 Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Oklahoma, Management Pro
Notable: “Effects of Liquid Electrolytes on the Charge–Discharge Performance of Rechargeable Lithium/Sulfur Batteries: Electrochemical and in-Situ X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Studies” (2011) · 596 citations
- Brian Grady, Professor h-index 46
Polymers Surfactants Polymer recycling Biodegradable Polymers Interfaces Awards 2025 NATAS Award for Outstanding Achievement (aka "the Mettler") 2021 Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers President, Soci
Notable: “Nucleation of Polypropylene Crystallization by Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes” (2002) · 355 citations
- Dimitrios Papavassiliou, SCBME Director and Professor h-index 38
Computational Transport Processes Turbulence Micro- and nano-fluidics Biological flows Energy Awards 2018 Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers Experience National Science Foundation, Fluid Dynamics Program Director, 2013-2
Notable: “Scalable, eco-friendly and ultrafast solar steam generators based on one-step melamine-derived carbon sponges toward water purification” (2019) · 315 citations
- Roger G. Harrison, Professor h-index 36
Targeted therapies for cancer and infectious diseases Bionanotechnology Recombinant protein expression and purification Experience and Awards Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2018 Fellow, American Institute for Medical and
Notable: “Observations on the living developing nerve fiber” (1906) · 583 citations
- Edgar A. O'Rear III, Professor h-index 35
Mechanical trauma to the blood Encapsulated plasminogen activators Biotransport Admicellar polymerization Surfactants Experience and Awards Regents' Award for Superior Teaching, 2018 Fellow with the American Institute of Chemical Eng
Notable: “Water-in-Carbon Dioxide Microemulsions with a Fluorocarbon-Hydrocarbon Hybrid Surfactant” (1994) · 278 citations
- Lance L. Lobban, Professor h-index 34
Reaction Engineering Biofuels Catalysis Experience and Awards Brandon H. Griffin Award for Excellent Qualities in Teaching, Advising and Support (2006) Francis W. Winn Chair (2000-present) Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor (2
Notable: “Bifunctional transalkylation and hydrodeoxygenation of anisole over a Pt/HBeta catalyst” (2011) · 517 citations
- Vassilios I. Sikavitsas, Professor h-index 31
Adult stem cells differentiation Surface functionalization of biomaterials Orthopedic tissue engineering (bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments) Tissue engineering bioreactors Bone mechanotransduction Whole organ decellularization ELISA
Notable: “Fluid flow increases mineralized matrix deposition in 3D perfusion culture of marrow stromal osteoblasts in a dose-dependent manner” (2002) · 688 citations
- Steven P. Crossley, Professor h-index 31
Heterogeneous Catalysis Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals Hydrocarbon Conversion Waste Plastics Conversion Nanomaterials Synthesis Experience and Awards Research Engineer, ConocoPhillips, 6/2009 to 9/2010. Associate Engineer, ConocoPhillips, 9
Notable: “Solid Nanoparticles that Catalyze Biofuel Upgrade Reactions at the Water/Oil Interface” (2009) · 807 citations
- Liangliang Huang, Associate Professor h-index 31
Biofunctionalization of Graphene Oxide Surface for Drug Delivery Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide for Reaction and Mass Transport About Molecular simulation is an important research tool that gives us an ever-increasing ability to predict
Notable: “Toward Understanding Reactive Adsorption of Ammonia on Cu-MOF/Graphite Oxide Nanocomposites” (2011) · 155 citations
- Michele Galizia, Associate Professor h-index 26
Membranes Diffusion in Polymers Advanced Membrane Materials Polymer Thermodynamics Experience and Awards Appointed Associate Editor of the Journal of Polymer Engineering Research Associate, , The University of Texas at Austin Post
Notable: “50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymers and Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation: A Review and Prospective Opportunities” (2017) · 967 citations
- Reza Foudazi, Associate Professor h-index 26
Rheology of complex fluids Polymers in/for environmental challenges Soft matter: liquid crystals, suspensions, emulsions, nanoemulsions, microemulsions Colloid and interface science Experience and Awards NMSU Intellectual Property Award, Ne
Notable: “Porous Hydrogels: Present Challenges and Future Opportunities” (2023) · 343 citations
- John Klier, GCoE Dean and Professor h-index 22
Novel Materials for high performance coatings and adhesives Structured polymer colloids and emulsion polymers New approaches to polymer crosslinking Control of functional oligomer / polymer colloid association Applications of Functional Col
Notable: “A Review of Biodegradable Plastics: Chemistry, Applications, Properties, and Future Research Needs” (2023) · 475 citations
- Kasun Gunasooriya, Assistant Professor h-index 21
Computational Catalysis Kinetic Modeling High-throughput (HT) Computations Machine Learning Material Design and Discovery for Sustainable Energy Applications (Water Electrolyzers, Fuel Cells, CO 2 conversion to useful products, Ammonia prod
Notable: “Water electrolysis” (2022) · 455 citations
- Matthias U. Nollert, Associate Professor h-index 20
Notable: “Leukocyte-leukocyte interactions mediated by platelet microparticles under flow” (2000) · 268 citations
- Sepideh Razavi, Associate Professor h-index 17
Colloid and Interface Science Soft Matter Emulsions and Foams Complex Interfaces Honors and Awards 2025 Lloyd G. and Joyce Austin Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma 2025 Royal Society Wolfson Visiting Fellow, Univers
Notable: “Collapse of Particle-Laden Interfaces under Compression: Buckling vs Particle Expulsion” (2015) · 102 citations
- Farid Talebnia Rowshan, Research Assistant Professor h-index 16
Fermentation technology, and scale up Downstream processing and Bioseparation in biopharma Biofuels, bio-based value-added products, and biorefinery Design of experiment (DOE), data analysis, and statistical modeling Bioprocess development
Notable: “Production of bioethanol from wheat straw: An overview on pretreatment, hydrolysis and fermentation” (2009) · 1,088 citations
- Ngoc T. Bui, Assistant Professor h-index 16
Water-energy-environment nexus Sustainable separations Advanced functional materials Membrane materials and processes Nanomaterials and nanotechnology Matters across dynamical interfaces Transport phenomena Experience and Awards Postdoctora
Notable: “Ion-capture electrodialysis using multifunctional adsorptive membranes” (2021) · 324 citations
- Ahmad Al-Douri, Assistant Professor h-index 13
Process and Systems Safety Process Systems Engineering Risk and Reliability Analysis Sustainability and the Energy Transition Hydrogen Technologies Risk and Reliability Experience and Awards Postdoctoral Research Associate ) Unive
Notable: “Shale gas monetization – A review of downstream processing to chemicals and fuels” (2017) · 149 citations
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.