Research at Ohio State CBE
HIGHLIGHTS
Faculty research spans molecular to industrial scale:
- Process Engineering
- Machine Learning
- Catalytic Materials
- Advanced Soft Materials
- Molecular Simulations
- Drug Delivery
- Synthetic Oxygen Carriers
Unique Faculty Achievements
CBE's internationally-known faculty have done extraordinary things. Some specific achievements include:
- World leader in chemical looping processes that conserve resources and reduce emissions;
- Industrially-viable innovative membranes for gas separations that vastly reduce pollution;
- Unprecedented early-stage cancer detection using liquid biopsy;
- World leader in research to develop artificial blood for emergency usage;
- Breakthrough gene therapy: injectable, programmable nanocarriers for custom medicine;
- Groundbreaking technology that accelerates biopharmaceutical development from bench to clinic;
- 'One-touch healing' tissue-regenerating nanochip;
- Nanobiotech leaders: DNA nanomachines, magnetic quantum dots for diagnostics, and much more;
- Novel drug delivery system that reduces the need for painful eye injections.
Funding
CBE's grant-funded research expenditures are $8-$10M annually -- an average of $500,000 per faculty. Funds from entities such as the Department of Energy, NIH, NSF, and DARPA help create opportunities for student researchers while advancing cutting-edge research that benefits society.
For more information, visit our pages on:
Research Opportunities, which includes a breakdown of faculty by research area and methodology (experimental / computational);
Facilities; for specific research areas, and