Mission
The mission of the Department is to provide the highest quality programs to educate students in the principles and applications of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The excellence of the program is ensured by the high regard for teaching, strong research activities and solid industrial ties. The program educates students to take leadership roles in industry, academia and government.
Healthy Bones for Life: Your Stem Cells at Work
Professor Kim O'Connor and three of her research assistants (Anthony Lawrenz, Shuwen Lin and Andrew Gaynor) developed a laboratory workshop for girls in 5–7 grades as part of the Girls in STEM at Tulane (GIST) Program...Read More 
Doctoral Student Wins Gates Foundation Grant
Lakhinder Kamboj, a doctoral student in Noshir Pesika’s laboratory submitted a winning proposal to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation netting a $100,000, Round 8 Grand Challenges Explorations Grant...Read More
Kim O'Connor Received the 2013 Elmer Gaden Award
Kim O'Connor received the 2013 Elmer Gaden Award from Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and presented an award lecture at the American Chemical Society Division of Biochemical Technology national meeting on April 8...Read More
Students and Fellows Featured in Poster Session
The School of Science and Engineering Poster session featured 88 posters by graduate students, undergraduate students, and post-doctoral fellows...Read More
CBE Department News 
- Kim O'Connor received the 2013 Elmer Gaden Award from Biotechnology and Bioengineering, and presented an award lecture at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Biochemical Technology (BIOT) national meeting on April 8, 2013, entitled, "The heterogeneity of mesenchymal stem cells and its implications for regenerative therapies." Read More »
- The School of Science and Engineering Poster Session featured 88 posters by graduate students, undergraduate students, and post-doctoral fellows. The Poster Session awarded several honorable mentions for graduate student posters including Rubo Zheng from Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. Read More »
- John Walz, BS ’82 and former Tulane chemical engineering faculty member is now the 10th dean of the University of Kentucky, College of Engineering. Read More »
- Dedication set for December 11, 2012 - The new $7.4 million Donna and Paul Flower Hall for Research and Innovation will be a catalyst for Tulane’s emergence as a science and engineering powerhouse. Read More »
- A pilot chemical plant on the campus of Nunez Community College in St. Bernard Parish, La., is helping students from both Nunez and Tulane University develop their skills and gain real-world experience. Read More »
- More than 70 participants attended a morning lecture featuring physicist and author, Peter Feibelman entitled "Junior Scientist Survival Training" during the LA-SiGMA 2012 Graduate Student Retreat. Read More »
- Undergraduates from Tulane and several U.S. Universities participated in the C-MEDS and LA-SiGMAResearch Experience for Undergraduates programs this summer (2012). Read More »
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