Kathleen J. Stebe

Kathleen Stebe is a scientist with expertise in nanostructured materials, as well as the science of surfaces and colloids. She is also a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The University of Pennsylvania.

Education Stebe studied economics at the City College of New York as an undergraduate. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1984. In 1989, she earned her Master of Science in Engineering and PhD in chemical engineering under the guidance of Charles Maldarelli.

Career and research After earning her PhD, Stebe spent a year in Compiegne, France as a postdoc with Dominique Barthes Biesel. After leaving Johns Hopkins, Stebe took on the role of department chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The University of Pennsylvania. In 2008, she became the Goodwin Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, and in 2012, she was awarded the position of deputy dean for research in the school of engineering and applied science, both positions she still holds today. Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences – 2020 Society of Scholars – Johns Hopkins University – 2015 Fellow – Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study – Harvard University – 2002 Robert S. Pond Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award – Whiting School of Engineering – Johns Hopkins University – 1993 American Physical Society Francois N. Frenkiel Award for Significant Contributions in Fluid Mechanics by Young Investigators – 1992 Stanley Katz Memorial Award for Excellence in Research – Department of Chemical Engineering – City University of New York – 1989

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