A Message from School Chair David Sholl

2020 has been a year that we will all remember for a long time. During Spring Break, Georgia Tech made a leap to finish our semester in a virtual format, and this format continued for all of our summer classes.

As I write, our students and researchers are back on campus in socially distanced settings and we have all adapted to connecting virtually. I have been humbled and proud of the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering’s response to these events.

Our faculty have gone to extraordinary lengths to teach effectively in this new environment, our students have been resilient, adaptable, and understanding, and our staff have been nothing less than amazing in keeping ChBE working smoothly.

Amidst all of this COVIDrelated uncertainty, ChBE continues to move from strength to strength.

In this issue of our annual magazine, you can read about faculty and graduate students being recognized with national honors, as well as inspiring stories from our alumni.

You can also learn about ChBE’s latest educational innovation, an online Graduate Certificate in Data Science for the Chemical Industry. This firstof-its-kind program, developed after careful consultation with many of our industry partners, is providing students with expertise in a rapidly growing technical area with a specific focus on chemical manufacturing.