Barbara Knutson, Ph.D.

Kevin and Susan Hobbs Professor of Chemical Engineering

Research Interests

• Biotechnology
• Energy Conversion
• Materials Processing
• Self-Assembly in Compressed Fluids
• Solution Thermodynamics
• Supercritical Fluid Technology for Biosynthesis

Education

Postdoc, Princeton University Chemical Engineering, 1994-95

Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering, 1994

B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology Chemical Engineering, 1989

Appointments

July 2003 – July 2010: Co-Director of Graduate Studies, Chemical & Mat. Eng. Programs

July 2007 – present: Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

July 2001 – June 2007: Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

July 1995 – June 2001: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical and Materials Engineering University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY