Ruben G. Carbonell, PhD
NIIMBL
Chief Technology Officer
Ruben G. Carbonell is the Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at NC State University, which he joined in 1984 after 10 years at the University of California, Davis. As Executive Director of the Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC) since 2008, he led the establishment of its highly regarded academic, professional development, and bioprocess and analytical services programs. Dr. Carbonell is currently on leave from this position, serving as Chief Technology Officer of the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL). Since 1999 he has also served as Director of the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, which supports innovative research, educational, entrepreneurial and public policy programs.
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Dr. Carbonell was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2014, in recognition of his work on molecular recognition for biological separations, and on transport processes. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Carbonell is a Foreign Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna. He has won numerous awards, including the Holladay Medal for Excellence at NC State, the highest award given to university faculty, and the O. Max Gardner Award, the highest award given to faculty members in the University of North Carolina System. He has published over 240 technical papers and is an inventor in over 30 patents, several of which have been licensed.
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Prof. Carbonell received his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College in 1969 and his PhD from Princeton University in 1973. He has supervised more than 75 MS and PhD students, and over 35 postdoctoral researchers, many of which hold leading positions in industry and academia.
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Dr. Carbonell was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2014, in recognition of his work on molecular recognition for biological separations, and on transport processes. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division of the American Chemical Society. Dr. Carbonell is a Foreign Member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences of the Institute of Bologna. He has won numerous awards, including the Holladay Medal for Excellence at NC State, the highest award given to university faculty, and the O. Max Gardner Award, the highest award given to faculty members in the University of North Carolina System. He has published over 240 technical papers and is an inventor in over 30 patents, several of which have been licensed.
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Prof. Carbonell received his BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College in 1969 and his PhD from Princeton University in 1973. He has supervised more than 75 MS and PhD students, and over 35 postdoctoral researchers, many of which hold leading positions in industry and academia.