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Athanassios
Panagiotopoulos

Susan Dod Brown Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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Research interests: Molecular simulation of fluids, materials and biological systems; Thermodynamic analysis of processes; Ionic liquids and their applications; Computational Material Science

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Professor and student work together in lab setting.

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Advancing human health, energy, materials science, and industrial processes