Lenore L. Dai is a professor of chemical engineering and the director of the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University (ASU). She oversees degree and research programs in aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, materials science and engineering, mechanical engineering, and the professional science master’s program in solar energy engineering and commercialization. She joined ASU in 2008 and served as the program chair of Chemical Engineering in July of 2009 to August of 2015. Professor Dai received her doctorate in materials science and engineering from the University of Illinois in 1997. She worked for PPG Industries, Inc. for five and one-half years prior to joining the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University in 2002.
Professor Dai is a recipient of the Fulton Exemplar Faculty Award (2014), ASU Parents Association Special Recognition Award (2012), AIChE-ASU Professor of the Year Award (2010), Fulton Schools of Engineering Top Five Percent Faculty Teaching Award (2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020), National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2007), Whitacre Engineering Research Award (2007), Lockheed Martin Engineering Teaching Award (2007), Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award (2005), AIChE Professor of the Year Award (2003, 2005, 2006), 3M Nontenured Faculty Award (2003, 2004, 2005), University of Illinois Young Alumnus Award (2001), and Racheff Award (1996). She has also been recognized as an Elite Expert (EliteXpertTM) and an ASU Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow.
Ph.D. Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois 1997
Surface, interfacial, and colloidal science, rheology and microrheology, materials at the nanoscale, synthesis of novel polymer composites and “smart” materials.
Spring 2021 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHE 494 | Special Topics |
MAE 592 | Research |
MSE 592 | Research |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 598 | Special Topics |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
MSE 792 | Research |
CHE 792 | Research |
MAE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
MSE 592 | Research |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
MSE 792 | Research |
CHE 792 | Research |
MAE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2020 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHE 494 | Special Topics |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 598 | Special Topics |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 494 | Special Topics |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 598 | Special Topics |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2019 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHE 494 | Special Topics |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 598 | Special Topics |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
MAE 598 | Special Topics |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 494 | Special Topics |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 598 | Special Topics |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2018 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHE 494 | Special Topics |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 598 | Special Topics |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHE 498 | Pro-Seminar |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Spring 2017 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 493 | Honors Thesis |
CHE 494 | Special Topics |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 598 | Special Topics |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Fall 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
ASU 101-CHE | The ASU Experience |
CHE 492 | Honors Directed Study |
CHE 498 | Pro-Seminar |
CHE 499 | Individualized Instruction |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 593 | Applied Project |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 599 | Thesis |
MSE 599 | Thesis |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |
Summer 2016 | |
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Course Number | Course Title |
CHE 592 | Research |
CHE 595 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 792 | Research |
CHE 795 | Continuing Registration |
CHE 799 | Dissertation |