Kathleen J. Stebe

Kathleen J. Stebe
Alma mater	BA in Economics, The City College of New York, 1984 MSE and PhD in Chemical Engineering, The City College of New York, 1989
Known for	Nanostructured Materials Surface and Colloidal Science
Awards	Member of the National Academy Engineering (2021) Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2020)
Scientific career
Institutions	Johns Hopkins University University of Pennsylvania

Kathleen Stebe is a scientist with expertise in nanostructured materials, as well as the science of surfaces and colloids. ^[1] She is also a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The University of Pennsylvania. ^{[1] [2]}

Education

Stebe studied economics at the City College of New York as an undergraduate. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in economics in 1984. In 1989, she earned her Master of Science in Engineering and PhD in chemical engineering ^[2] at the City College of New York ^[3] under the guidance of Charles Maldarelli. ^[4]

Career and research

After earning her PhD, Stebe spent a year in Compiegne, France as a postdoc with Dominique Barthes Biesel. ^[3] Following her time in France, she became an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University in 1991. In 1996, Stebe was promoted to an associate professor, and in 2000 she was promoted to professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, where she stayed until 2008. ^[5] After leaving Johns Hopkins, Stebe took on the role of department chair of chemical and biomolecular engineering at The University of Pennsylvania. In 2008, she became the Goodwin Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, and in 2012, she was awarded the position of deputy dean for research in the school of engineering and applied science, both positions she still holds today. ^{[2] [5]}

Stebe's research is mainly focused on directed assembly in soft matter. Another primary research interests is non-equilibrium interfaces, with applications ranging from microfluidics to nanotechnology from an engineering viewpoint. ^{[1] [2]}

Honors and awards

• Elected member of the National Academy of Engineering - 2021 ^[6]
• Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences – 2020 ^[7]
• Society of Scholars – Johns Hopkins University – 2015 ^[8]
• Fellow – Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study – Harvard University – 2002 ^[1]
• Robert S. Pond Sr. Excellence in Teaching Award – Whiting School of Engineering – Johns Hopkins University – 1993 ^[1]
• American Physical Society Francois N. Frenkiel Award for Significant Contributions in Fluid Mechanics by Young Investigators – 1992 ^[1]
• Stanley Katz Memorial Award for Excellence in Research – Department of Chemical Engineering – City University of New York – 1989 ^[1]

Selected publications

• Pesika, Noshir S.; Hu, Zeshan; Stebe, Kathleen J.; Searson, Peter C. (2002). "Quenching of Growth of ZnO Nanoparticles by Adsorption of Octanethiol". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 106 (28): 6985–6990. doi:10.1021/jp0144606. ISSN   1520-6106.
• Pesika, Noshir S.; Stebe, Kathleen J.; Searson, Peter C. (2003). "Relationship between Absorbance Spectra and Particle Size Distributions for Quantum-Sized Nanocrystals". The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 107 (38): 10412–10415. doi:10.1021/jp0303218. ISSN   1520-6106.
• Nguyen, Van X.; Stebe, Kathleen J. (2002). "Patterning of Small Particles by a Surfactant-Enhanced Marangoni-Bénard Instability". Physical Review Letters. 88 (16) 164501. Bibcode:2002PhRvL..88p4501N. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.164501. ISSN   0031-9007. PMID   11955235.

References

1. "Kathleen Stebe Profile". seas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
2. "KATHLEEN J. STEBE Group". seas.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
3. "Kathleen Stebe Seminar w/ Bio" (PDF). University of Connecticut. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-20.
4. "ACIS 2017 – Speakers". Cvent. Archived from the original on 2017-01-06. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
5. Stebe, Kathleen. "Kathleen Stebe Linkedin". Linkedin.
6. "National Academy of Engineering Elects 106 Members and 23 International Members". NAE. February 9, 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
7. "New members". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
8. Henry, Lacey. "Past Inductees by Year". web.jhu.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25. Retrieved 2016-12-09.