Brian S. Mitchell

Brian S. Mitchell is Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Tulane University where he served as Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research from 2006 to 2014. He was the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) Dean-in-Residence at the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 2015-16. Brian graduated with High Distinction with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois-Urbana in 1986 and received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1987 and 1991, respectively. Brian is a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

His research experiences include an NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University Karlsruhe, a German Academic Exchange (DAAD) Fellowship at the University of Freiberg/Sachsen and the German Federal Materials Laboratory, and Alexander von Humboldt Research Fellowships at the German Aerospace Agency and the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces. He was a member of the DAAD Alumni Association Board and is a DAAD Research Ambassador.

Brian has authored over 70 peer-reviewed journal articles, two U.S Patents, and two books. In addition, he has given over 30 national and international presentations and an equal number of outreach presentations to Louisiana elementary school children though the state’s “Speaking of Science” program.