Dr. George Georgiou
Phone:
(512) 471-6975
Fax: (512) 471-7963
Email: gg@che.utexas.edu
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology
Section of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
EMPLOYMENT
- Cockrell Family Regents Chair in Engineering #9, U. Texas, Austin: 2005-Present
- Professor, Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, U. Texas, Austin: 2005-
- Joe C. Walter, Jr. Endowed Chair, U. Texas, Austin: 2004-2005
- Joan and Keys Curry/Cullen Trust Endowed Chair, U. Texas, Austin: 1998-2004
- Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U. Texas, Austin: 1995-Present
- Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, U. Texas, Austin: 2001-Present
- Member, Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, U. Texas, Austin: 1994-Present
- Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U. Texas, Austin: 1991-1994
- Assistant
Professor,
Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U. Texas, Austin: 1986-1991
EDUCATION
- Ph. D., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1987
- M.S., Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, 1983
- B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University
of
Manchester, England, 1981
HONORS & AWARDS
- Elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies, 2011
- Named as one of “100 Eminent Chemical Engineers of the Modern Era,” American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE), 2008
- Jay Bailey Award, Society of Biological Engineers, 2007
- AMGEN Award in Biochemical Engineering, 2007
- Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering Award, American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE), 2005
- National Academy of Engineering (NAE), 2005
- Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology, 2004
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004
- Professional Progress Award for Outstanding Progress in Chemical Engineering, American Institute of Chemical Engineering (AIChE), 2003
- University Cooperative Society’s Research Excellence Award for Best Paper, University of Texas, Austin, 2003
- Marvin J. Johnson Award in Microbial and Biochemical Technology, American Chemical Society (ACS), 2003
- Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), 1996
- E. Bergman Award, US-Israel Science Foundation, 1995
- Dow Young Faculty Award, 1989
- Faculty Excellence Award, University of Texas at Austin, 1988, 1996
- Presidential Young Investigator Award, National Science Foundation, 1987
HONORARY LECTURESHIPS
- Founders Lecture, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U. Wisconsin, Madison, WI (2012)
- Eastman Lecturer, College of Engineering, U. Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2012)
- Blue-Green Lecturer, U. Michigan & Michigan State U., Lansing & Ann Arbor MI (2010)
- Plenary Lecturer, Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting, Austin TX (2010)
- Founders Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng., UCLA, Los Angeles CA (2010)
- Exceptional Lectureship in Microbiology, Institute Pasteur, Paris France (2010)
- Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, Fu School of Engineering, Columbia U., New York NY (2010)
- Holtz Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng., Johns Hopkins U., Baltimore MD (2009)
- Metroplex Lecture, UT Southwestern Medical School & UT Dallas, Dallas TX (2009)
- Alumni Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng., U. Massachusetts-Amherst, MA (2008)
- Janice Lumpkin Memorial Lecture, U. Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore MD (2008)
- College of Engineering Distinguished Lecture, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (2008)
- Elmer Gaden Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng., Columbia U., New York, NY (2007)
- Lindsay Distinguished Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng. Texas A&M, College Station, TX (2007)
- Pearson Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng, U C. Santa Barbara, CA (2006)
- Harry Fair Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng. U. Oklahoma, Norman, OK (2006)
- Smith Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng. Cornell U. Ithaca, NY (2005)
- Eastman Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng., Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA (2005)
- McCabe Lecture, Dept of Chemical Eng., NC State U., Raleigh, NC (2005)
- Van Ness Lecture, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, RPI, Troy NY (2003)
- Merck Lecture, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U. Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2003)
- Caterpillar Lecture, College of Engineering, U. Iowa (2001)
- Bayer Lecture, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, U.C. Berkeley, CA (2000)
- Vaughan Lecture, Dept. of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Caltech, Pasadena (1999)
- B. Chance Lecture, Inst. Medicine & Engineering, U. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1998)
- R.B. Barton Lecture, Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry, U. Oklahoma, Norman OK (1997)
- Food, Pharmaceutical & Bioengineering Plenary Lecture, AIChE, (1997)
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
- Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Associate Editor 1992-2001, Editorial Board 2001-
- Protein Expression and Purification: Editorial Board 1994-Present
- J. Biotechnology: Editorial Board 1995-Present
- Microbial Cell Factories: Editorial Board 2002-Present
- Oxford
University Press: Editorial Board, Chemical Eng. Series
2004-Present
RESEARCH SUMMARY
- 192 Refereed journal and 20 Chapters/Proceedings publications published/in press
- 194 Invited seminars in academia/industry and 65 plenary lectures at international meetings;
- 245 Presentations at technical meetings; 42 U.S. patents allowed & pending
- 44 Doctoral students and 30 post-doctoral student supervision completed
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- National Academy of Engineering
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Academy of Medicine Engineering and Technology of Texas
- American Chemical Society
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- American Society for Engineering Education
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Protein Society
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (2008-Present)
- NAE Peer Committee Bioengineering (2009-11; Vice Chair 2010, Chair 2011)
- Academy of Medicine Engineering & Science of Texas, Awards Committee (2011-)
- ARISTEIA Scientific Advisory Panel Ministry of Technology, Greece (2011-12)
- Advisory/Evaluation Board for Center for Bio/Molecular Sensing and Engineering, Navy Research Labs (Chair, 2011)
- NIH RC4 Distinguished Study Section (2010)
- NIH Special Emphasis Panel (2009)
- Greek National Research Institute, Biotechnology Division, Advisor (2009-Present)
- Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne (EPFL) Switzerland, School of Engineering Advisory Board (2009)
- NAE Councilor (2008-2010)
- AMGEN awards Committee (chair 2009)
- AIChE SBE Advisory Board (2006-)
- AIChE SBE Awards Committee, Chair (2009)