Lord Professor, Chemical Engineering
Co-Director, Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation
Courtesy Appointments, Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering
Andrew Gellman received at B.Sc. in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology in 1981 and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of California at Berkeley in 1985. After spending one year as a postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge University in England he started his academic career as an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois. He joined the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon in 1992 and is now Lord Professor of Chemical Engineering, with courtesy appointments in chemistry and materials science. During the year 2000 he was the Zeneca Senior Fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Cambridge University in the U.K. and then served as a visiting professor in the Department of Materials at the ETH-Zurich in Switzerland. He served as the department head of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon from January 2003 to November 2013. From February 2008 to November 2014 he was the consortium director of the NETL Regional University Alliance (NETL-RUA), a consortium formed by Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University, Virginia Tech and West Virginia University. In September 2012 he was named co-director of the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation at Carnegie Mellon.
Gellman’s independent research is in the area of surface chemistry with particular emphasis on catalytic surface chemistry, enantioselective chemistry on chiral surfaces, tribology and high throughput study of alloy surfaces. He has developed a number of experiments and experimental methodologies for exploring fundamental aspects of surface chemistry in each of these areas. The most recent focus of his research group has been the study of enantioselectivity on naturally chiral metal surfaces. His research is now turning towards the development and application of high throughput methods for study alloy surface properties such as catalysis. Gellman has won a number of national and international awards for his research including: Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2011) and of the AVS (2012), Welch Foundation Lectureship (Texas - 2001), the Zeneca Fellowship (University of Cambridge - 2000), the Ipatieff Prize (American Chemical Society - 1998), Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (A.P. Sloan Foundation 1991-93), Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering (David and Lucile Packard Foundation - 1989-94), and the Distinguished New Faculty in Chemistry Award (Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation - 1986).
1985 Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
1981 BS, Chemistry, California Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering
After a campus visit from the director of the National Energy Technology Lab (NETL), chemical engineering faculty reflect on the history and evolution of research collaborations.
Chemical Engineering
Whether taking aerial photographs with a drone, inline skating the Berlin marathon, or experimenting in the catalysis and surface science lab, Ph.D. student Robert Burnley finds moments of beauty.
Chemical Engineering
After working in industry, Ian Martin decided to get a Ph.D. for the sake of learning. Recognized as an outstanding teaching assistant, he’s committed to helping younger students learn, too.
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Costa Samaras, a distinguished CEE Professor and leader in energy systems research, has been appointed as the next Director of the Wilton E. Scott Institute for Energy Innovation. With a strong policy and technical expertise background, Samaras will guide the Institute's efforts in advancing sustainable energy technologies and policies while concurrently maintaining his influential role in shaping clean energy policy at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
CMU Engineering
Nisha Shukla and Andrew Gellman have developed a number of new, easier methods for making naturally chiral metal surfaces.
Scott Institute
Eight research projects lead by CMU Engineering faculty have been awarded 2020 Seed Grants for Energy Research by the Scott Institute for Energy Innovation.
ChemE’s Andrew Gellman was recently selected to hold a five-year international guest chair as part of the Energy and Environment Solutions (E2S) Initiative at the University of Pau and the Pays de I’Ardour (UPPA) in France.
ChemE’s Andy Gellman will give the plenary lecture at the Chirality 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan from July 9 – 12.