Who We Are: Christine Grant

Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Development and New Initiatives, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University

Dr. Christine Grant is a tenured Full Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular (CBE) engineering at North Carolina State University (NCSU). She obtained a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Brown University in 1984; her graduate degrees (M.S. and Ph.D.) were both obtained from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986 and 1989. She joined the NCSU faculty in 1989 after completing her doctorate and has moved through the ranks of Assistant and Associate to Full Professor – one of only 3 African-American women in the U.S. at that rank. Her research focuses on surface and interfacial phenomena in the areas of electronic materials and polymers. She has served her profession as a leader in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) as a member of both the Board of Directors and the Chemical Technology Operating Council. Starting in 2008, Grant serves as an Associate Dean of Faculty Development and Special Initiatives at NCSU