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title: "Faculty | Department of Chemical Engineering"
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date: 2026-05-01
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# Faculty | Department of Chemical Engineering

Department of Chemical Engineering

## Faculty

 Meet the faculty of the Department of Chemical Engineering at Manhattan University, educators and active researchers teaching in Riverdale, NY. Our professors mentor students through coursework, lab work, and senior capstone projects in process engineering, sustainability, biomaterials, and the seamless B.S. to M.S. pathway.

 

          ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/348697.jpg)   [ Walaa Khaled Abdallah ](/directory/walaa.abdallah)  Adjunct

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/99589.jpg)   [ J. Patrick Abulencia ](/directory/j.abulencia)  Associate Professor

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/26792.jpg)   [ Rich Carbonaro ](/directory/rich.carbonaro)  Professor

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/405967.jpg)   [ Nicole Donovan ](/directory/nicole.donovan)  Visiting Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/418245.jpg)   [ MacKenzie Kolman ](/directory/mackenzie.kolman)  Adjunct

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/32540.jpg)   [ Rob Lucas ](/directory/rob.lucas)  Adjunct

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/299382.jpg)   [ Francesco Ricci ](/directory/francesco.ricci)  Adjunct

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/556808.jpg)   [ Ambika Somasundar ](/directory/ambika.somasundar)  Adjunct

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/435524.jpg)   [ Aravind Suresh ](/directory/aravind.suresh)  Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/549785.jpg)   [ Polina Tsupko ](/directory/polina.tsupko)  Adjunct

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/442453.jpg)   [ Sasidhar Varanasi ](/directory/sasidhar.varanasi)  Professor

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)

 

     ![](/sites/default/files/profile-pictures/442508.jpg)   [ Gianna Nicole Villani ](/directory/gianna.villani)  Adjunct

Chemical Engineering

   [School of Engineering](/directory?field_of_study=197)