People

Chemical Engineering

Khemet Calnek

Chemistry Lab Technician
khemet.calnek@cooper.edu

Benjamin J. Davis

Professor of Chemical Engineering
Eleanor and Stanley Ensminger Chair of Chemical Engineering
212.353.4374 | ben.davis@cooper.edu

Ogbonnaya Charles Okorafor

Professor of Chemical Engineering
212.353.4371 | ogbonnaya.okorafor@cooper.edu

Marwan Shalaby

Visiting Professor
Chemical Engineering
212.353.4379

Amanda Simson

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
212.353.4373 | amanda.simson@cooper.edu

Jennifer Weiser

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
212.353.4387 | jennifer.weiser@cooper.edu

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