Leadership / Leadership ProfilesJustin Notestein
Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Education
Justin Notestein serves as the associate dean for research and doctoral education, managing research administration, research development, and McCormick's PhD programs.
Justin is professor of chemical and biological engineering and has long been a leader within the McCormick community since joining the faculty in 2007. He previously served as the chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering and director of the Center for Catalysis and Surface Science.
In his research, Notestein designs and synthesizes advanced catalysts, adsorbents, and functional materials to enable more sustainable production of important chemicals and fuels. Ultimately, the research aims to create surfaces with coordinated networks of active sites capable of performing complex chemical transformations—similar to interconnected pathways in biological systems. He is an author or inventor of more than 160 manuscripts and patents, and has held leadership roles in projects supported by the US Department of Energy, the US National Science Foundation, and industry.
For his work on advancing design education, he has received the Masahiro and Eiko Meshii Award and was appointed a Segal Design Fellow, among other recognitions. He has mentored dozens of graduate students and postdocs in four disciplines, who have gone on to careers in academia and R&D.
Justin holds a bachelor of science in engineering from Princeton, and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.