Jeffrey McCutcheon
Centennial Professor of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
General Electric Professor of Advanced Manufacturing
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Yale University (2008)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Dayton (2002)
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=DOVCzp8AAAAJ&hl=en
Current Research
- Membrane separations for sustainable water and energy production
- Additive manufacturing for membranes
- Thin film composite membrane design and fabrication
- Polymeric membrane characterization
- Wastewater resource recovery using anaerobic digestion
- Solar driven desalination processes
- Electrocaloric thin film materials
Selected Professional Activities
Director, Connecticut Center for Applied Separations Technology
Deputy Topic Area Lead, National Alliance for Water Innovation
Selected Service Activities
- President of the North American Membrane Society, 2018
- University of Connecticut Senate, 2017-2023, 2024-2027
- University of Connecticut Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2022-2024)
- Co-organizer of the Industrial Workshop on Applied Separations Technologies (2019, 2023, 2024)
Research Statement
Our research is driven by the goal to identify opportunities to implement membrane and other advanced separation technology into various industrial processes in order to lower energy use, reduce carbon footprint, limit waste, and prevent adverse environmental and health impacts. We are achieving this through innovative manufacturing approaches that enable the implementation of new materials into various membrane platforms.
We currently run the following projects:
Additive Manufacturing for Customized Membranes: We are designing bespoke membranes for water treatment, ion exchange, and gas separations applications
Resource Recovery from Wastewater Treatment Systems: We are developing AI driven control strategies to maximize the recovery of value from organic waste streams using anaerobic co-digestion.
Solar-driven Membrane Distillation: We are developing a ceramic-based membrane distillation system driven by solar-thermal energy.
Direct measurement osmometry for concentrated brines: We have developed a membrane osmometer that can measure osmotic pressures up to 3000 psi for aqueous brines.
Manufacturing Thin Film Electrocalorics: We are developing an approach to make thin film electrocaloric materials using liquid crystals.
Industry projects: We conduct a wide range of projects for industry on membrane process and component development.
Awards & Honors
| 2024 | Paul L. Busch Award |
| 2024 | AIChE Separations Division FRI/Neil Yeoman Innovation Award |
| 2024 | General Electric Professor of Advanced Manufacturing |
| 2024 | Permeance Prize for Mid-career Excellence, North American Membrane Society |
| 2022 | Ed Archuleta Distinguished Lecture, American Water Works Association |
| 2022 | Centennial Professor in the University of Connecticut College of Engineering |
| 2021 | Elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering |
| 2021 | American Made Solar Desalination Prize Semifinalist |
| 2020 | American Made Solar Desalination Prize Quarterfinalist |
| 2019 | Global Water Summit Water technology Idol Competition Winner |
| 2016 | Al Geib Professorship in Environmental Engineering Research and Education |
| 2014 | FRI/John G. Kunesh Award |
| 2011 | Solvay Advanced Polymers Young Faculty Award |
| 2011 | Environmental Protection Agency Early Career Award |
| 2011 | 3M Untenured Faculty Award |
Student Awards
Yasmin Bimbatti, UConn Institute of Materials Science Industrial Affiliates Program Poster Award, 1st place, 2024
Yasmin Bimbatti, Stephanie Shaw Fellowship, 2024
Yasmin Bimbatti, NAMS Student poster award 3rd place, Processes division, 2024
Arjun DeJesus, NAMS Student poster award, 3rd place, Undergraduate Posters, 2024
Martina Jagielski, NAMS Student poster award, 2nd place, Undergraduate Posters, 2024
Yasmin Bimbatti, Connecticut Center for Clean Energy Engineering Graduate Research Summit on Sustainability, Presentation Award 3rd Place, 2024
Wei Ruan, College of Engineering Graduate Student Research Symposium, 1st place poster award for Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, 3rd place poster award for the College of Engineering, 2024
Martina Jagielski, AIChE Undergraduate Poster Competition, 2nd place, Separations Division, 2023
Yasmin Bimbatti, John Lof Leadership Academy, 2023
Yasmin Bimbatti, NAMS Poster Competition, 1st place, 2023
Nicholas Benvenuto, C2E2 Summer Fellowship, 2022
Rebecca Lee, AIChE Undergraduate Poster Competition, 1st place Separations Division, 2021
Rebecca Lee, Summer Undergraduate Research Fund, 2021
Xin Qian, UConn Graduate Student Travel Fellowship, 2021
Tori Danis, GE Innovation Fellowship, 2020
Tulasi Ravindran, NAMS Student Poster Award, 2019
Lingling Xia, ICIM Graduate Student Poster Award, 2018
Maqsud Chowdhury, AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award, 2017
Maqsud Chowdhury, ICOM Graduate Student Poster Award, 2017
Jian Ren, 3-Minute Thesis – UConn, 2nd place, 2016
Lingling Xia, ECI Poster Award, 2016
Jian Ren, AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award, 2016
Jian Ren, North American Membrane Society Graduate Student Fellowship, 2016
Maqsud Chowdhury, General Electric Fellowship, 2016
Jian Ren, FEI Graduate Student Fellowship, 2015
Maqsud Chowdhury, NAMS Student Poster Award, 2nd place, Membrane Processes, 2015
Malgorzata Chwatko, NAMS Student Poster Award, 3rd place, Membrane Materials, 2015
Gabriella Frey, AIChE Undergraduate Student Poster Award, 1st place, Separations Division, 2014
Gianna Credaroli, AIChE Undergraduate Student Poster Award, 2nd place, Separations Division, 2014
Jian Ren, ICOM Student Poster Award, 2014
Liwei Huang, NAMS Travel Award, ICOM, 2014
Jason Arena, NAMS Graduate Student Poster Award, 1st place, 2014
Jian Ren, General Electric Fellowship, 2014
Maqsud Chowdhury, Elias Klein Travel Award, 2014
Jason Arena, AMTA Graduate Student Poster Award, 2014
Ngoc Bui, NAMS Graduate Student Poster Award, 2nd place, 2013
Liwei Huang, Elias Klein Travel Award, 2013
Ethan Butler, Marshall Scholarship, 2013
Ethan Butler, Udall Scholarship, 2013
Andrew Silva, University Scholar, 2013
Ethan Butler, University Scholar, 2012
Ngoc Bui, NAMS Travel Award, 2012
Jason Arena, NWRI-AMTA Fellowship, 2012
Jason Arena, GK-12 Fellowship, 2011
Highlighted Publications
For a full listing of publications, please visit my Google Scholar page.
| jeffrey.mccutcheon@uconn.edu | |
| Mailing Address | 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3222, Storrs, CT 06269-3222 |
| Office Location | PWEB 280 |
| Link | https://ccast.uconn.edu/ |
| jeffrey.mccutcheon@uconn.edu | |
| Phone | (860) 486-4601 |
| Mailing Address | 191 Auditorium Road, Unit 3222, Storrs, CT 06269-3222 |
| Office Location | EII-207 |
| Link | https://ccast.uconn.edu/ |