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Georges Belfort

Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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School of Engineering

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Georges Belfort is currently serving as a Chemical And Biological Engineering Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

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Georges Belfort

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

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membranes membrane science biological engineering membrane technology biophysics chemical engineering protein science membrane process environmental engineering membrane characterization water purification biomolecules water process engineering polymer membranes polymeric surface biophysical chemistry polymer science fluid flow protein folding polymer chemistry protein misfolding biological macromolecules fluid mechanics membrane permeation organic coating filtration protein chemistry biopolymers fouling membrane formation process biochemistry protein assembly structural molecular biology interface science biomolecular structure membrane structure adsorption fluid science molecular neurodegeneration porous materials biotechnology advance protein purification ultrafiltration membranes membrane systems dean vortices flow physics altmetric attention score surface modification surface functionalization enzyme immobilization unsteady flows purification method protein phase separation protein adsorption vortex dynamics cell culture single molecule biophysics immobilized enzymes ceramic membrane reverse osmosis synthetic membranes biomolecular interactions antibody engineering macromolecular science biomaterials design brine disposal graft polymerization lateral migration uv-assisted graft polymerization intermolecular forces membrane surface alcohol dehydrogenase flux enhancement ethylene glycol porous glass brush membranes mass transfer biochemistry experimental biophysics molecular biophysics membrane filtration

Notable Scholarly Works

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Accelerated Acid-Assisted Degradability and Tunable Properties of 1,1-Diphenylethylene Copolymers. Macromolecules (2025)

Atharwa ThigaleCarrie TrantSungmin ParkGagan N. KangoviSurya KarlaJulie YangMichael Del GrossoJuhong AhnChulsung BaeGeorges BelfortSangwoo Lee

polymer stabilitychemical engineeringsustainable polymerspolymer chemistrydepolymerizationpolymer sciencepolymer degradationacid-assisted degradabilitybiopolymers

Hydrogen Bonds and Electrostatics Drive Adhesion of Polar Proteins to Hydrophilized Polymer Membranes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2025)

Surya KarlaMirco SorciBashar MoussaRiddhi BanikPoul B PetersenJoel PlawskyGeorges Belfort

biophysicsbiomolecular engineeringbiological macromoleculesadhesionprotein scienceproteinlipid interactionmembrane formationmembrane proteinsbiomoleculespolar proteinsmembranespolymer scienceelectrostatics drive adhesionhydrogen bondsmembrane structure

Lacritin Cleavage-Potentiated Targeting of Iron - Respiratory Reciprocity Promotes Bacterial Death. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2025)

Mohammad Sharifian GhFatemeh NorouziMirco SorciTanweer S ZaidiGerald B PierAlecia AchimovichGeorge M OngwaeBinyong LiangMargaret RyanMichael LemkeGeorges BelfortMihaela GadjevaAndreas GahlmannMarcos M PiresHenrietta VenterThurl E HarrisGordon W Laurie

pathogenic bacteriamicrobiologyantimicrobial agentsmolecular microbiologysurface plasmon resonancebacterial respirationbacteriaclinical microbiologyantibioticsbiochemistrybiological chemistrybacteriologyvirulence factorsantimicrobial resistanceapplied microbiologysuppress respiration

Tuning Hydrogen Bonds and Electrostatics With Convection for Purifying Mrna: A Paradigm Shift. Science Advances (2025)

Thomas G. NeumanRiddhi BanikSurya KarlaMengyang HuAndrew HartinPankaj KarandeJames KilduffGeorges Belfort

tail hybridizationdsrna chargebiomolecular engineeringnucleic acidsbiological macromoleculesmolecular sciencenucleic acid chemistrybiological engineeringgene deliverybiomoleculesmembranesmolecular engineeringmembrane sciencepolyamine spermine

Combinatorial Membrane Synthesis: Fundamentals of Hybrid Metal-Organic Brush (Mob) Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (Renewal). (2024)

Georges Belfort

combinatorial membrane synthesishybrid metal-organic brushorganic solvent nanofiltrationorganic coatingbiological engineeringmaterial chemistrypolymer membraneswater purificationmembranesmembrane technologymembrane scienceceramic membranechemical engineering

Convection Rather Than Diffusion for Fast Efficient Mrna Vaccine Purification. Separation and Purification Technology (2024)

Riddhi BanikThomas G. NeumanZerui HaoMiral Al SharabatiWeibo ZhaoDavid G. AndersonTodd PrzybycienJames (Chip) KilduffGeorges Belfort

biophysicsvaccinationvirologyvaccinesvaccine developmentnucleic acidsimmunologyprotein engineeringvaccine researchvaccine designgeneral virologyvirus research

Criteria and Strategy for Judging Membrane Performance During Fouling. (2024)

Zerui HaoLichao XiaGeorges BelfortJames Kilduff

such normalization coordinatesenvironmental engineeringmembrane processbiological engineeringwater process engineeringwater purificationfoulingmembrane resistancemembranesmembrane technologymembrane sciencemembrane resistance rmchemical engineeringmembrane characterization

Impact of Ph, Ionic Strength, and Operating Conditions on Capture Mechanisms in Nanoparticle Filtration. Journal of Membrane Science (2024)

Lauren TiceJoseph HerseySurya KarlaMirco SorciJoel PlawskySal GigliaGeorges Belfort

nanoparticlesfiltrationnanoparticle filtrationenvironmental engineeringwater process engineeringwater purificationnanoreactorcapture mechanismsmembrane sciencenanoparticle researchionic strengthwater treatmentchemical engineering

Productivity and Energy Consumption as Performance Criteria to Overcome Bias Caused by Membrane Resistance. Journal of Membrane Science (2024)

Zerui HaoLichao XiaGeorges BelfortJames Kilduff

energy-efficient technologiesenvironmental engineeringoperational efficiencysustainable energy technologiesenergy resourcesenergy conversionsustainable energyenergy researchenergy consumptionbiological engineeringsustainable productionperformance criteriamembrane resistancemembranesenergy efficiencymembrane scienceenergy performance

Targeted in Vitro Immobilization of an Intact Scaffoldin-Borne Enzymatic Pathway to Induce Substrate Channeling. (2024)

Matthew WongMd Anarul HoqueSarah MoraïsEdward BayerGeorges BelfortMattheos Koffas

enzyme immobilizationbiomolecular engineeringbiological macromoleculesbiological engineeringbiomoleculesbiotechnologyenzymatic modificationprotein engineeringsubstrate channelingvitro immobilization

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Georges Belfort

Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Affiliations

School of Engineering

Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Georges Belfort is currently serving as a Chemical And Biological Engineering Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Georges Belfort

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Institute Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Accelerated Acid-Assisted Degradability and Tunable Properties of 1,1-Diphenylethylene Copolymers. Macromolecules (2025)

Atharwa ThigaleCarrie TrantSungmin ParkGagan N. KangoviSurya KarlaJulie YangMichael Del GrossoJuhong AhnChulsung BaeGeorges BelfortSangwoo Lee

polymer stabilitychemical engineeringsustainable polymerspolymer chemistrydepolymerizationpolymer sciencepolymer degradationacid-assisted degradabilitybiopolymers

Hydrogen Bonds and Electrostatics Drive Adhesion of Polar Proteins to Hydrophilized Polymer Membranes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science (2025)

Surya KarlaMirco SorciBashar MoussaRiddhi BanikPoul B PetersenJoel PlawskyGeorges Belfort

Lacritin Cleavage-Potentiated Targeting of Iron - Respiratory Reciprocity Promotes Bacterial Death. Journal of Biological Chemistry (2025)

Tuning Hydrogen Bonds and Electrostatics With Convection for Purifying Mrna: A Paradigm Shift. Science Advances (2025)

Thomas G. NeumanRiddhi BanikSurya KarlaMengyang HuAndrew HartinPankaj KarandeJames KilduffGeorges Belfort

Combinatorial Membrane Synthesis: Fundamentals of Hybrid Metal-Organic Brush (Mob) Membranes for Organic Solvent Nanofiltration (Renewal). (2024)

Georges Belfort

Convection Rather Than Diffusion for Fast Efficient Mrna Vaccine Purification. Separation and Purification Technology (2024)

Riddhi BanikThomas G. NeumanZerui HaoMiral Al SharabatiWeibo ZhaoDavid G. AndersonTodd PrzybycienJames (Chip) KilduffGeorges Belfort

biophysicsvaccinationvirologyvaccinesvaccine developmentnucleic acidsimmunologyprotein engineeringvaccine researchvaccine designgeneral virologyvirus research

Criteria and Strategy for Judging Membrane Performance During Fouling. (2024)

Zerui HaoLichao XiaGeorges BelfortJames Kilduff

Impact of Ph, Ionic Strength, and Operating Conditions on Capture Mechanisms in Nanoparticle Filtration. Journal of Membrane Science (2024)

Lauren TiceJoseph HerseySurya KarlaMirco SorciJoel PlawskySal GigliaGeorges Belfort

Productivity and Energy Consumption as Performance Criteria to Overcome Bias Caused by Membrane Resistance. Journal of Membrane Science (2024)

Zerui HaoLichao XiaGeorges BelfortJames Kilduff

Targeted in Vitro Immobilization of an Intact Scaffoldin-Borne Enzymatic Pathway to Induce Substrate Channeling. (2024)

Matthew WongMd Anarul HoqueSarah MoraïsEdward BayerGeorges BelfortMattheos Koffas

enzyme immobilizationbiomolecular engineeringbiological macromoleculesbiological engineeringbiomoleculesbiotechnologyenzymatic modificationprotein engineeringsubstrate channelingvitro immobilization

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