Donald Sebastian
Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
387 Tiernan Hall (TIER)
About Me
Dr. Donald H. Sebastian was the founding President and CEO of the New Jersey Innovation Institute and Sr VP of Technology & Business Development at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Founded in 2014, NJII, a 5.01c3 Corporation, is a new model for business innovation serving key industrial clusters: biopharmaceuticals, information technology, defense, and healthcare. NJII programs of nearly $90M produced a $1.3 Billion annual impact on the state economy in 2018.
Dr. Sebastian was a founder of NJ Healthcare Information Technology Extension Center, NJ Homeland Security Technology Systems Center, NJ Nanotechnology Consortium, NJ Manufacturing Extension Program, and currently serves on the Board of half a dozen non-profit organizations. He was a 2006 inductee of the New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame, 2015 NJBIZ Healthcare Innovation Hero, 2016 Made In New Jersey Honor Roll, NJBIZ 2019 Icon Honors, NJBIZ Power 100 2018-20, NJBIZ Education Power 50 2019-20, NJBIZ Manufacturing Power 50 2019,-20 and ROI’s New Jersey 100 Top Influencers 2018-20 and Healthcare Influencer 2018-19
Dr. Sebastian was a founder of NJ Healthcare Information Technology Extension Center, NJ Homeland Security Technology Systems Center, NJ Nanotechnology Consortium, NJ Manufacturing Extension Program, and currently serves on the Board of half a dozen non-profit organizations. He was a 2006 inductee of the New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame, 2015 NJBIZ Healthcare Innovation Hero, 2016 Made In New Jersey Honor Roll, NJBIZ 2019 Icon Honors, NJBIZ Power 100 2018-20, NJBIZ Education Power 50 2019-20, NJBIZ Manufacturing Power 50 2019,-20 and ROI’s New Jersey 100 Top Influencers 2018-20 and Healthcare Influencer 2018-19
Education
Ph.D.
; Stevens Institute of Technology
; Chemical Engineering
; 1977
M.E. ; Stevens Institute of Technology ; ; 1975
B.E. ; Stevens Institute of Technology ; ; 1974
M.E. ; Stevens Institute of Technology ; ; 1975
B.E. ; Stevens Institute of Technology ; ; 1974
Experience
NJ Manufacturi g Extension Program
(Founding) Board of Trustees,
January 1996 -
2025 Fall Courses
MTEN 491 - RESEARCH & INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 370 - HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 725 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 700B - MASTER'S PROJECT
MTEN 726 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
MTEN 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 705 - INDEPENDENT STUDY I
MTEN 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
CHE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES
MTEN 701B - MASTERS THESIS
CHE 492 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 701B - MASTERS THESIS
MTEN 492 - RESRCH AND INDPENDENT STUDY II
CHE 491 - RESEARCH & INDEP STUDY
CHE 792 - PRE-DOCTORAL RESEARCH
CHE 370 - HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
CHE 700B - MASTERS PROJECT
CHE 706 - INDEPENDENT STUDY II
Teaching Interests
Transport Phenomena (Heat, Mass & Momentum Transfer)
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Polymerization Kinetics and Reactor Design
Chemical Reaction Engineering
Polymerization Kinetics and Reactor Design
Past Courses
CHE 260: FLUID FLOW
CHE 370: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
CHE 370: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
Research Interests
Process Simulation
Polymer Processing
Design Theory
Polymer Processing
Design Theory
Professional
New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program
Board of Directors of a Company , 1996
Board of Directors of a Company , 1996