Donald Sebastian
Professor, Chemical & Materials Engineering
- donald.sebastian@njit.edu
- 973-642-4465
- 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
Experience
NJ Manufacturi g Extension Program
(Founding) Board of Trustees, January 1996 -
2026 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
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
Research Interests
Process Simulation
Polymer Processing
Design Theory
Polymer Processing
Design Theory
Professional