Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Winston Hall opened and housed civil, chemical, and electrical engineering courses. It was named for the second college president, George Tayloe Winston.

Lois Madden became the first woman to graduate with a degree in chemical engineering.

The Department of Chemical Engineering received full accreditation from the Engineer's Council for Professional Development.

The Department of Chemical Engineering moved from Winston Hall to Riddick Laboratories.

Three South Korean graduate students enrolled: Wan Yong Chen (nuclear engineering), Jong Soon Kim (psychology), and Jong Chul Park (chemical engineering).

The chemical engineering department's reading room in Riddick Labs was dedicated to Dr. Edgar Eugene Randolph, who was instrumental in developing the chemical engineering curriculum at NC State.

Hubert Winston became the first African American faculty member in the College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Winston was also the first African American to earn a PhD from the College of Engineering while studying chemical engineering.

The Department of Chemical Engineering was renamed the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering moved to Engineering Building I on Centennial Campus.

Dr. Christine Grant, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was awarded the 2012 Stanley C. Israel Regional Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences.