Charles E. Glatz, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Phone: (515) 294-8472
Email: cglatz@iastate.edu
Homepage: http://www.cbe.iastate.edu/glatz.html

Education
B.S. (Chemical Engineering) University of Notre Dame, 1971
Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) University of Wisconsin, 1975

Academic Experience
1975-1980 Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, ISU
1980-1986 Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering, ISU
1986-present Professor, Chemical Engineering, ISU
1997-2005 Department Chair, Chemical (and Biological) Engineering, ISU
2004 Interim Dean, College of Engineering, ISU

Role in the ISU ADVANCE Program

Dr. Charles Glatz, Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering, began serving as Equity Advisor in mid-March 2007. He was responsible for leading the College of Engineering's ADVANCE effort and convened the College of Engineering Council. He was a member of the ADVANCE Council and participated in the Equity Advisor/ADVANCE Professor group which meets twice monthly.

Dr. Glatz gave a talk on unconscious biases and search committee practices to Search Committee Chairs in the College of Engineering, compiled materials on attracting a diverse candidate pool and interviewing practices for those Search Committees, and organized a workshop for Deans and Chairs on overcoming cognitive errors. He also co-hosted an engineering women's lunchtime discussion with ADVANCE Professors in his college. He helped prepare materials for a campus workshop on faculty search resources in December 2008. Dr. Glatz resigned from the ADVANCE Council in December 2008.

Research and Teaching Interests
Biochemical separations; kinetics of protein precipitation; protein crystallization; membrane processing; protein extraction; recovery of organic acids; heat and mass transfer; fermentation; protein recovery from plants.