Julie N. Renner, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Dept. at Case Western Reserve Univ. Her research group has worked on multiple projects developing biomolecular platforms to control solid-liquid interfaces with applications in resource recovery, energy, and biomaterials. Her work has been recognized by the NSF CAREER Award, an Electrochemical Society Toyota Young Investigator Fellowship, and the Case School of Engineering Research Award. In addition, her efforts in the classroom have received the Case School of Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Awards. She has been highly involved with the AIChE Women in Chemical Engineering Community (WIC), including serving as Chair in 2019. She currently leads the Case School of Engineering Gender Minority Faculty Forum. Prior to becoming a professor, she spent four years conducting research in industry at Proton OnSite (now Nel Hydrogen). She completed her PhD in chemical engineering at Purdue Univ. and earned her BS in chemical engineering from the Univ. of North Dakota.