Mechanical Engineering Professor Cristian Ciobanu was elected to serve as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in November 2020 for his sustained contributions to modeling the structure and properties of surfaces and nanomaterials. Founded in 1841, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) is the largest organization in Europe for advancing the chemical sciences. The title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry is granted to members of the RSC who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of chemical sciences. The names of newly elected Fellows are published each year in The Times (London).