Paul Kohl, a professor in Georgia Tech's School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, has been appointed to a Regents' position by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents, the highest distinction in the system. Kohl was one of two professors in the College of Engineering named a Regents' Entrepreneur.

Kohl, who holds the Thomas L. Gossage Chair, was previously named a Regents' Professor.

Kohl’s research focuses on new materials and processes for electronic and electrochemical devices. He holds 67 U.S. patents, including 46 owned by Georgia Tech. 

His inventions include new electrochemical processes, such as depositing metals and photoetching semiconductors, as well as fuel cells, electrolyzers, batteries, and other electrochemical devices. He has created self-immolative polymers for large and small “disappearing” devices. Current work in his lab includes solid-state lithium batteries with solid polymer electrodes.

Kohl is deputy director of a National Science Foundation-supported research center working to create new technologies for capturing, recycling, and producing nitrogen-based fertilizers. He won the College’s Outstanding Achievement as an Inventor Award in 2023 and is a fellow of the Electrochemical Society and AIChE, the professional society for chemical engineers.

Read about all four of the College of Engineering professors appointed to Regents' positions this spring for academic, innovation, and entrepreneurial excellence.