S. Rahima Benhabbour, MSc. PhD.

Professor

Dr. Benhabbour received a BS in polymer engineering from the Algerian Petroleum Institute (Institut Algerien du Petrol, IAP, Algeria), a Master’s of Science in medicinal organic chemistry at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD), and a PhD in organic/polymer chemistry at McMaster University (Canada). She is currently a tenured Professor at the UNC_NCSU Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering with a secondary appointment in the Eshelman School of Pharmacy. This year, Dr. Benhabbour has been inducted into the CRS College of Fellows and has received multiple awards and honors including the 2025-2026 Yang Family Biomedical Scholars Award,  ranking in the top 5% of UNC PIs for NIH funding in 2024-2025, the 2025 CRS Women in Science Award, Outstanding Global Engagement Award Finalist by the NCSU Office of Global Engagement, the 2024 BME Outstanding Faculty Research Award, the Alexander R. Matzuk Award, the CRS Member of the Year Award, the CRS FG Young Investigator Award, the David Sokal Innovation Award, BME Faculty Research Award,  Eshelman Institute for Innovation Award and many more. She is also the Founder & Director of Anelleo, Inc. (https://anelleo.com/), a startup company pioneering an innovative 3D printed intravaginal ring platform technology for unmet women’s health indications.