Faculty Directory
- Department Chair, Chemical Engineering
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
- Heterogeneous catalysis
- Kinetics and reaction engineering
- Pyrolysis and gasification of biomass, MSW, coal and blends
- Adjunct Instructor, Chemical Engineering
- Advisor, Alternative Energy Enterprise
Specialties
- Environmental Sustainability
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
- Controlled chain polymerizations
- Radiation-Initiated FRRPP
- Thermoreversible Nanobiomaterials
- Sustainability polymer materials/systems
- Enhanced oil recovery and cleanup operations
- Mathematical modeling/computer simulation of dynamic systems
- Carbon Nanotube/polymer composites
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Retired as of September 2021
Research Interests
- Process Integrity
- Process Modeling
- Plant-Wide Control
- Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering Endowed Faculty Fellow
Research Interests
- Particulate processing
- Chemistry and thermodynamics of metals extraction; physical separation processes,
- Sustainable raw materials production
- Director, Health Research Institute
- James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair of Cellular
and Molecular Bioengineering
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
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Research Interests
- Bioseparations
- Virus removal and detection
- Biosensors
- Instructor, Chemical Engineering
Courses
- Process Analysis and Design
Specialties
- Process analysis and design
- Process safety
- Operational excellence
- Leadership and communications
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
- Iron and Steel Making
- Particle Technology
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Teaching
- CM2110 Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering I (Material and Energy Balance) (Fall
2020)
Research Interests
- Chemical sensors and biosensors
- Advanced sensing materials
- Electronic noses/tongues
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Sensor and sensor-array chemometrics/data analytics
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- President,
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
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Research Interests
- Microdevices
- Medical diagnostics
- Nonlinear electrophoresis
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Retired as of September 2021
Graduate Activities
- Graduate Program Review
- Graduate Program Assessment
- Professional Development of Graduate Students
- Diversity and Inclusion
Research Interests
- Rheology
- Fluid Mechanics
- Better Educational Materials
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Thermodynamics
- Reactor Design
Research Interests
- Catalysis, reactor design, and thermodynamics
- Engineered nanostructures
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Courses Taught
- CM5300 – Advanced Transport Phenomena
- CM3979/ENT3979 – Alternative Energy Processes and Technologies
- CM4125 - Bioprocess Engineering Lab
Research Interests
- Lignocellulosic-Based Biofuels and Biomaterials
- Sustainability of Bioenergy Production Systems
- Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
- Particulate Separation
- Surface Chemistry
- Process Modelling
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Specialty
- Process Control and Optimization
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Co-Advisor, Consumer Product Manufacturing Enterprise
Research Interests
- Process simulation and improvement
- Physical property prediction and measurement
- Electrical energy storage
- Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
- Fire protection and environmental engineering
- Professor, Chemical Engineering
- Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of Materials
Research Interests
- Bioprocess engineering
- Alternative energy/Biofuels
- Sustainability
Ali Zolghadr
- Research Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Specialties
- Pyrolysis
- Reaction Kinetics
- Interface and Surface Properties
- Sustainable Energy
