Chemical Engineering

Faculty Directory

Pradeep Agrawal

Pradeep K. Agrawal

  • Department Chair, Chemical Engineering
  • Professor, Chemical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Kinetics and reaction engineering
  • Pyrolysis and gasification of biomass, MSW, coal and blends
Joe Azzarello

Joe Azzarello

  • Adjunct Instructor, Chemical Engineering
  • Advisor, Alternative Energy Enterprise

Links of Interest

Specialties

  • Environmental Sustainability
Gerard Caneba

Gerard T. Caneba

  • 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
Jeana Collins

Jeana L. Collins

  • Associate Teaching Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Advisor, AIChE Michigan Tech Chapter
  • Head Coach, Michigan Tech Dance Team

Links of Interest

Unit Operations Lab

AIChE Michigan Tech

Michigan Tech Dance Team

Timothy Eisele

Timothy C. Eisele

  • 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
Caryn Heldt

Caryn Heldt

  • Director, Health Research Institute
  • James and Lorna Mack Endowed Chair of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
  • Professor, Chemical Engineering

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Bioseparations
  • Virus removal and detection
  • Biosensors
Jon Herlevich, Jr.

Jon Herlevich, Jr.

  • Professor of Practice, Chemical Engineering

Courses

  • Process Analysis and Design
  • Chemical Process Safety
  • Unit Operations Lab

Specialties

  • Process Analysis and Design
  • Process Safety
  • Operational Excellence
  • Leadership and Communications
S. Komar Kawatra

S. Komar Kawatra

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Iron and Steel Making
  • Particle Technology
Yixin Liu

Yixin Liu

  • Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering

Links of Interest

Faculty Website

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
  • Sensor and sensor-array chemometrics/data analytics
Adrienne Minerick

Adrienne Minerick

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Affiliated Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • President, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Microdevices
  • Medical diagnostics
  • Nonlinear electrophoresis
Michael Mullins

Michael E. Mullins

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering

Links of Interest

Teaching Interests

  • Thermodynamics
  • Reactor Design

Research Interests

  • Catalysis, reactor design, and thermodynamics
  • Engineered nanostructures
Rebecca Ong

Rebecca G. Ong

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Director, Graduate Programs, Chemical Engineering

Links of Interest

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
Lei Pan

Lei Pan

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Links of Interest

Research Interests

  • Particulate Separation
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Process Modelling
Kurt Rickard

Kurt A. Rickard

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering

Specialty

  • Process Control and Optimization
Tony Rogers

Tony N. Rogers

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Co-Advisor, Consumer Product Manufacturing Enterprise

Research Interests

  • Process simulation and improvement
  • Physical property prediction and measurement
  • Electrical energy storage
John Sandell

John Sandell

  • Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Research Interests

  • Fire protection and environmental engineering
David Shonnard

David R. Shonnard

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering
  • Robbins Chair in Sustainable Use of Materials

Research Interests

  • Bioprocess engineering
  • Alternative energy/Biofuels
  • Sustainability