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Chemical Reactor Design & Control
Expert is one of the country's foremost experts in the design and control of chemical reactors. Expert's expertise involves modeling and scale-up of batch and continuous reactors for both homogeneous and catalytic reactors including multi-phase reactors such as trickle bed…
Chemical Reaction Engineering
POROUS MATERIAL; REACTIONS IN POROUS SOLIDS. A major portion of Expert's research has been concerned with reactions of porous solids, the kinetics of which are largely controlled by pore diffusion. In particular, he has worked on coal/char combustion and desulfurization…
Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering
Expert has concentrated on the use of supercomputers to model processes employed to produce modern materials, especially to grow large, single crystals. Expert's work has entailed the study of heat and mass transfer (including radiation heat transfer) and incompressible fluid…
Chemistry of Materials
APPLIED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Expert has extensive experience in applied inorganic chemistry. Using new sol-gel methods that employ hydrogen peroxide, Expert has made a variety of ceramics and minerals, for example, forsterite, enstatite, and members of the olivine family. Sols (colloidal…
Water Soluble Polymers and Surfactants
During his career, Expert has been intimately involved in the synthesis, scale-up, and applications of hydrophilic polymers. He has experience with natural, semisynthetic, and synthetic polymers, with major application areas such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textile-finishing, and mastics. His research group…
Environmental & Energy Engineering
ENERGY ENGINEERING; ENERGY AUDITING; FACILITY-WIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS. Expert has evaluated energy use and optimization of manufacturing processes of manufacturing and office buildings. He has conducted dozens of energy surveys with the objective of minimizing energy costs. He has made…