Recent Ph.D. Theses

Doctorates Awarded 2007
  • Madhu Anand, "Synthesis, Fractioinization, and Thin Film Processing of Nanoparticles Using the Tunable Solvent Properties of Carbon Dioxide Gas Expanded Liquids" (Roberts)
  • Fadwa T. Eljack, "A Property Based Approach to Integrated Process and Molecular Design" (Eden)
  • Zachery Ian Emerson, "Particle and Bubble Interactions  in Flotation Systems" (Duke)
  • Byung-Hwan Um, "Optimization of Ethanol Production From Concentrated Substrate" (Hanley)
Doctorates Awarded 2005
  • Kristie J. Bethune, "Bioremediation of Pentachlorophenol and Bleach Plant Effluent by Trametes versicolor and its Extracellular Fluid, Focused on Intermediates and Products Formed and the Role of Protein Binding of Chlorinated Compounds in a Two-Stage Reactor System" (Chambers)
  • Mukund R. Karanjikar, " Low Temperature Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide Using Microfibrous Entrapped Catalysts for Fire Mask Application" (Tatarchuk)
  • Amol Janardan Thote, "Molecular Bonding in Product Engineering" (Gupta)
  • Philip Wesley Bell, "Specific Interactions of Carbon Dioxide in Supercritical Fluid Processes and Nanoparticle Processing" (Roberts)
  • Tracey Lawrence Mole, " The Auburn Engineering Technical Assistance Program Investigation of Polyvinyl Alcohol Film Developments Pertaining to Radioactive Particle Decontamination and Industrial Waste Minimization" (Tarrer)
  • Ranjit Thakur, "Nanoparticles and Nanofibers Production Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide" (Gupta)
  • Yongming Zhu, "Bioconversion of Corn Stover into Value-Added Chemicalss:  Dilute Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment, Xylo-oligosaccharides Production, and Lactic Acid Fermentation" (Lee)
Doctorates Awarded 2004
  • Parag Garhyan, "Mathematical Modeling, Non-linear Investigation and Experimental Verification of Biochemical Processes" (Elnashaie)
  • Pradeep Prasad, "Circulating Fluidized Bed Reforming Process for Hydrogen Production from Methane" (Elnashaie)

Doctorates Awarded 2003

  • Xiwen Huang, "Supercritical Fluids as Alternative Reaction Media for Fischer Tropsch Synthesis" (Roberts) 
  • Ryan Ashley Nickell, "Preparation and Characterization of Microfiber Based Electrodes for Cathodic Hydrogen Evolution" (Tatarchuk)

Doctorates Awarded 2002

  • Pratibhash Chattapadhyay, "Supercritical CO 2 Based Production of Nanoparticles" (Gupta)
  • Muralikrishnan Gopalakrishnan, "Process Improvement through Process Integration" (El-Halwagi)
  • Qian Xiang, "Conversion of Lignocellulosic Substrate Intro Chemical - Kenetic Study of Dilute Acid Hydrolysis and Ligninutilization" (Lee)

Doctorates Awarded 2001

  • Tonia Burk, "Surface Characterization and Interactions in a Dry Powder Inhalant Drug Delivery System" (Neuman)
  • Poongunran Muthukumaran, "Environmentally Benign Processing Using Supercritical Fluids" (Gupta)
  • Mahmoud Bahy Noureldin, "Simultaneous Design and Operation for Pollution Via Mass Integration" (El-Halwagi)
  • Sabita Roy, "Laser-Induced Fluorescence Studies of Gas Transfer at Bubble Surfaces" (Duke) 
  • Gerald Anthony Willing, "Investigation of Adhesion and Related Phenomena Utilizing Surface Force Techniques" (Neuman)
  • Philip Travis Woodrow, Jr., "Laser-induced Fluorescence Studies of Oxygen Transfer across an Air-water Interface" (Duke)
  • Philip Travis Woodrow, Jr., "Laser-induced Fluorescence Studies of Oxygen Transfer across an Air-water Interface" (Duke)

Doctorates Awarded 2000

  • Todd Matthew Martin, "Chemical and Biological Protection Utilizing Microfibrous Material with Regeneration Via Thermal Swing Adsorption Process" (Roberts)
  • Yoonkook Park, "Depolymerization Reactions, Polymer Precipitation, and Chemical Equilibria in Supercritical Fluid Solvents" (Roberts)
  • Gautham Parthasarathy, "Mass Integration of Multicomponent Non-Ideal Systems with Phase Change" (El-Halwagi)
  • Mark Shelley II, "Product Allocation and Optimization for Hydrocarbon Processing" (El-Halwagi)
  • Jason B. Thompson, "Cosolvent and Cosurfactant Effects on Reverse Micelles in Supercritical Fluids" (Roberts)

Doctorates Awarded 1999

  • Raja Amirthalingam, "Data-Based Design of an Inferential Control System for Chemical Reactions" (J. Lee)
  • Prashant Vaidyanathan Iyer, "Experimental and Modeling Investigations on Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Materials to Lactic Acid", (Y.Y. Lee)
  • Russel Earl Hodges, "Applications of Near Infrared Spectroscopy in the Pulp and Paper Industry" (Krishnagopalan)
  • Jeffrey Todd Reaves, "Chemical Reactivity in Subcritical and Supercritical Fluid Solvents" (Roberts)

 

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