Faculty & Staff

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara
BS Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University

Numerical modeling and simulation of transport phenomena and separation processes; Physico-chemical and thermodynamic property measurement, correlation, and estimation; Gas absorption; Membrane separations; Advanced oxidation; Bioprocess Engineering; Engineering Education.

• 2009 Omega Chi Epsilon Award
• 2003 Jean G. Blehart Distinguished Teaching Award
• 2000 Omega Chi Epsilon Award
• 2000 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

PhD Chemistry, University of Sheffield
BSc Molecular Sciences, University of Warwick

Distribution coefficients and physical-chemical properties of hydrophobic pollutants; applications of surface and colloid science to environmental science and engineering; the formation of emulsions in alkanol and water systems; role of freshwater sediments in the bioaccumulation and transport of hydrophobic pollutants; physical characterization of freshwater sediments; environmental chemical analysis.

• 2002 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

The effects of surfactants of droplet interactions in viscous flows.

• 2010 SCSE Young Teacher Scholar Award
• 2006 Omega Chi Epsilon Award

PhD Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
MS Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

Bio-separation of heavy metal contaminants in wastewater and ground water. Experimental and numerical modeling of transport phenomena in porous media. Fractal geometry and statistics. Environmental justice, education and social outreach.

• 2009 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
• 2004 MSPE Faculty Award
• 1999 Saiki Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence

PhD Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Metabolic Engineering of plant tissue and algal systems. Identificaiton of heterogeneous polycyclic plant metabolites using chromatorgraphy and mass spectrometry. Metabolomics; Biochemical Engineering; Biorenewable chemicals, fuels, and materials.

• 2011 Omega Chi Epsilon Award

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China
B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering; Minor in Mechanical Engineering Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering;environmental emphasis, University of Missouri (Mizzou)
M.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla (Now Missouri University of Science and Technology)
B.S Chemical Engineering, University of Missouri - Rolla

Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S. in Materials Science & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
B.E. in Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

Office: (218) 749-7776
Fax: (218) 726-6360
Cell: (218) 290-5366
Web: www.d.umn.edu/scse

Duties and Responsibilities: provides support to department head in academic, personnel and budget areas; provides instructional support for faculty; payroll administrator for department; department budget administrator; department purchasing; department course scheduling, assists students with University policies and procedures; updates website for faculty/staff and alumni.

BA Chemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth

• 2007 Omega Chi Epsilon Service Award
• 2004 Lake Superior Section, American Chemical Society Service Award
• 1994 Outstanding Service Award for Continuous Service

Duties and Responsibilities: student and research laboratory support; student and faculty computer support; Laboratory Safety Officer; department purchasing; department equipment and student tech fee budgets; department laboratory safety and hazardous waste handling trainer for faculty/staff/students; Safety, Health & Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (CSHEPAC) member. Interests: Environmental Chemistry/Engineering, Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Development, Mercury in the Environment, laboratory safety.