Lehigh University - Department of Chemical Engineering

Lehigh University - Department of Chemical Engineering tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z Movable Type 3.33 Endowed Faculty Chair in the Energy Sciences tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.147 2009-11-15T22:16:42Z 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z

The Department of Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University seeks nominations and applications for the Anderson Endowed Faculty Chair position in the broad field of Energy Sciences that includes, but is not restricted to, the general areas of Energy Systems, Chemical Processing, Optimization, Reaction Engineering, Separation Science, Biocatalysis, Photovoltaics, Biofuels and the Environment. Nominees / applicants should have an exceptional record of achievements in research, teaching, supervision and service. Lehigh University is an Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer. Lehigh University is committed to recruiting, retaining and tenuring women and members of minority groups.]]> Imaging a catalyst one atom at a time tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.156 2009-11-10T21:32:35Z 2009-11-10T21:42:51Z

The catalytic processes that facilitate the production of many chemicals and fuels could become much more environmentally friendly thanks to a breakthrough achieved by researchers from Lehigh and Rice Universities published in Nature Chemistry. Click here for the college article....

Nature Chemistry. Click here for the college article.]]> A singular, molecular focus yields more effective catalysts tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.155 2009-10-15T22:07:41Z 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z

Advances in oil refining, drug and chemical production and environmental protection, says Israel E. Wachs, depend on understanding the relationship between a material’s molecular structures and its catalytic properties. Click here to read the college article.]]> DNA brings carbon nanotubes’ promise closer to reality tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.154 2009-10-15T22:05:13Z 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z

A DuPont-Lehigh team, using tailored sequences of DNA, reports breakthrough in the campaign to sort and separate CNTs. Click here to read the college article highlighting Professor Anand Jagota's research.]]> Of cellular interiors and micromechanics tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.153 2009-10-15T22:03:41Z 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z

Professor Jeetain Mittal's work is highlighted in this college article....

college article.]]> Tapping the potential of biomass tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.152 2009-10-15T22:02:00Z 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z

The world has spent billions to develop ethanol fuel additives, says Professor Mark Snyder, but relatively little to make hydrocarbon fuels directly from biomass, which could potentially provide nearly half of America’s energy. Click here to read the college article....

here to read the college article.]]> A valuable proving ground tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.151 2009-10-15T21:59:34Z 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z

Researchers sharpen their competitive edge in an annual undergraduate symposium. Click here for the college article highlighting chemical engineering students among various undergraduate researchers....

here for the college article highlighting chemical engineering students among various undergraduate researchers.]]> Closing the loop tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.150 2009-10-15T21:56:18Z 2009-11-10T21:36:19Z

Researchers from Lehigh (Professor Mayuresh Kothare) and Johns Hopkins are measuring the effect of sensory feedback on the transmission of brain signals. Their goal is to help people with brain damage regain lost function. Click here for the college article....

The Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to host the following speakers during the Fall 2009 Seminar Series...

The Department of Chemical Engineering is proud to host the following speakers during the Fall 2009 Seminar Series Prof. Michael A. Bevan, Johns Hopkins University Colloidal Interactions, Dynamics & Assembly on Energy Landscapes September 9th Prof. Christopher J. Kiely, Lehigh University New Insights into Catalyst Structure Using High Angle Annular Dark Field Imaging in an Aberration Corrected Microscope September 16th Prof. Szu-Wen Wang, University of California/Irvine Design of Recombinant Biomimetic Materials with Tailored Functionality September 30th Schiesser Seminar Series* Prof. Kristin R. Swanson, University of Washington, School of Medicine Patient-Specific Mathematical Oncology: Changing the Way Cancer is Treated October 7th Paul Dimick, Lehigh University Influence of Nanoparticle Microstructure on the Performance of Pt-Rh Catalysts for NO Reduction Shilpi Vajpayee, Lehigh University Adhesion and Contact Mechanics of Bio-Inspired Structured Surfaces October 21st Prof. Simon G. Podkolzin, Stevens Institute of Technology DFT Calculations for Reaction Mechanism Studies on Solid Surfaces October 28th Prof. Matthew W. Liberatore, Colorado School of Mines Enzo-Rheology: Investigations of High-Solids Biomass Slurries for Bio-Refinery Applications November 4th Prof. Brian J. Edwards, University of Tennessee Direct Atomistic Simulation of Flow-Induced Crystallization of a Short-Chain Polyethylene Liquid at Constant Temperature November 18th Prof. Nicolas Giovambattista, Brooklyn College Hydration and Phase Behavior of Water in Nano-Scale Confinement December 2nd Prof. Shelley L. Anna, Carnegie Mellon University Surfactant-Laden Interfaces in Microfluidic Devices Seminar time: Wednesdays at 2:30 pm, refreshments served at 2:15 pm Location: Iacocca Hall Room B013 For more information or directions, email Ruth Kneller at rnk0@lehigh.edu *NOTE: Location for Schiesser Seminar Lecture on September 30 is Room B023 Iacocca Hall Download Flyer ]]> Two recent graduates land academic appointments tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.146 2009-09-10T14:38:53Z 2009-11-10T21:36:20Z

Details here. Leyla Ozkan (PhD, 2003, CHE) began her appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven. Details here. Both students pursued interdisciplinary paths in their careers. Bleris, an Electrical Engineering major, received his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Lehigh under the supervision of Professor Kothare in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Subsequently, Bleris pursued a postdoctoral appointment at Harvard University in Systems and Computational Biology and then joined the EE department at UT Dallas. Ozkan, a Chemical Engineering major, received her PhD in Chem. Eng. at Lehigh under the joint supervision of Professor Kothare and Professor Christos Georgakis (currently at Tufts U.). She then held various research positions in industry before joining the EE department at Eindhoven in the Netherlands.]]> Welcome New Faculty - Dr. Jeetain Mittal tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.133 2009-08-26T23:21:56Z 2009-11-10T21:36:20Z

Please join the Department of Chemical Engineering in welcoming Dr. Jeetain Mittal to the faculty. Dr. Mittal comes from a postdoctoral appointment at NIH. He received his Ph.D. at University of Texas in 2007. His research interests are tied to...

Click here for more information about Dr. Mittal.]]> Snyder's energy-saving membrane research published in Science tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.130 2009-08-12T06:07:19Z 2009-11-10T21:36:20Z

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]]> Nature article: Sorting nanotubes with DNA tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.129 2009-07-09T03:21:12Z 2009-11-10T21:36:20Z

A new DNA-based method, published in the journal Nature by Xiaomin Tu and Ming Zheng of DuPont and co-authors Suresh Manohar and Professor Anand Jagota, can sort and separate specific types of carbon nanotubes from a mixture....

A new DNA-based method, published in the journal Nature by Xiaomin Tu and Ming Zheng of DuPont and co-authors Suresh Manohar and Professor Anand Jagota, can sort and separate specific types of carbon nanotubes from a mixture. ]]> From Nature News and Views: "Pure nanotubes are highly sought after for their use in electronics and other applications. Using carbon nanotubes in electronics applications requires precise knowledge of their structure and electronic properties. But current methods for producing carbon nanotubes generate mixtures of tubes with different diameters and symmetry, or ‘chirality’. Until now it has been very challenging to disentangle these mixtures and purify single species. In this week’s Nature, Ming Zheng and colleagues show that tailored DNA sequences — repeats of one purine plus one or more subsequent pyrimidines — can purify every single species in a nanotube mixture. The authors propose that these DNA sequences form particularly stable three-dimensional barrel structures when wrapped around a nanotube, which could be responsible for the selectivity." Click here for the college article.]]> Catalyst Journal Highly Cited Author tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.128 2009-05-26T22:44:53Z 2009-11-10T21:36:20Z

Professor Israel Wachs' 2005 article "Recent conceptual advances in the catalysis science of mixed metal oxide catalytic materials" is honored as one of the "Top Cited Authors 2004-2008". The Catalysis journals from Elsevier are widely accessible by institutes worldwide. Over 5250 institutes enjoy access to the Catalysis journals via ScienceDirect, and over 4.7 million full-text articles were downloaded from the journals during the last 12 months. His accomplishment will be acknowledged at the 21st North American Catalysis Society Meeting in San Francisco on June 8th, 2009. Research yields AIChE Particle Technology Forum 2008 Best Paper Award tag:www.che.lehigh.edu,2009:/blog//1.127 2009-05-14T23:16:49Z 2009-11-10T21:36:20Z

Kenneth Ford (Ph.D. 2008) with Professors James Gilchrist and Hugo Caram were chosen for their presentation at the AIChE Annual Meeting entitled "Density Measurements in a Vibro-Fluidized Deep Granular Bed" in Area 3C - Solids Flow, Handling, & Processing. The...