Robert M. Enick Bayer Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of Pittsburgh, 1985 – Dr. Enick's research focuses on experimental investigations of carbon dioxide-based supercritical fluid technology. Examples include: direct carbonation of metal-containing hazardous waste; generation of microcellular foams using CO2; application of fluorinated thiols to metal surfaces using liquid carbon dioxide; and increasing the viscosity of liquid carbon dioxide. William J. Federspiel Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Bioengineering, and Critical Care Medicine, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of Rochester, 1983 - Dr. Federspiel’s research areas and interests include biomedical fluid mechanics and mass transfer, cardiopulmonary bioengineering, artificial organs, and tissue engineering. Di Gao Associate Professor and W.K. Whiteford Faculty Fellow, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering) 2004, University of California at Berkeley – Dr. Gao’s research interests include synthesis, assembly and characterization of novel nanostructures, and the integration of these nanostructures into functional devices and systems for technological applications such as biomedical and environmental sensors. Gerald D. Holder Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, and U.S. Steel Dean, Swanson School of Engineering, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), University of Michigan, 1976 - Dr. Holder’s research interests include high pressure phase behavior, and thermodynamic properties of gas hydrates and supercritical fluids. J. Karl Johnson W.K. Whiteford Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), Cornell University, 1992 - Dr. Johnson’s current research interests are focused on molecular thermodynamics, atomistic computer simulations, and theories of complex systems. The ultimate goal of this work is to develop engineering models for industrially important materials and processes. John A. Keith Assistant Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D. (Chemistry), California Institute of Technology, 2007 - Dr. Keith’s research group uses computational quantum chemistry modeling to study, predict, and design chemical reaction mechanisms, materials, and catalysts. George E. Klinzing W.K. Whiteford Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering), Carnegie Mellon University, 1963 - Dr. Klinzing’s current research covers the fields of pneumatic conveying, particulate systems and solids processing. Research has been concentrating on dense phase pneumatic conveying probing the fundamental phenomena both experimentally with novel instrumentation and theoretically with new models based on experimental findings. Prashant Kumta Edward R. Weidlein Chair Professor, Swanson School of Engineering and School of Dental Medicine, Department of Bioengineering, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Department of Oral Biology, Ph.D. (Materials Science and Engineering), University of Arizona, 1990 – Dr. Kumta’s research interests cover the two broad areas of Energy storage and Biomaterials. The main focus of research in both these areas is to develop novel low temperature
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