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<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> Florida<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> &<br />
<strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong> ANNUAL REPORT<br />
Mission Statement: Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> & <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> & <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> is to prepare<br />
graduates with fundamental knowledge and contemporary skills for the development,<br />
economic design, and safe operation <strong>of</strong> chemical and biological systems, processes,<br />
products, and methods in a matter compatible with societal values.
Table <strong>of</strong> Contents<br />
Major Research Areas<br />
1<br />
Letter from the Chair<br />
2<br />
Faculty and Research Interests<br />
3<br />
ChBME Journal Articles and Patents<br />
20<br />
Presentations by Faculty at<br />
National/International Conferences<br />
22<br />
Grants and Contracts<br />
26<br />
Faculty and Academic Staff<br />
Statistics<br />
28<br />
ChBME Productivity Summary<br />
28<br />
Awards and Recognitions<br />
29<br />
Dissertations and Theses<br />
30<br />
Degrees Awarded<br />
31<br />
ChBME Industrial Advisory Board<br />
Members<br />
32<br />
Administrative and Technical<br />
Support Staff<br />
33<br />
Other Faculty<br />
33<br />
Student Statistics<br />
28<br />
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Areas <strong>of</strong> Research<br />
USF Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> & <strong>Biomedical</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> Major Research Areas<br />
Advanced Materials<br />
Bi<strong>of</strong>luids<br />
Biomechanics<br />
Clean Energy & Systems<br />
Corrosion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Materials<br />
Drug & Gene Delivery<br />
Electrochemistry<br />
Environmental <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Fuel Cells<br />
Hydrogen Production & Storage<br />
Modeling, Simulation & Control<br />
Nanotechnology<br />
Process & Product Design<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> & Biological Sensors<br />
Smart Materials<br />
Supercritical Fluids<br />
Surface Science & Technology<br />
Sustainability & Green <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Synfuels Production<br />
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Letter from the Chair<br />
Venkat R. Bhethanabotla<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> & <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
It is with great pleasure that I submit our <strong>2009</strong> Annual Report. Within this past year, we<br />
have thanked Dr. Babu Joseph for his leadership as the Chair <strong>of</strong> the department;<br />
welcomed a new Assistant Faculty member; initiated a national search for an Assistant<br />
Faculty member, and look toward the expanded development <strong>of</strong> our <strong>Biomedical</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> curriculum. It has been a transitional period for <strong>Chemical</strong> & <strong>Biomedical</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> and we are looking forward to the future.<br />
In the fall <strong>of</strong> <strong>2009</strong>, John Kuhn joined the department as an Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor. John comes<br />
to us most recently from his postdoctoral work at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California, Berkeley. His<br />
research areas here will focus on Material Chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis. John<br />
received his doctorate from The Ohio State <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Our faculty members continue to receive recognition for their research. Dr. D. Yogi Goswami was inducted into the Pan American<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> for his work in solar energy utilization. Dr. Babu Joseph was elected a Fellow <strong>of</strong> the American Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> Engineers; and Dr. Scott Campbell received a NSF STEP Grant.<br />
Growth in the <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> program within our department is receiving significant support and focus through the hiring<br />
<strong>of</strong> additional faculty members, and a move to USF by a research group from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Rochester.<br />
Approximately half <strong>of</strong> the 85 graduate students currently enrolled are BME majors, and 24 <strong>of</strong> the 40 graduate degrees awarded in<br />
the 2008-<strong>2009</strong> year were to <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> majors. With an interdisciplinary approach, these students conduct their<br />
research with department faculty as well as with pr<strong>of</strong>essors in other engineering departments, the College <strong>of</strong> Medicine, and natural<br />
science faculty members. Undergraduate degree backgrounds <strong>of</strong> these graduate students vary considerably, some coming from<br />
BME departments, and many more from traditional engineering disciplines; others are oriented in the life science areas. The<br />
common tie is the pursuit <strong>of</strong> applying engineering principles to biomedical problems.<br />
We look forward to the arrival <strong>of</strong> Piyush Koria who has been working with Skin Tissue <strong>Engineering</strong> as Postdoctoral work at the<br />
Center for <strong>Engineering</strong> in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Shriners Hospital. We also will<br />
have Robert Frisina, Jr. join our department as a senior faculty member. He comes to us as part <strong>of</strong> the USF cluster hire <strong>of</strong><br />
Audiology/Hearing and Deafness Faculty from the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Rochester. Dr. Frisina’s major fields include Bioengineering,<br />
Neuroscience, and Physiology. He has numerous published articles, books, reviews, chapters and monographs, as well as patents.<br />
Dr. Alberto Sagüés joined us in a joint appointment with our department. He is a Distinguished <strong>University</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor with the<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Civil & Environmental <strong>Engineering</strong>. His areas <strong>of</strong> expertise are many, including Corrosion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Materials,<br />
Electrochemical Assessment, Concrete, Materials for Infrastructure, and Materials for Energy Systems, Durability Forecasting,<br />
Physical Metallurgy, and Nuclear Waste Disposal.<br />
A number <strong>of</strong> our graduate students earned notable achievements this past year. Cecil Coutinho (advisor: Dr. Gupta) earned an<br />
honorable mention in the Materials Science Section at the March <strong>2009</strong> Annual Joint Symposium <strong>of</strong> Florida Chapter <strong>of</strong> the<br />
AVS Science and Technology Society and Florida Society <strong>of</strong> Microscopy in Orlando. Pabitra Choudhury (advisor: Dr.<br />
Bhethanabotla) was selected by the faculty for the Outstanding Research Assistant for the 2008-<strong>2009</strong> year. Audrey Buttice was<br />
named the Outstanding Teaching Assistant <strong>of</strong> the year in April <strong>2009</strong>. Ala’A Kababji received the top prize at the Power Up <strong>2009</strong><br />
Energy Conference & Expo Steering Committee for his research with cobalt silica-supported catalysts for Fischer-<br />
Tropsch synthesis. Syed Ali Gardezi was a winner in the <strong>2009</strong> Green Expo Graduate Student Poster<br />
Competition for his poster titled “Metal/ Support interaction effects in Fischer-Tropsch synthesis:<br />
Significance <strong>of</strong> catalyst preparation for biomass to liquid conversion using Thermo-chemical<br />
process.” We also graduated 55 undergraduate students in <strong>2009</strong>. Nicole Hupalo and Shana<br />
Williams won awards in the <strong>Engineering</strong> & <strong>Biomedical</strong> Science section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2009</strong> USF<br />
undergraduate research symposium; and Judith Landis was a winner in the <strong>2009</strong><br />
Green Expo Undergraduate Student Poster Competition. Philip Thomley was awarded<br />
the <strong>2009</strong> AlChE Scholarship. Violeta Kukenska received the William Miasel Scholarship,<br />
a scholarship that is awarded periodically in memory <strong>of</strong> William (Bill) Miasel, an active<br />
member <strong>of</strong> the local section and past section Chair. It is awarded to a student who is<br />
supporting a family while working through college.<br />
We have also experienced changes with the staff over the past year. Cay Pelaez retired in early<br />
December, after spending 10 years with the department; and we hired Karen Bray as Academic<br />
Services Administrator.<br />
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Surface Forces and <strong>Chemical</strong> Characterization, Micellar Surfactants,<br />
Nanoparticles and Organic/Inorganic Thin Films<br />
Norma A. Alcantar<br />
Norma A. Alcantar<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph. D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> California, Santa<br />
Barbara, 2000<br />
Fig 1a. Time evolution <strong>of</strong> Aβ 42<br />
fibril formation by ATR-FTIR.<br />
The fibrils were incubated at<br />
scans <strong>of</strong> mica substrates show<br />
the structure <strong>of</strong> the peptide at 3<br />
different states.<br />
Fig 1b. Monitoring fibril<br />
formation and monomeric form<br />
decomposition for Aβ 40 peptides<br />
incubated at 37 ºC. The plot<br />
shows absorbance vs.<br />
wavenumber (cm -1 ) and a clear<br />
shift from the Amide I peak to<br />
Amide II.<br />
Figure 2. Illustration <strong>of</strong> the drug<br />
delivery system to treat ovarian<br />
and brain cancer tumors. Our<br />
patent was granted last year on<br />
this system.<br />
Absorbance (a.u.)<br />
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Research Information:<br />
My research group studies the properties and fundamental interactions <strong>of</strong> complex<br />
colloidal systems, interfacial films and biological systems which have novel<br />
biotechnological applications. We are developing new materials, which can be tailored<br />
precisely for the application at hand. We can do this because <strong>of</strong> the power that<br />
nanotechnology holds for controlling properties. Our approach is to combine several<br />
nanocomponents, study their chemical and physical properties, and to assemble them<br />
into new materials. In this approach, two factors determine the end-properties: First,<br />
the individual properties <strong>of</strong> the nanosystems and second, how they are assembled.<br />
For instance, gold nanoparticles will produce two different types <strong>of</strong> materials when<br />
forced together at two different pressures, or amyloid beta peptides will form fibrils on<br />
neurons owing to the rigidity and the adhesion interactions <strong>of</strong> the neuron membrane.<br />
We are also determining surface active properties <strong>of</strong> green materials such as cactus<br />
mucilage and its effect in reacting with heavy metals to clean contaminated drinking<br />
water.<br />
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1800<br />
Fig 1a<br />
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Wavenumber (cm -1 )<br />
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8<br />
10h<br />
Niosome with<br />
encapsulated drug<br />
0h<br />
5h<br />
1200<br />
10h<br />
Niosomes were<br />
prepared by reverse<br />
evaporation method.<br />
A Fluorescent dye<br />
was used to mimic<br />
drug behaviour<br />
Monomers<br />
Oligomers<br />
Fibrils<br />
Absorbance<br />
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Fig1b<br />
Components<br />
Amide I<br />
1680-1660<br />
Hydrogel with the embedded<br />
niosomes<br />
1600<br />
Wavenumbers (cm-1)<br />
pH and temperature<br />
sensitive chitosan<br />
hydrogel<br />
Hydrogel can be<br />
molded to desired<br />
volume<br />
Protects<br />
niosomes from<br />
surrounding<br />
environment<br />
Amide II<br />
(1560-1530)<br />
1400<br />
Amide III<br />
(1420-1400)<br />
(1310-1280)<br />
1200<br />
Degradation <strong>of</strong> the hydrogel network<br />
Fig 2<br />
Release <strong>of</strong> the drug from the niosomes<br />
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Contact Information: norma@usf.edu ● 813-974-8009
<strong>Chemical</strong> and Biological Sensors, Computer Simulation <strong>of</strong> Materials and<br />
Phenomena, Statistical Mechanics<br />
Venkat R. Bhethanabotla<br />
Research Information:<br />
Bhethanabotla’s Sensors Research Laboratory (SRL) is involved in the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> the fundamental science and technology for sensor systems and components<br />
which are common to the platforms which can meet significant sensing needs such<br />
as for medical diagnostics, national defense and energy security. Current focus is<br />
on acoustic wave devices for these applications. Sensor response modeling at<br />
multiple time and length scales is integral to the Bhethanabotla research group, and<br />
includes perturbation theories, and simulation techniques from electronic structure<br />
calculations, molecular-level simulation and finite element methods for interpreting<br />
the response <strong>of</strong> these acoustic wave devices to environmental disturbances. In<br />
recent work, this group has formulated a fluid-solid interaction finite element model<br />
for a surface acoustic wave device interacting with a Newtonian fluid, which is the<br />
first in the field <strong>of</strong> acoustics. A multiple biomarker sensor system for ovarian cancer<br />
detection is currently being developed in this group. In other sensors research, this<br />
group is exploring the role <strong>of</strong> composition and processing variables such as<br />
annealing schedules on the enhancement <strong>of</strong> fluorescence intensity from typical<br />
organic luminophore molecules.<br />
Modeling techniques at the electronic, molecular and macroscopic levels are<br />
applied to other materials modeling as well in the Bhethanabotla group. These<br />
include metal hydride systems for hydrogen storage applications, metal organic<br />
materials for various applications including sensing and catalysis, and bimetallic<br />
nanoparticles for catalytic applications. A current project involves density functional<br />
theory and molecular dynamics simulations for elucidating the catalytic role <strong>of</strong><br />
bimetallic nanoparticles in the chiral-selective growth <strong>of</strong> single-walled carbon<br />
nanotubes.<br />
Venkat R.<br />
Bhethanabotla<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor and Department Chair<br />
Ph. D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Pennsylvania State <strong>University</strong>, 1987<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Singh, R.; Sankaranarayanan, S.<br />
K. R. S.; Bhethanabotla, V. R.,<br />
“Orthogonal surface acoustic wave<br />
device based on langasite for<br />
simultaneous biosensing and<br />
bi<strong>of</strong>ouling removal,” Applied<br />
Physics Letters <strong>2009</strong>, 94, (26),<br />
2635031-2635033.<br />
Sankaranarayanan, S. K. R. S.;<br />
Bhethanabotla, V. R., “Numerical<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> wave generation and<br />
propagation in focused surface<br />
acoustic wave devices for potential<br />
micr<strong>of</strong>luidic applications,” IEEE<br />
Trans. Ultrason. Ferroelect. Freq.<br />
Contr. <strong>2009</strong>, 56, (3), 631-643.<br />
Chowdhury, S.; Bhethanabotla, V.<br />
R.; Sen, R., “Effect <strong>of</strong> Ag-Cu alloy<br />
nanoparticle composition on<br />
luminescence enhancement/<br />
quenching,” J. Phys. Chem. C<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 113, (30), 13026-13022.<br />
Simulated fluid velocity fields for a focused and a conventional surface acoustic wave devices.<br />
Fig 1a: Fig 1b: Fig 2:<br />
Choudhury, P.; Bhethanabotla, V.<br />
R.; Stefanakos, E., “Manganese<br />
borohydride as a hydrogen storage<br />
candidate: First-principles crystal<br />
structure and thermodynamic<br />
properties,” J. Phys. Chem. C<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 113, (30), 13416-13424.<br />
Fig 1a & 1b: Schematic <strong>of</strong> an orthogonal IDT surface acoustic wave sensor device and simulated displacement:<br />
Fig 2: Electron localization function (ELF) <strong>of</strong> Zn(BH 4<br />
) 2<br />
(100 plane) (Red: Zn, Blue: H and Green: B).<br />
Contact Information: bhethana@ usf.edu ● 813-974-2116<br />
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Solution Thermodynamics, Phase Equilibria, Monitoring and Modeling <strong>of</strong><br />
Environmental Pollutants, Improving Undergraduate Education<br />
Scott W. Campbell<br />
Scott W. Campbell<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Undergraduate Advisor<br />
Ph. D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Northwestern <strong>University</strong>, 1986<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Abutayeh, M. and Campbell, S.W.<br />
“Predicting the citrate soluble loss<br />
<strong>of</strong> the dihydrate process,” Ind. Eng.<br />
Chem. Res.,48 (18), 8670–8677<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Gerretson, H., Howes, E.,<br />
Campbell, S.W and Thompson, D.<br />
“Interdisciplinary mathematics and<br />
science education through robotics<br />
technology: Its potential for<br />
education for sustainable<br />
development,” A case study from<br />
the USA Journal <strong>of</strong> Teacher<br />
Education for Sustainability, 10, 32-<br />
41 (<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Calderóna, Silvia M; Poor, Noreen<br />
D.; Campbell, S. W.; Tate, Paul;<br />
Hartsell, Ben. “Rainfall scavenging<br />
coefficients for atmospheric nitric<br />
acid and nitrate in a subtropical<br />
coastal environment,” Atmospheric<br />
Environment (2008), 42(33), 7757-<br />
7767.<br />
Research Information:<br />
Reforming <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Calculus<br />
Scott Campbell is one <strong>of</strong> a group <strong>of</strong> mathematics, engineering and science faculty<br />
that received a $2 million grant over five years through the National Science<br />
Foundation’s STEP (STEM Talent Expansion) program. The group, which also<br />
consists <strong>of</strong> Kandethody Ramachandran (PI), Arcadii Grinshpan, Catherine Beneteau<br />
(all Mathematics), Jennifer Lewis (Chemistry) and Gordon Fox (Life Sciences)<br />
received this funding to reform the <strong>Engineering</strong> and Life Sciences Calculus<br />
sequences at USF. The failure rates in these courses are quite high and the group<br />
believes that, in many cases, it is because students do not see the relevance <strong>of</strong> the<br />
course work to their intended major. One <strong>of</strong> the three major thrusts <strong>of</strong> this project<br />
(the use <strong>of</strong> bridge projects) addresses this issue directly. Students taking<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> Calculus II and III and Life Science Calculus II are given the option <strong>of</strong><br />
replacing their final examination with a project.<br />
Campbell serves as the coordinator for the <strong>Engineering</strong> Calculus sections and either<br />
assigns problems to the student, locates an engineering faculty member that can<br />
assign a project, or helps the students develop their own ideas. An example <strong>of</strong> a<br />
project is shown below. The student was given discrete data for the particle size<br />
distribution <strong>of</strong> nitrate in the atmosphere and the collection efficiency <strong>of</strong> an annular<br />
denuder and was asked to calculate the distribution <strong>of</strong> particles that would enter the<br />
denuder.<br />
Fig 1. Collection efficiency <strong>of</strong> the denuder.<br />
Fig. A denuder<br />
Fig 2. Distribution <strong>of</strong> nitrate in the atmosphere (black) and<br />
captured by the denuder (red).<br />
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Contact Information: campbell@usf.edu ● 813-974-3907
Material Science, <strong>Biomedical</strong> Systems, Instrumentation, Electrochemotherapy,<br />
Electrogenetherapy, <strong>Engineering</strong> Education, Drug Delivery<br />
Richard Gilbert<br />
Research Information:<br />
Research activities focus in two sectors; Cancer Translational Treatment<br />
Protocols and Advanced Technological Education:<br />
The cancer related research deals with electric field mediated drug and gene<br />
delivery protocols. Successful FDA approved gene delivery Phase I trials for<br />
melanoma treatment with our current technology is triggering the development <strong>of</strong><br />
new applicators and methods for developing the electric field across the tumor<br />
treatment volume. Efforts have resulted in over a dozen U.S. issued and licensed<br />
patents in applicator and delivery protocols. In addition, a new impedance<br />
spectroscopy method is under development to monitor the electroporative impact on<br />
target tissue. This work promises to provide the now missing feedback loop that will<br />
give physicians information as to the success <strong>of</strong> the delivery protocol. Technical<br />
education research is driven by the NSF-ATE Regional Center Excellence for<br />
Advanced Technological Education, FLATE. Activity includes developing a Sterling<br />
evaluation plan for NSF-ATE’s centers nation- wide, a systemic reform <strong>of</strong><br />
technological education within the Florida State College system, the characterization<br />
<strong>of</strong> Florida’s new alternative energy workforce, developing curriculum for<br />
biotechnology and biomedical workforce development in USF’s<br />
service region, and the integration <strong>of</strong> engineering into<br />
K-14 education. One highlight <strong>of</strong> this last activity<br />
is the successful implementation <strong>of</strong> an<br />
integrated engineering curriculum for<br />
D.J. Jamerson Elementary School in<br />
Pinellas County. Jamerson<br />
Elementary was recently awarded<br />
an “A” school status by the Florida<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Education.<br />
Richard Gilbert<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph. D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> Florida, 1980<br />
Contact Information: gilbert@usf.edu ● 813-974-2139<br />
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Energy Conversion, Solar Energy, Hydrogen Energy and Fuel Cells,<br />
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer, HVAC<br />
D. Yogi Goswami<br />
D. Yogi Goswami<br />
John and Naida Ramil Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph. D. Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Auburn <strong>University</strong>, 1975<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Choudhury, P.; Srinivasan, S.S.;<br />
Bhethanabotla, V.R.; Goswami,<br />
D.Y.; McGrath, K.; Stefanakos,<br />
E.K. "Nano-Ni doped Li-Mn-B-H<br />
dystem as a new hydrogen storage<br />
Candidate," International Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Hydrogen Energy 34 (<strong>2009</strong>): 6325-<br />
6334.<br />
Research Information:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Goswami’s research into innovative and futuristic concepts with the<br />
potential to produce breakthroughs in solar energy technologies include nano-scale<br />
antenna energy systems, an innovative new combined cycle for solar thermal power<br />
and cooling, and the next generation photocatalytic detoxification and disinfection<br />
technologies. The nano-scale antenna technology has the potential to reduce the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> photovoltaic power by an order <strong>of</strong> magnitude. Our research in this area has<br />
already produced patents. The new thermodynamic cycle, conceptualized by Dr.<br />
Goswami, is expected to reduce the capital costs <strong>of</strong> solar thermal power by 50%.<br />
Photocatalytic disinfection is a pioneering development which uses the UV rays <strong>of</strong><br />
sunlight or other light sources and a catalyst to completely oxidize and mineralize the<br />
micro-organisms in the air or water. The technology has already been patented,<br />
commercialized, and recognized as a key technology to fight bioterrorism. The<br />
present multi-disciplinary team <strong>of</strong> researchers through the Clean Energy Research<br />
Center is focusing on developing the next generation <strong>of</strong> this technology, which will be<br />
faster and less expensive to deploy.<br />
Kislov, N.; Lahiri, J.; Goswami,<br />
D.Y.; Stefanakos, E.; Batzill, M.<br />
"Photocatayltic degradation <strong>of</strong><br />
methyl orange over single<br />
crystalline ZnO: Orientation<br />
dependence <strong>of</strong> photoactivity and<br />
photostability <strong>of</strong> ZnO," Langmuir 25<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>): 2210-3315.<br />
Lee, M.S.; Goswami, D.Y.;<br />
Stefanakos, E.K. "Immobilization <strong>of</strong><br />
calcium oxide solid reactant<br />
on an yttia fabric and<br />
thermodynamic analysis <strong>of</strong> UT-3<br />
thermochemical hydrogen<br />
production cycle," International<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Hydrogen Energy 34<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>): 745-752.<br />
D.Y. Goswami, (Editor), Passive<br />
Solar Architecture Pocket<br />
Reference, by James +<br />
James/Earthscan, London, UK (for<br />
the International Solar Energy<br />
Society), September <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Before<br />
After<br />
Destruction <strong>of</strong> mold spore, aspergillus niger, and bacillus subtilis, a spore that causes food spoilage (and<br />
is a cousin <strong>of</strong> the anthrax spore, bacillus anthracis) through photocatalytic disinfection.<br />
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Contact Information: goswami@usf.edu ● 813-974-0956
Interfacial Phenomena, Polymeric Materials, Organic-Inorganic Composites,<br />
Self-Assembled Systems, Molecular Recognition, Nanoscale/Smart Materials<br />
Vinay K. Gupta<br />
Research Information:<br />
Our research program lies in the broad area <strong>of</strong> surface science and polymer science<br />
with a specific focus on the design <strong>of</strong> novel nanomaterials that are critical in<br />
practical applications such as detection <strong>of</strong> chemicals in the environment,<br />
biocompatibility, and smart materials. Current research focuses on engineering<br />
novel materials and constructs by combining stimuli-sensitive polymers with metallic<br />
or oxide nanoparticles using interfacial modifications. A central principle has been<br />
to assimilate the unique properties <strong>of</strong> existing, organic molecules, macromolecules,<br />
and inorganic components. The projects ongoing at USF under this objective<br />
include developing and applying novel polymer-titania microcomposites for<br />
photoctalytic degradation <strong>of</strong> organic contaminants in aqueous streams, extending<br />
the same principle to develop organic-inorganic microcomposites for chemical<br />
mechanical polishing (CMP) in semi-conductor manufacturing, self-assembling<br />
nanometer scale constructs <strong>of</strong> gold nanorods/nanoparticles with mamcromolecular<br />
or macrocyclic compounds for functional devices such as sensors or biomolecular<br />
electronics, and combining gold nanoparticles with biochemicals to study and<br />
control osteonecrosis in bone repair/healing.<br />
Vinay K. Gupta<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Graduate Admissions Coordinator<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
California Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology,<br />
1996<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Coutinho, C. A. and Gupta, V.K.,<br />
“Photocatalytic degradation <strong>of</strong><br />
methyl orange using polymer-titania<br />
microcomposites,” J Colloid and<br />
Interface Science 333(2), 457-464<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Walker, D. A. and Gupta,V. K.,<br />
“Reversible end-to-end assembly <strong>of</strong><br />
gold nanorods using a disulfide<br />
modified polypeptide,” Nanotechnology,<br />
19(43), 435603/1-435603/9<br />
(2008).<br />
Coutinho, C. A.; Mudhivarthi, S.R.;<br />
K. Ashok; and Gupta,V. K., “Novel<br />
ceria-polymer microcomposites for<br />
chemical mechanical polishing,”<br />
Applied Surface Science, 255(5,Pt.<br />
2), 3090-3096 (2008).<br />
Coutinho, C. A., Harrinauth, R. and<br />
Gupta,V. K., “Settling characteristics<br />
<strong>of</strong> composites <strong>of</strong> PNIPAM microgels<br />
and TiO 2<br />
nanoparticles,” Colloid and<br />
Surfaces A: Physicochemical and<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> Aspects, 318, 111-121<br />
(2008).<br />
50 nm<br />
Schematic <strong>of</strong> conformation change <strong>of</strong> a polypeptide that drives aggregation <strong>of</strong> isotropic gold<br />
nanoparticles (top) and <strong>of</strong> anisotroptic gold nanrorods (bottom).<br />
Additional Background Information:<br />
Post Doctoral Research, Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> & Materials Science/UC Davis<br />
Ph.D. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, California Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1996<br />
M.S. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, California Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, Pasadena, CA, 1993<br />
B.Tech in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, Indian Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, Bombay, India, 1990<br />
Shim ,J. Y. and Gupta,V. K.,<br />
“Reversible aggregation <strong>of</strong> gold<br />
nanoparticles induced by pH<br />
dependent conformational<br />
transitions <strong>of</strong> a self-assembled<br />
polypeptide,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Colloid and<br />
Interface Science, 316, 977-983<br />
(2007).<br />
Contact Information: vkgupta@usf.edu ● 813-974-3651<br />
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Drug and Gene Delivery, Electr<strong>of</strong>usion, <strong>Biomedical</strong> Instrumentation,<br />
Electrophoresis<br />
Mark Jaroszeski<br />
Mark Jaroszeski<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
MARC U-Star Scholars Program<br />
Director<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Engineering</strong> Science<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> Florida, 1993<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Rey, J. I.; Connolly, R. J.;<br />
Jaroszeski, M.J., H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M.;<br />
Lewelllyn, J.A. and Gilbert, R.<br />
“Piezoelectric nature <strong>of</strong> tissues:<br />
Electrostrictive forces on vesicles<br />
with compartmentalized permittivity<br />
and conductivity conditions,” IEEE<br />
Transactions on Dielectrics and<br />
Electrical Insulation 16(5): 1280-<br />
1287 (<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Connolly, R.J.; Rey, J. I.;<br />
Jaroszeski, M.J.; H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M.,<br />
Lewellyn, J.A. and Gilbert, R.<br />
“<br />
Effectiveness <strong>of</strong> non-penetrating<br />
electroporation applicators to<br />
function as impedance<br />
spectroscopy electrodes,” IEEE<br />
Transactions on Dielectrics and<br />
Electrical Insulation 16(5): 1348-<br />
1355. (<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Marshall, W.G.; Boone, B.A.;<br />
Burgos, J.D.; Gografe, S.I.;<br />
Baldwin, M.K.; Danielson, M.L.;<br />
Larson, M.J.; Caretto, D.R.; Cruz,<br />
Y.; Ferraro, B.; Heller, L.C.; Ugen,<br />
K.E.; Jaroszeski, M.J. and Heller,<br />
R. “Electroporation-mediated<br />
delivery <strong>of</strong> a naked DNA plasmid<br />
expressing VEGF to the porcine<br />
heart enhances protein<br />
expression,” Gene Therapy Epub<br />
ahead <strong>of</strong> print PMID 19956270.<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Research Information:<br />
Jaroszeski’s Drug and Gene Delivery Research Laboratory is involved in the<br />
development physical methods for delivering therapeutic agents for cancer,<br />
metabolic diseases, and immunization. Research has been focused on the use <strong>of</strong><br />
millisecond to microsecond direct current electric pulses that cause a temporary<br />
breakdown <strong>of</strong> the cell membrane barrier that allows the entry <strong>of</strong> exogenous<br />
molecules such as DNA and drugs. The technology is known as in vivo<br />
electroporation. Research has included the development <strong>of</strong> many tissue specific<br />
electrodes for administering localized electric pulses to different tissues. It has also<br />
included the development <strong>of</strong> instrumentation to drive the electrodes and testing in<br />
multiple animal models. Different applications are transitioning from the lab to the<br />
clinic and some are active projects in the lab. Another technology has been under<br />
development, in parallel, is the use <strong>of</strong> surface charging for in vivo molecular delivery.<br />
This technology applies a stream <strong>of</strong> charge to the surface <strong>of</strong> a tissue that has been<br />
injected with DNA. The surface charge induces a potential difference across the<br />
tissue which induces uptake <strong>of</strong> the DNA. The use <strong>of</strong> surface charge has some<br />
advantages over the more traditional application <strong>of</strong> direct current pulses to tissue.<br />
The primary advantage is that the charge source does not contact the tissue which<br />
eliminates any electrolytic tissue damage that results when electrodes are used.<br />
Also, there is no sensation during surface charging methods. In contrast, the direct<br />
application <strong>of</strong> electric pulses to tissues can cause involuntary muscle contraction and<br />
pain. Both corona charge and helium plasma have been used to apply surface<br />
charge to skin in animal models with very promising results.<br />
Top: Helium plasma generating pen used to apply surface charge to tissues for delivering DNA. Bottom:<br />
Representative images showing the expression <strong>of</strong> DNA encoding firefly luciferase that was delivered to the<br />
flank skin in mice. Data was acquired 2 days after DNA delivery using a helium plasma. (A) animals that<br />
received no treatment, (B) injection <strong>of</strong> plasmid only, (C) plasmid with positive plasma treatment, (D) plasmid<br />
with positive plasma treatment and high impedance ring, (E) plasmid with positive plasma treatment, and (F)<br />
plasmid with negative plasma treatment and high impedance ring.<br />
Additional Publications:<br />
Boone, L.R.; Niesen, M.L.; Jaroszeski, M.J. and Ness, G.C. “In Vivo Identification <strong>of</strong> promoter<br />
elements and transcription factors mediating activation <strong>of</strong> hepatic HMG-CoA reductase by T3,”<br />
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Comm., 385(3):466-471 (<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Frewin, C.L.; Jaroszeski, M.J.; Weeber, E.; Muffly, K.E.; Peters, M.; Oliveros, A. and Saddow,<br />
S.E. “Atomic force microscopy analysis <strong>of</strong> central nervous system cell morphology on silicon<br />
carbide and diamond substrates,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Molecular Recognition 22(5): 380-388. (<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Connolly, R.J.; Lopez, G.A.; H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M.; Jaroszeski, M.J. “Plasma facilitated delivery <strong>of</strong> DNA to<br />
skin,” Biotechnology and Bioengineering 104(5): 1034-1040 (<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
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Contact Information: mjarosze@usf.edu ● 813-974-4662
Modeling, Simulation and Control, Multi-scale Modeling <strong>of</strong> Systems, Clean<br />
Liquid Fuels from Biomass, Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis<br />
Babu Joseph<br />
Research Information:<br />
Synthesis and Kinetics <strong>of</strong> Nanoscale Co/SiO 2 Catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch<br />
Processes<br />
F-T Synthesis (FTS) using Co catalysts is a promising technology for producing<br />
clean burning liquid fuels with minimum aromatics and optimum blend <strong>of</strong><br />
olefins/paraffins to achieve high combustion efficiency while minimizing pollutant<br />
emissions. The overall objective <strong>of</strong> this research is to investigate the design <strong>of</strong><br />
catalysts tailored to optimize process and product design.<br />
FTS activity <strong>of</strong> Co catalysts primarily depends on the number <strong>of</strong> active-sites located<br />
on the surface <strong>of</strong> the crystalline metal. The number <strong>of</strong> cobalt metal sites in the<br />
catalysts is a function <strong>of</strong> the size <strong>of</strong> cobalt metal particles and extent <strong>of</strong> cobalt<br />
reduction. We will use a novel approach for Co catalyst synthesis based on<br />
exploiting colloidal chemistry and molecular self-assembly in tandem to create Co<br />
nanoparticles supported on SiO 2 . We will prepare monolayer protected clusters<br />
(MPCs) wherein the nanoparticles are stabilized with protective layer <strong>of</strong> organic<br />
ligands. A direct consequence <strong>of</strong> this strategy will be better control <strong>of</strong> size below the<br />
~10nm range and higher catalytic performance. The catalyst surface will be<br />
characterized using modern analytical tools such as TEM/SEM, XPS, EDX, BET<br />
and TGA. The reaction mechanisms will be investigated using in-situ, large angle<br />
near gracing (LARI) IR spectra to study elementary reaction steps, particularly the<br />
adsorption and decomposition <strong>of</strong> CO on the active sites. Overall kinetics will be<br />
studied using a micro reactor. These experimental efforts will be guided by<br />
theoretical calculations including molecular dynamics simulations to study structure<br />
and morphology <strong>of</strong> these nanoparticles, density functional theory to study energetics<br />
and surface activity and kinetic modeling to validate reaction mechanisms. We will<br />
develop a model providing a quantitative relationship between yield, selectivity and<br />
physico-chemical structure and properties <strong>of</strong> the catalyst. The synergistic interplay<br />
<strong>of</strong> the computational and experimental tools provide an opportunity to develop a<br />
deeper understanding <strong>of</strong> the complex reaction mechanisms occurring on surface<br />
active sites on the catalyst and hence achieve breakthroughs in integrated<br />
catalyst/reactor/process design tailored to meet product requirements.<br />
Using the synergy <strong>of</strong> basic electronic structure calculations and molecular dynamic<br />
simulations combined with fundamental studies <strong>of</strong> catalyst synthesis,<br />
characterization and performance evaluation we hope to achieve a clearer<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> the relationship between catalyst size, support structure and<br />
reaction mechanisms and hence achieve breakthroughs in yield and selectivity. In<br />
the synthesis step, novel techniques for surface deposition <strong>of</strong> metal on support will<br />
be developed. The electronic and molecular level studies will broaden or<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> the reaction mechanisms and role <strong>of</strong> surface morphology and<br />
support interactions on reaction kinetics. In-situ studies <strong>of</strong> elementary reaction steps<br />
would lead to better understanding <strong>of</strong> the reaction steps involved and hence<br />
improved predictive models for use with reactor design for optimizing process<br />
performance while minimizing environmental impact.<br />
Babu Joseph<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong>,<br />
Cleveland, 1975<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Sankaranarayanan, Subramanian<br />
K. R. S.; Bhethanabotla, V R.;<br />
Joseph, B. ”Molecular dynamics<br />
simulation study <strong>of</strong> phase transformations<br />
in transition bimetallic<br />
nanowires,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Physical<br />
Chemistry C (2007), 111(6), 2430-<br />
2439.<br />
Sankaranarayanan SKRS;Cular S;<br />
Bhethanabotla VR; and Joseph B.<br />
“Flow induced by acoustic streaming<br />
on surface-acoustic-wave<br />
devices and its application in<br />
bi<strong>of</strong>ouling removal: A computational<br />
study and comparisons to<br />
experiment ,“ Physical Review E<br />
77, 6, 066308, Part 2 JUN 2008.<br />
Singh, R; Strom, JA; Ondrovic,<br />
L, M.;VanAuker and Joseph B<br />
“Age-related changes in the aortic<br />
valve affect leaflet stress distributions:<br />
Implications for aortic valve<br />
degeneration ,“ Journal <strong>of</strong> Heart<br />
Valve Disease 17, 3, 290<br />
298 2008.<br />
Kababji, A.; Joseph, B. and Wolan,<br />
J., “Cobalt silica supported catalysts<br />
for use in Fischer-Tropsch<br />
synthesis: Effects <strong>of</strong> calcination<br />
temperature and support surface<br />
area on cobalt silicate formation,”<br />
Catalysis Letters (<strong>2009</strong>),130(1-2),<br />
72-78.<br />
Contact Information: bjoseph@usf.edu ● 813-974-0692<br />
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Heterogeneous Catalysis, Materials Chemistry, Electro-catalysis, <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Education, Sustainability, Renewable Energy<br />
John Kuhn<br />
John Kuhn<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
The Ohio State <strong>University</strong>, 2007<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Kuhn, J. N.; Tsung, C.K.; Huang,<br />
W.; Somorjai, G. A.; “Effect <strong>of</strong><br />
organic capping layers over<br />
monodisperse platinum<br />
nanoparticles upon activity for<br />
ethylene hydrogenation and carbon<br />
monoxide oxidation,” Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Catalysis 265 (<strong>2009</strong>): 209-215.<br />
Tsung, C.K; Kuhn, J. N.; Haung,<br />
W; Aliaga, C; Hung, L.I.; Somorjai,<br />
G. A.; Yang, P. “Sub-10 nm<br />
platinum nanocrystals with size and<br />
shape control: Catalytic study for<br />
ethylene and pyrrole<br />
hydrogenation,” Journal <strong>of</strong> the<br />
American <strong>Chemical</strong> Society 131<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>): 5816-5822.<br />
Research Information:<br />
The research that my group will be performing is at the intersection <strong>of</strong> materials<br />
chemistry and <strong>of</strong> heterogeneous catalysis. The purpose <strong>of</strong> this merger is to use the<br />
morphological control obtained by synthetic chemistry to demonstrate catalytic<br />
phenomena and to design catalysts by reducing the polydispersity <strong>of</strong> active sites. As<br />
outlined in Scheme 1, the synthetic parameters can be controlled to produce either<br />
thermodynamically or kinetically controlled shapes with simultaneous size control.<br />
Synthetic chemistry can also be used as a mechanism for improving catalytic<br />
stability. As shown in Scheme 2, an oxide shell can be used to encapsulate and<br />
protect metal nanoparticles. The shell should provide added thermal stability for high<br />
temperature catalytic processes.<br />
The research will entail synthesis <strong>of</strong> well-defined metal and metal oxide<br />
nanoparticles, the characterization <strong>of</strong> these materials, and the evaluation <strong>of</strong> their<br />
catalytic properties. Microscopy, diffraction, and spectroscopy studies will be<br />
performed to characterize the materials. Spectroscopic, isotopic, and adsorption<br />
techniques will be used to understand the interactions between the materials and<br />
adsorbates. These fundamental investigations will be used as platforms for<br />
understanding catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability <strong>of</strong> the materials under<br />
reaction conditions. Applications will include generation <strong>of</strong> fuels and chemicals from<br />
renewable sources and electrochemical conversion <strong>of</strong> hydrogen and <strong>of</strong> alcohols.<br />
Scheme 1: Synthesis <strong>of</strong> shapecontrolled<br />
metal nanoparticles<br />
by colloid chemistry.<br />
Zhao, Z.; Lakshminarayanan, N.;<br />
Kuhn, J. N.; Senefeld-Naber, A.;<br />
Felix, L. G.; Slimane, R. B.; Choi,<br />
C. W.; Ozkan, U. S. “Optimization<br />
<strong>of</strong> thermally impregnated Ni-olivine<br />
catalysts for tar removal,” Applied<br />
Catalysis A: General 363 (<strong>2009</strong>):<br />
64-72.<br />
Scheme 2: Synthesis <strong>of</strong> oxide protected metal nanoparticles by colloid chemistry.<br />
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Contact Information: jnkuhn@usf.edu ● 813-974-6498
Biomechanics, Prosthetic Design, Creative Processes, Education<br />
William E. Lee, III<br />
Research Information:<br />
Investigation <strong>of</strong> the Performance and Design <strong>of</strong> Orthopedic Implant Devices<br />
This study involves an interdisciplinary team consisting <strong>of</strong> engineers and orthopedic<br />
surgeons. The study focuses on the evaluation and design <strong>of</strong> a new generation <strong>of</strong><br />
orthopedic implant devices, focusing on shoulder joint replacements. This includes<br />
the mathematical modeling <strong>of</strong> the human shoulder and the implant device, cadaver<br />
testing, human subject evaluations, and the mechanical testing <strong>of</strong> various prototype<br />
devices. Other projects have focused on knee replacements, artificial finer joints,<br />
and artificial breast implants.<br />
□ Characterization <strong>of</strong> Shoulder Joint Designs<br />
□ Investigation <strong>of</strong> Creativity and Related Issues Across Disciplines<br />
□ Investigation <strong>of</strong> Falls and Related Injuries in Health Care Facilities<br />
□ Investigation <strong>of</strong> Injury Causation Mechanisms for Rotator Cuff Tears and Lumbar<br />
S<strong>of</strong>t Issue Injuries<br />
□ Development <strong>of</strong> sensory measurement techniques to measure pain and the<br />
human thermal response<br />
□ Investigation <strong>of</strong> the Role <strong>of</strong> Student Immersion in Visual and Performing Arts on<br />
Undergraduate Education<br />
William E. Lee, III<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> BME Program<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Cincinnati, 1984<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Bowers, B.; Lloyd, J.; Lee, W. III;<br />
Powell-Cope, G.; Baptiste, A.<br />
“Biomechanical evaluation <strong>of</strong> injury<br />
severity associated with patient<br />
falls from beds,” Rehab Nursing.<br />
33(6): 253-259, 2008.<br />
Schulz, BW; Lee, WE III; and<br />
Lloyd, JD. “Estimation, simulation,<br />
and experimentation <strong>of</strong> a fall from<br />
bed,” J. Rehabilitation Res. Dev.<br />
45(8): 1227-1236.<br />
Guiterrez, S.; Frankle, MA; Keller,<br />
TS; Levy, JC; Lee, WE<br />
III. “Hierarchy <strong>of</strong> stability factors in<br />
reverse shoulder<br />
arthroplasty,” Clin. Orthop. Related<br />
Res. In print.<br />
Contact Information: wlee2@usf.edu ● 813-974-2136<br />
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Analysis and modeling <strong>of</strong> the processes occurring in tissues following<br />
electroporations<br />
John Anthony Llewellyn<br />
John A. Llewellyn<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus<br />
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry<br />
<strong>University</strong> College Cardiff, UK<br />
Research Information:<br />
For many processes, especially in biological systems, there is a moderate level <strong>of</strong><br />
understanding the behavior at equilibrium or at steady state. The dynamic behaviors<br />
are complex and less well understood. My current interests lie in the analysis and<br />
modeling <strong>of</strong> the processes occurring in tissues following electroporations that are<br />
designed to facilitate the delivery <strong>of</strong> drugs or genetically active media into these cell<br />
aggregates. We have made extended studies <strong>of</strong> the time histories <strong>of</strong> changes in the<br />
electrical properties following the electroporative pulse and are relating these to the<br />
cell recovery dynamics. The analysis relies heavily on computer-based pattern<br />
recognition and classification methods under the principle "If you torture the data<br />
enough, it will confess.“<br />
In these efforts I am indebted to Pr<strong>of</strong>essors Gilbert and Jaroszeski and their students<br />
for my introduction into this area.<br />
The effect <strong>of</strong> displacement on the fields<br />
around a floating electrode pair.<br />
A simulation that deals with an electroporation array used in Dr. Gilbert’s <strong>Biomedical</strong> work.<br />
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Contact Information: ynot3142@gmail.com ● 813-974-5505
Corrosion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Materials, Electrochemical Measurements and<br />
Modeling, Materials for Infrastructure, Materials for Energy Systems, Durability<br />
Forecasting, Physical Metallurgy, Nuclear Waste Disposal<br />
Alberto A. Sagüés<br />
Research Information:<br />
My areas <strong>of</strong> expertise are Corrosion <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Materials, Electrochemical<br />
Assessment, Concrete, and Materials for Infrastructure, Materials for Energy<br />
Systems, Durability Forecasting, Physical Metallurgy and Nuclear Waste Disposal.<br />
Current research uses extensively electrochemical measurements such as<br />
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) for nondestructive evaluation <strong>of</strong><br />
corrosion rates in systems that cannot be accessed for direct observation, as is the<br />
case <strong>of</strong> steel embedded in concrete. Dr. Sagüés uses EIS also for quantifying the<br />
surface <strong>of</strong> novel nanoporous semiconductors that find application in energy<br />
producing and sensing technologies. His experimental work is supplemented by the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> computational models to elucidate mechanisms responsible for<br />
surface reactions, and also for performance forecasting to include in economic<br />
optimization models that drive the selection <strong>of</strong> alternative materials <strong>of</strong> construction.<br />
Previous research by Dr. Sagüés addressed the performance <strong>of</strong> engineering alloys<br />
in advanced high temperature coal usage technologies, mechanisms <strong>of</strong><br />
intergranular attack <strong>of</strong> alloys in hydrocarbon processing and in breeder as well as<br />
conceptual fusion nuclear reactors, and solute atom interactions in refractory metal<br />
alloys. During his service at the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board he<br />
evaluated the technical basis for the Department <strong>of</strong> Energy's research on<br />
containment <strong>of</strong> high level nuclear waste, an application requiring corrosion<br />
resistance over extremely long service periods.<br />
Electrochemical Impedance<br />
Spectroscopy (EIS)<br />
Interfacial processes are <strong>of</strong>ten<br />
associated with the exchange or<br />
accumulation <strong>of</strong> electric charges at<br />
the interface. For example, in the<br />
corrosion process metal ions enter<br />
the surrounding water medium as<br />
positive ions and leave electrons<br />
behind. The rate <strong>of</strong> the process (how<br />
fast the corrosion occurs) can then be<br />
measured by electric means. In EIS a<br />
small, alternating difference <strong>of</strong><br />
potential is applied to the interface<br />
and the resulting current is measured.<br />
The potential/current ratio determined<br />
at various frequencies is the<br />
electrochemical impedance spectrum<br />
<strong>of</strong> the interface, which is extremely<br />
sensitive to the rate <strong>of</strong> the reaction.<br />
Thus, short term tests can reveal<br />
problems that would take years to<br />
detect by conventional means, and<br />
identify the fundamental factors<br />
responsible for the damage. EIS can<br />
also indicate how rough an interface<br />
is at the microscopic level, providing<br />
key information for the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> nanoporous materials.<br />
Contact Information: sagues@usf.edu 813-974-5819<br />
Im(Z) / Ω<br />
-3000<br />
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-1000<br />
0<br />
1000<br />
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-10<br />
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10 20 30 40 50 60<br />
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0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000<br />
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24 hr<br />
360 hr<br />
504 hr<br />
648 hr<br />
864 hr<br />
1392 hr<br />
2400 hr<br />
3048 hr<br />
In this example, the EIS spectrum (Nyquist representation) <strong>of</strong> an<br />
aluminum coating on a steel substrate shows signs <strong>of</strong> increasing<br />
corrosion rate with time <strong>of</strong> immersion in a chloride-containing<br />
solution, as manifested by a decrease in the impedance<br />
magnitude with time. A scanning electron microscope view <strong>of</strong> the<br />
surface at 360 hours <strong>of</strong> exposure confirms the deterioration, which<br />
was already detected in tests that only lasted about 1 hour each.<br />
Alberto A. Sagüés<br />
Interdisciplinary Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph.D. Metallurgy<br />
Case Western Reserve <strong>University</strong>,<br />
1972<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Lau, K.; Sagues, A. "Corrosion <strong>of</strong><br />
epoxy-and polymer/zinc-coated<br />
rebar in simulated concrete pore<br />
solution," Corrosion 65 (<strong>2009</strong>):<br />
681.<br />
Presuel-Moreno, F.J.; Sagues, A.<br />
"Bulk magnetic susceptibility<br />
measurements for determination <strong>of</strong><br />
fly ash prescence in concrete,"<br />
Cement and Concrete Research 39<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>): 95.<br />
Taveira, L.V.; Sagues, A.A.;<br />
Macak, J.M.; Schmuki, P.<br />
"Impedance behavior <strong>of</strong> TiO2<br />
nanotubes formed by anodization<br />
in NaF electrolytes," Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Electrochemical Society 155<br />
(2008): C 293.<br />
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Automatic Process Control, Dynamic Process Modeling, Process <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Carlos A. Smith<br />
Carlos A. Smith<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Louisiana State <strong>University</strong>, 1972<br />
Research Information:<br />
Control <strong>of</strong> Nonlinear Processes Using Fuzzy Logic<br />
The importance and difficulty <strong>of</strong> the control <strong>of</strong> nonlinear processes is well known.<br />
This research looks into the use <strong>of</strong> fuzzy logic as a tool to improve the control <strong>of</strong><br />
these processes. Specifically, the use <strong>of</strong> fuzzy logic to improve the performance <strong>of</strong><br />
the classical PID controller has already resulted in four new versions <strong>of</strong> self-tuned<br />
PID’s. This research is presently looking into enhancing the performance <strong>of</strong> Sliding<br />
Mode Controllers, Dynamic Matrix Controllers, and Internal Model Controllers.<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Automảtico de Proceso,”<br />
Translation to Portuguese, 2008.<br />
Published by LTC- LivrosTecnicose<br />
Cientỉficos Editora, S.A.; Smith, C.,<br />
“Automated Continuous Process<br />
Control,” March, 2002. John Wiley<br />
& Sons, Inc.: New York, NY. Smith,<br />
C., Corripio, A., “Principles and<br />
Practice <strong>of</strong> Automatic Process<br />
Control,” January, 2006. Third<br />
Edition. John Wiley & Sons: New<br />
York, NY. (Also available in<br />
Spanish.) .<br />
Sanjuan, M.; Kandel, A.; Smith, C.;<br />
“Design and implementation <strong>of</strong> a<br />
fuzzy supervisor forn-line<br />
compensation <strong>of</strong> nonlinearities:<br />
Aninstability avoidance module,”<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> Applications <strong>of</strong><br />
Artificial Intelligence, 2006.<br />
Velasquez Orta, S.; Smith, C.;<br />
“Control y Simulacion de Procesos<br />
Sequenciales Aplicados al<br />
Tratamiento de Agua. Revistadel<br />
Instituto Mexicano de<br />
IngenierosQuimicos,” (Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
the Mexican Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
Engineers), 2005. 46(3-4) .<br />
Left: Reviews for Dr. Smith’s book include "...explains the practical design and operation <strong>of</strong> process<br />
control systems..." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002); “…a book worth adding to any<br />
process control library shelf…” (Measurement & Control, April 2003.). Right: Dr. Smith is the first author<br />
<strong>of</strong> this widely used text for undergraduate <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>.<br />
Additional Publications:<br />
Velasquez Orta, S.;Smith, C., “Control ySimulacion de Procesos Sequenciales Aplicados al<br />
Tratamiento de Agua,” XLIV Convencion Nacional, Instituto Mexicano de Ingenieros Quimicos,<br />
2004 Tampico, Mexico.<br />
Garcia, Y.; Camacho, O.; Sanjuan, M.; Iglesias, E.; Smith, C., “A new approach <strong>of</strong> cascade<br />
control based on fuzzy logic,” Proceedings <strong>of</strong> the 9th WSEAS International Conference on<br />
Automatic Process Control, Modeling and Simulation, Istanbul, Turkey, May, 2007.<br />
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Contact Information: csmith@usf.edu ● 813-974-5859
Systems <strong>Engineering</strong>, Process and Product Design, Green <strong>Engineering</strong>,<br />
Supercritical Fluid Technology<br />
Aydin K. Sunol<br />
Research Information:<br />
Our research group focuses on enabling sciences and technologies that form a<br />
transformational basis for development <strong>of</strong> novel engineered systems and aim to<br />
provide sustainable solutions to current societal concerns. Green pathways, utilizing<br />
supercritical carbon dioxide and water, and global computational methods, such as<br />
Genetic Programming, Finite Elements, Monte Carlo simulation, Mixed Integer<br />
Linear Programming, and Homotopy continuation methods, shape our integrated<br />
experimental and computational approach.<br />
The current themes are:<br />
• Synthesis <strong>of</strong> Nano-structured particles for energy storage and delivery, targeted<br />
delivery <strong>of</strong> therapeutics, and catalysis. Supercritical fluids are used for<br />
deposition, template removal, drying, foaming and encapsulation in design and<br />
development <strong>of</strong> portfolio <strong>of</strong> nano-structured functional material. Sponsored by<br />
Advanced Materials Technologies, NASA, DOD, and FHTC.<br />
• Design and Development <strong>of</strong> Self Heating and Cooling Products: Novel products<br />
with temperature modulation capability are developed. Smart polymers, phase<br />
change materials, reaction modulation, particle encapsulation, self assembly and<br />
CAD modeling are enabling elements utilized. Sponsored by Donovan Industries,<br />
TempTroll and Florida High Tech Counsel.<br />
Aydin K. Sunol<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
VPI and SU, 1982<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Keyur Patel and Aydin K. Sunol<br />
“Automatic generation <strong>of</strong> global<br />
phase equilibrium diagrams for<br />
binary systems from equations <strong>of</strong><br />
state,” Computers and <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> 33 (<strong>2009</strong>) 1793–1804.<br />
• Fractionation <strong>of</strong> Chiral compound, isolation <strong>of</strong> nutraceuticals, and extraction <strong>of</strong><br />
clean fuels from natural matrices using supercritical fluids. Global phase<br />
diagrams with reliable computational methods, coupled with well designed<br />
property measurements, provide an effective fundamental basis for development<br />
<strong>of</strong> these green processes. Sponsored by USF and CERC.<br />
Fig 1: Fig 2:<br />
Fig 3:<br />
Fig.1: Chitosan Coated TiO2; Fig. 2: Cross<br />
section; Fig 3: Xerogel with template after<br />
calcination.<br />
Contact Information: asunol@usf.edu ● 813-974-3566<br />
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Responsive Polymers, Hydrogels<br />
Ryan G. Toomey<br />
Ryan G. Toomey<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Minnesota,<br />
Minneapolis, 2002<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
Patra, L.; Toomey, R. “Viscoelastic<br />
response <strong>of</strong> photo-cross-linked<br />
poly(Nisopropylacrylamide)<br />
coatings by QCM-D,” Langmuir<br />
(2010) DOI: 10.1021/la903681s.<br />
Research Information:<br />
We study the physics <strong>of</strong> s<strong>of</strong>t matter, or materials that are easily deformed by external<br />
stimuli, including electrical, magnetic and thermal cues. Our main scientific interest<br />
involves the design and study <strong>of</strong> novel functional polymer hydrogels that change their<br />
properties on command. The response characteristics are built directly into the<br />
polymer structure, and the materials can be thought <strong>of</strong> as “s<strong>of</strong>t robots.” Techniques<br />
that we employ include ellipsometry, neutron reflection, light scattering, fluorescence,<br />
confocal microscopy, and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation. Ultimately, we<br />
aim to develop new materials for low-cost sensors, adjustable foundations for selfassembly,<br />
surfaces with tunable wrinkling; “buckling” surface coatings for dynamic<br />
tissue cultures, and mechanical micro-switches and actuators in micr<strong>of</strong>luidics.<br />
Vidyasagar, A.; Smith, H.L;<br />
Majewski, J.; Toomey, R.,<br />
“Continuous and discontinuous<br />
volume-phase transitions in<br />
surface-tethered, photo-crosslinkedPoly(N-isopropylacrylamide)<br />
Networks,” S<strong>of</strong>t Matter (<strong>2009</strong>) 5:<br />
4733 - 4738.<br />
Smith, H. L.; Jablin, M. S.;<br />
Vidyasagar, A.; Saiz, J.; Watkins,<br />
E.; Toomey, R.; Hurd, A. J.;<br />
Majewski, J. "Model lipid<br />
membranes on a tunable polymer<br />
cushion," Physical Review Letters<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>) 102(22).<br />
Vidyasagar, A.; Majewski, J.;<br />
Toomey, R., “Temperature induced<br />
conformational changes in<br />
surface-tethered Poly(Nisopropylacrylamide)<br />
networks,”<br />
Macromolecules (2008) 41(3): 919-<br />
924.<br />
Figure 1.Summary <strong>of</strong> current projects, which have a unifying theme <strong>of</strong> responsive polymer hydrogels for low-cost<br />
actuation in a number <strong>of</strong> applications.<br />
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Contact Information: toomey@usf.edu ● 813-974-1964
Catalysis/Reaction Kinetics, Energy Systems & Conversion, Materials, Surface<br />
Science, Sensors<br />
John T. Wolan<br />
Research Information:<br />
Our research focuses on advancing the fundamental understanding <strong>of</strong> atomic scale<br />
processes occurring during the synthesis <strong>of</strong> technologically relevant surfaces,<br />
catalysis, thin films, and supperlatice material systems. These include studies <strong>of</strong><br />
surface and bulk chemical/enzymatic reactions & kinetics, thermodynamic driving<br />
forces and quantum phenomena. Special emphasis is given towards<br />
sustainable/renewable applications.<br />
Our primary research interests include green and sustainable<br />
applications relevant to:<br />
• Biomass to Liquid Fuels<br />
• Engineered Catalytic systems<br />
• Size Dependent Catalytic Effects<br />
• Photocatalysis<br />
• Fuel Cell and Sensor Systems<br />
Key Words: energy, catalysis, fuel cells, sensors, biomass,<br />
surface science, nanomaterials, photocatalysis.<br />
Diesel & JP-8 Jet fuel<br />
0.24 mm<br />
Fig 1: Our novel engineered<br />
and tunable catalyst.<br />
(R o – R c ) = Eggshell thickness<br />
χ= (R o – R c ) 2 Ө M<br />
= 10 6 g atom surface<br />
Ө M<br />
John T. Wolan<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor<br />
Graduate Advisor<br />
Ph.D. <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Florida, 1998<br />
Recent Publications:<br />
A.H. Kababji, B. Joseph, J.T.<br />
Wolan; “Silica-supported cobalt<br />
catalysts for Fischer–Tropsch<br />
synthesis: Effects <strong>of</strong> calcination<br />
temperature and support surface<br />
area on cobalt silicate formation,”<br />
Catal. Lett (<strong>2009</strong>) 130: 72-78.<br />
Jonathan Mbah, Burton Krakow,<br />
Elias Stefanakos, and John T.<br />
Wolan, “A study on H 2 S<br />
permeability <strong>of</strong> CsHSO 4<br />
membrane,” International Journal<br />
<strong>of</strong> Hydrogen Energy; 34 (5) <strong>2009</strong>,<br />
2460-2466.<br />
Co/m 2 19<br />
Fig2: A GC result <strong>of</strong> the Biomass-derived diesel and JP-8 fuel.<br />
Jonathan Mbah, Burton Krakow,<br />
Elias Stefanakos and John Wolan<br />
"Influence <strong>of</strong> high energy planetary<br />
milling on the ionic conductivity <strong>of</strong><br />
CsHSO4,” Electrochem. Solid-<br />
State Lett., Volume 12, Issue 7, pp.<br />
E12-E16 (<strong>2009</strong>).<br />
Elias Stefanakos, Burton Krakow,<br />
Jonathan Mbah, and John T.<br />
Wolan: "Hydrogen production from<br />
hydrogen sulfide in IGCC power<br />
plants,” (DOE Information Bridge),<br />
http://nsdl.org/resource/2200/2008<br />
0812094136518T.<br />
Fig 3: A schematic <strong>of</strong> the overall Fischer Tropsch process.<br />
Additional Publications:<br />
Jonathan Mbah, Burton Krakow, John Wolan and Elias Stefanakos, “Electrolytic splitting <strong>of</strong> H 2 S<br />
using CsHSO 4 membrane,” J. Electrochem. Soc., 155 (11) E166-E170 (2008).<br />
A.H. Kababji and J.T. Wolan, “Porous silicon carbide and gallium nitride,” SiC Catalysis Today,<br />
book chapter 10, Wiley Press, editors Randall M. Feenstra and Colin Woods, ISBN 978-0-470-<br />
51752-9, copyright © 2008 Wiley Press & Sons Ltd.<br />
Contact Information: wolan@usf.edu ● 813-974-6250
Journal Articles and Patents<br />
ChBME Journal Articles and Patents in <strong>2009</strong><br />
Alcantar<br />
Nguyen, T.; Hupalo, N., Jimenez, J., Morgan,<br />
D., Alcantar, N., “Monitoring A-beta peptide<br />
species assembly during their aggregation<br />
process,” Cell Transplantation <strong>2009</strong>, 18, 228-<br />
229.<br />
Bhethanabotla<br />
Yavuz, A. G.; Uygun, A.; Bhethanabotla, V. R.,<br />
“Substituted polyaniline/chitosan composites:<br />
synthesis and characterization,” Carbohydrate<br />
Polymers <strong>2009</strong>, 75, (3), 448-453.<br />
Singh, R.; Sankaranarayanan, S. K. R. S.;<br />
Bhethanabotla, V. R., “Orthogonal surface<br />
acoustic wave device based on langasite for<br />
simultaneous biosensing and bi<strong>of</strong>ouling<br />
removal,” Applied Physics Letters <strong>2009</strong>, 94,<br />
(26), 263503/1-263503/3.<br />
Singh, R.; Sankaranarayanan, S. K. R. S.;<br />
Bhethanabotla, V. R., “Enhanced surface<br />
acoustic wave biosensor performance via<br />
delay path modifications in mutually interacting<br />
multidirectional transducer configuration: a<br />
computational study,” Applied Physics Letters<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 95, (3), 034101/1-034101/3.<br />
Sankaranarayanan Subramanian, K. R. S.;<br />
Bhethanabotla Venkat, R., “Numerical analysis<br />
<strong>of</strong> wave generation and propagation in a<br />
focused surface acoustic wave device for<br />
potential micr<strong>of</strong>luidics applications,” IEEE<br />
Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics,<br />
and Frequency Control <strong>2009</strong>, 56, (3), 631-43.<br />
Sankaranarayanan, S. K. R. S.;<br />
Bhethanabotla, V. R., “Finite-element<br />
modeling <strong>of</strong> a hexagonal surface acoustic<br />
wave device based on LinNbO3 substrate,”<br />
IEEE Sensors Journal <strong>2009</strong>, 9, (4), 329-339.<br />
Chowdhury, S.; Bhethanabotla, V. R.; Sen, R.,<br />
“Effect <strong>of</strong> Ag-Cu alloy nanoparticle<br />
composition on luminescence enhancement /<br />
quenching,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Physical Chemistry C<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 113, (30), 13016-13022.<br />
Chowdhury, S.; Bhethanabotla, V. R.; Sen, R.,<br />
“Silver-copper alloy nanoparticles for metal<br />
enhanced luminescence,” Applied Physics<br />
Letters <strong>2009</strong>, 95, (13), 131115/1-131115/3.<br />
Choudhury, P.; Srinivasan, S. S.;<br />
Bhethanabotla, V. R.; Goswami, Y.; McGrath,<br />
K.; Stefanakos, E. K., “Nano-Ni doped Li-Mn-<br />
B-H system as a new hydrogen storage<br />
candidate,” International Journal <strong>of</strong> Hydrogen<br />
Energy <strong>2009</strong>, 34, (15), 6325-6334.<br />
Choudhury, P.; Bhethanabotla, V. R.;<br />
Stefanakos, E., “Manganese borohydride as a<br />
hydrogen-storage candidate: first-principles<br />
crystal structure and thermodynamic<br />
properties,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Physical Chemistry C<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 113, (30), 13416-13424.<br />
Bhethanabotla, V. R.; Williams, R. D. “High<br />
frequency thickness shear mode acoustic<br />
wave sensors for gas and organic vapor<br />
detection,” 2006-460851. <strong>2009</strong>151428,<br />
20060728. <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Campbell<br />
Abutayeh, M.; Campbell, S. W., “Predicting the<br />
citrate soluble loss <strong>of</strong> the dihydrate process,”<br />
Industrial & <strong>Engineering</strong> Chemistry Research<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 48, (18), 8670-8677.<br />
Gilbert<br />
Rey, J. I., Connolly R. J., Jaroszeski, M.J.,<br />
H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M., Lewelllyn, J.A., and Gilbert, R.<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>). “Piezoelectric Nature <strong>of</strong> Tissues:<br />
Electrostrictive Forces on vesicles with<br />
compartmentalized permittivity and<br />
conductivity conditions,” IEEE Transactions on<br />
Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 16(5):<br />
1280-1287.<br />
Connolly, R.J., Rey, J. I., Jaroszeski, M.J.,<br />
H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M., Lewelllyn, J.A., and Gilbert, R.<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>). “ Effectiveness <strong>of</strong> non-penetrating<br />
electroporation applicators to function as<br />
impedance spectroscopy electrodes,” IEEE<br />
Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical<br />
Insulation 16(5): 1348-1355.<br />
Goswami<br />
Vittetoe, A.W., Niemann, M.U., Srinivasan,<br />
S.S., K. McGrath, Kumar, A., Goswami,<br />
D.Y., E.K. Stefanakos, and Thomas, S.<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>) “Destabilization <strong>of</strong> LiAlH 4<br />
by<br />
Nanocrystalline MgH 2,<br />
” International Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Hydrogen Energy, 34:5, pp. 2333-2339.<br />
Razykov, T.J., Anderson, T., Acher, R.,<br />
Crasium, V., Crisale, Goswami, Yl, Kucharov,<br />
K.M., Li, S., Wijayaghawan, S., and Ergashev,<br />
B. (<strong>2009</strong>) “Electron microprobe X-ray spectral<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> CMBD CdTe Filems <strong>of</strong> Different<br />
Composition,” Applied Solar Energy, 45:1, pp.<br />
48-50.<br />
Choudhury, P., Srinivasan, S.S.,<br />
Bhethanabotla, V.R., Goswami, D.Y.,<br />
McGrath, K. and Stefanakos, E.K. (<strong>2009</strong>)<br />
“Nano-Ni doped Li-Mn-B-H system as a new<br />
hydrogen storage Candidate,” International<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Hydrogen Energy, 34(15), pp. 6325-<br />
6334.<br />
Abutayeh, M.; Goswami, D. Y., “Solar flash<br />
desalination under hydrostatically sustained<br />
vacuum,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Solar Energy <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 131, (3), 031016/1-031016/7.<br />
Kislov, N.; Lahiri, J.; Verma, H.; Goswami, D.<br />
Y.; Stefanakos, E.; Batzill, M., “Photocatalytic<br />
degradation <strong>of</strong> methyl orange over single<br />
crystalline ZnO: Orientation dependence <strong>of</strong><br />
photoactivity and photostability <strong>of</strong> ZnO,”<br />
Langmuir <strong>2009</strong>, 25, (5), 3310-3315.<br />
Lee, M. S.; Goswami, D. Y.; Stefanakos, E. K.,<br />
“Immobilization <strong>of</strong> calcium oxide solid reactant<br />
on a yttria fabric and thermodynamic analysis<br />
<strong>of</strong> UT-3 thermochemical hydrogen production<br />
cycle,” International Journal <strong>of</strong> Hydrogen<br />
Energy <strong>2009</strong>, 34, (2), 745-752.<br />
Maroo, S. C.; Goswami, D. Y., “Theoretical<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> a single-stage and two-stage solar<br />
driven flash desalination system based on<br />
passive vacuum generation,” Desalination<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 249, (2), 635-646.<br />
Niemann, M. U.; Srinivasan, S. S.; Kumar, A.;<br />
Stefanakos, E. K.; Goswami, D. Y.; McGrath,<br />
K., “Processing analysis <strong>of</strong> the ternary LiNH 2<br />
-<br />
MgH 2<br />
-LiBH 4<br />
system for hydrogen storage,”<br />
International Journal <strong>of</strong> Hydrogen Energy<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 34, (19), 8086-8093.<br />
Niemann, M. U.; Srinivasan, S. S.; McGrath,<br />
K.; Kumar, A.; Goswami, D. Y.; Stefanakos, E.<br />
K., “Nanocrystalline effects on the reversible<br />
hydrogen storage characteristics <strong>of</strong> complex<br />
hydrides,” Ceramic Transactions <strong>2009</strong>, 202,<br />
(Materials Innovations in an Emerging<br />
Hydrogen Economy), 111-117.<br />
Niemann, M. U.; Srinivasan, S. S.; Phani, A.<br />
R.; Kumar, A.; Goswami, D. Y.; Stefanakos, E.<br />
K., “Room temperature reversible hydrogen<br />
storage in polyaniline (PANI) nan<strong>of</strong>ibers,”<br />
Journal <strong>of</strong> Nanoscience and Nanotechnology<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 9, (8), 4561-4565.<br />
Vittetoe, A. W.; Niemann, M. U.; Srinivasan, S.<br />
S.; McGrath, K.; Kumar, A.; Goswami, D. Y.;<br />
Stefanakos, E. K.; Thomas, S.,<br />
“Destabilization <strong>of</strong> LiAlH4 by nanocrystalline<br />
MgH2,” International Journal <strong>of</strong> Hydrogen<br />
Energy <strong>2009</strong>, 34, (5), 2333-2339.<br />
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Gupta<br />
Coutinho, C. A.; Gupta, V. K., “Photocatalytic<br />
degradation <strong>of</strong> methyl orange using polymertitania<br />
microcomposites,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Colloid<br />
and Interface Science <strong>2009</strong>, 333, (2), 457-<br />
464.<br />
Jaroszeski<br />
Boone, L. R.; Niesen, M. I.; Jaroszeski, M.;<br />
Ness, G. C., “In vivo identification <strong>of</strong> promoter<br />
elements and transcription factors mediating<br />
activation <strong>of</strong> hepatic HMG-CoA reductase by<br />
T3,” Biochemical and Biophysical Research<br />
Communications <strong>2009</strong>, 385, (3), 466-471.<br />
Connolly, R. J.; Lopez, G. A.; H<strong>of</strong>f, A. M.;<br />
Jaroszeski, M. J., “Plasma facilitated delivery<br />
<strong>of</strong> DNA to skin,” Biotechnology and<br />
Bioengineering <strong>2009</strong>, 104, (5), 1034-1040.<br />
Frewin, C. L.; Jaroszeski, M.; Weeber, E.;<br />
Muffly, K. E.; Kumar, A.; Peters, M.; Oliveros,<br />
A.; Saddow, S. E., “Atomic force microscopy<br />
analysis <strong>of</strong> central nervous system cell<br />
morphology on silicon carbide and diamond<br />
substrates,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Molecular Recognition<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 22, (5), 380-388.<br />
Rey, J. I., Connolly R. J., Jaroszeski, M.J.,<br />
H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M., Lewelllyn, J.A., and Gilbert, R.<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>) “Piezoelectric Nature <strong>of</strong> Tissues:<br />
Electrostrictive Forces on vesicles with<br />
compartmentalized permittivity and<br />
conductivity conditions,” IEEE Transactions<br />
on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation 16(5):<br />
1280-1287.<br />
Connolly, R.J., Rey, J. I., Jaroszeski, M.J.,<br />
H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M., Lewelllyn, J.A., and Gilbert, R.<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>). “ Effectiveness <strong>of</strong> non-penetrating<br />
electroporation applicators to function as<br />
impedance spectroscopy electrodes,” IEEE<br />
Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical<br />
Insulation 16(5).<br />
Khanna, P.; Ramachandran, N.; Yang, J.;<br />
Wang, J.; Kumar, A.; Jaroszeski, M.; Bhansali,<br />
S., “Nanocrystalline diamond microspikes<br />
increase the efficiency <strong>of</strong> ultrasonic cell lysis in<br />
a micr<strong>of</strong>luidic lab-on-a-chip,” Diamond and<br />
Related Materials <strong>2009</strong>, 18, (4), 606-610.<br />
Joseph<br />
Kababji, A. H., Joseph, B., Wolan, J. T.,<br />
“Silica-supported cobalt catalysts for Fischer-<br />
Tropsch synthesis: Effects <strong>of</strong> calcination<br />
temperature and support surface area on<br />
cobalt silicate Formation,” Catalysis Letters<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 130, (1-2), 72-78.<br />
Kuhn<br />
Zhao, Z., Lakshminarayanan, N., Kuhn, J.N.,<br />
Senefeld-Naber, A., Felix, L.G., Slimane, R.B.,<br />
Choi, C.W., and Ozkan, U.S., “Optimization <strong>of</strong><br />
thermally impregnated Ni-olivine catalysts for<br />
tar removal,” Applied Catalysis A: General 363<br />
(<strong>2009</strong>) 64-72.<br />
Kuhn, J.N., Tsung, C.-K., Huang, W., and<br />
Somorjai, G.A., “Effect <strong>of</strong> capping agent upon<br />
activity for ethylene hydrogenation and carbon<br />
monoxide oxidation over platinum<br />
nanoparticles supported on mesoporous<br />
silica,” Journal <strong>of</strong> Catalysis 265 (<strong>2009</strong>) 209-<br />
215.<br />
Tsung, C.-K., Kuhn, J.N., Huang, W., Aliaga,<br />
C., Hung, L.-I., Somorjai, G.A., and Yang, P.<br />
“Sub-10 nm platinum nanocrystals with size<br />
and shape control: Catalytic study for ethylene<br />
and pyrrole hydrogenation,” Journal <strong>of</strong> the<br />
American <strong>Chemical</strong> Society 131 (<strong>2009</strong>) 5816-<br />
5822.<br />
Sagüés<br />
Lau, K.; Sagüés, A. A., “Corrosion <strong>of</strong> epoxyand<br />
polymer/zinc-coated rebar in simulated<br />
concrete pore solution,” Corrosion (Houston,<br />
TX, United States) <strong>2009</strong>, 65, (10), 681-694.<br />
Presuel-Moreno, F. J.; Sagüés, A. A., “Bulk<br />
magnetic susceptibility measurements for<br />
determination <strong>of</strong> fly ash presence in concrete,”<br />
Cement and Concrete Research <strong>2009</strong>, 39, (2),<br />
95-101.<br />
Sunol<br />
Patel, K. S.; Sunol, A. K., “Automatic<br />
generation <strong>of</strong> global phase equilibrium<br />
diagrams for binary systems from equations <strong>of</strong><br />
state,” Computers & <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 33, (11), 1793-1804.<br />
Sunol, A. K.; Sunol, S.; Ferguson, T. W. “A<br />
self-contained heater device,” 2008-220146<br />
<strong>2009</strong>090351, 20080722, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey<br />
Smith, H. L.; Jablin, M. S.; Vidyasagar, A.;<br />
Saiz, J.; Watkins, E.; Toomey, R.; Hurd, A. J.;<br />
Majewski, J., “Model lipid membranes on a<br />
tunable polymer cushion,” Physical Review<br />
Letters <strong>2009</strong>, 102, (22), 228102/1-228102/4.<br />
Vidyasagar, A.; Smith, H. L.; Majewski, J.;<br />
Toomey, R. G., “Continuous and<br />
discontinuous volume-phase transitions in<br />
surface-tethered, photo-crosslinked poly(Nisopropylacrylamide)<br />
networks,” S<strong>of</strong>t Matter<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 5, (23), 4733-4738.<br />
Wolan<br />
Kababji, A. H., Joseph, B., Wolan, J. T.,<br />
“Silica-supported cobalt catalysts for Fischer-<br />
Tropsch synthesis: effects <strong>of</strong> calcination<br />
temperature and support surface area on<br />
cobalt silicate formation,” Catalysis Letters<br />
<strong>2009</strong>, 130, (1-2), 72-78.<br />
Mbah, J.; Krakow, B.; Stefanakos, E.; Wolan,<br />
J., “Influence <strong>of</strong> high energy planetary milling<br />
on the ionic conductivity <strong>of</strong> CsHSO4,”<br />
Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters <strong>2009</strong>,<br />
12, (7), E12-E16.<br />
Mbah, J.; Krakow, B.; Stefanakos, E.; Wolan,<br />
J. T., “A study on H2S permeability <strong>of</strong><br />
CsHSO4 membranes,” International Journal <strong>of</strong><br />
Hydrogen Energy <strong>2009</strong>, 34, (5), 2460-2466.<br />
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Presentations by Faculty at National/International Conferences in <strong>2009</strong><br />
Alcantar<br />
Dawn I. Fox, Norma Alcantar, "Cactus<br />
mucilage: Using a natural hydrocolloid to<br />
remove arsenic from drinking water,“ In 13th<br />
IACIS International Conference on Surface<br />
and Colloid Science and the 83rd ACS Colloid<br />
& Surface Science Symposium, Columbia<br />
<strong>University</strong>, New York, New York, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Alcantar, Norma, "Direct observation <strong>of</strong> the<br />
effect <strong>of</strong> monoclonal antibodies on the<br />
evolution <strong>of</strong> amyloid peptide fibrils,” In USF<br />
Neuroscience Program - Byrd Alzheimer<br />
Center Research Symposium, Clearwater, FL,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Williams E, Toomey R, Alcantar N., "Novel<br />
double packaged system for localized drug<br />
delivery for ovarian cancer,“ In Annual Meeting<br />
<strong>of</strong> AIChE <strong>2009</strong>, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Alcantar, Norma, "Removing bacteria and<br />
heavy metals from drinking water with cactus<br />
mucilage,“ In The 237th ACS National<br />
Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Alcantar, Norma, "Synthesis and<br />
characterization <strong>of</strong> surface active films,“ In<br />
Smart Coatings <strong>2009</strong>, Orlando, FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Alcantar, Norma, "The use <strong>of</strong> cactus mucilage<br />
as strategy to scour arsenic and bacteria in<br />
water," In American Society for Tropical<br />
Medicine and Hygiene, Washington, D.C.,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Alcantar, Norma, "Using a natural material for<br />
removing bacteria and heavy metals from<br />
drinking water,"In <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Florida Mexico<br />
Forum Keynote Address, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Dawn I. Fox, Thomas Pichler, Daniel Yeh,<br />
Norma Alcantar, "Using cactus mucilage to<br />
remove inorganic contaminants from drinking<br />
water,“ In Annual Meeting <strong>of</strong> AIChE <strong>2009</strong>,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Williams E, Toomey R, Alcantar N., "Using<br />
surface forces to design a localized drug<br />
delivery system for cancer treatment, “ In 8th<br />
World Congress <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
(WCCE8), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Bhethanabotla<br />
Fanord, F. F., Korie; Kim, Harry K.W.;<br />
Bhetanabotla, Venkat; Gupta, Vinay K.,<br />
"Bisphosphonate modified gold nanoparticles<br />
to study bone resorption,“ In AIChE Annual<br />
Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Choudhury, P., Nianthrini, B., Bhethanabotla,<br />
V., Stefanakos, E. , "Complex borohydride for<br />
reversible hydrogen storage,“ In AIChE Annual<br />
Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Chowdhury, S., Bhethanabotla, Venkat, Sen,<br />
Rajan, "Composition effect <strong>of</strong> ag-cu alloy<br />
nanoparticles on luminescence<br />
enhancement/quenching <strong>of</strong> vicinal<br />
luminophores,“ In AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R., Bhethanabotla, V.R.,<br />
Sankaranarayanan, S.K.R.S., "Design <strong>of</strong><br />
mutually interacting multi-directional<br />
transducer configurations on a surface<br />
acoustic wave device for enhanced<br />
biosensing,“ In IEEE Sensors <strong>2009</strong><br />
Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Balakrishnan, N., Bhethanabotla, Venkat R.,<br />
Joseph, Babu, "Effect <strong>of</strong> cluster size on co<br />
adsorption and dissociation on cobalkt<br />
catalysis: Dft studies using cluster models," In<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R., Bhethanabotla, V.R.,<br />
"Enhancement in ultrasonic micro-transport<br />
using focused inter-digital trandsducers in a<br />
surface acoustic wave device: Fluid-structure<br />
interaction study,“ In IEEE Sensors <strong>2009</strong><br />
Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Chowdhury, S., Bhethanabotla, Venkat R.,<br />
Sen, Rajan, "Fluorescence quenching <strong>of</strong><br />
cdse/zns nanocrystals by binding to copper<br />
nanoparticles,“ In MRS Fall Meeting, Boston,<br />
MA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Chowdhury, S., Bhethanabotla, Venkat, Sen,<br />
Rajan "Fluorescence quenching <strong>of</strong> cdse/zns<br />
nanocrystals near copper nanoparticles in<br />
aqueous solution,“ In AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R. S., Subramanian K.R.S.,<br />
Bhethanabotla, Venkat R., "Hexagonal surface<br />
acoustic wave sensor for multiple biomarker<br />
detection in biosensing applications,“ In AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R. S., Subramanian K.R.S.,<br />
Bhethanabotla, Venkat R., "Integrated focused<br />
and conventional transducer configuration on<br />
a single piezoelectric device for simultaneous<br />
biosensing and bi<strong>of</strong>ouling removal,“ In AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R. S., Subramanian K.R.S.,<br />
Bhethanabotla, Venkat R., "Integrated<br />
transducer and surface modifications on saw<br />
device for enhanced biosensing,“ In MRS Fall<br />
Meeting, Boston, MA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Choudhury, P. S., Sesha S., Bhethanabotla,<br />
Venkat R., Goswami, Yogi, Stefanakos, Elias,<br />
"Limn(bh4)3 for on-board hydrogen storage,”<br />
In AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R. S., Subramanian K.R.S.,<br />
Bhethanabotla, Venkat R., "Microcavityinduced<br />
acoustic streaming enhancement in a<br />
surface acoustic wave device based on<br />
langasite,“ In AIChE Annual Meeting,,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Richardson, M. B., Bhetanabotla, Venkat;<br />
Branch, Darren W.; Edwards, Thayne L.,<br />
"Multiple biomarker detection using sh-saw<br />
resonator array,“ In AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Khoe, C., Bhethanabotla, V. R., Sen, R., "A<br />
new diffusion cell for characterizing oxygen<br />
permeation <strong>of</strong> fiber reinforced polymers," In<br />
American Composite Manufacturers<br />
Association, ACMA, Tampa, FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Choudhury, P. S., Sesha S., Bhethanabotla,<br />
Venkat R., Goswami, Yogi, Stefanakos, Elias<br />
"New type <strong>of</strong> reversible hydrogen storage<br />
material at low temperature," In MRS Fall<br />
Meeting, Boston, MA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R., Bhethanabotla, V.R.,<br />
Sankaranarayanan, S.K.R.S., "A novel three<br />
dimensional fluid-structure interaction finite<br />
element <strong>of</strong> model <strong>of</strong> wave propagation in saw<br />
device: Application to biosensing &<br />
micr<strong>of</strong>luidics,“ In IEEE Sensors <strong>2009</strong><br />
Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Singh, R., Bhethanabotla, Venkat R.,<br />
"Orthogonal saw device based on langasite for<br />
simultaneous biosensing and bi<strong>of</strong>ouling<br />
removal: A fluid structure interaction study,” In<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Choudhury, P., Bhethanabotla, Venkat R.,<br />
Stefanakos, Elias "Reversible borohydride for<br />
hydrogen storage,” In MRS Fall Meeting,<br />
Boston, MA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Chowdhury, S., Bhethanabotla, Venkat, Sen,<br />
Rajan, "Spr tuning <strong>of</strong> silver-copper alloy<br />
nanoparticles: Application in metal enhanced<br />
luminescence," In MRS Fall Meeting, Boston,<br />
MA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
22
Goswami<br />
“New and Emerging Solar Energy<br />
Technologies,” Keynote Address, Farrington<br />
Daniels Award Lecture, Solar World Congress,<br />
Johannesburg, <strong>South</strong> Africa, October <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
“New and Emerging Solar Energy<br />
Technologies,” Keynote Address, Plenary<br />
Lecture, CISBAT Conference, Lausanne,<br />
Switzerland, September <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
“Emerging CSP Market in India,” Keynote<br />
Address, SolarPACES conference, Berlin,<br />
Germany, September <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Abutayeh, M. and Goswami, D.Y. ,<br />
"Experimental simulation <strong>of</strong> solar flash<br />
desalination,” In AIChE National Meeting,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Chen, H. and Goswami D.Y. , "The conversion<br />
<strong>of</strong> moderate temperature heat into power and<br />
refrigeration with CO 2<br />
and organic binary<br />
working fluid,“ In Biennial international student<br />
conference <strong>of</strong> Education without Borders,<br />
Dubai, UAE, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Li, C., Srinivasan, S., Kislov, N., Schmidt, M.,<br />
Stefanakos, L., and Goswami, Y.,<br />
"Enhancement <strong>of</strong> TiO2 photocatalytic activity<br />
by N-doping using the gas phase impregnation<br />
method,” In <strong>2009</strong> MRS Fall Meeting, Boston,<br />
MA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Li, C., Srinivasan, S., Kislov, N., Phani, A.,<br />
Stefanakos, L., and Goswami, Y. , "Increasing<br />
the photocatalytic activity by nechanochemically<br />
milling on Zn-doped TiO2,” In <strong>2009</strong><br />
MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Niemann, M., Srinivasan, S., Phani, A.,<br />
Kumar, A., Goswami, Y. and Stefanakos, E. ,<br />
"Hydrogen sorption behaviour in conducting<br />
polymer nanostructures,” In ASME<br />
International Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista,<br />
FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Niemann, M., Srinivasan, S., McGrath, K.,<br />
Kumar, A., Goswami, Y. and Stefanakos, E. ,<br />
"Processing and characterization <strong>of</strong> new<br />
multinary Li-Mg-B-N-H complexed hydrides for<br />
hydrogen storage,” In <strong>2009</strong> ASME<br />
International Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista,<br />
FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Srinivasan, S., Kislov, N., Emirov, Y.,<br />
Stefanakos, E. and Goswami, Y. ,<br />
"Investigation <strong>of</strong> ZnFe204 nanoparticles<br />
prepared by high energy milling,” In ASME<br />
International Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Congress and Exposition, Lake Buena Vista,<br />
FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Gupta<br />
Fedena Fanord, Korie Fairbairn, Harry Kim,<br />
Venkat Bhethanabotla, Vinay K. Gupta,<br />
"Bisphosphonate modified gold nanoparticles<br />
to study bone resorption,” In American<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> Engineers, Annual<br />
Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Cecil Coutinho, Vinay K. Gupta, "Investigating<br />
the photocatalytic performance <strong>of</strong> rapid<br />
settling pnipam-titania microcomposites,” In<br />
American Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> Engineers,<br />
Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Cecil A. Coutinho, Subrahmanya R.<br />
Mudhivarthi, Ashok Kumar, Vinay K. Gupta,<br />
"Novel ceria-polymer composites for reduced<br />
defects during oxide cmp,” In Symposium on<br />
Science and Technology <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
Mechanical Planarization (CMP) at the Annual<br />
Spring Meeting <strong>of</strong> MRS, San Francisco, CA,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Cecil Coutinho, Vinay K. Gupta,<br />
"Photocatalytic degradation using polymertitania<br />
microcomposites,” In Annual Joint<br />
Symposium <strong>of</strong> Florida Chapter <strong>of</strong> the AVS<br />
Science and Technology Society and Florida<br />
Society <strong>of</strong> Microscopy, Orlando, FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Cecil A. Coutinho, Vinay K. Gupta, "Polymertitania<br />
composites for photocatalytic<br />
degradation <strong>of</strong> organics in aqueous<br />
environments,” In Symposium on Materials<br />
Science <strong>of</strong> Water Purification at the Annual<br />
Spring Meeting <strong>of</strong> MRS, San Francisco, CA,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
V. K. Gupta, Bijith Mankidy, Cecil Coutinho, "A<br />
simple optical experiment on polymer diffusion<br />
for undergraduates that incorporates web-cam<br />
capture, data digitization, and multi-variable<br />
regression," In American Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
Engineers, Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Chhavi Manocha, Ashok Kumar, Vinay K.<br />
Gupta, "Study <strong>of</strong> conditioner abrasives in<br />
chemical mechanical planarization,” In<br />
Symposium on Science and Technology <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> Mechanical Planarization (CMP) at<br />
the Annual Spring Meeting <strong>of</strong> MRS, San<br />
Francisco, CA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Korie Fairbairn, Fedena Fanord, Harry Kim,<br />
Venkat Bhethanabotla, Vinay K. Gupta,<br />
"Studying the effects <strong>of</strong> gold nanoparticles on<br />
mature osteoclast cells,” In Annual Joint<br />
Symposium <strong>of</strong> Florida Chapter <strong>of</strong> the AVS<br />
Science and Technology Society and Florida<br />
Society <strong>of</strong> Microscopy, Orlando, FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Bijith Mankidy, Babu Joseph, Vinay Gupta,<br />
"Surface decoration <strong>of</strong> cobalt nanoparticles on<br />
silica colloids,” In American Institute <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> Engineers, Annual Meeting,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Alisha Petereson, Vinay Gupta, "Synthesis<br />
and characterization <strong>of</strong> novel nanomaterials:<br />
Gold nanoshells with an organic-inorganic<br />
hybrid core,” In American Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
Engineers, Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Fedena Fanord, Korie Fairbairn, Harry Kim,<br />
Venkat Bhethanabotla, Vinay K. Gupta, "Using<br />
functionalized nanoparticles to study<br />
intracellular response central to the<br />
progression <strong>of</strong> osteonecrosis,” In National<br />
Organization for the Pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
Advancement <strong>of</strong> Black Chemists and<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> Engineers (NOBCChE), St. Louis,<br />
MO, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Jaroszeski<br />
Jaroszeski, M.J. and Connolly, R.J. , "Charge<br />
based systems for plasmid DNA and drug<br />
delivery,” In Advanced in Research (AIR)<br />
Seminar Series, Old Dominion <strong>University</strong>,<br />
Frank Reidy Center for Bioelectrics, Norfolk,<br />
VA, April, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Jaroszeski, M.J. and Connolly, R.J., "Plasma<br />
based method for augmenting DNA delivery to<br />
skin,” In International Symposium on<br />
Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics, Sibiu,<br />
Romania, May, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Connolly, R. C., Lopez. G. Wegerif, G., H<strong>of</strong>f,<br />
A.M., and Jaroszeski, M.J., "Effects <strong>of</strong> plasma<br />
mediated molecular delivery,” In XXth<br />
International Symposium on<br />
Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics, Sibiu,<br />
Romania, May, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Connolly, R. C., Muffly, K.E., H<strong>of</strong>f, A.M.,<br />
Llewellyn, J.A., Gilbert, R., and Jaroszeski,<br />
M.J., "Skin as a bioengineering interface,” In<br />
215 th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San<br />
Francisco, CA, May, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Medrano, J., Anderson, A., Jaroszeski, M.J.,<br />
Gitliin, R., "Dynamic bioimpedance feedback<br />
for in vivo electroporated tissues,” In <strong>2009</strong><br />
USF College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Research Day,<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> Florida, Tampa, FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
23
Joseph<br />
Alaa Kababji, Babu Joseph, John Wolan,<br />
"Fischer-tropsch synthesis using cobalt silica<br />
supported catalysts,” In Gulf Coast Energy<br />
Network’s Power Up <strong>2009</strong> Energy Conference<br />
& Expo, Walton Beach, Florida, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
J. Wolan, B. Mankidy, B. Joseph, V. K. Gupta<br />
In Surface decoration <strong>of</strong> cobalt nanoparticles<br />
on silica colloids, AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Balakrishnan, N.; Bhethanabotla, V. R.;<br />
Joseph, B. In Effect <strong>of</strong> cluster size on co<br />
adsorption and dissociation on cobalt<br />
catalysts: Dft studies using cluster models,<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Joseph, B., "Teaching reaction engineering<br />
and process control: A spiral approach,” In<br />
NSF Sponsored Workshop on Transforming<br />
the Educational Experience <strong>of</strong> Students in<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>, USF, Tampa, FL,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
S. A. Gardezi, B. Joseph, J. Wolan In<br />
Metal/support interaction effects in fischertropsch<br />
synthesis: Significance <strong>of</strong> catalyst<br />
preparation, AIChE Annual Meeting; Nashville,<br />
TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Kuhn<br />
Huang, W., Tsung, C.-K., Kuhn, J.N., and<br />
Somorjai, G.A., "Cyclohexene hydrogenation /<br />
dehydrogenation over bimetallic rhodiumplatinum<br />
nanoparticles,” In AICHE Annual<br />
Meeting, Nashville, TN, November, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Huang, W., Kuhn, J.N., Tsung, C.-K., and<br />
Somorjai, G.A., "Synthesis <strong>of</strong> dendrimer<br />
encapsulated one nanometer rh and pt<br />
particles and their activity for ethylene and<br />
pyrrole hydrogenation,” In 21st North<br />
American Catalysis Society Meeting, San<br />
Francisco, CA, June, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Huang, W., Kuhn, J.N., Tsung, C.-K., Zhang,<br />
Y., and Somorjai, G.A., "Dendrimer<br />
encapsulated one nanometer pt and rh<br />
particles: Characterization and hydrogenation<br />
studies <strong>of</strong> ethylene and pyrrole,“In Spring ACS<br />
Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Huang, W., Li, Y., Kuhn, J.N., Tsung, C.-K.,<br />
and Somorjai, G.A., "Co oxidation and<br />
ethylene hydrogenation over one nanometer<br />
bimetallic rhpt particles,” In Spring ACS<br />
Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Kuhn, J.N., Huang, W., Tsung, C.-K., and<br />
Somorjai, G.A., "Size dependence <strong>of</strong> pyrrole<br />
hydrogenation over monodisperse platinum<br />
nanoparticles supported on mesoporous<br />
silica,“ In 21st North American Catalysis<br />
Society Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Kuhn, J.N., Huang, W., Tsung, C.-K., and<br />
Somorjai, G.A., "Structure sensitivity <strong>of</strong> pyrrole<br />
hydrogenation over monodisperse platinum<br />
nanoparticles supported onto mesoporous<br />
silica,” In Spring ACS Meeting, Salt Lake City,<br />
UT, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Lakshminarayanan, N., Choi, H., Kuhn, J.N.,<br />
Millet, J.-M.M. and Ozkan, U.S., "Control <strong>of</strong><br />
oxygen mobility in doped lafeo3 as s<strong>of</strong>c<br />
catalysts,” In 6th World Congress on Oxidation<br />
Catalysis, Lille, France, July, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Lakshminarayanan, N., Kuhn, J.N., and<br />
Ozkan, U.S., "Nature <strong>of</strong> deactivation in s<strong>of</strong>c<br />
anode catalysts in the presence <strong>of</strong> h2s,” In<br />
21st North American Catalysis Society<br />
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Tsung, C.-K., Kuhn, J.N., Huang, W., and<br />
Somorjai, G.A., "Role <strong>of</strong> synthetic additives in<br />
catalysis: Ethylene hydrogenation and carbon<br />
monoxide oxidation over monodisperse<br />
platinum nanoparticles with organic capping<br />
layers,” In AICHE Annual Meeting, Nashville,<br />
TN, November, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Tsung, C.-K., Kuhn, J.N., Huang, W.,<br />
Somorjai, G.A., and Yang, P., "Platinum<br />
nanocrystals smaller than 10 nm with size and<br />
shape control: A study <strong>of</strong> ethylene and pyrrole<br />
hydrogenation," In Spring ACS Meeting, Salt<br />
Lake City, UT, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Tsung, C.-K., Kuhn, J.N., Huang, W., Yang,<br />
P., and Somorjai, G.A., "Pyrrole hydrogenation<br />
over size and shape controlled platinum<br />
nanocrystals,” In Spring ACS Meeting, Salt<br />
Lake City, UT, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Lee<br />
Schulz B, Lee WE III, and Lloyd, J. “The<br />
effects <strong>of</strong> concurrent tasks on 3D overground<br />
minimum toe clearance,” In Gait & Clinical<br />
Movement Analysis Society, Denver, CO,<br />
March <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Schulz B, Lee, WE III, and Lloyd, J. “The<br />
effects <strong>of</strong> concurrent tasks on 3D overground<br />
minimum toe clearance,” In10 th Annual<br />
Transforming Falls Prevention Conference,<br />
Clearwater, FL, May <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Lee, WE III and Jones, R. “Creativity problem<br />
solving and discovery,” In AIS 31 st Annual<br />
Meeting, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Alabama, October<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Sagüés<br />
A. A. Sagüés, K. Lau and S.C. Kranc,<br />
"Challenges in incorporating potentialdependent<br />
threshold in predictive models for<br />
corrosion <strong>of</strong> steel in concrete," 5th Kurt<br />
Schwabe Symposium "From Corrosion to<br />
Semiconductors", Erlangen, Germany, May<br />
24-28, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
A. A. Sagüés, S.C. Kranc, and K. Lau,<br />
"Service life forecasting for reinforced concrete<br />
incorporating potential-dependent chloride<br />
threshold,“Corrosion /09, NACE<br />
International, NACE International, Atlanta,<br />
Georgia, March 22-26, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
K. Lau and A. A. Sagüés, "Corrosion <strong>of</strong> epoxyand<br />
polymer/zinc- coated rebar in simulated<br />
concrete pore solution,” Corrosion /09, NACE<br />
International, Atlanta, Georgia, March 22-26,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
A. A. Sagüés, K. Lau and S.C. Kranc,<br />
"Challenges in predictive modeling <strong>of</strong><br />
corrosion damage in reinforced concrete,”<br />
Research Topical Symposium, Corrosion /09,<br />
NACE International, NACE International,<br />
Atlanta, Georgia, March 22-26, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Smith<br />
Smith, Carlos A., plenary speaker, In 2010<br />
Congress <strong>of</strong> Colombian <strong>Chemical</strong> Engineers,<br />
Medellin, Colombia, <strong>South</strong> America, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Sunol<br />
Haitao Li, Sermin Sunol, Aydin Sunol,<br />
"Supercritical fluid aided synthesis <strong>of</strong><br />
nanostructured catalyst,“ In AIChE Annual<br />
Meeting, Nashville, TN, November <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Sunol, Aydin, "Foundations <strong>of</strong> supercritical<br />
fluid aided materials development,” In<br />
Princeton <strong>University</strong>, November 18, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Sunol, Aydin, "Green manufacturing <strong>of</strong> nano<br />
structured energetic systems,” In San Antonio,<br />
TX, February <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Wade Mack, Sermin Sunol, Aydin Sunol,<br />
"Determination <strong>of</strong> sorption isotherms using<br />
supercritical fluid chromatography,” In AIChE<br />
Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, November<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
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Sunol Continued<br />
Darron C. Purifoy, John P. Kosky , Aydin K.<br />
Sunol, “Micro-cellular Solid Propellant<br />
Technology,” In Suborbital Missions and the<br />
Small Unit Space Transport and Insertion<br />
(SUSTAIN) Forum, Lackland Air Force Base,<br />
San Antonio, Texas, 24 – 26 February <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Son H. Ho, Muhammad M. Rahman, Mutasim<br />
Elsheikh, Aydin K. Sunol, “Analysis <strong>of</strong> Thermal<br />
Response <strong>of</strong> a Portable Blood Cooling<br />
Device,” In <strong>2009</strong> ASME International<br />
Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong> Congress and<br />
Exposition, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA<br />
November 13-19, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey<br />
Michael Jablin; Smith, Hillary; Zhernenkov,<br />
Mikhail; Vidyasagar, Ajay; Toomey, Ryan;<br />
Saiz, Jessica; Toperverg, Boris; Watkins, Erik;<br />
Kuhl, Tonya; Hurd, Alan; Majewski, Jaroslaw,<br />
"Breathable nipaam network with controllable<br />
hydration supports model lipid membrane," In<br />
<strong>2009</strong> APS March Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA,<br />
March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Ophir Ortiz, Ajay Vidyasagar and Ryan<br />
Toomey, "Active surface topographies in<br />
constrained hydrogel films,“ In MRS Fall<br />
Meeting <strong>2009</strong>, Boston, MA, November, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Samuel DuPont, Peter Stroot and Ryan<br />
Toomey, "Reversible buckling <strong>of</strong> patterned<br />
micro-scale poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)<br />
structures due to surface confinement,” In<br />
MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, November,<br />
<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Ajay Vidyasagar and Ryan, "Volumephase<br />
transitions and confined water in<br />
surface-tethered poly(n-isopropylacrylamide)<br />
networks," In <strong>2009</strong> APS March Meeting,<br />
Pittsburgh, PA, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Ajay Vidyasagar and Ryan, "Role <strong>of</strong><br />
h<strong>of</strong>meister series <strong>of</strong> salts on the volume phase<br />
transition <strong>of</strong> peptide modified n-<br />
isopropylacrylamide networks,” In <strong>2009</strong> Fall<br />
AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN,<br />
November, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Leena Patra and Ryan, "Volumephase<br />
transitions in photo-crosslinked,<br />
surface-tethered lcst polymer networks,” In<br />
<strong>2009</strong> Fall AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville,<br />
TN, November, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Ryan, "Volume-phase transitions and<br />
swelling instabilities in surface-tethered<br />
responsive gels,” In <strong>2009</strong> APS March Meeting<br />
Pittsburg, PA, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Ryan, "Volume-phase transitions in<br />
surface-tethered networks and implications for<br />
swelling instabilities,” In Georgia Tech:<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> and Biomolecular <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Departmental Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia,<br />
September, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Ryan, "Volume-phase transitions and<br />
confined water in surface-tethered poly(nisopropylacrylamide),"<br />
In Los Alamos Neutron<br />
and Science Center User Group Meeting,<br />
Santa Fe, NM, September, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Ryan, "Buckling instabilities in<br />
surface-confined, poly(n isopropylacrylamide)<br />
microstructures,” In GelSympo <strong>2009</strong> (8th<br />
International Gel Symposium) Osaka, Japan,<br />
December, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Toomey, Ryan, "Volume-phase transitions and<br />
swelling instabilities in surface-tethered<br />
responsive gels,” In ACS Spring National<br />
Meeting Salt Lake City, UT, March, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Wolan<br />
Alaa Kababji, Babu Joseph, John Wolan,<br />
"Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using cobalt silica<br />
supported catalysts,” In Gulf Coast Energy<br />
Network’s Power Up <strong>2009</strong> Energy Conference<br />
& Expo Walton Beach, Florida, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
S.A. Gardezi, J.T. Wolan, B. Joseph,<br />
"Metal/support interaction effects in Fischer-<br />
Tropsch synthesis: Significance <strong>of</strong> catalyst<br />
preparation,” In FESC <strong>2009</strong> Summit, Tampa,<br />
FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Wolan, J.T., B. Ridder , "Vs photocataylitic<br />
oxidation <strong>of</strong> metal orange,” In AIChE,<br />
Nashville , TN , <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Wolan, J.T., J. Mbah, "Hydrogen sulfide<br />
splitting via electrolysis,” In International<br />
symposium, Washington, DC, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Wolan, J.T., "Hydrogen storage research,” In<br />
<strong>2009</strong> DOE Annual Merit Review Meeting,<br />
Washington DC, USA, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Wolan, J.T. and S. Gardezi "Characterization<br />
<strong>of</strong> fts catalysts,” In Fall <strong>2009</strong> DFLAVS, Tampa,<br />
FL, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Wolan, J.T. and S. Gardezi., "Eggshell cat., “<br />
In <strong>2009</strong> Fall AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville,<br />
TN, November, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
S. A. Gardezi, B. Joseph, J. Wolan In<br />
Metal/support interaction effects in Fischer-<br />
Tropsch synthesis: Significance <strong>of</strong> catalyst<br />
preparation,” In AIChE Annual Meeting,<br />
Nashville, TN, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
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Our Faculty were active in these grants and contracts during <strong>2009</strong><br />
Project Title<br />
Multiple Biomarker Sensor for Early Detection <strong>of</strong><br />
Ovarian Cancer<br />
HCC to USF for FLATE Interactions with BITT<br />
Planning for Education<br />
FL-ATE Florida Regional Center for Manufacturing<br />
Education<br />
Remote Monitoring <strong>of</strong> Bridges<br />
Electro oration System for Cutaneous Gene<br />
Transfer<br />
SGER: Conducting and Semi-transparent<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong>ly Active Surface<br />
Design and Construction <strong>of</strong> Precast Piles with<br />
Stainless Reinforcing Steel<br />
MRI: Acquisition <strong>of</strong> a Computational Cluster for<br />
Research and Training at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong><br />
Florida in Partnership with Eckerd College and the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Tampa<br />
Reinforced Concrete Pipe Cracks - Acceptance<br />
Criteria<br />
Design and Development <strong>of</strong> Self Cooling Products<br />
that Utilize Evaporative Technologies<br />
Corrosion Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Post-Tensioning<br />
Strands in Ungrouted Ducts<br />
Mechanistic Issues on Corrosion Performance <strong>of</strong><br />
Dual Polymeric-Zinc Coated Rebar-Continuation.<br />
Principal and<br />
Co-Principal<br />
Investigators (PI)<br />
Sponsor/Agency<br />
Awarded Project<br />
Period<br />
Total<br />
Costs<br />
Awarded<br />
Bhethanabotla (PI) National Science Foundation 06/2008 05/31/11 $216,980<br />
Kruk (co-PI)<br />
Gilbert (PI) Hillsborough Community College 09/01/08 09/01/10 $40,000<br />
Gilbert (PI)<br />
Sen (PI)<br />
Mullins (co-PI)<br />
Sagüés (co-PI)<br />
Heller (PI)<br />
Jaroszeski (co-PI)<br />
Alcantar<br />
Mullins (PI)<br />
Sen (co-PI)<br />
Sagüés (co-PI)<br />
Subcontract on a NSF grant from 07/01/04 06/30/10 $237,842<br />
Hillsborough Community College<br />
Mistras Group Inc. 08/04/09 01/31/11 $233,284<br />
National Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Biomedical</strong><br />
Imaging and Bioengineering<br />
National<br />
Science Foundation<br />
Florida Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Transportation<br />
09/01/06 06/30/10 $30,000<br />
02/01/08 01/31/09 $100,000<br />
12/03/09 03/01/12 $210,000<br />
Bhethanabotla National Science Foundation 08/15/07 08/31/10 $499,999<br />
Sagüés<br />
A. Sunol (PI)<br />
Rahman (co-PI)<br />
Wilkinson (co-PI)<br />
Sagüés<br />
Florida Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Transportation<br />
Temptroll, Florida High Tech<br />
Corridor<br />
Florida Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Transportation<br />
07/01/09 04/01/11 $80,000<br />
05/30/07 03/31/10 $82,500<br />
11/04/08 07/30/10 $79,938<br />
Sagüés Gerdau Ameristeel 07/22/08 10/21/09 $98,995<br />
Faculty for the Future Award Alcantar Schlumberger Foundation 07/01/08 06/30/10 $49,029<br />
Biomechanics Basic Studies in Patient Safety Lee Veterans Administration Medical<br />
Center<br />
VA Patient Safety Research Lloyd Projects Lee Veterans Administration Medical<br />
Center<br />
Molecular <strong>Engineering</strong> <strong>of</strong> Nanoscale Constructs<br />
Using Self-Assembled Cavitands<br />
CAREER:Responsive,Surface-Attached Networks<br />
with Built-in Logic- An Integrated Research and<br />
Education Plan<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> Novel Polymer Nanocomposite<br />
Materials<br />
Performance <strong>of</strong> Evaluation <strong>of</strong> FresuR<br />
Evaporatively Cooled Residential Air Conditioner<br />
A STEP to grow in biology-engineeringmathematics<br />
undergraduate degrees.<br />
Antibody Medicated Conformational Changes in<br />
AB Peptides<br />
08/01/08 07/31/09 $21,788<br />
10/28/08 10/27/09 $23,500<br />
Gupta (PI),<br />
State <strong>of</strong> Florida and USF-FMMD 1/2008 12/<strong>2009</strong> $35,000<br />
Bisht (co-PI)<br />
Toomey National Science Foundation 02/01/07 01/31/11 $368,000<br />
A. Sunol Advanced Materials Technology. 08/30/08 03/31/10 $17,000<br />
INC<br />
Goswami Florida Power & Light Company 08/09/06 08/01/11 $50,000<br />
Ramachandran(PI)<br />
Campbell (co-PI)<br />
Alcantar(PI)<br />
National Science Foundation 08/20/08 07/20/13 $1,999,756<br />
Pfizer Inc. U.S. Pharmaceuticals<br />
Group<br />
04/18/07 02/01/10 $206,231<br />
Editorship <strong>of</strong> the Journal "Solar Energy" Goswami 01/01/09 12/31/09 $42,440<br />
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Project Title<br />
Aggregation and Structural Changes <strong>of</strong> Amyloidal<br />
Proteins<br />
Integrating global capabilities into STEM<br />
education: Critical technologies and strategies for<br />
meeting the UN’s Millennium Development Goals<br />
on water and sanitation<br />
Implementation Grant: Transforming the<br />
Educational Experience <strong>of</strong> Transfer Students in<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> using a Multi-Dimensional<br />
Approach.<br />
Florida Advanced Technological Education<br />
(FLATE) Regional Center for Manufacturing<br />
Education<br />
Principal and<br />
Co-Principal<br />
Investigators (PI)<br />
Sponsor/Agency<br />
Awarded Project<br />
Period<br />
Total<br />
Costs<br />
Awarded<br />
Alcantar(PI) BITT-USF 06/01/08 05/31/09 $37,000<br />
Yeh (PI)<br />
Alcantar(co-PI)<br />
State <strong>of</strong> Florida, USF partnership-<br />
Sustainable Communities: Water<br />
01/01/07 09/31/10 $490,000<br />
Gupta (PI)<br />
Alcantar (co-PI)<br />
Joseph co-PI)<br />
Sunol (co-PI)<br />
Toomey (co-PI)<br />
National Science Foundation 01/01/05 08/31/10 $1,005,000<br />
Gilbert Hillsborough Community College 10/01/08 09/30/10 $170,236<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> Phase Change Materials Joseph Temptroll, LLC 12/01/08 08/31/10 $62,500<br />
Oxygen Diffusion Characterization <strong>of</strong> Fiber<br />
Reinforced Composites<br />
Biomechanical Studies in Hospital-Related Injury<br />
Situations<br />
Design <strong>of</strong> Product Manufacturing Facilities for<br />
Non Woven Textiles<br />
Design and Development <strong>of</strong> Products that have a<br />
Self Sustained Temperature Modulation Feature<br />
Synthesis Development and Characterization <strong>of</strong><br />
Phase Change, Self Assembly and Reacting<br />
Systems for Temperature Modulation<br />
Development and Characterization <strong>of</strong> Organic-<br />
Inorganic Nanocomposite Foams<br />
Rajan Sen (PI)<br />
Bhethanabotla (co-PI)<br />
Lee<br />
National Science Foundation 07/01/05 07/31/09 $300,000<br />
James A. Haley Veterans Research<br />
and Education Foundation<br />
08/03/09 08/02/10 $22,000<br />
Sunol Misty Development, LLC 09/01/09 08/31/10 $100,000<br />
A. Sunol High Tech Corridor 05/15/07 03/31/10 $368,000<br />
S. Sunol (PI)<br />
Joseph (co- PI)<br />
Temptroll, Florida High Tech<br />
Corridor<br />
A. Sunol Advanced Materials Technology,<br />
Inc.<br />
05/15/07 03/31/10 $50,000<br />
10/12/09 12/31/10 $33,000<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> Temperature Modulated Products A. Sunol Temptroll, LLC 12/01/08 08/31/10 $62,500<br />
Hydrogen Storage in Complex Metal Hydrides<br />
Non-Thermal Helium Plasma for In Vivo Gene<br />
Delivery for Vaccines and Cancer Therapy<br />
Electro-Gene-Transfer for Coronary and<br />
peripheral Artery Disease<br />
Novel Islet Sertoli Cell Hybrid Construct that is<br />
Immunoprotected and Secretes Insulin<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> and Computer Science Scholars<br />
Targeted for Academic, Retention, Success<br />
(STARS)<br />
Stefanakos (PI)<br />
Goswami (PI)<br />
Bhethanabotla (co-PI)<br />
Jaroszeski(PI)<br />
Jaroszeski(co-PI)<br />
Jaroszeski (PI)<br />
Gupta (co-PI),<br />
Kumar (PI),<br />
S. Thomas (co-PI),<br />
K. Reeves (co-PI),<br />
M. Trotz (co-PI),<br />
F. Pyrtle (co-PI),<br />
R. Perez (co-PI),<br />
B. Batson(co-PI)<br />
DOE 07/2006 07/<strong>2009</strong> $120,000<br />
Florida Center <strong>of</strong> Excellence in<br />
Bimolecular Identification and<br />
Targeted Therapeutics Seed Grant<br />
05/01/08 04/30/09 $75,000<br />
NIH/National Heart Lung and Blood 09/09/08 09/08/10 $500,000<br />
Institute<br />
Florida Center <strong>of</strong> excellence in 02/10/09 02/09/10 $51,400<br />
Bimolecular Identification and<br />
Targeted Therapeutics Seed Grant<br />
National Science Foundation 10/2008 09/2011 $598,000<br />
Florida Energy Systems Consortium Goswami Florida State Legislature 9/2008 8/ 2011 $8,750,000<br />
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Faculty and Academic Staff Statistics:<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
15<br />
10<br />
0<br />
5<br />
0<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Faculty - Fall Terms<br />
(Funding Location)<br />
5 6<br />
9 8<br />
4 3 2<br />
11 11 11<br />
2005 2006 2007 2008 <strong>2009</strong><br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Staff - Fall Terms<br />
(Funding Location)<br />
30 30<br />
39 39 38<br />
2 2 2 2 2<br />
2005 2006 2007 2008 <strong>2009</strong><br />
2008/<strong>2009</strong> Academic Year<br />
BS degrees granted/faculty 4.2<br />
Non-Tenure<br />
Track<br />
Tenure-Track<br />
Tenured<br />
Assistants<br />
Adjuncts<br />
Student Statistics<br />
Student Credit Hours (SCH)<br />
Undergraduate 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/<strong>2009</strong><br />
Lower Level 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Upper Level 3,203 3,331 3,656 3,413<br />
Undergraduate Total 3,203 3,331 3,656 3,413<br />
Graduate<br />
Grad I 645 807 769 638<br />
Grad II 448 660 632 542<br />
Graduate Total 1,093 1,467 1,401 1,180<br />
Total 4,296 4,798 5,057 4,593<br />
SCH Per Full-Time Instructional Faculty Headcount<br />
Undergraduate 2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/<strong>2009</strong><br />
Lower Level 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />
Upper Level 228.8 256.2 281.2 262.5<br />
Undergraduate Total 228.8 256.2 281.2 262.5<br />
Graduate<br />
Grad I 46.1 62.1 59.1 49.1<br />
Grad II 32.0 50.7 48.6 41.6<br />
Graduate Total 78.1 112.8 107.7 90.7<br />
Total 306.9 369 388.9 353.2<br />
Degrees Awarded<br />
2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/<strong>2009</strong><br />
Bachelor 35 43 29 55<br />
Masters 15 20 27 36<br />
Doctoral 4 2 9 4<br />
Total 54 65 65 95<br />
Degrees Awarded per FT Instructional Faculty<br />
Headcount<br />
2005/2006 2006/2007 2007/2008 2008/<strong>2009</strong><br />
Bachelor 2.7 3.3 2.2 4.2<br />
Masters 1.2 1.5 2.1 2.8<br />
Doctoral 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.3<br />
Total 4.2 5.0 5.0 7.3<br />
MS degrees granted/faculty 2.8<br />
PhD degrees granted/faculty 0.3<br />
PhD students enrolled/faculty 3.23<br />
MS students enrolled/faculty 6.62<br />
REU students enrolled/faculty 0.31<br />
Undergraduate SCH Generated/faculty 262.5<br />
Grad I SCH generated/faculty 49.1<br />
Grad II SCH generated/faculty 41.6<br />
<strong>2009</strong> ChBME Productivity Summary<br />
Journal Articles/faculty 3.07<br />
<strong>2009</strong> Citations/faculty 4.08<br />
Presentations at National and International<br />
7.29<br />
Conferences/faculty<br />
Journal Editorships 4<br />
Patents 2<br />
Research Expenditures/faculty $133,862.13<br />
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Faculty<br />
Babu Joseph stepped down as chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />
department and Venkat Bhethanabotla is<br />
named the new chair <strong>of</strong> the department <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> and <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>.<br />
Vinay Gupta is one <strong>of</strong> the two faculty<br />
members at USF to be honored with the<br />
Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher<br />
Award.<br />
Babu Joseph was named Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Year by the graduating seniors <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
and <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong>.<br />
Venkat Bhethanabotla received the<br />
Outstanding Research Achievement Award<br />
for <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Carlos Smith’s textbook “Principles and<br />
Practice <strong>of</strong> Automatic Process Control” was<br />
recently translated into Spanish and<br />
Portuguese, as it is the most used controls<br />
book in Latin America and Portugal.<br />
Six faculty members were inducted into USF’s<br />
Academy <strong>of</strong> Inventors, October 5: Venkat<br />
Bhethanabotla, Richard Gilbert, Yogi<br />
Goswami, Vinay Gupta, Mark Jaroszeski, and<br />
Aydin Sunol.<br />
Graduate Students<br />
Cecil Coutinho (advisor: Vinay Gupta) earned<br />
an honorable mention in the materials<br />
Science Section at the March <strong>2009</strong> Annual<br />
Joint Symposium <strong>of</strong> Florida Chapter <strong>of</strong> the<br />
AVS Science and Technology Society and<br />
Florida Society <strong>of</strong> Microscopy in Orlando (FL).<br />
Pabitra Choudhury (advisor: Venkat<br />
Bhethanabotla) was selected by the faculty for<br />
the outstanding RA (Research Assistant) <strong>of</strong><br />
the year award 2008/<strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Audrey Buttice was named TA (Teacher<br />
Assistant) <strong>of</strong> the year in April <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Ala’A Kababji received the top prize at the<br />
Power Up <strong>2009</strong> Energy Conference & Expo<br />
Steering Committee, for his research with<br />
cobalt silica-supported catalysts for Fischer-<br />
Tropsch synthesis.<br />
Syed Ali Gardezi was a winner for the <strong>2009</strong><br />
Green Expo Graduate Student Poster<br />
Competition for his poster titled “Metal/<br />
Support interaction effects in Fischer-Tropsch<br />
synthesis: Significance <strong>of</strong> catalyst preparation<br />
for biomass to liquid conversion using<br />
Thermo-chemical process.”<br />
Undergraduates<br />
Nicole Hupalo (advisor: Norma Alcantar) and<br />
Shana Williams (advisor: Michael VanAuker)<br />
won awards in the <strong>Engineering</strong> and<br />
<strong>Biomedical</strong> Science section <strong>of</strong> the <strong>2009</strong> USF<br />
undergraduates research symposium.<br />
Judith Landis was a winner for the <strong>2009</strong><br />
Green Expo Undergraduate Student Poster<br />
Competition for her poster titled “Simplified<br />
Extraction Process for Cactus Mucilage.”<br />
<strong>2009</strong> AIChE Scholarship Winners<br />
Philip Thomley<br />
Other Scholarships<br />
Violeta Kukenska received the William Miasel<br />
Scholarship- This scholarship is awarded<br />
periodically in memory <strong>of</strong> William (Bill) Miasel,<br />
an active member <strong>of</strong> the local section and<br />
past section Chair. It is awarded to a student<br />
who is supporting a family while working their<br />
way through school.<br />
The <strong>Engineering</strong> Alumni Society presented<br />
Conference Presentation Grants ($400 each)<br />
to the following ChemE Students: Pabitra<br />
Choudhury, Sanchari Chowdhury, Bradley<br />
Ridder, Nianthrini Balakrishnan, Nicole<br />
Hupalo and Harry Helmich.<br />
AIChE USF<br />
Chapter:<br />
Officers<br />
President:<br />
Jennifer Burnham<br />
Vice President:<br />
Jessica Torrivilla<br />
Secretary:<br />
Summer Konja<br />
Treasurer:<br />
Ana Rioja<br />
Special Events Officer:<br />
Daniel Hampton<br />
Expo Chair:<br />
Arash Nozartash<br />
Lindsey Loutzenhiser<br />
Fundraising:<br />
Heather White<br />
Marialbys Hernandez<br />
The AIChE USF Student Chapter is<br />
an organization <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> students at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> Florida.<br />
Our Chapter's mission is to<br />
promote the pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
development <strong>of</strong> its members by its<br />
programs, its relations with other<br />
Student Chapters, and its relations<br />
with the parent body, the American<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> Engineers,<br />
and to contribute to the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> chemical<br />
engineering at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>South</strong> Florida through activities<br />
involving faculty and student<br />
members.<br />
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M.S. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Buttice, Audrey.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Alcantar, Norma.<br />
“Reducing Sediment and Bacterial Contamination in Water Using<br />
Mucilage Extracted from the Opuntia Ficus-Indica Cactus.”<br />
Monteparo, Christopher.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Wolan, John.<br />
“Analysis <strong>of</strong> Single Fiber Pushout Test <strong>of</strong> Fiber Reinforced<br />
Composite with a Nonhomogeneous Interphase.”<br />
Richardson, Anthony.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Bhethanabotla, Venkat.<br />
“Determination <strong>of</strong> Nanogram Mass and Measurement <strong>of</strong> Polymer<br />
Solution Free Volume Using Thickness-Shear Mode (TSM)<br />
Quartz Resonators.”<br />
M.S. in <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Elsayed, Nada.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Sunol, Aydin.<br />
“Leaching <strong>of</strong> Active Ingredients from Blueberries and Cranberries<br />
Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide and Ethanol as an Entrainer<br />
and Analyzing Using GC/MS.”<br />
Farelo, Fabian.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Dubey, Rajiv.<br />
“Task Oriented Simulation and Control <strong>of</strong> A Wheelchair Mounted<br />
Robotic Arm.”<br />
Freilich, Rebekah.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Dubey, Rajiv.<br />
“Biomechanical Model <strong>of</strong> Transhumeral Prostheses.”<br />
Hokenek, Selma.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Alcantar, Norma.<br />
“Characterization <strong>of</strong> conductive Polycarbonate Films.”<br />
Kerrigan, Michael.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Lee, William.<br />
“Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Advanced Materials to Protect Against Fall-Related<br />
Head Injuries.”<br />
Ph.D. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Chornokur, Ganna.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Wolan, John.<br />
“Photoluminescense Spectroscopy <strong>of</strong> Bioconjugated Quantum<br />
Dots and Their Application for Early Cancer Detection.”<br />
Choudhury, Pabitra.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Bhethanabotla, Venkat.<br />
“Theorectical and Experimental Study <strong>of</strong> Solid State Complex<br />
Borohydride Hydrogen Storage Materials.”<br />
Coutinho, Cecil.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Gupta, Vinay.<br />
“Multi-Functional Composite Materials for Catalysis and <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
Mechanical Planarization.”<br />
Kababji, Ala’a.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Wolan, John.<br />
“Effects <strong>of</strong> Diluent Addition and Metal Support Interactions in<br />
Heterogeneous catalysis: SiC/VPO Catalysts for Maleic<br />
Anhydride Production and Co/Silica Supported Catalysts for<br />
FTS.”<br />
Singh, Reetu.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Bhethanabotla, Venkat.<br />
“Development <strong>of</strong> Three Dimensional Fluid-Structure Interaction<br />
Models for the Design <strong>of</strong> Surface Acoustic Wave Devices:<br />
Application to Biosensing and Micr<strong>of</strong>luidic Actuation.”<br />
Zhang, Ying.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Sunol, Aydin.<br />
“Synthesis <strong>of</strong> Local Thermo-Physical Models Using Genetic<br />
Programming.”<br />
Ph.D. in <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Gutierrez, Sergio.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Lee, William.<br />
“The Biomechanics <strong>of</strong> Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty.”<br />
Mondy, William.<br />
Major Pr<strong>of</strong>essor: Piegl, Les.<br />
“Data Acquisition for Modeling and Visualization <strong>of</strong> Vascular<br />
Tree.”<br />
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SPRING <strong>2009</strong><br />
B.S. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Ayala, Rosanna<br />
Brandon, Patrick<br />
Buttice, Audrey<br />
Chai, Maytal<br />
Cherizard, Rene<br />
Comiskey, Charles<br />
DeLoach, Michael<br />
Elsayed, Nada<br />
Fairbairn, Korie<br />
Finch, Robert<br />
Foley, Patrick<br />
Freeman, Cameron<br />
Gates, Timothy<br />
Henry, Zachary<br />
Hodzic, Jasmina<br />
Hough, Daniel<br />
Leath, Violeta<br />
Manhin, Norman<br />
Martin, Ian<br />
McMenemy, Erincolleen<br />
Monteparo, Christopher<br />
Nguyen, Minh<br />
Page, Alexander<br />
Patamasank, Jaren<br />
Patel, Dharini<br />
Sadhi, Shaur<br />
Shamseddine, Nabila<br />
Simon, Kimberly<br />
Smith, Craig<br />
Whitman, Chase<br />
M.S. in <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Balasubramanian, Divyalakshmi<br />
Elsayed, Nada<br />
Fairbairn, Korie<br />
Hough, Daniel<br />
Javvaji, Girija Manohar<br />
Matteo, Jennifer<br />
Raghavan, Harini<br />
M.S. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Buttice, Audrey<br />
Monteparo, Christopher<br />
M.S. in <strong>Engineering</strong> Science<br />
Hokenek, Selma<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Buttice, Audrey<br />
Page, Alexander<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Patel, Rupal<br />
Ph.D. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Chornokur, Ganna<br />
SUMMER <strong>2009</strong><br />
B.S. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Colon, Marlyn<br />
Dickinson, John<br />
Koulogianes, Seth<br />
Martin, Lian<br />
Reyes, Efrain<br />
Tran, Kimi<br />
M.S. in <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Kerrigan, Michael<br />
Lee, Thea<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Martin, Lian<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Smith, Craig<br />
Ph.D. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Coutinho, Cecil<br />
Gutierrez, Sergio<br />
Kababji, Ala’a<br />
Mondy, William<br />
Zhang, Ying<br />
FALL <strong>2009</strong><br />
B.S. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Awoniyi, Adewale<br />
Bell, Jr., Henry<br />
Coleman, Jason<br />
LaBombard, Paul<br />
Richardson, Anthony<br />
Smith, Allan<br />
M.S. in <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Ambati, Venkata<br />
Farelo, Fabian<br />
Freilich, Rebekah<br />
Nelson, Renee<br />
M.S. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Richardson, Anthony<br />
Master <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
West, Jennifer<br />
Ph.D. in <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Choudhury, Pabitra<br />
Singh, Reetu<br />
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ChBME Industrial Advisory Board Members<br />
W. Doug Belle<br />
Senior Consultant<br />
Hatch Associates Consultants, Inc.<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
Charles R. Black, P.E.<br />
Retired CEO<br />
Tampa Electric Company<br />
Lutz, FL<br />
Thomas Brookins<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> Solutions<br />
The Dow <strong>Chemical</strong> Company<br />
Freeport, TX<br />
Don Clark<br />
Retired Vice President, Research and Development<br />
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC<br />
Lutz, FL<br />
Kathy Deer<br />
Quality Assurance manager<br />
ConMed Linvatec<br />
Largo, FL<br />
Christopher Dennis<br />
Process Engineer<br />
Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC.<br />
Riverview, FL<br />
James A. Donovan<br />
Chariman <strong>of</strong> Donovan Industries Inc.<br />
& CEO <strong>of</strong> TempTroll, LLC<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
Kevin J. Dorsey<br />
Senior Territory Manager<br />
Marathon Petroleum Company LLC<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
Tim Fawcett, Ph.D.<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Research & Development<br />
Hydrogen Technology Applications, Inc.<br />
Clearwater, FL<br />
G. Jeff Fleming<br />
Senior consultant<br />
Fleming Solutions Inc.<br />
Sterling, VA<br />
John Griffith, Jr., Ph.D., P.E.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
McNeese State <strong>University</strong><br />
Lake Charles, LA<br />
Michael L. Hanks, Ph. D., P.E.<br />
Senior Consultant<br />
<strong>Engineering</strong> System Inc.<br />
Norcross, GA<br />
Jack Hipple<br />
Principal<br />
Innovation-TRIZ<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
Brad Mierau<br />
Chief Technical Officer<br />
Bulova Tech Labs<br />
Clearwater, FL<br />
Gordon L. Miller<br />
Senior Recruiting manager<br />
Proctor & Gamble<br />
Cincinnati, OH<br />
Faustino Prado<br />
President<br />
Prado and Associates Consulting Engineers<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
Doug Royster<br />
Plant Manager<br />
Innovative and Value Added Solutions<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
Christopher Schemel, Ph. D.<br />
Senior Vice President<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong>& Fire Safety <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Packer <strong>Engineering</strong>, Inc.<br />
Macro Island, FL<br />
Karen Sheffield<br />
Director-Polk Power Station<br />
Tampa Electric Company<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
Deborah Stetka<br />
Process <strong>Engineering</strong> Group<br />
Mustang <strong>of</strong> Tampa Inc.<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
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Cay Pelaez<br />
Cay Pelaez retired<br />
in December <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>2009</strong>. She was the<br />
<strong>Chemical</strong> and<br />
<strong>Biomedical</strong><br />
<strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Department Office<br />
Manager for 10 years. Cay was the<br />
administrative assistant to the Chair,<br />
and the main liaison between the<br />
department and the <strong>University</strong>. She<br />
processed faculty assigned duties and<br />
faculty evaluations. She was also<br />
responsible for student registration <strong>of</strong><br />
classes, class rolls, un<strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
transcripts, setting appointments<br />
between students and appropriate<br />
advisor, and general assistance with<br />
the graduate program. Cay will be<br />
greatly missed in our department.<br />
Sandra<br />
Van Etten<br />
Sandra Van Etten<br />
is the Academic<br />
Program Specialist.<br />
Sandy is responsible<br />
for routine<br />
<strong>of</strong>fice procedures,<br />
student registration, SASS<br />
reports, un<strong>of</strong>ficial transcripts, grade<br />
changes, maintaining student/faculty<br />
records and databases, non-employee<br />
travel, seminar procedures, and<br />
publications <strong>of</strong> the newsletter as well<br />
as the annual report.<br />
Contact: svanette@usf.edu, 813-974-<br />
3997, ENC 3400<br />
Karen Bray<br />
Karen Bray is the Academic Services<br />
Administrator. She leads and/or<br />
supports academic activities related to<br />
the planning, recruitment,<br />
marketing, and assessment functions<br />
<strong>of</strong> the undergraduate and graduate<br />
programs <strong>of</strong>fered by ChBME.<br />
Contact: karen11@usf.edu, 813-974-<br />
5855, ENC 3404<br />
Edward Van Etten<br />
Edward Van Etten was <strong>Chemical</strong><br />
&<strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> Department’s<br />
Information Technology Support<br />
Specialist. Ed now works for Technical<br />
Support Services. Ed was responsible<br />
for the evaluation and maintenance <strong>of</strong><br />
faculty and departmental equipment,<br />
ordering lab and other supplies,<br />
assisting in various lab projects,<br />
maintaining security ,ordering<br />
equipment in the labs, and being the<br />
departmental safety <strong>of</strong>ficer. After<br />
graduating in 1967 with a B.S. in<br />
Physics, Ed started a 34-year civil<br />
career with the United States<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Defense. Ed and his<br />
wife, Sandy, have<br />
six children and<br />
31<br />
grandchildren.<br />
Contact:<br />
vanetten@usf.edu,<br />
813-974-1624,<br />
ENB 353<br />
Other Faculty:<br />
Emeritus Faculty<br />
Carlos Smith<br />
csmith@usf.edu, 813-974-5859<br />
Carlos Busot<br />
busot@usf.edu, 813-974-2141<br />
Anthony Llewellyn<br />
ynot3142@gmail.com 813-974-1780<br />
Adjunct Faculty<br />
Timothy Fawcett<br />
Faustino Prado, PE<br />
Research Faculty<br />
Sermin Sunol<br />
Courtesy Appointments<br />
Steven Eschrich<br />
Mark Frankle<br />
Akbar Ghaneh-Fard<br />
Loree Heller<br />
Richard Heller<br />
Ravi Kothapalli<br />
Stan Kranc<br />
Donald McMillan<br />
Eric Persson<br />
Brian Schulz<br />
Joint Appointments<br />
Alberto Sagüés<br />
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Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Chemical</strong> & <strong>Biomedical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>South</strong> Florida<br />
Mailing Address:<br />
4202 E. Fowler Ave., ENB 118<br />
Tampa, FL 33620<br />
Physical Address:<br />
3824 Alumni Dr., ENC 3400<br />
Tampa, FL 33620<br />
Phone: (813) 974-3997<br />
Fax: (813) 974-3651<br />
http://che.eng.usf.edu<br />
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