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Nozzles,” Aerosol Science and Technology, 43, 9-24, (2009).
Lisa L. Van Loon, Heather C. Allen, and Barbara E. Wyslouzil,
“Effective Diffusion Coefficients for Methanol in Sulfuric
Acid Solutions Measured by Raman Spectroscopy,” Journal of
Physical Chemistry A, 112, 10758-10763, (2008).
Somnath Sinha, Hartawan Laksmono and Barbara E.
Wyslouzil, “A Cryogenic Supersonic Nozzle Apparatus to
Study Homogeneous Nucleation of Ar and Other Simple
Molecules,” Review of Scientific Instruments 79, 114101,
(2008).
Current Projects and Grants
$519,000 - Wyslouzil, Barbara E. 2005-2009 The Formation
Rates and Structure of Nanodroplets, National Science
Foundation.
$90,0000 - Wyslouzil, Barbara E. 2007-2009 Multicomponent
Droplet Growth in Supersonic Natural Gas Separators, The
Petroleum Research Fund.
Shang-Tian Yang Professor, Ph.D., Purdue, 1984.
Bioprocess Engineering, Biochemical
Engineering, Tissue Engineering,
Metabolic Engineering.
Refereed Papers
Shang-Tian Yang, Xudong Zhang
and Yuan Wen, Microbioreactors for High-throughput
Cytotoxicity Assays, Current Opinion in Drug Discovery &
Development, 11(1): 111-127 (2008).
A. Ouyang and S.T. Yang, A Two-Stage Perfusion Fibrous Bed
Bioreactor System for Mass Production of Embryonic Stem
Cells, Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 8(7): 895-909
(2008).
Yuan Wen and Shang-Tian Yang, The Future of Micorfluidic
Assays in Drug Development, Expert Opinion on Drug
Discovery, 3(10): 1237-1253 (2008).
Patents
S.T. Yang, “Methods of Producing Butanol,” US Patent
Application Serial No. 12/062,091 filed on April 3, 2008 (US
2008/024850 A1).
S.T. Yang, “Methods and Processes for Producing Organic
Acids,” International patent application No. PCT/US08/67457
filed on June 19, 2008.
S.T. Yang, “Methods and Processes for Producing Esters from
Sugars,” provisional patent application Serial No. 61/116,108
filed on November 19, 2008
Current Projects and Grants
$ 90,000 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2006-2008 Production of
Organic Acids and Esters from Plant Biomass by Extractive
Fermentation and Enzymatic Esterification, The Consortium
for Plant Biotechnology Research, Inc. (DOE.)
$279,797 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2005-2008 Production of
Galacto-oligosaccarides (GOS) from Whey Lactose, Dairy
Management Inc.
$ 50,000 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2006-2008 A Fermentation-
Ultrafiltration Process for Xanthan Gum Production from
Waste Sugars, Midwest Advanced Food Manufacturing
Alliances.
$131,179 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2007-2008 Microfluidic CD
Biochips for Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,
National Science Foundation, STTR Phase II, BioLOC.
$ 29,000 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2007-2008 A Fermentation-
Catalytic Hydrogenation Process for the Production of
Butanol from Biomass, Marubeni Corporation.
$300,000 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2007-2008 Production Of
Butanol from Sugar Wastes in a Fibrous Bed Bioreactor,
EnerGenetics International, Inc.
$108,000 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2007-2009 An Integrated
Fermentation-Ultrafiltration Process for the Production of
Xanthan Gum from Whey Lactose, Bioprocessing Innovative
Company, Inc., USDA SBIR Phase II.
$185,500 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2008-2009 Metabolic
Engineering of C. Tyrobutyricum and C. Acetobutylicum for
Butanol and Hydrogen Production, Nagarjuna (India).
$1,000,000 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2008-2010 Engineering
Clostridia for Economic Production of Biobutanol as a
Biofuel, Ohio Department of Development Third Frontier
Advanced Energy Program.
$215,144 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2008-2010 Production of
Fumaric Acid and Ethanol From Soybean Meal, United
Soybean Board.
$ 65,550 - Yang, Shang-Tian 2008-2009 Engineering
clostritrial fermentation for biobutanol production, National
Science Foundation, STTR Phase I, Bioprocessing Innovative
Company, Inc.
Jacques L. Zakin Helen C. Kurtz Professor Emeritus, D.
Eng. Sc., New York University, 1959.
Turbulent Drag Reduction of Dilute
Surfactant Solutions.
Refereed Papers
Wu Ge, Ellina Kesselman, Yeshayahu
Talmon, David J. Hart and Jacques L. Zakin, “Effects of
Chemical Structures of para-halobenzoates on Micelle
Nanostructure, Drag Reduction and Rheological Behaviors
of Dilute CTAC Solutions,” Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid
Mechanics, 154 (2008) 1-12.
Current Projects and Grants
$48,361 - Zakin, Jacques L. 2001-2008 NSF Travel Grant for
3rd Chemical Engineering Conference for Collaborative
Research in Eastern Mediterranean, RF 744357.
$20,000 - Zakin, Jacques L. 2001-2008 Dreyfus Foundation
Proposal for Undergraduate Research Studies, RF 742348
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