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ABSTRACT: There is considerable interest in the use of micro-scale processing (MSP) techniques for process development and optimization.  The advantages of developing miniaturized versions of upstream and downstream unit operations that are scalable to actual production conditions are considerable.  First, it reduces the material costs associated with running a large number of lab-scale or full-scale trials.  Second, it accommodates a parallel approach for experimental testing, instead of the more traditional sequential approach, and thus is ideally suited for high-throughp

ABSTRACT:  Typical catalyst layers (CL) employed in PEM fuel cells are composed of a carbon supported Pt catalyst bound together with an ionomer, most often Nafion. Both the carbon support and ionomer play a crucial role in optimizing the catalyst utilization by proving electronic and ionic conductive pathways, respectively, without hindering gas transport. Upon fuel cell operation, the catalyst layer can degrade by one of 3 primary pathways:

ABSTRACT: Hydrogels have been widely applied in medicine for applications including controlled release drug delivery, tissue engineering, wound healing, and ocular devices.  Hydrogels based on “smart” materials that reversibly swell and deswell according to their environment offer additional advantages in terms of providing switchable physical and biological properties under relevant in vivo conditions.   However, conventional synthetic “smart” hydrogels suffer from significant limitations in medical applications in terms of their difficulty to non-invasively admin

Project Poster Fair  & Meet the Professor Night

Come and see the design project work completed by our graduating class.  Meet other students and professors.  Get ideas for your design projects or graduate work.

Applicants, Alumni, and Members of the Public are welcome to attend

It is the time again to have these exciting events to welcome our admitted students to the Chemical Engineering Department.

Information Booth:

Location:  Engineering 5 (E5), 2nd Floor, Time:  9:00-4:00 PM

Chemical Engineering Departmental Showcase -

Welcome and Presentation: 2:00-2:45

Lab Tours - 2:45-4:00 (various labs locations)

Location: Engineering 6 (E6) Room # 2024 (2nd floor)

ABSTRACT: The field of adsorption has continued to advance rapidly in recent years. Advances in both fundamental and applied research have been truly remarkable. As some aspects have approached maturity, research in related areas has been initiated.