HOUSTON
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
4800 Calhoun
Houston, TX 77204-4004
TEL: (713) 743-4300
FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.egr.uh.edu/departments/chee
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular
Engineering
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Dow Professor & Department Chairman.
Degrees Offered: B.S, M. Chemical Engineering,
M.S, Ph.D.
Fields of Specialization: Chemical Reaction Engineering, Electronic Materials, Biochemical Engineering, Advanced Ceramic Materials, Petroleum Engineering, Contaminant-transport in Porous Media,
Polymer Solutions/Films, Colloids/Supramolecular
Fluids, Solid/Liquid Separations.
See Chemistry Section.
See Biochemistry Section.
ADVINCULA, RIGOBERTO C. —See Chemistry
Section, University of Houston, Department of Chemistry.
AMUNDSON, NEAL R. (b.1916) Professor Emeritus,
Cullen Professor and Professor of Mathematics. B.S,
1937, University of Minnesota; M.S, 1941, University of
Minnesota; Ph.D, 1945, University of Minnesota; Sc.D,
1985, University of Minnesota; Eng.D, 1986, University
of Notre Dame; Eng.D, 1994, University of Guadalajara
(Mexico). Chemical Engineering. Chemical reactions;
transport; mathematical modeling. TEL: (713) 743-3492
FAX: (713) 743-4323
Email: namundson@aol.com
N. R. Amundson, A. Caboussat, J. W. He, A. V. Martynenko, C. Landry, C. Tong and J. H. Seinfeld, A new atmospheric aerosol phase equilibrium model (UHAERO): Organic
systems, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7, 4675-4698
(2007).
N. R. Amundson, A. Caboussat, J. W. He, C. Landry and J.
H. Seinfeld, A dynamic optimization problem related to organic aerosols, Comptes Rendus Mathematique, 344, 519522 (2007).
N. R. Amundson, A. Caboussat, J. W. He, A. V. Martynenko and J. H. Seinfeld, A phase equilibrium model for atmospheric aerosols containing inorganic electrolytes and organic compounds (UHAERO), with application to dicarboxylic
acids, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 112,
D24 (2007).
ANNAPRAGADA, ANANTH Adjunct Professor.
Ph.D, 1989, University of Michigan. Biomedical Engineering. Targeted & respiratory drug-delivery; computational methods in biomedicine; targeted delivery of contrast agents for various imaging modalities. TEL: (713)
500-3982 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.shis.uth.tmc.edu/Members/aannapragada
Email: ananth.annapragada@uth.tmc.edu
Jason Sakamoto, Ananth Annapragada, Paolo Decuzzi and
Mauro Ferrari, Antibiological barrier nanovector technology
for cancer applications, Expert Opin. Drug Delivery, 4, 359369 (2007).
Rohan Bhavane, Efstathios Karathanasis and Ananth Annapragada, Triggered release of ciprofloxacin from nanostructured agglomerated vesicles, Int. J. Nanomed, 2, 407-418
(2007).
Kathleen M. McNeeley, Ananth Annapragada and Ravi V.
Bellamkonda, Decreased circulation time offsets increased
efficacy of PEGylated nanocarriers targeting folate receptors
of glioma, Nanotechnology, 18, 385101/1-385101/11 (2007).
K. B. Ghaghada, C. Hawley, K. Kawaji A. Annapragada
and S. Mukundan, T1 relaxivity of core-encapsulated gadolinium liposomal contrast agents – effect of liposome size and
internal gadolinium concentration, Academic Radiology, 15,
1259-63 (2008).
E. Karathanasis, L. Chan, S. R. Balusu, C. J. D’Orsi, A. V.
Annapragada, I. Sechopoulos and R. V. Bellamkonda, Multifunctional nanocarriers for mammographic quantification of
tumor dosing and prognosis of breast cancer therapy, Biomaterials, 29, 4815-22 (2008).
E. Karathanasis, J. Park, A. Agarwal, V. Patel, F. Zhao, A.
V. Annapragada, X. Hu and R. V. Bellamkonda, MRI mediated, non-invasive tracking of intratumoral distribution of nanocarriers in rat glioma, Nanotechnology, 19, 315101 (2008).
BALAKOTAIAH, VEMURI (b.1954) Professor and
John & Rebecca Moores Professor. B.Tech, 1978, I.I.T.,
Madras, India; Ph.D, 1982, University of Houston.
Chemical Engineering. Chemical reaction engineering;
environmental engineering; two-phase flow; dynamics of
linear systems; applied mathematics. TEL: (713) 7434318 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/bala.html
Email: bala@uh.edu
Vinay Medhekar, Vemuri Balakotaiah and Michael P. Harold, TAP study of NOx storage and reduction on Pt/Al2O3
and Pt/Ba/Al2O3, Catal. Today, 121, 226-236 (2007).
Rachana Agrawal, David H. West and Vemuri Balakotaiah, Modeling and analysis of local hot spot formation in
down-flow adiabatic packed-bed reactors, Chem. Eng. Sci,
62, 4926-4943 (2007).
Nitika Kalia and Vemuri Balakotaiah, Modeling and analysis of wormhole formation in reactive dissolution of carbonate rocks, Chem. Eng. Sci, 62, 919-928 (2007).
M. Sharma, R. Clayton, M. P. Harold and V. Balakotaiah,
Multiplicity in lean NOx traps, Chemical Engineering Science, 62, 5176-5181 (2007).
S. Chakraborty, V. Balakotaiah and A. Bidani, Multiscale
model for pulmonary oxygen uptake and its application to
quantify hypoxemia in hepatopulmonary syndrome, Journal
of Theoretical Biology, 244, 190-207 (2007).
Nikolaos A. Malamataris and Vemuri Balakotaiah, Flow
structure underneath the large amplitude waves of a vertically falling film, AIChE J, 54, 1725-1740 (2008).
Jin Xu, Robert Clayton, Vemuri Balakotaiah and Michael
P. Harold, Experimental and microkinetic modeling of
steady-state NO reduction by H2 on Pt/BaO/Al2O3 monolith
catalysts, Appl. Catal., B, 77, 395-408 (2008).
R. D. Clayton, M. P. Harold and V. Balakotaiah, Selective
catalytic reduction of NO by H-2 in O-2 on Pt/BaO/Al2O3
monolith NOx storage catalysts, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 81, 161-181 (2008).
R. D. Clayton, M. P. Harold and V. Balakotaiah, NOx storage and reduction with H-2 on Pt/BaO/Al2O3 monolith: Spatio-temporal resolution of product distribution, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 84, 616-630 (2008).
Rachana Agrawal, David H. West and Vemuri Balakotaiah, Transport limited pattern formation in catalytic fluid-particle systems, Chem. Eng. Sci, 63, 460-483 (2008).
Cesar E. Meza and Vemuri Balakotaiah, Modeling and experimental studies of large amplitude waves on vertically
falling films, Chem. Eng. Sci, 63, 4704-4734 (2008).
Vemuri Balakotaiah, On the relationship between Aris and
Sherwood numbers and friction and effectiveness factors,
Chem. Eng. Sci, 63, 5802-5812 (2008).
Vemuri Balakotaiah, Comment on “Taylor Dispersion with
Absorbing Boundaries: A Stochastic Approach, Phys. Rev.
Lett, 100, 029402/1 (2008).
Cesar Meza, Experimental and modeling studies of large
amplitude waves on vertically falling films. (D)
Nitika Kalia, Effect of heterogeneities on wormholing in
carbonate acidization. (D)
Robert Clayton (joint with Mike Harold), Experimental
studies on NOx traps. (D)
BIDANI, AKHIL (b.1947) John S. Dunn Professor of
Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Chemical &
Biomolecular Engineering. B.S, 1969, Punjab University; Ph.D, 1975, University of Houston; M.D, 1981, University of Texas Medical Branch. Postdoctoral Fellow,
1975-1977, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Biomedical Engineering. Mechanisms/kinetics of
microvascular gas and ion transport; intracellular pH &
its regulation in lung cells; mechanisms of pulmonary
uptake of toxic reactive gases; pathophysiology of lungfunction abnormalities; physiology of cardiopulmonary
support; mathematical modeling of cellular-transport
processes. TEL: (713) 743-4066 FAX: (713) 743-4503
Web: www.chee.uh.edu
Email: abidani@central.uh.edu
S. Chakraborty, V. Balakotaiah and A. Bidani, Multiscale
model for pulmonary oxygen uptake and its application to
quantify hypoxemia in hepatopulmonary syndrome, Journal
of Theoretical Biology, 244, 190-207 (2007).
BRIGGS, JAMES M. —See Biochemistry Section,
University of Houston, Division of Biochemistry.
CHELLAM, SHANKAR Joint Professor. Ph.D, 1996,
Rice University. Environmental Engineering. Membrane
filtration for water and wastewater treatment including
fouling and contaminant removal; characterization of
rare earth metals in aerosols; virus inactivation by photoactivated nanoparticles. TEL: (713) 743-4265 FAX:
(713) 743-4260
Web: www.egr.uh.edu/cive/faculty/chellam
Email: chellam@uh.edu
P. Kulkarni, S. Chellam, J. B. Flanagan and R. K. M. Jayanty, Microwave digestion – ICP-MS for elemental analysis
in ambient aerosols: Rare earth elements and validation using
a filter borne fine particle standard reference material, Analytica Chimica Acta, 599, 170-176 (2007).
P. Kulkarni, S. Chellam and D. W. Mittlefehldt, Determination of rare earth elements in industrial fluidized bed catalytic cracking catalysts using inductively coupled plasma –
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mass spectroscopy, Analytica Chimica Acta, 581, 247-159
(2007).
Y. Shim and S. Chellam, Steric and electrostatic interactions govern nanofiltration of amino acids, Biotechnology
and Bioengineering, 98, 451-461 (2007).
Appala Raju Badireddy, Ernest M. Hotze, Shankar Chellam, Pedro Alvarez and Mark R. Wiesner, Inactivation of
Bacteriophages via Photosensitization of Fullerol Nanoparticles, Environ. Sci. Technol, 41, 6627-6632 (2007).
P. Kulkarni, S. Chellam and M. P. Fraser, Tracking petroleum refinery emission events using lanthanum and lanthanides as elemental markers for PM2.5, Environmental Science
and Technology, 41, 6748-6754 (2007).
E. M. Hotze, Appala Raju Badireddy, Shankar Chellam
and M. R. Wiesner, Singlet oxygen and superoxide production by three types of aqueous fullerene suspensions, Prepr.
Ext. Abstr. ACS Natl. Meet., Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Environ.
Chem, 47, 286-291 (2007).
A. R. Badireddy, B. R. Korpol, S. Chellam, P. L. Gassman,
M. H. Engelhard, A. S. Lea and K. M. Rosso, Spectroscopic
characterization of extracellular polymeric substances from
Escherichia coli and Serratia marcescens: Suppression using
sub-inhibitory concentrations of bismuth thiols, Biomacromolecules, 9, 3079-3089 (2008).
A. R. Badireddy, S. Chellam, S. Yanina, P. L. Gassman
and K. M. Rosso, Bismuth dimercapto-propanol (BisBAL)
inhibits the expression of extracellular polysaccharides and
proteins in Brevundimonas diminuta: Implications for membrane microfiltration, Implications for Membrane Microfiltration. Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 99, 634-643
(2008).
N. G. Cogan and Shankar Chellam, Regularized Stokeslets
solution for 2-D flow in dead-end microfiltration: Application to bacterial deposition and fouling, J. Membr. Sci, 318,
379-386 (2008).
R. R. Sharma and S. Chellam, Solute rejection by porous
thin film composite nanofiltration membranes at high feed
water recoveries, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,
328, 353-366 (2008).
A. Bagga, S. Chellam and D. A. Clifford, Evaluation of
iron chemical coagulation and electrocoagulation pretreatment for microfiltration of surface water, Journal of Membrane Science, 309, 82-93 (2008).
A. Bagga, S. Chellam and D. A. Clifford, Evaluation of
iron chemical coagulation and electrocoagulation pretreatment for microfiltration of surface water, Journal of Membrane Science, 309, 82-93 (2008).
Y. Shim, W. G. Rixey and S. Chellam, Influence of sorption on removal of tryptophan and phenylalanine during nanofiltration, Journal of Membrane Science, 323, 99-104
(2008).
S. Chellam, R. R. Sharma, G. R. Shetty and Y. Wei, Nanofiltration of pretreated Lake Houston water: Disinfection byproduct speciation, relationships, and control, Separation and
Purification Technology, 64, 160-169 (2008).
Ms. Ashima Bagga, Evaluation of iron chemical coagulation and electro-coagulation pretreatment for surface water
microfiltration. (M)
Dr. Pranav Kulkarni, Analysis of trace metals in atmospheric fine particles using ICP-MS: Source characterization
and implications for air pollution management strategies in
the greater Houston area. (D)
Dr. Yongki Shim, Mechanisms of amino acids nanofiltration: Steric, electrostatic, and adsorptive effects. (D)
CONRAD, JACINTA Ph.D, 2005, Harvard University. Chemical Engineering. Dr. Conrad’s research is focused on investigating the flow properties of complex
fluid systems. Her research focuses on two main areas:
exploiting microfluidic and fabrication techniques to produce novel microstructured materials for transport studies and energy applications; and elucidating the interplay
between confinement and flow properties of complex
fluids and soft materials, with applications in biofluid
transport, microbial motility, bioremediation, and water
purification.
J. C. Conrad, F. W. Starr and D. A. Weitz, Weak correlations between local density and dynamics in liquids near the
glass transition, J. Phys. Chem, B109, 21235 (2005).
S. Manley, H. M. Wyss, K. Miyazaki, J. C. Conrad, V.
Trappe, L. J. Kaufman, D. R. Reichman and D. A. Weitz,
Dynamic arrst in spinodal decomposition as a route to gelation, Phys. Rev. Lett, 95, 238302 (2005).
R. F. Shepherd, J. C. Conrad, S. K. Rhodes, D. R. Link, M.
Marquez, D. A. Weitz and J. A. Lewis, Microfluidic assembly of homogeneous and Janus colloid-filled hydrogel granules, Langmuir, 22, 8618 (2006).
P. J. Lu, J. C. Conrad, H. M. Wyss, A. B. Schofield and D.
A. Weitz, Fluid of clusters in attractive colloids, Phys. Rev.
Lett, 96, 028306 (2006).
J. C. Conrad, P. P. Dhillon, E. R. Weeks, D. R. Reichman
and D. A. Weitz, Slowly evolving caged clusters in supercooled fluids and glasses contribute to bulk elasticity, Phys.
Rev. Lett, 97, 265701 (2006).
D. J. Harris, H. Hu, J. C. Conrad and J. A. Lewis, Patterning colloidal films via evaporative lithography, Phys. Rev.
Lett, 98, 148301 (2007).
J. C. Conrad and J. A. Lewis, Structure of colloidal gels in
microchannels, Langmuir, 24, 7628 (2008).
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HOUSTON
DONNELLY, VINCENT M. (b.1950) Professor.
B.A, 1972, LaSalle College; Ph.D, 1977, University of
Pittsburgh. NRC Postdoctoral Fellow, 1973, Naval Research Laboratory. Chemical Engineering. Plasma diagnostic techniques; plasma-processing chemistry and
physics; plasma etching for microelectronics and nanotechnology applications; plasma-surface interactions; applications for plasma-treated surfaces. TEL: (713) 7434313 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/donnelly
Email: vmdonnelly@uh.edu
Sang Ki Nam, Demetre J. Economou and Vincent M. Donnelly, Generation of fast neutral beams by ion neutralization
in high-aspect-ratio holes: a particle-in-cell simulation study,
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci, 35, 1370-1378 (2007).
Lin Xu, Nader Sadeghi, Vincent M. Donnelly and Demetre
J. Economou, Nickel atom and ion densities in an inductively
coupled plasma with an internal coil, J. Appl. Phys, 101,
013304/1-013304/9 (2007).
Qiang Wang, Florian Doll, Vincent M. Donnelly, Demetre
J. Economou, Nader Sadeghi and Gerhard F. Franz, Experimental and theoretical study of the effect of gas flow on gas
temperature in an atmospheric pressure microplasma, J.
Phys. D: Appl. Phys, 40, 4202-4211 (2007).
Joydeep Guha, Yi-Kang Pu and Vincent M. Donnelly, Auger electron spectroscopy of surfaces during exposure to gaseous discharges, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A, 25, 347-352 (2007).
Alok Ranjan, Clemens Helmbrecht, Vincent M. Donnelly,
Demetre J. Economou and Gerhard F. Franz, Effect of surface roughness of the neutralization grid on the energy and
flux of fast neutrals and residual ions extracted from a neutral
beam source, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B: Microelectron. Nanometer Struct.—Process., Meas., Phenom, 25, 258-263
(2007).
Sang Ki Nam, Demetre J. Economou and Vincent M. Donnelly, Particle-in-cell simulation of ion beam extraction from
a pulsed plasma through a grid, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol,
16, 90-96 (2007).
Lin Xu, Azeem Nasrullah, Zhiying Chen, Manish Jain,
Paul Ruchhoeft, Demetre J. Economou and Vincent M. Donnelly, Etching of nanopatterns in silicon using nanopantography, Appl. Phys. Lett, 92, 013124/1-013124/3 (2008).
Sergey G. Belostotskiy, Rahul Khandelwal, Qiang Wang,
Vincent M. Donnelly, Demetre J. Economou and Nader
Sadeghi, Measurement of electron temperature and density in
an argon microdischarge by laser Thomson scattering, Appl.
Phys. Lett, 92, 221507/1-221507/3 (2008).
Joydeep Guha, Vincent M. Donnelly and Yi-Kang Pu,
Mass and Auger electron spectroscopy studies of the interactions of atomic and molecular chlorine on a plasma reactor
wall, J. Appl. Phys, 103, 013306/1-013306/14 (2008).
Joydeep Guha, Peter Kurunczi, Luc Stafford, Vincent M.
Donnelly and Yi-Kang Pu, In-Situ Surface Recombination
Measurements of Oxygen Atoms on Anodized Aluminum in
an Oxygen Plasma, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112, 8963-8968
(2008).
Chunyu Wang and Vincent M. Donnelly, Mechanisms and
selectivity for etching of HfO2 and Si in BCl3 plasmas, J.
Vac. Sci. Technol., A, 26, 597-604 (2008).
Manish Jain, Nanopantography. (M)
Alok Ranjan, Neutral beam diagnostic studies. (D)
Chunyu Wang, Plasma etching of high dielectric constant.
(D)
Joydeep Guha, Plasma-surface reactions on a spinning
wall. (D)
Lin Xu, Nanopantography: A new method for massively
parallel nanopatterning over large areas. (D)
Sung Joong Kang, Spectroscopic studies of plasma enhanced deposition of carbon nanotubes. (D)
DOXASTAKIS, MANOLIS Assistant Professor. B.S,
1996, National Technical University of Athens—Greece;
Ph.D, 2001, University of Patras—Greece. Postdoctoral
Research Associate, 2003, University of Wisconsin—
Madison. Chemical Engineering. Molecular modeling of
polymers and biomolecules. TEL: (713) 743-4319 FAX:
(713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/doxastakis.htlm
Email: edoxastakis@uh.edu
George J. Papakonstantopoulos, Manolis Doxastakis, Paul
F. Nealey, Jean-Louis Barrat and Juan J. de Pablo, Calculation of local mechanical properties of filled polymers, Phys.
Rev. E: Stat., Nonlinear, Soft Matter Phys, 75, 031803/1031803/13 (2007).
ECONOMIDES, MICHAEL J. (b.1949) Adjunct
Professor. B.S, 1974, University of Kansas; M.S, 1976,
University of Kansas; Ph.D, 1984, Stanford University;
Ph.D, 2001, Petroleum and Gas University, Romania.
Petroleum Engineering. Petroleum-production engineering; directional/multilateral wells; resevoir stimulation
(fracturing, acidizing); petroleum research management;
advanced reservoir-exploitation strategies; well completions. TEL: (713) 743-4330 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/economides.html
Email: mje@uh.edu
M. J. Economides and S. Mokhatab, Compressed natural
gas—Another solution to monetize stranded gas, Hydrocarbon Processing, 86, 59 (2007).
Michael J. Economides, Dmitry N. Mikhailov and Victor
N. Nikolaevskiy, On the problem of fluid leakoff during hydraulic fracturing, Transp. Porous Media, 67, 487-499
(2007).
G. B. Song, Z. P. Hu, K. Sun, N. Ma, M. J. Economides,
Robello Samuel and C. Ehlig-Economides, An innovative ultradeepwater subsea blowout preventer control system using
shape-memory alloy actuators, Journal of Energy Resources
Technology-Transactions of the ASME, 130 (2008).
ECONOMOU, DEMETRE J. (b.1958) Professor and
John & Rebecca Moores Professor. B.S, 1981, National
Technical University—Greece; M.S, 1983, University of
Illinois at Urbana; Ph.D, 1986, University of Illinois at
Urbana. Chemical Engineering. Plasma etching and deposition of thin films of electronic materials, plasma reactor modeling and simulation, experimental diagnostics
and sensors, microplasma reactors, nanotechnology.
TEL: (713) 743-4320 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/economou.html
Email: economou@uh.edu
Demetre J. Economou, Fundamentals and applications of
ion-ion plasmas, Appl. Surf. Sci, 253, 6672-6680 (2007).
Sang Ki Nam, Demetre J. Economou and Vincent M. Donnelly, Generation of fast neutral beams by ion neutralization
in high-aspect-ratio holes: a particle-in-cell simulation study,
IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci, 35, 1370-1378 (2007).
D. J. Economou and T. Makabe, Special issue on modeling
and simulation of collisional low-temperature plasmas, IEEE
Transactions on Plasma Science, 35, 1194-1195 (2007).
Lin Xu, Nader Sadeghi, Vincent M. Donnelly and Demetre
J. Economou, Nickel atom and ion densities in an inductively
coupled plasma with an internal coil, J. Appl. Phys, 101,
013304/1-013304/9 (2007).
Qiang Wang, Florian Doll, Vincent M. Donnelly, Demetre
J. Economou, Nader Sadeghi and Gerhard F. Franz, Experimental and theoretical study of the effect of gas flow on gas
temperature in an atmospheric pressure microplasma, J.
Phys. D: Appl. Phys, 40, 4202-4211 (2007).
Alok Ranjan, Clemens Helmbrecht, Vincent M. Donnelly,
Demetre J. Economou and Gerhard F. Franz, Effect of surface roughness of the neutralization grid on the energy and
flux of fast neutrals and residual ions extracted from a neutral
beam source, J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B: Microelectron. Nanometer Struct.—Process., Meas., Phenom, 25, 258-263
(2007).
Sang Ki Nam, Demetre J. Economou and Vincent M. Donnelly, Particle-in-cell simulation of ion beam extraction from
a pulsed plasma through a grid, Plasma Sources Sci. Technol,
16, 90-96 (2007).
Lin Xu, Azeem Nasrullah, Zhiying Chen, Manish Jain,
Paul Ruchhoeft, Demetre J. Economou and Vincent M. Donnelly, Etching of nanopatterns in silicon using nanopantography, Appl. Phys. Lett, 92, 013124/1-013124/3 (2008).
Sergey G. Belostotskiy, Rahul Khandelwal, Qiang Wang,
Vincent M. Donnelly, Demetre J. Economou and Nader
Sadeghi, Measurement of electron temperature and density in
an argon microdischarge by laser Thomson scattering, Appl.
Phys. Lett, 92, 221507/1-221507/3 (2008).
L. Xu, L. Chen, M. Funk, A. Ranjan, M. Hummel, R. Bravenec, R. Sundararajan, D. J. Economou and V. M. Donnelly, Diagnostics of ballistic electrons in a dc/rf hybrid capacitively coupled discharge, Applied Physics Letters, 93 (2008).
Demetre J. Economou, Fast (tens to hundreds of eV) neutral beams for materials processing, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys,
41, 024001/1-024001/11 (2008).
S. G. Belostotskiy, V. M. Donnelly and D. J. Economou,
Influence of gas heating on high pressure dc microdischarge
I-V characteristics, Plasma Sources Science & Technology,
17 (2008).
Alok Ranjan, Diagnostics of a neutral beam source. (D)
Lin Xu, Nanopantography: A new method for massively
parallel nanopatterning over large areas. (D)
Nirmal Tatavalli Mittadar, Efficient design of experiments
for complex response surfaces with application to etching
uniformity in a plasma reactor. (D)
FLEISCHER, MIGUEL T. Adjunct Professor. B.S,
1973, Universidad Católica de Chile; M.S, 1975, University of Houston; Ph.D, 1978, University of Houston.
Chemical Engineering. Polymer composites; fuels utilization; combustion research & development; elastomer
processes; plant processes/operations; business processes, economics. TEL: (713) 743-4388 FAX: (713)
743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/fleischer/
Email: mfleischer@uh.edu
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FLUMERFELT, RAYMOND W. Dean of Engineering and Professor of Chemical Engineering. B.S, 1961,
Lamar University; M.S, 1963, Northwestern University;
Ph.D, 1965, Northwestern University. Chemical Engineering. Polymeric materials and processes; surface and
interfacial phenomena; multiphase-transport phenomena.
TEL: (713) 743-4242 FAX: (713) 743-4214
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/flumerfelt/
Email: rwf@uh.edu
No publication information submitted for this edition.
FOX, GEORGE Professor. Ph.D, 1974, Syracuse University. Biochemistry. Molecular evolution, bioinformatics, RNA structure and evolution, origin of life, environmental monitoring, molecular biology, array hybridization. TEL: (713) 743-8363 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.nsm.uh.edu/about/faculty/index.php?
155622-961-5=gefox
M. Larios-Sanz, K. D. Kourentzi, D. Warmflash, J. Jones,
D. L. Pierson, R. C. Willson and G. E. Fox, 16S rRNA beacons for bacterial monitoring during human space missions,
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 78, A43-A47
(2007).
D. Warmflash, M. Larios-Sanz, J. Jones, G. E. Fox and D.
S. McKay, Biohazard potential of putative Martian organisms during missions to Mars, Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 78, A79-A88 (2007).
D. H. Zhu, G. E. Fox and S. Chakravarty, An application
package to automatically identify some single stranded RNA
viruses using capsid protein residues that uniquely distinguish among these viruses, BMC Bioinformatics, 8 (2007).
D. L. Tucker, C. M. Ott, S. Huff, Y. Fofanov, D. L. Pierson, R. C. Willson and G. E. Fox, Characterization of Escherichia coli MG1655 grown in a low-shear modeled microgravity environment, BMC Microbiology, 7 (2007).
G. W. Jackson, R. J. McNichols, G. E. Fox and R. C. Willson, Universal bacterial identification by mass spectrometry
of 16S ribosomal RNA cleavage products, International
Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 261, 218-226 (2007).
V. G. Stepanov and G. E. Fox, Stress-driven in vivo selection of a functional mini-gene from a randomized DNA library expressing combinatorial peptides in Escherichia coli,
Molecular Biology and Evolution, 24, 1480-1491 (2007).
S. K. Highlander, K. G. Hulten, X. Qin and H. Jiang, Subtle genetic changes enhance virulence of methicillin resistant
and sensitive, Staphylococcus aureus. BMC Microbiology, 7
(2007).
M. Anez, C. Putonti, G. E. Fox, Y. Fofanov and R. C.
Willson, Exhaustive computational identification of pathogen
sequences far-distant from background genomes: Identification and experimental verification of human-blind dengue
PCR primers, Journal of Biotechnology, 133, 267-276
(2008).
G. W. Jackson, R. J. McNichols, G. E. Fox and R. C. Willson, Toward universal Flavivirus identification by mass cataloging, Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, 10, 135-141
(2008).
HAROLD, MICHAEL P. (b.1958) Dow Professor &
Department Chairman. B.S, 1980, Pennsylvania State
University; Ph.D, 1985, University of Houston. Chemical Engineering. Chemical reaction systems; multifunctional chemical reactors; reaction-separation materials
and devices; catalytic and biocatalytic materials. TEL:
(713) 743-4307 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/harold.html
Email: mharold@uh.edu
Yu Su, Karen S. Kabin, Michael P. Harold and Michael D.
Amiridis, Reactor and in situ FTIR studies of Pt/BaO/Al2O3
and Pd/BaO/Al2O3 NOx storage and reduction (NSR) catalysts, Appl. Catal., B, 71, 207-215 (2007).
Vinay Medhekar, Vemuri Balakotaiah and Michael P. Harold, TAP study of NOx storage and reduction on Pt/Al2O3
and Pt/Ba/Al2O3, Catal. Today, 121, 226-236 (2007).
J. R. Lattner and M. P. Harold, Autothermal reforming of
methanol: Experiments and modeling, Catalysis Today, 120,
78-89 (2007).
Balamurali Krishna R. Nair and Michael P. Harold, Pd encapsulated and nanopore hollow fiber membranes: Synthesis
and permeation studies, J. Membr. Sci, 290, 182-195 (2007).
Balamurali Krishna R. Nair, Jun Choi and Michael P. Harold, Electroless plating and permeation features of Pd and
Pd/Ag hollow fiber composite membranes, J. Membr. Sci,
288, 67-84 (2007).
Sameer H. Israni and Michael P. Harold, Hydrogen generation and purification in palladium nanopore hollow fiber
membrane reactor, Prepr. Symp.—Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Fuel
Chem, 52, 785-786 (2007).
Jin Xu, Robert Clayton, Vemuri Balakotaiah and Michael
P. Harold, Experimental and microkinetic modeling of
steady-state NO reduction by H2 on Pt/BaO/Al2O3 monolith
catalysts, Appl. Catal., B, 77, 395-408 (2008).
R. D. Clayton, M. P. Harold and V. Balakotaiah, Selective
catalytic reduction of NO by H2 in O2 on Pt/BaO/Al2O3
monolith NOx storage catalysts, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 81, 161-181 (2008).
R. D. Clayton, M. P. Harold and V. Balakotaiah, NOx storage and reduction with H2 on Pt/BaO/ Al2O3 monolith: Spatio-temporal resolution of product distribution, Applied Catalysis B-Environmental, 84, 616-630 (2008).
S. H. Israni, B. K. R. Nair and M. P. Harold, Hydrogen
generation and purification in a composite Pd hollow fiber
membrane reactor: Experiments and modeling, Catalysis Today, 130, 299-311 (2008).
Rachel L. Muncrief, Charles W. Rooks, Miguel Cruz and
HOUSTON
Michael P. Harold, Combining Biodiesel and Exhaust Gas
Recirculation for Reduction in NOx and Particulate Emissions, Energy Fuels, 22, 1285-1296 (2008).
Balamurali Krishna R. Nair and Michael P. Harold, Experiments and modeling of transport in composite Pd and Pd/Ag
coated alumina hollow fibers, J. Membr. Sci, 311, 53-67
(2008).
Balamurali Nair, Permselective palladium membranes for
hydrogen separation. (D)
Genie Hsu, Synthesis and characterization of composite
Pd/alumina membranes. (D)
Jin Xu, Microkinetic studies of NOx reduction. (D)
Phillip Hamilton, Effects of catalyst particle design on
polyolefin synthesis using supported metallocene catalyst.
(D)
Robert Clayton, Steady-state and cyclic studies of Pt/BaO/
Al2O3 lean nox traps. (D)
HENLEY, ERNEST J. (b.1926) Professor Emeritus.
B.S, 1950, University of Delware; M.S, 1951, Columbia
University; D.Sc, 1953, Columbia University. Chemical
Engineering. Reliability engineering and risk-assessment; biomedical engineering. TEL: (713) 743-4326
FAX: (713) 734-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/Henley.HTM
Email: ehenley@bayou.uh.edu
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JACOBSON, ALLAN J. —See Chemistry Section,
University of Houston, Department of Chemistry.
KRISHNAMOORTI, RAMANAN (b.1966) Professor. B.Tech, 1988, I.I.T. Madras; Ph.D, 1994, Princeton
University. Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1993, California Institute of Technology; Postdoctoral Research
Associate, 1994, Cornell University. Chemical Engineering. Structure/processing/property relations for multiphase polymers; polymer crystallinity in bulk and thin
films; thermodynamic interactions and viscoelasticity of
polymer blends and copolymers; macro- and nanocomposite structure and viscoelasticity. TEL: (713) 743-4312
FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/krishnamoorti.html
Email: ramanan@uh.edu
James J. Semler, Young K. Jhon, Alan Tonelli, Martin
Beevers, Ramanan Krishnamoorti and Jan Genzer, Facile
method of controlling monomer sequence distributions in
random copolymers, Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.), 19,
2877-2883 (2007).
Tirtha Chatterjee, Cynthia A. Mitchell, Viktor G. Hadjiev
and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Hierarchical polymer-nanotube
composites, Adv. Mater. (Weinheim, Ger.), 19, 3850-3853
(2007).
H. Heinz, R. A. Vaia, R. Krishnamoorti and B. L. Farmer,
Self-assembly of alkylammonium chains on montmorillonite:
Effect of chain length, head group structure, and cation exchange capacity, Chemistry of Materials, 19, 59-68 (2007).
Ramanan Krishnamoorti and Richard A. Vaia, Polymer nanocomposites, J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys, 45, 32523256 (2007).
Cynthia A. Mitchell and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Dispersion of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Poly(⑀-caprolactone), Macromolecules, 40, 1538-1545 (2007).
Megan L. Ruegg, Benedict J. Reynolds, Min Y. Lin, David
J. Lohse, Ramanan Krishnamoorti and Nitash P. Balsara, Effect of pressure on a multicomponent A/B/A-C polymer
blend with attractive and repulsive interactions, Macromolecules, 40, 355-365 (2007).
Hiroshi Watanabe, Yumi Matsumiya, Jun Takada, Hiroshi
Sasaki, Yoshiaki Matsushima, Akira Kuriyama, Tadashi Inoue, Kyung Hyun Ahn, Wei Yu and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Viscoelastic and Dielectric Behavior of a Polyisoprene/
Poly(4-tert-butyl styrene) Miscible Blend, Macromolecules
(Washington, DC, U. S.), 40, 5389-5399 (2007).
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Strategies for dispersing nanoparticles in polymers, MRS Bull, 32, 341-347 (2007).
Tirtha Chatterjee and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Dynamic
consequences of the fractal network of nanotube-poly(ethylene oxide) nanocomposites, Phys. Rev. E: Stat., Nonlinear,
Soft Matter Phys, 75, 050403/1-050403/4 (2007).
Vivek Goel, Jitendra Sharma, Joanna Pietrasik, Hongchen
Dong, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Silica—polymer hybrids: structure, dynamics and processing, Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym. Chem.), 48,
772 (2007).
Tirtha Chatterjee and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Dynamic
consequences of fractal network structure of nanotubes in
polymers, Polym. Prepr. (Am. Chem. Soc., Div. Polym.
Chem.), 48, 877-878 (2007).
Karl Putz, Ramanan Krishnamoorti and Peter F. Green,
The role of interfacial interactions in the dynamic mechanical
response of functionalized SWNT-PS nanocomposites, Polymer, 48, 3540-3545 (2007).
Tirtha Chatterjee, Andrew Jackson and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Hierarchical Structure of Carbon Nanotube Networks, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 130, 6934-6935 (2008).
Tirtha Chatterjee and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Steady
Shear Response of Carbon Nanotube Networks Dispersed in
Poly(ethylene oxide), Macromolecules (Washington, DC, U.
S.), 41, 5333-5338 (2008).
Keesu Jeon and Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Morphological
Behavior of Thin Linear Low-Density Polyethylene Films,
Macromolecules (Washington, DC, U. S.), 41, 7131-7140
(2008).
Liang Xu, Structure – property correlations for polymer
layered-silicate nanocomposites. (D)
Liang Xu, Tailoring polymer properties with layered silicates. (D)
Phillip Hamilton, Effects of catalyst particle design on
polyolefin synthesis using supported metallocene catalyst.
(D)
Tirtha Chatterjee, Carbon nanotube-based polymer nanocomposites: Fractal network to hierarchical morphology. (D)
Vivek Goel, Structure-dynamics in brush-like polymer nanocomposites. (D)
Xinfeng Shi, Polymer nanocomposites for bone tissue engineering. (D)
LEE, T. RANDALL—See Chemistry Section, Univer-
3
Khizroev, T. Randall Lee and Dmitri Litvinov, Low temperature vacuum annealing study of (Co/Pd)n magnetic multilayers, J. Appl. Phys, 103, 07B510/1-07B510/3 (2008).
Nissim Amos, Robert Fernandez, Rabee Ikkawi, Beomseop Lee, Andrey Lavrenov, Alexander Krichevsky, Dmitri
Litvinov and Sakhrat Khizroev, Magnetic force microscopy
study of magnetic stripe domains in sputter deposited Permalloy thin films, J. Appl. Phys, 103, 07E732/1-07E732/3
(2008).
Chunsheng E, James O. Rantschler, Sakhrat Khizroev and
Dmitri Litvinov, Micromagnetic study of domain wall dynamics in bit-patterned nanodots, J. Appl. Phys, 103, 113910/
1-113910/5 (2008).
Jinnie George, James Rantschler, Sang-Eun Bae, Dmitri
Litvinov and Stanko R. Brankovic, Sulfur and Saccharin Incorporation into Electrodeposited CoFe Alloys: Consequences for Magnetic and Corrosion Properties, J. Electrochem. Soc, 155, D589-D594 (2008).
K. S. Martirosyan, Yi-Ju Wang, L. Chang, Dan Luss and
Dmitri Litvinov, Fabrication of hexagonal barium ferrite nanoparticles by carbon combustion synthesis, TMS 2008,
Annu. Meet. Exhib., Suppl. Proc., 137th, 1, 137-142 (2008).
sity of Houston, Department of Chemistry.
LUSS, DAN (b.1938) Cullen Professor. B.Sc, 1960,
LITVINOV, DMITRI (b.1970) Associate Professor.
B.S, 1992, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology;
M.S, 1994, University of Miami; M.S, 1997, University
of Michigan; Ph.D, 1999, University of Michigan.
Chemical Engineering. Bionanomagnetics, magnetic
date storage and computing. TEL: (713) 743-4168 FAX:
(713) 743-0544
Web: www.uh.edu/cns/litvinov
Email: dlitvinov@uh.edu
Rabee Ikkawi, Nissim Amos, Alexander Krichevsky, Roman Chomko, Dmitri Litvinov and Sakhrat Khizroev, Nanolasers to enable data storage beyond 10 Tbit/in.2, Appl. Phys.
Lett, 91, 153115/1-153115/2 (2007).
Vishal Parekh, Darren Smith, E. Chunsheng, James
Rantschler, Sakhrat Khizroev and Dmitri Litvinov, He+ ion
irradiation study of continuous and patterned Co/Pd multilayers, J. Appl. Phys, 101, 083904/1-083904/4 (2007).
Chunsheng E, James Rantschler, Shishan Zhang, Darren
Smith, Vishal Parekh, Sakhrat Khizroev, T. Randall Lee and
Dmitri Litvinov, Intergranular interactions of low temperature atmosphere annealed Co/Pd magnetic multilayers, J.
Appl. Phys, 101, 09D108/1-09D108/3 (2007).
Sakhrat Khizroev, Yazan Hijazi, Nissim Amos, Esnick
Felissaint, Nikhil Joshi, R. Ikkawi, Roman Chomko and
Dmitri Litvinov, Physics of perpendicular recording with a
patterned soft underlayer, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol, 7, 243254 (2007).
N. Amos, A. Lavrenov, R. Ikkawi, P. Gomez, F. Candocia,
R. Chomko, D. Litvinov and S. Khizroev, Nanomagnetic
probes to image patterned media for information densities
beyond ten terabit-per-square-inch, Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, 2, 202-204 (2007).
N. Amos, R. Ikkawi, A. Krichevsky, R. Fernandez, E. Stefanescu, I. Dumer, D. Litvinov and S. Khizroev, Multilevel
three-dimensional nanomagnetic recording, Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, 2, 257-268 (2007).
P. Gomez, D. Litvinov and S. Khizroev, A method to design high SNR nanoscale magnetic sensors using an array of
tunnelling magneto-resistance (TMR) devices, Journal of
Physics D-Applied Physics, 40, 4396-4404 (2007).
Chungsheng E, James Rantschler, Shishan Zhang, T. Randall Lee, Darren Smith, Dieter Weller, Sakhrat Khizroev and
Dmitri Litvinov, Annealing study of high-anisotropy (Co/
Pd)N magnetic multilayers designed for bit-patterned medium
recording, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc, 961E (2007).
Darren Smith, Shishan Zhang, Wolfgang Donner, E. Chunsheng, T. Randall Lee, Sahkrat Khizroev and Dmitri Litvinov, On the physics of magnetic anisotropy in Co/Pd multilayer thin films, Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc, 998E, No pp.
given, 0998-J05-04 (2007).
Vishal A. Parekh, Ariel Ruiz, Paul Ruchhoeft, Stanko
Brankovic and Dmitri Litvinov, Close-Packed Noncircular
Nanodevice Pattern Generation by Self-Limiting Ion-Mill
Process, Nano Lett, 7, 3246-3248 (2007).
Binh V. Vu, Dmitri Litvinov and Richard C. Willson, Gold
Nanoparticle Effects in Polymerase Chain Reaction: Favoring of Smaller Products by Polymerase Adsorption, Anal.
Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 80, 5462-5467 (2008).
Stanko R. Brankovic, Sang-Eun Bae and Dmitri Litvinov,
The effect of Fe3+ on magnetic moment of electrodeposited
CoFe alloys—Experimental study and analytical model,
Electrochim. Acta, 53, 5934-5940 (2008).
Darren Smith, Vishal Parekh, Chunsheng E, Shishan
Zhang, Wolfgang Donner, T. Randall Lee, Sakhrat Khizroev
and Dmitri Litvinov, Magnetization reversal and magnetic
anisotropy in patterned Co/Pd multilayer thin films, J. Appl.
Phys, 103, 023920/1-023920/3 (2008).
E. Chunsheng, James Rantschler, Sakhrat Khizroev and
Dmitri Litvinov, Micromagnetics of signal propagation in
magnetic cellular logic data channels, J. Appl. Phys, 104,
054311/1-054311/4 (2008).
Chunsheng E, Vishal Parekh, Paul Ruchhoeft, Sakhrat
Khizroev and Dmitri Litvinov, Magnetization reversal in patterned (Co/Pd)n multilayers, J. Appl. Phys, 103, 063904/1063904/4 (2008).
E. Chunsheng, James Rantschler, Shishan Zhang, Sakhrat
Technion, Haifa, Israel; M.Sc, 1963, Technion, Haifa, Israel; Ph.D, 1966, University of Minnesota. Chemical Engineering. Chemical reaction engineering; pattern-formation in chemically reacting systems; dynamics and stability of packed-bed reactors; kinetics of solid-solid reactions; SHS of complex oxides. TEL: (713) 743-4305
FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/luss.html
Email: dluss@uh.edu
Kirk Gerdes and Dan Luss, Oxygen flux increases through
MIEC membranes by enhanced surface exchange, AIChE J,
53, 1389-1391 (2007).
Sandhya Sundarram, Ganesh A. Viswanathan and Dan
Luss, Reactor diameter impact on hot zone dynamics in an
adiabatic packed bed reactor, AIChE J, 53, 1578-1590
(2007).
Phillip Hamilton, Hao Song and Dan Luss, Dual-site supported metallocene catalyst design for bimodal polyolefin
synthesis, AIChE J, 53, 687-694 (2007).
Sandhya Sundarram and Dan Luss, Dynamics of Transversal Hot Zones in a Shallow Packed Bed Reactor during Oxidation of Mixtures of C3H6 and CO, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 46,
1485-1491 (2007).
Karen S. Martirosyan and Dan Luss, Carbon Combustion
Synthesis of Ferrites: Synthesis and Characterization, Ind.
Eng. Chem. Res, 46, 1492-1499 (2007).
Brian Pinkerton and Dan Luss, Hot Zone Formation during
Hydrogenation of Ethylene and Acetylene Mixtures in a
Shallow Packed Bed Reactor, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 46, 18981903 (2007).
Phillip Hamilton, David R. Hill and Dan Luss, Optical and
infrared study of individual reacting metallocene catalyst particles, AIChE J, 54, 1054-1063 (2008).
Phillip Hamilton and Dan Luss, Catalyst Particle Design
for Optimum Polyolefin Productivity, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res,
47, 2905-2911 (2008).
Ganesh A. Viswanathan, Moshe Sheintuch and Dan Luss,
Transversal Hot Zones Formation in Catalytic Packed-Bed
Reactors, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res, 47, 7509-7523 (2008).
K. S. Martirosyan, E. Galstyan, Y. Y. Xue and D. Luss,
The fabrication of YBCO superconductor polycrystalline
powder by CCSO, Superconductor Science & Technology,
21 (2008).
K. S. Martirosyan, Yi-Ju Wang, L. Chang, Dan Luss and
Dmitri Litvinov, Fabrication of hexagonal barium ferrite nanoparticles by carbon combustion synthesis, TMS 2008,
Annu. Meet. Exhib., Suppl. Proc., 137th, 1, 137-142 (2008).
Cesar Meza, Modeling and experimental studies of large
waves on vertically falling films. (D)
Phillip Hamilton, Effects of catalyst particle design on
polyolefin synthesis using supported metallocene catalyst.
(D)
NIKOLAOU, MICHAEL (b.1960) Associate Professor. Diploma, 1984, National Technical University, Athens, Greece; Ph.D, 1989, University of California, Los
Angeles. Chemical Engineering. Process simulation;
process control; computer-aided process engineering;
process optimization. TEL: (713) 743-4309 FAX: (713)
743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/nikolaou
Email: nikolaou@uh.edu
Vincent H. Tam, Amy N. Schilling, Keith Poole and Michael Nikolaou, Mathematical modelling response of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to meropenem, J. Antimicrob. Chemother, 60, 1302-1309 (2007).
Tze-Peng Lim, Kimberly R. Ledesma, Kai-Tai Chang,
Jing-Guo Hou, Andrea L. Kwa, Michael Nikolaou, John P.
Quinn, Randall A. Prince and Vincent H. Tam, Quantitative
assessment of combination antimicrobial therapy against
multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii, Antimicrob.
Agents Chemother, 52, 2898-2904 (2008).
Vincent H. Tam, Kimberly R. Ledesma, Giao Vo, Samer
Kabbara, Tze-Peng Lim and Michael Nikolaou, Pharmacody-
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HOUSTON
namic modeling of aminoglycosides against Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii: identifying dosing
regimens to suppress resistance development, Antimicrob.
Agents Chemother, 52, 3987-3993 (2008).
Idalia Ovalle, Automating governor calibration. (M)
Matteo Marongiu Porcu, Physical and economic optimization of hydraulic fracturing. (M)
Ankur Awasthi, Intelligent oilfield operations with application to drilling and production of hydrocarbon wells. (D)
Chunyu Wang, Plasma etching of high dielectric constant
materials. (D)
Javad Mohammadpour Velni, Filtering and fault tolerant
control of parameter-varying time-delay systems and applications. (D)
Mark Darby, Studies of online optimization methods for
parameter and state estimation. (D)
Nirmal Tatavalli Mitadar, Efficient design of experiments
for complex response surfaces with application to etching
uniformity in a plasma reactor. (D)
Pankaj Bhambri, A three-dimensional four-phase compositional streamline simulator with parallel implementation. (D)
RICHARDSON, JAMES T. (b.1928) Professor. B.A,
1950, Rice University; M.A, 1954, Rice University;
Ph.D, 1955, Rice University. Welch Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, 1955-1956, Low-Temperature Physics Lab,
Rice University. Chemical Engineering. Heterogeneous
catalysis and catalytic processes; reactor engineering;
catalyst preparation, characterization, design; solid-oxide
fuel cells; solar energy, solar-receiver design, solar-related chemical processes; catalytic processes for the destruction of hazardous wastes; high-temperature superconductivity; processing of ceramic superconductors.
TEL: (713) 743-4324 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/richardson.html
Email: jtr@uh.edu
Publication list has not been verified by the department.
Martyn V. Twigg and James T. Richardson, Fundamentals
and Applications of Structured Ceramic Foam Catalysts, Ind.
Eng. Chem. Res, 46, 4166-4177 (2007).
Sharif Abbasi, Catalyst profiles in structured ceramic foam
catalysts. (M)
Willard Quan, Heat-pipe reforming for hydrogen fuel stations. (D)
RIMER, JEFFREY Assistant Professor. Chemical Engineering. Dr. Rimer research interests are broadly focused in areas of nanomaterials self-assembly and pathological biomineralization with fundamental application
based initiatives. TEL: (713) 743-4300 FAX: (713) 7434323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/rimer/
Email: jrimer@central.uh.edu
J. D. Rimer, D. G. Vlachos and R. F. Lobo, Evolution of
self-assembled silica tetrapropylammonium nanoparticles at
elevated temperatures, J. Phys. Chem. B, 21, 8960-8971
(2005).
J. D. Rimer, R. F. Lobo and D. G. Vlachos, Physical basis
for the formation and stability of silica nanoparticles in basic
solutions of monovalent cations, Langmuir, 21, 8960-8971
(2005).
J. D. Rimer, J. M. Fedeyko, D. G. Vlachos and R. F. Lobo,
Silica self-assembly and the synthesis of microporous and
mesoporous silicates, Chem. Eur. J, 12, 2926-2934 (2006).
J. D. Rimer, O. Trofymluk, A. Navrotsky, R. F. Lobo and
D. G. Vlachos, Kinetic and thermodynamic studies of silica
nanoparticle dissolution, Chem. Mater, 19, 4189-4197
(2007).
J. D. Rimer, D. D. Roth, R. F. Lobo and D. G. Vlachos,
Self-assembly and phase behavior of germanium oxide nanoparticles in basic aqueous solutions, Langmuir, 23, 27842791 (2007).
J. D. Rimer, O. Trofymluk, R. F. Lobo, A. Navrotsky and
D. G. Vlachos, Thermodynamics of silica nanoparticle selfassembly in basic solutions of monovalent cations, J. Phys.
Chem. C, 112, 14754-14761 (2008).
ROOKS, CHARLES W. Research and Instructional,
Professor. B.S, 1969, University of Mississippi; M.S,
1971, University of Oklahoma; Ph.D, 1973, University
of Oklahoma. Chemical Engineering. Catalytic reaction
engineering; industrial catalytic development, technology, and economics. Diesel exhaust emission reduction
technologies, biodiesel use and manufacture. TEL: (713)
743-7501 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/rooks
Email: cwrooks@uh.edu
Rachel L. Muncrief, Charles W. Rooks, Miguel Cruz and
Michael P. Harold, Combining Biodiesel and Exhaust Gas
Recirculation for Reduction in NOx and Particulate Emissions, Energy Fuels, 22, 1285-1296 (2008).
STEIN, GILA Assistant Professor. Chemical Engineering. Research interests include polymer physics,
electronic materials, nanofabrication. TEL: (713) 743-
9869 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/stein/
Email: gestein@uh.edu
A. Hexemer, G. E. Stein and E. J. Kramer, Block copolymer monolayer structure measured with scanning force microscopy moire patterns, Macromolecules, 38, 7083-7089
(2005).
V. Khanna, E. W. Cochran and A. Hexemer, Effect of
chain architecture and surface energies on the ordering behavior of lamellar and cylinder forming block copolymers,
Macromolecules, 39, 9346-9356 (2006).
G. E. Stein, E. J. Kramer and X. F. Li, Layering transitions
in thin films of spherical-domain block copolymers, Macromolecules, 40, 2453-2460 (2007).
G. E. Stein, W. B. Lee and G. H. Fredrickson, Thickness
dependent ordering in laterally confined monolayers of
spherical-domain block copolymers, Macromolecules, 40,
5791-5800 (2007).
J. Bang, B. J. Kim and G. E. Stein, Effect of humidity on
the ordering of PEO-based copolymer thin films, Macromolecules, 40, 7019-7025 (2007).
G. E. Stein, E. W. Cochran and K. Katsov, Symmetry
breaking of in-plane order in confined copolymer mesophases, Physical Review Letters, 98 (2007).
G. E. Stein, E. J. Kramer and X. Li, Single-crystal diffraction from two-dimensional block copolymer arrays, Physical
Review Letters, 98 (2007).
C. B. Tang, J. Bang and G. E. Stein, Square packing and
structural arrangement of ABC triblock copolymer spheres in
thin films, Macromolecules, 41, 4328-4339 (2008).
STRASSER, PETER Assistant Professor. B.Sc, 1995,
Universitat Tubingen; Ph.D, 1999, FHI der Max-PlanckGesellschaft. Chemical Engineering. Fuel-cell research
(mechanistic aspects in electrocatalysis and electrolysis
on alloy catalysts); environmental catalysis (catalyst and
process development for gas-phase catalytic processes);
electron transfer at hybrid interfaces (direct electron
transfer between inorganic nanostructures and redox enzymes). TEL: (713) 743-4310 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/Strasser/Default.asp
Email: pstrasser@uh.edu
Ratndeep Srivastana, Prasanna Mani, Nathan Hahn and Peter Strasser, Efficient oxygen reduction fuel cell electrocatalysis on voltammetrically dealloyed Pt-Cu-Co nanoparticles,
Angew. Chem., Int. Ed, 46, 8988-8991 (2007).
Peter Strasser, Shirlaine Koh and Chengfei Yu, Voltammetric surface dealloying of Pt bimetallic nanoparticles: a novel
synthetic method towards more efficient ORR electrocatalysts, ECS Trans, 11, 167-180 (2007).
Shirlaine Koh, Michael F. Toney and Peter Strasser, Activity-stability relationships of ordered and disordered alloy
phases of Pt3Co electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), Electrochim. Acta, 52, 2765-2774 (2007).
S. Koh and P. Strasser, Electrocatalysis on bimetallic surfaces: Modifying catalytic reactivity for oxygen reduction by
voltammetric surface dealloying, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 129,
12624-+ (2007).
Shirlaine Koh and Peter Strasser, Electrocatalysis on
Bimetallic Surfaces: Modifying Catalytic Reactivity for Oxygen Reduction by Voltammetric Surface Dealloying, J. Am.
Chem. Soc, 129, 12624-12625 (2007).
Zengcai Liu, Shirlaine Koh, Chengfei Yu and Peter Strasser, Synthesis, dealloying, and ORR-electrocatalysis of
PDDA-stabilized Cu-rich Pt alloy nanoparticles, J. Electrochem. Soc, 154, B1192-B1199 (2007).
Shirlaine Koh, Jennifer Leisch, Michael F. Toney and Peter Strasser, Structure-Activity-Stability Relationships of PtCo Alloy Electrocatalysts in Gas-Diffusion Electrode Layers,
J. Phys. Chem. C, 111, 3744-3752 (2007).
P. Strasser, Fuel cell catalyst particles have platinum-rich
shell, copper core, Advanced Materials & Processe, 166, 1313 (2008).
C. F. Yu, S. Koh, J. E. Leisch, M. F. Toney and P. Strasser,
Size and composition distribution dynamics of alloy nanoparticle electrocatalysts probed by anomalous small angle X-ray
scattering (ASAXS), Faraday Discussions, 140, 283-296
(2008).
Peter Strasser, Combinatorial Optimization of Ternary Pt
Alloy Catalysts for the Electrooxidation of Methanol, J.
Comb. Chem, 10, 216-224 (2008).
Prasanna Mani, Ratndeep Srivastava and Peter Strasser,
Dealloyed Pt-Cu Core-Shell Nanoparticle Electrocatalysts for
Use in PEM Fuel Cell Cathodes, J. Phys. Chem. C, 112,
2770-2778 (2008).
S. Koh, N. Hahn, C. F. Yu and P. Strasser, Effects of composition and annealing conditions on catalytic activities of
dealloyed Pt-Cu nanoparticle electrocatalysts for PEMFC,
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 155, B1281-B1288
(2008).
Peter Strasser, Shirlaine Koh and Jeff Greeley, Voltammetric surface dealloying of Pt bimetallic nanoparticles: an experimental and DFT computational analysis, Phys. Chem.
Chem. Phys, 10, 3670-3683 (2008).
Z. C. Liu, C. F. Yu, I. A. Rusakova, D. X. Huang and P.
Strasser, Synthesis of Pt3Co alloy nanocatalyst via reverse
micelle for oxygen reduction reaction in PEMFCs, Topics in
Catalysis, 49, 241-250 (2008).
Lin Xu, Nanopantography: A new method for massively
parallel nanopatterning over large areas. (D)
VEKILOV, PETER G. (b.1963) Associate Professor.
M.S, 1985, Moscow State University; Ph.D, 1991, Russian Academy of Sciences. Chemical Engineering. Protein crystallization; biochemical engineering; mechanisms and kinetics of formation of solid phases of biological macromolecules for applications in the biomedical, structural, pharmaceutical, and materials fields. TEL:
(713) 743-4315 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/vekilov
Email: vekilov@uh.edu
Peter G. Vekilov, Incorporation at kinks. Kink density and
activation barriers, AIP Conf. Proc, 916, 235-267 (2007).
Weichun Pan, Oleg Galkin, Luis Filobelo, Ronald L. Nagel
and Peter G. Vekilov, Metastable mesoscopic clusters in solutions of sickle-cell hemoglobin, Biophys. J, 92, 267-277
(2007).
Oleg Galkin, Weichun Pan, Luis Filobelo, Rhoda Elison
Hirsch, Ronald L. Nagel and Peter G. Vekilov, Two-step
mechanism of homogeneous nucleation of sickle cell hemoglobin polymers, Biophys. J, 93, 902-913 (2007).
Peter G. Vekilov, Sickle-cell haemoglobin polymerization:
is it the primary pathogenic event of sickle-cell anaemia?, Br.
J. Haematol, 139, 173-184 (2007).
Peter G. Vekilov, What Is the Molecular-Level Role of the
Solution Components in Protein Crystallization?, Cryst.
Growth Des, 7, 2239-2246 (2007).
Peter G. Vekilov, What Determines the Rate of Growth of
Crystals from Solution?, Cryst. Growth Des, 7, 2796-2810
(2007).
Oleg Galkin, Ronald L. Nagel and Peter G. Vekilov, The
Kinetics of Nucleation and Growth of Sickle Cell Hemoglobin Fibers, J. Mol. Biol, 365, 425-439 (2007).
Olga Gliko, Weichun Pan, Panagiotis Katsonis, Nikolaus
Neumaier, Oleg Galkin, Sevil Weinkauf and Peter G. Vekilov, Metastable Liquid Clusters in Super- and Undersaturated
Protein Solutions, J. Phys. Chem. B, 111, 3106-3114 (2007).
Peter G. Vekilov, Violation of Gibbs’s definition of phase
for protein solutions, Nippon Kessho Seicho Gakkaishi, 34,
56-62 (2007).
Peter G. Vekilov, Chemical engineers and the fundamental
understanding of human disease, AIChE J, 54, 2508-2515
(2008).
Joseph E. Canterino, Oleg Galkin, Peter G. Vekilov and
Rhoda Elison Hirsch, Phase separation and crystallization of
hemoglobin C in transgenic mouse and human erythrocytes,
Biophys. J, 95, 4025-4033 (2008).
Peter G. Vekilov, Oleg Galkin, B. Montgomery Pettitt, Nihar Choudhury and Ronald L. Nagel, Determination of the
Transition-State Entropy for Aggregation Suggests How the
Growth of Sickle Cell Hemoglobin Polymers can be Slowed,
J. Mol. Biol, 377, 882-888 (2008).
WILLSON, RICHARD C. (b.1959) Professor and
Joint Professor of Biochemical & Biophysical Sciences.
B.S, 1981, California Institute of Technology; M.S,
1982, California Institute of Technology; Ph.D, 1988,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Postdoctoral Fellow, Biology Department, 1988, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology. Chemical Engineering. Biochemical separations; molecular recognition; molecular diagnostics.
TEL: (713) 743-4308 FAX: (713) 743-4323
Web: www.chee.uh.edu/faculty/willson.html
Email: willson@uh.edu
Joseph Y. Fu, Sindhu Balan, Ajish Potty, Van Nguyen and
Richard C. Willson, Enhanced Protein Affinity and Selectivity of Clustered-Charge Anion-Exchange Adsorbents, Anal.
Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 79, 9060-9065 (2007).
Maia Larios-Sanz, Katerina D. Kourentzi, David Warmflash, Jeffrey Jones, Duane L. Pierson, Richard C. Willson
and George E. Fox, 16S rRNA beacons for bacterial monitoring during human space missions, Aviat., Space Environ.
Med, 78, A43-A47 (2007).
Beatrice C. Ortego, Jeremiah J. Whittenton, Hui Li, ShiaoChun Tu and Richard C. Willson, In Vivo Translational Inaccuracy in Escherichia coli: Missense Reporting Using Extremely Low Activity Mutants of Vibrio harveyi Luciferase,
Biochemistry, 46, 13864-13873 (2007).
Juraj Svitel, Hacene Boukari, Donald Van Ryk, Richard C.
Willson and Peter Schuck, Probing the functional heterogeneity of surface binding sites by analysis of experimental
binding traces and the effect of mass transport limitation,
Biophys. J, 92, 1742-1758 (2007).
Don L. Tucker, C. MarkOtt, Stephen Huff, Yuriy Fofanov,
Duane L. Pierson, Richard C. Willson and George E. Fox,
Characterization of Escherichia coli MG1655 grown in a
low-shear modeled microgravity environment, BMC Microbiol, 7, No pp. given (2007).
George W. Jackson, Roger J. McNichols, George E. Fox
and Richard C. Willson, Universal bacterial identification by
mass spectrometry of 16S ribosomal RNA cleavage products,
Int. J. Mass Spectrom, 261, 218-226 (2007).
Tony Cano, Natalie Offringa and Richard C. Willson, The
effectiveness of three multi-component binding models in describing the binary competitive equilibrium adsorption of two
HOUSTON
cytochrome b5 mutants, J. Chromatogr., A, 1144, 197-202
(2007).
Kimberly J. Peterson, Jack D. Sadowsky, Elizabeth A.
Scheef, Soumen Pal, Katerina D. Kourentzi, Richard C. Willson, Emery H. Bresnick, Nader Sheibani and Samuel H.
Gellman, A fluorescence polarization assay for identifying ligands that bind to vascular endothelial growth factor, Anal.
Biochem, 378, 8-14 (2008).
Binh V. Vu, Dmitri Litvinov and Richard C. Willson, Gold
Nanoparticle Effects in Polymerase Chain Reaction: Favoring of Smaller Products by Polymerase Adsorption, Anal.
Chem. (Washington, DC, U. S.), 80, 5462-5467 (2008).
Lacy J. Basile, Richard C. Willson, B. Trevor Sewell and
Michael J. Benedik, Genome mining of cyanide-degrading
nitrilases from filamentous fungi, Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol, 80, 427-435 (2008).
J. Nick Taylor, Qusai Darugar, Katerina Kourentzi, Richard C. Willson and Christy F. Landes, Dynamics of an antiVEGF DNA aptamer: A single-molecule study, Biochem.
Biophys. Res. Commun, 373, 213-218 (2008).
Mariaclara Anez, Catherine Putonti, George E. Fox, Yuriy
Fofanov and Richard C. Willson, Exhaustive computational
identification of pathogen sequences far-distant from background genomes: Identification and experimental verification
of human-blind dengue PCR primers, J. Biotechnol, 133,
267-276 (2008).
George W. Jackson, Roger J. McNichols, George E. Fox
and Richard C. Willson, Toward universal flavivirus identification by mass cataloging, J. Mol. Diagn, 10, 135-141
(2008).
Katerina Kourentzi, Mohan Srinivasan, Sandra J. SmithGill and Richard C. Willson, Conformational flexibility and
kinetic complexity in antibody-antigen interactions, J. Mol.
Recognit, 21, 114-121 (2008).
Kaajal Shah, Biomolecule immobilization. (M)
Ajish Potty, Nucleic acid recognition. (D)
Maria Anez, PCR diagnostics. (D)
Steve Kemper, Micro-retroreflector assays. (D)
Xing Zhang, Ribosomal RNA aptamers. (D)
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