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Rowan University - Chemical Engineering and Industry OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS. C. Stewart Slater Professor and Chair Department of Chemical Engineering. Fall 2000. Rowan Engineering. Four basic degree programs Chemical Civil Electrical & Computer Mechanical - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Rowan University - Chemical Engineeringand Industry
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS
C. Stewart SlaterProfessor and Chair
Department of Chemical Engineering
Fall 2000
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Rowan Engineering
• Four basic degree programs– Chemical
– Civil
– Electrical & Computer
– Mechanical
• Highly selective students–1250 SAT, Top 15%
• 450 undergraduates
• Master of Science program
• Aid in economic development of region
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Curricular Features• Project based curriculum
• Teamwork approach to problem solving
• Communication skills
• Hands-on laboratories
• Modern computer tools
• Safety and environmental issues
• Economics/business
• Industrial partnerships
All of these are integrated throughout the curriculum and are best represented in our Rowan Engineering Clinics
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Rowan Engineering Clinics
• Freshman Clinic–Measurements
–Teamwork
–Problem solving
• Sophomore Clinic–Multidisciplinary design
–Communication skills
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Junior and Senior Clinics
• Projects vary in scope and complexity
• Applied research, development, design
• Involve multiple disciplines–Engineering, Science, Business
• Industry mentorship
• Typical length: 1 year
• Base sponsorship level: $10K/semester
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Student PlacementClass of 2000
Univ. Delaware
Univ. Massachusetts
Virginia Tech
Rowan - 4
Johnson Matthey - 2
Algroup Wheaton
Best Buy Management
DuPont
Campbell Soup Co.
Lucent
Merck
INDUSTRY ACADEMIC
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Student Achievements• First Class - May 2000
• 1st Place in the National AIChE Environmental Engineering Team Competition
• Best Undergraduate Presentation and Poster at the annual UNI-TECH Student Conference.
• 2000 Zeisberg award from Delaware Valley section of AIChE for outstanding student design report.
• 2000 Mid-Atlantic Section – Student Paper Competition Winner
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Chemical Engineering Facilities
• Henry M. Rowan Hall - $28M 95,000 sq.ft.
• Laboratory modules that serve a wide variety of research and educational needs
• Bench and pilot-scale systems representing different areas of process engineering
• Analytical instrumentation
• Computer hardware and software
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Selected equipment holding of Chemical Engineeringutilized in teaching and research activities
Liquid-Liquid Extraction Column Climbing Film Evaporator
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Fluidized Bed Multiphase Mixing
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Ultrafiltration/ Microfiltration System
Reverse Osmosis System
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Pervaporation Membrane System
Electrodialysis Membrane System
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Fermentation
HPLC
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Catalytic Reactor System with FTIR
Tubular Flow and CSTR Systems
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Specialty Chemical Pilot Plant
Packed Columns for Gas-Liq Absorption
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Com
puter-controlled Distillation C
olumn
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Chemical Engineering Faculty Capabilities
• Recognized teacher-scholars
• Active in professional societies
• Grants from major federal agencies– NSF, DOE, EPA, etc.
• Experience with industrial projects
• National award recognition– 4 Dow Outstanding Faculty Awards
– George Westinghouse Award
– Chester Carlson Award
– DuPont Young Faculty Fellowship
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Kevin D. Dahm (Ph.D. MIT) Assistant Professor
• Mechanistic modeling of complex reacting systems
• Development of software for chemical process modeling in traditional and emerging fields - MODELLA
• Theoretical treatment of diffuse reflectance data
• Experimental design
• Novel process modeling, analysis and control
• Shakespearean actor, playwright and director
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Dianne Dorland (Ph.D. West Virginia Univ.)
Dean of Engineering and Professor
• Hazardous waste management• Process development• Engineering management/administration• Educational research and methods
development• International folk dance, blueberry farmer
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Stephanie Farrell (Ph.D. NJIT) Associate Professor
• Development and modeling of controlled release systems
• Membrane separations– Ultrafiltration, microfiltration, electrodialysis
• Liquid membranes and hollow fiber separations
• Biochemical processing
• Educational research / methods development
• Egyptologist
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Robert P. Hesketh (Ph.D. Delaware) Professor
• Reactor design - kinetics and catalysis• Separations
– fluid/ particle separations– extraction, distillation– membrane separations - ultra/microfiltration, electrodialysis– hybrid ceramic membrane-reactors
• Multiphase flow and mixing• Specialty chemical pilot plant development• Laboratory methods for visualization of
chemical engineering practice and principles• Cello playing and orienteering
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Example Clinic Project
• Sponsor: Johnson-Matthey, Inc.
• Topic: Evaluation of novel separation process for the recovery of precious metals from process streams
• Length: 2 semesters
• Student team: 3 ChE & 1 Chemist
• Cost: $30K
• Intellectual property rights: Flexible
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Example Clinic Project (con’t)
• Sample outcomes– Literature review
– Critical analysis of vendor capabilities
– Experimental testing
– Modeling and verification
– Economic process analysis
• Student lab results were used to predict pilot plant performance in England, and this was verified
• Faculty and students have continued at local plant over summer
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Kathryn A. Hollar (Ph.D. Cornell)Assistant Professor
• Biochemical engineering:– bioprocess design
– pharmaceutical production
– food processing
– consumer products
– bioconversion
– sterile processing, etc.
• Fermentation and downstream separations process research and development
• Dual degree in English Literature and ChE
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Zenaida Otero Gephardt (Ph.D. Delaware) Associate Professor
• Statistical process analysis and experimental design in the chemical industry
• Multiphase processing
• Supercritical fluid extraction
• Electrophotographic particle flow and processing
• Educational research and methods development
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James A. Newell (Ph.D. Clemson) Associate Professor
• Novel materials properties and performance
• Novel uses for high-performance polymers
• Tensile and compressive failure modeling in polymers
• Silicon carbide fiber and composite production
• Outcomes assessment in engineering
• Educational research/methods development
• Stock investing
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Mariano J. Savelski (Ph.D. Oklahoma) Assistant Professor
• “Green chemistry” - environmentally benign manufacturing - R&D for pollution prevention
• Wastewater minimization, reuse and recovery
• Food process technology
• Design of heat and mass exchanger networks
• Design of alternate chemical pathways
• Computer process simulation and optimization
• HAZOP and safety analysis
• Physical fitness / weight training
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C. Stewart Slater (Ph.D. Rutgers)Professor and Chair
• Membrane process R&D: pervaporation, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, gas separation and novel membranes
• Biochemical/pharmaceutical/food engineering purification processes
• Specialty chemical purification processes
• Wastewater minimization: reuse and recovery
• Novel educational methods in separation science and technology
• Horticulturist
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Potential Interactions• Undergraduate student internships
• Full-time hiring
• Clinic projects
• Faculty consulting/ Summer employment
• Rowan Masters program
• Technology transfer, workshops
• Industrial seminars, Plant Design “consultants”, Adjunct, etc.
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South Jersey Technology Center at Rowan University
• NJ Commission on Science and Technology sponsored facility
• Administered by the College of Engineering through Rowan Foundation
• Advanced technology projects
• Business incubator for start-ups
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Rowan University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, Tel: 856-256-5310, Fax: 856-256-5242
C. Stewart Slater, Professor and Chair 856-256-5312, [email protected]
Kevin D. Dahm, Assistant Professor 856-256-5318, [email protected]
Stephanie Farrell, Associate Professor 856-256-5315, [email protected]
Robert P. Hesketh, Professor 856-256-5313, [email protected]
Kathryn A. Hollar, Assistant Professor 856-256-5348, [email protected]
Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Associate Professor 856-256-5314, [email protected]
James A. Newell, Associate Professor 856-256-5316, [email protected]
Mariano J. Savelski, Assistant Professor 856-256-5317, [email protected]
Dianne Dorland, Dean and Professor of Chemical Engineering 856-256-5300, [email protected]
Marvin L. Harris, Process Technician
856-256-5319, [email protected]
Catherine Barrett, Secretary
856-256-5310, [email protected]