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Chemical Engineering Department Sponsors Spring Seminar Series

The Department of Chemical Engineering will begin its Spring Seminar Series for 2009 on Friday, January 30, with a lecture on "Using the Tunable Properties of Gas Expanded Liquids to Control Nanoparticle Deposition and Separation Processes" by Christopher Roberts from Auburn University.

"The series, which brings in chemical engineering experts, helps students and faculty stay current on the latest research trends and is an integral part of the department's graduate program," said Dady Dadyburjor, department chair.

The seminars are free and open to the public, and begin at 9:30 a.m. in Room 401 of the Engineering Sciences Building unless otherwise noted. Refreshments are served at 9:15 a.m., unless indicated otherwise.

The complete schedule of seminars follows.

Friday, January 30, 9:30 a.m.
"Using the Tunable Properties of Gas Expanded Liquids to Control Nanoparticle Deposition and Separation Processes"
Christopher Roberts, Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University

Friday, February 20, 9:30 a.m.
"Molecular Basket Sorbents as a Novel Approach to CO2 Capture and Separation"
Chunshan Song, College of Energy and Mineral Sciences, Penn State

Friday, February 27, 9:30 a.m.
"Fuel Cell for Direct Fuel Conversion Including Biomass and Coal"
Thomas Tao, Cell Tech, LLC

Friday, March 13, 9:30 a.m.
"Automated Gene Engineering and Directed Evolution"
Kevin A. Jarrell, Modular Genetics, Inc.

Friday, March 27, 9:30 a.m.
"Science and Technology of Microcellular Polymers"
Vipin Kumar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington

Friday, April 3, 9:00 a.m.
Dow/Union Carbide Reaction Engineering and Catalysis Seminar Series honoring Jean B. Cropley
"Challenges in Energy Diversification"
Ben A. Christolini, Honeywell International, Inc.
Location: 401 Engineering Sciences Building
Reception to follow the lecture in Andrews Conference Room, Room 115, Engineering Sciences Building.

"We welcome students and faculty from other departments, colleges or universities, and representatives from industry to join us for these seminars," said Dadyburjor.

The Department of Chemical Engineering offers programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, and has been recognized as a Program of Excellence by the WVU Board of Governors. Areas of research include biochemical engineering, catalysis and reaction engineering, carbon products, fluidization, fuels, composites and semiconductor processing, natural-gas hydrates, particle science and powder technology, and polymers.

For more information on or directions to the seminars, call 304-293-2111 ext. 2418. For department information and seminar abstracts, visit: www.cemr.wvu.edu/~wwwche.

01/14/2009