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CURRICULUM VITAE
Catherine E. Brewer
Chemical & Materials Engineering
New Mexico State University
P.O. Box 30001, MSC 3805
Las Cruces, NM 88003
Phone: (575) 646-8637
Fax: (575) 646-7706
Email: cbrewer@nmsu.edu
Website:
http://wordpress.nmsu.edu/cbrewer/
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Chemical Engineering and Biorenewable Resources & Technology, Minor in Soil
Science, 2012
Dissertation: Biochar Characterization and Engineering
B.S. Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Robert E. Cook Honors College), Indiana, PA
Chemistry, Summa cum Laude, Minor in Mathematics, 2007
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
Chemistry Exchange Student, 2004-2005
EXPERIENCE
John Kaichiro Nakayama and Tome Miyaguchi Nakayama Endowed Professor
College of Engineering, New Mexico State University, 2018-Present
Affiliate Faculty
Water Science & Management Graduate Program, New Mexico State University, 2015-Present
Assistant Professor
Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, 2013-Present
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Earth Science, Rice University, 2012-2013
Advisors: Kyriacos Zygrourakis & Caroline Masiello
Developed porosity measurement protocol and designed experiments to test mass transfer
models in biochar-amended media.
Graduate Research Assistant
Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies, Iowa State University, 2007-2012
Advisors: Robert C. Brown & David Laird
Designed and set up biochar characterization laboratory, and developed collaborations with the
Departments of Chemistry and Agronomy for biochar characterization and soil studies.
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Chemistry Department, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2006-2007
Advisor: Keith Kyler
Designed and tested chemical pulping/bleaching and enzymatic digestion stages for a proof-of-
concept woody biomass-to-biodegradable plastics project.
National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
The Bonds Between Us—Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Summer 2006
Advisor: W. Todd French
Designed test and analysis methodology for yeast fatty acid extraction for biodiesel project.
SCHOLARSHIP
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-1536-1672, Scopus ID: 35101609800, ResearcherID: H-8436-2017
Refereed Journal Articles (*NMSU Students)
1. Cheng, F.*, Cui, Z.*, Mallick, K.*, Nirmalakhandan, N., Brewer, C.E. (2018) Hydrothermal
liquefaction of high- and low-lipid algae: mass and energy balances, Bioresource
Technology, 258, 158-167, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.100.
2. Amiri, A.*, Al-Rawajfeh, A., Brewer, C.E. (2018) Simulation of small-scale thermal water
desalination using biomass energy, Desalination & Water Treatment, 108, 65-75, DOI:
10.5004/dwt.2018.21965.
3. Cheng, F.*, Cui, Z.*, Chen, L.*, Jarvis, J., Paz, N., Schaub, T., Nirmalakhandan, N., Brewer,
C.E. (2017) Hydrothermal liquefaction of high- and low-lipid algae: bio-crude oil chemistry,
Applied Energy, 206, 278-292, DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.105.
4. Idowu, O.J., Sanogo, S., Brewer, C.E. (2017) Short term impacts of pecan waste byproducts
on soil quality in texturally different arid soils, Communications in Soil Science & Plant
Analysis, 48 (15), 1781-1791, DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2017.1395448.
5. Wang, K., Zheng, Y., Zhu, X., Brewer, C.E., Brown, R.C. (2017) Ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis
of wastewater sewage sludge—a micro-pyrolysis study, Bioresource Technology, 232, 229-
234, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.02.015.
6. Cheng, F.*, Brewer, C.E. (2017) Producing jet fuels from biomass lignin: potential pathways
to alkyl-benzenes and cycloalkanes, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 72, 673-722,
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2017.01.030.
7. Brewer, C.E., Hall, E.T., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Laird, D.A., Brown, R.C., Zygourakis, K. (2017)
Temperature and reaction atmosphere effects on properties of corn stover biochar,
Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 36 (3), 696-707, DOI: 10.1002/ep.12503.
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8. Zhang, Y.*, Idowu, O.J., Brewer, C.E. (2016) Using agricultural residue biochar to improve
soil quality of desert soils, Agriculture, 6 (1), 10, DOI: 10.3390/agriculture6010010.
9. Brewer, C.E., Levine, J. (2015) Weight or volume for handling biomass and biochar? the
Biochar Journal, 16 November, www.biochar-journal.org/en/ct/71, Arbaz, Switzerland.
10. Sun, H., Brewer, C., Masiello, C., Zygourakis, K. (2015) Nutrient transport in soils amended
with biochar: a transient model with two stationary phases and intraparticle diffusion,
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 54 (16), 4123-4135, DOI: 10.1021/ie503893t.
11. Brewer, C.E., Chuang, V.J., Masiello, C.A., Gonnermann, H., Gao, X., Dugan, B., Driver,
L.E., Panzacchi, P., Zygourakis, K., Davies, C. (2014) New approaches to measuring biochar
density and porosity, Biomass & Bioenergy, 66, 176-185, DOI:
10.1016/j.biombioe.2014.03.059.
12. Lamm, M.H., Brewer, C.E. (2014) Use plus-minus-interesting (PMI) exercises to encourage
student reflection, Chemical Engineering Education, 48 (2), 64.
13. Headlee, W.L., Brewer, C.E., Hall, R.B., (2014) Biochar as a substitute for vermiculite in
potting mix for hybrid poplar, Bioenergy Research, 7 (1), 120-131, DOI:10.1007/s12155-
013-9355-y.
14. Brewer, C.E., Hu, Y.-Y., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Loynachan, T.E., Laird, D.A. Brown, R.C.
(2012) Extent of pyrolysis impacts on fast pyrolysis biochar properties. Journal of
Environmental Quality, 41 (4), 1115-1122.
15. Deal, C., Brewer, C.E., Brown, R.C., Okure, M.A.E., Amoding, A. (2012) Comparison of
kiln-derived and gasifier-derived biochars as soil amendments in the humid tropics. Biomass
& Bioenergy, 37, 161-168, DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.12.017.
16. Brewer, C.E., Unger, R., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Brown, R.C., (2011) Criteria to select biochars
for field studies based on biochar chemical properties. BioEnergy Research, 4 (4), 312-323.
17. Unger, R., Killorn, R., Brewer, C. (2011). Effects of soil application of different biochars on
selected soil chemical properties. Communications in Soil Science & Plant Analysis, 42,
2310-2321.
18. Brewer, C. E., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Satrio, J. A., & Brown, R. C. (2009). Characterization of
biochar from fast pyrolysis and gasification systems, Environmental Progress & Sustainable
Energy, 28(3), 386-396.
Peer-Reviewed Extension Publication
Idowu, O.J., Brewer, C.E. (2018) Biochar for Arid and Semi-Arid Agricultural Soils, NMSU
Cooperative Extension Service, accepted, in press.
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Peer-Reviewed Book Chapter
Masiello, C.A., Dugan, B., Brewer, C.E., Spokas, K., Novak, J.M., Liu, Z., Sorrenti, G. (2015)
Chapter 19. Biochar Effects on Soil Hydrology. In: J. Lehmann, S. Joseph (Eds.), Biochar for
Environmental Management: Science and Technology, 2nd ed: Routledge, pp. 543-562.
Book Chapters
1. Jamieson, M., Shaw, J.M., Nocente, N., Lamm, M.H., Brewer, C.E., Miller, G., Zhu, Q.,
Altaii, K., Peirrakos, O., Bennedsen, J. (2017). Flipping Engineering. In: R. Perkins, L.
Santos Green, J. Banas (Eds.), The Flipped College Classroom: Conceptualized and
Reconceptualized, 1st ed.: Springer International, pp. 125-147.
2. Brewer, C. E., & Brown, R. C. (2012) Chapter 18. Biochar. In A. Sayigh (Ed.),
Comprehensive Renewable Energy (Vol. 5): Elsevier, pp. 357-384, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-
08-087872-0.00524-2.
Manuscripts Under Review and In Preparation (*NMSU Students) 1. Payne, J.L*, Bhakta, N.*, Lyons, S.N.*, Mohamed, R., Carroll, K.C., Brewer, C.E., Potential
of pyrolysis of solid waste on spacecraft to produce biochars and recover water, under
review.
2. Karbakhshravari, M.*, Nirmalakhandan, N., Brewer, C.E., Papelis, L., Recovery of nutrients
from urban wastewaters as struvite, under review.
3. Audu, M.*, Wang, H.*, Tang, T.*, Cheng, F.*, Arellano, D., Yan, J., Jena, U., Brewer, C.E.,
Pretreatment and hydrothermal liquefaction of filamentous algae grown on dairy wastewater,
in preparation.
4. Amidei, A.*, Brewer C.E., Rockstraw, D.A., Andersen, P.K., Potential of adsorption for
removal of NDMA at low concentrations from water: a critical review, in preparation.
5. Amiri, A.*, Brewer, C.E. Determination of maximum feasible water recovery in multiple
effect distillation (MED) for brackish waters with high CaSO4 content, in preparation.
6. Cheng, F.*, Le-Doux, T.*, Treftz, B.*, Miller, J., Woolf, S.*, Yu, J.*, Jena, U., Brewer, C.E.,
Modification and commissioning of a supercritical reactor system for continuous
hydrothermal liquefaction of algae, in preparation.
7. Mallick, K.*, Cheng, F.*, Cui, Z.*, Gedara, S.H.*, Karbakhshravari, M.*, Schaub, T., Jena,
U., Nirmalakhandan, N., Brewer, C.E. Hydrothermal liquefaction of Galdieria sulphuraria
grown on municipal wastewater, in preparation.
8. Sarpong, K.A.*, Salazar, A.*, Ortega, A.*, Telles, K.*, Djaman, K., O’Neill, M.K., Valles-
Rosales, D.J., Brewer, C.E., Pyrolysis of wood excelsior residues for biochar and renewable
energy production, in preparation.
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9. Sarpong, K.A.*, Amiri, A.*, Ellis, S.*, Idowu, O.J., Brewer, C.E. Short-term leachability of
salts from Atriplex-derived biochars, in preparation.
Invited Presentations
1. Brewer, C.E. The Engineering Side of Biomass Utilization and Processing, Department of
Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences Research Seminar, University of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ, March 16, 2018.
2. Brewer, C.E., Pairing Biomass Residues with Conversion Technologies, Advanced
Bioeconomy Leadership Conference, Washington, DC, February 28, 2018.
3. Brewer, C.E., Biomass Systems Engineering and Thermochemical Processing in Arid
Regions, Department of Mechanical Engineering Research Seminar, Iowa State University,
Ames, IA, October 27, 2017.
4. Brewer, C.E., Biomass Systems Engineering and Thermochemical Processing in Arid
Regions, Department of Engineering Research Seminar, Aarhus University, Aarhus,
Denmark, June 6, 2017.
5. Brewer, C.E., Impacts of Biochar Amendments on Soil Hydrology, Center for Agricultural
Water Research in China Summer School, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China,
June 4, 2016.
6. Brewer, C.E., Biomass Thermochemical Processing for Water and Energy Sustainability,
Water and Energy Innovation for Food Security and Environmental Sustainability, High-
Efficiency Water use in Agriculture Project (111 Plan) Workshop, China Agricultural
University, Beijing, China, June 2, 2016.
7. Brewer, C.E., Idowu, O.J., Biochar, 2016 New Mexico Organic Farming Conference,
Albuquerque, NM, February 19, 2016.
8. Brewer, C.E., Biomass System Engineering and Thermochemical Processing, Chemical and
Materials Engineering Departmental Research Seminar, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno,
NV, February 12, 2016.
9. Brewer, C.E., Biomass System Engineering and Thermochemical Processing, Department of
Biological Engineering Research Seminar, Utah State University, Logan, UT, November 12,
2015.
10. Brewer, C.E. Team-Based Learning in Calculation-Heavy Courses: Lessons Learned,
Teaching Academy Workshop, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, August 31,
2015
11. Brewer, C.E. Algae’s Product Portfolio: Not Just Oil for Biofuels, Science Café, Sigma Xi
New Mexico Chapter, Museum of Nature & Science, Las Cruces, NM, August 27, 2015.
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12. Brewer, C.E. Biochar characterization and engineering, Illinois Sustainable Technology
Center 2010 Biochar Symposium, Champaign, IL, September 1, 2010.
Conference Oral Presentations (*NMSU student presenter)
International Conferences
1. Rodriguez, J.A.*, Brewer, C.E., Andersen, P.K., Rockstraw, D.A., Sanchez, K.D., Macklin,
S.F., Amidei, D., Adsorption of N-nitrosodimethylamine on Pecan Shell Char and Activated
Carbon, 2017 International Workshop on Environment & Alternative Energy, ESTEC,
Noordwijk, the Netherlands, June 1, 2017.
2. Brewer, C.E., Lyons, S., Bhakta, N., Payne, J., Carroll, K.C., Pyrolysis of Solid Waste on
Spacecraft for Volume Reduction, Water, and Plant Growth Media, 2017 International
Workshop on Environment & Alternative Energy, ESTEC, Noordwijk, the Netherlands, May
30, 2017.
3. Dominguez, M.*, Idowu, O. J., Brewer, C. E., Evaluating Plant Available Water in Biochar-
Amended Soils--A Preliminary Study Towards Enhancing Lunar and Martian Regoliths for
Plant Growth, 13th Annual International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy,
European Space Agency, Madrid, Spain, November 11, 2015.
4. Freeh, J.*, Amidei, D., Rockstraw, D. A., Brewer, C. E., Generating Perchlorate and N-
Nitrosodimethylamine Isotherms Using Pecan Shell Activated Carbons, 13th Annual
International Workshop on Environment and Alternative Energy, European Space Agency,
Madrid, Spain, November 11, 2015.
5. Herrera, C.*, Brewer, C. E., Henkanatte-Gedara, S. M., Karbakhshravari, M.,
Nirmalakhandan, N., Van Voorhies, W., Single-Step, Energy Efficient Treatment of Urban
Wastewaters Using Microalgae, 13th Annual International Workshop on Environment and
Alternative Energy, European Space Agency, Madrid, Spain, November 11, 2015.
6. Brewer, C., Treviño, H., Assmann, D., Satrio, J., Brown, R. Engineering biochar:
characterization of char derived from three thermochemical processes, 2008 International
Biochar Initiative Conference, Newcastle, UK, September 8, 2008.
National Conferences
7. Brewer, C.E., Sarpong, K., Salazar, A., O’Neill, M.K., Valles-Rosales, D., Christiansen, F.,
Biochar from Excelsior Residues for Plantation Production of Hybrid Poplar, 2017 American
Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, November 2, 2017.
8. Cheng, F.*, Le-Doux, T., Treftz, B., Woolf, S., Miller, J., Jena, U., Brewer, C.E.,
Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Wastewater Treatment Microalgae in a Pilot-Scale Continuous
Flow Reactor, 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis,
MN, November 2, 2017.
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9. Saba, A., Reza, M.T., Cheng, F., Jena, U., Brewer, C.E., Hydrothermal Upgrading of Algal
Bio-Oil by Supercritical Water, 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual
Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October, 29, 2017.
10. Brewer, C.E., Sarpong, K., Amiri, A., Smith, M., Idowu, O.J., Effects of Pyrolysis
Conditions on Leaching of Salts from Halophyte Biochars, 2017 American Society of
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers Annual International Meeting, Spokane, WA, July 17
2017.
11. Brewer, C.E., Mallick, K., Cheng, F., Cui, A., Henkanatte Gedara, S., Karbakhshravari, M.,
Schuab, T., Jena, U., Nirmalakhandan, N., Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Galdieria
sulphuraria Grown on Municipal Wastewater, 2017 American Society of Agricultural and
Biosystems Engineers Annual International Meeting, Spokane, WA, July 17 2017.
12. Cui, Z.*, Cheng, F., LeDoux, T., Mallick, K., Herrera, C., Hoffman, G., Jarvis, J. M., Paz,
N., Schaub, T. M., Nirmalakhandan, N., Brewer, C.E., Composition of Bio-Crude Oil from
Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae in Batch Reactor, 2016 American Institute of Chemical
Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2016.
13. Jena, U., Mallick, K., Cheng, F., Gedara, S. H., Brewer, C.E., Nirmalakhandan, N., Different
Parameters Controlling the Bio-crude Yield in Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Microalgae,
2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA,
November 17, 2016.
14. Amiri, A., Smith, M., Pena, J., Brewer, C.E., Small-Scale Multiple Effect Distillation
(MED) for Brackish Groundwater Desalination, 2016 American Institute of Chemical
Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2016.
15. Sarpong, K.*, Amiri, A., Smith, M., Idowu, O. J., Brewer, C. E., Halophyte Biochar for
Water Desalination Brine Concentrate Management, 2016 American Institute of Chemical
Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 16, 2016.
16. Brewer, C.E., Lyons, S., Bhakta, N., Payne, J., Carroll, K. C., Drying and Pyrolysis of Solid
Waste on Spacecraft for Water Recovery and Biochar, 2016 American Institute of Chemical
Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 15, 2016.
17. Brewer, C.E., Cheng, F., LeDoux, T., Miller, J., Pilot-Scale Continuous Flow Reactor for
Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae, 2016 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 14, 2016.
18. Brewer, C.E., Idowu, O. J., Biochars in the Desert Southwest: Challenges and Opportunities,
Biochar 2016: The Synergy of Science and Industry: Biochar's Connection to Ecology, Soil,
Food, and Energy, US Biochar Initiative, Corvalis, OR, August 24, 2016.
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19. Saberi, M., Carroll, K. C., Brewer, C. E., Biomass Pyrolysis for Closing Life Support Loops
in Space, 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City,
UT, November 11, 2015.
20. Amiri, A., Zhang, Y., Brewer, C. E., Design and Fabrication of a Lab-Scale Multiple Effect
Distillation (MED) Unit to Investigate Different Water Chemistry and Scaling Behavior,
2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT,
November 10, 2015.
21. Cheng, F., Brewer, C. E., Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Jet Fuels from Lignin Fast Pyrolysis
and Upgrading, 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake
City, UT, November 9, 2015.
22. Zhang, Y.*, Amiri, A., Brewer, C.E., Idowu, O.J., Design and testing of biomass pyrolyzer-
multiple effect distillation system components for laboratory testing, 2015 American Institute
of Chemical Engineers Spring Meeting, Austin, TX, April 28, 2015.
23. Brewer, C.E., Lamm, M.H., Using team based learning to teach cooperation and people
skills while covering chemical engineering fundamentals, 12th Annual International Sun
Conference on the Science of Teaching and Learning, El Paso, TX, March 5, 2015.
24. Brewer, C., Zygourakis, K., Biomass pyrolysis reaction kinetics using step-isothermal
thermogravimetry and TGA/MS, 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual
Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 19, 2014.
25. Amiri, A., Brewer, C., Zygourakis, K., A partial-combustion model for an energy + biochar
reactor design, 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Atlanta,
GA, November 16, 2014.
26. Brewer, C.E., Woda, A., Gonnermann, H., Masiello, C.A. Biochar from wastewater
biosolids—a comparison to biochars from lignocellulose, 2013 American Institute of
Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 6, 2013.
27. Gai, L., Brewer, C.E., Zygourakis, K. Pyrolysis temperature history controls reaction
kinetics and biochar properties, 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA, November 6, 2013.
28. Gooding, A.A., Brewer, C.E., Zygourakis, K. Producing biochars with consistent properties
from forestry residues: using spatial variations of reactor temperature history to choose
pyrolysis conditions, 2013 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, San
Francisco, CA, November 4, 2013.
29. Brewer, C.E., Chuang, V.J., Masiello, C.A., Gonnermann, H., Gao, X., Dugan, B., Driver,
L.E., Panzacchi, P., Zygourakis, K., Davies, C., Controls on the density and porosity of
biochar, USBI North American Biochar Symposium, Amherst, MA, October 14, 2013.
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30. Brewer, C.E., Brown, R.C. Engineering biochars for plant-available water applications,
2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, November
1, 2012.
31. Brewer, C.E., Hall, E., Rudisill, J., Brown, R.C. Pyrolysis vs. gasification: effect of oxygen
in reaction atmosphere on biochar properties, 2011 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 18, 2011.
32. Brewer, C.E., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Brown, R.C. Types of carbon in biochars from slow
pyrolysis, fast pyrolysis and gasification, 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 10, 2010.
33. Brewer, C.E., Brown, R.C. Biochars from fast pyrolysis, Symposium on Thermal and
Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products, Ames, IA, September 23, 2010.
34. Brewer, C.E., Hu, Y-Y., Loynachan, T.E., Brown, R.C. Bioavailability of corn stover
biomass and fast pyrolysis biochars in an amended soil, U.S. Biochar Initiative 2010
Conference, Ames, IA, June 30, 2010.
35. Brewer, C.E., Unger, R., Brown, R.C. Characterization of biochar from fast pyrolysis and
gasification of switchgrass and corn stover, North American Biochar Conference, Boulder,
CO, August 11, 2009.
Regional/Local Conferences
36. Cheng, F.*, LeDoux, T., Treftz, B., Woolf, S., Guillen, S., Usrey, J., Martinez Bejarano, C.,
Bayat, H., Miller, J., Jena, U., Brewer, C.E. Transformation of Supercritical Fluid Reactor
into Continuous Plug-Flow Reactor and Commissioning for Hydrothermal Liquefaction,
ASABE NM Section Annual Meeting, Las Cruces, NM, April 12, 2018.
37. Brewer, C.E. USDA National Needs Fellowship Program Update, ASABE NM Section
Annual Meeting, Las Cruces, NM, April 12, 2018.
38. Brewer, C.E. Biochar for Desalination Concentrate Management, Center for the
Development and Use of Alternative Water Supplies Workshop, Las Cruces, October 24,
2017.
39. Brewer, C.E., Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions: A USDA CAP Proposal for Guar
and Guayule, ASABE NM Section Annual Meeting, Las Cruces, NM, March 31, 2017.
40. Freeh, J.A.*, Brewer, C.E., Removal of perchlorate from drinking water using pecan shell
activated carbon, 12th Annual Rocky Mountain Section American Water Works
Association/RMWEA Student Conference, May 21, 2015.
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41. Amiri, A.*, Zhang, Y., Brewer C.E., Construction and testing of a lab-scale prototype of the
multiple effect distillation (MED) component of a biomass pyrolysis-water desalination unit,
12th Annual Rocky Mountain Section American Water Works Association/RMWEA Student
Conference, May 21, 2015.
42. Salazar, A.Y.*, Brewer, C.E., Tumbleweed mitigation through biochar production, 19th
Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Arts Symposium, New Mexico State
University, Las Cruces, NM, April 23, 2015.
Poster Presentations (*NMSU student presenter)
International Conferences
1. Brewer, C.E., Schroeder, J., Brown, R.C. Potential for biochar in Stann Creek and Toledo
districts of Belize, 2010 International Biochar Initiative Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
September 14, 2010.
National Conferences
2. Sarpong, K.A.*, Salazar, A., Brewer, C.E., O’Neill, M.K., Biochars from Excelsior Woody
Biomass Residues for Improved Poplar Production, 2017 Society of American Foresters
Convention, Albuquerque, NM, November 16, 2017.
3. Cui, Z.*, Cheng, F., Neil Paz, Jena, U., Brewer, C.E., Metal H-Beta Zeolite Catalytic
Upgrading of Bio-Crude Oil Derived from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae, 2017
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, November 1,
2017.
4. Macklin, S. *, Brewer, C.E., Adsorption onto Pecan Shell Biochar for Removal of N-
Nitrosodimethylamine from Water, 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual
Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 30, 2017.
5. Martinez Bejarano, C.A.*, Audu, M.A., Myint, M.T., Brewer, C.E., Jena, U., Yan, J.,
Arellano, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae Grown on Dairy Wastewaters, 2017 American
Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 30, 2017.
6. Hernandez, G.*, Ellis, D.*, Rodriguez, J.A., Andersen, P.K., Brewer, C.E., Removal of N-
Nitrosodimethylamine from Groundwater at the NASA White Sands Testing Facility, 2017
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, October 30,
2017.
**Awarded 1st place in Environmental Division Student Poster Competition**
7. Brewer, C., Miller, J., Gulino, D., The AICHE Rio Grande Local Section Presents: A
Blonde, A Brunette, and a Redhead Emerged From the Desert, Wanted by the
Authorities…AICHE Young Professionals 1st Annual Brewing Competition, Minneapolis,
MN, October 29, 2017.
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8. Brewer, C.E., Using Team Based Learning to Teach Cooperation Along with Chemical
Engineering Fundamentals, ASEE Summer School for Chemical Engineering Faculty,
Raleigh, NC, July 30, 2017
9. Sarpong, K. A., Amiri, A., Idowu, O. J., Smith, M., Brewer, C. E., Evaluating salt
sequestration in the biochar of halophytes, ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2016 Meeting, Phoenix, AZ,
November 9, 2016, https://scisoc.confex.com/crops/2016am/webprogram/Paper100969.html
10. Carrillo, B. C., Dominguez, M., Zhang, Y., Idowu, O. J., Brewer, C. E., Short-term impacts
of biochar made from different feedstock on soil quality and water holding capacity of arid
soils, ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2016 Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, November 9, 2016,
https://scisoc.confex.com/crops/2016am/webprogram/Paper100048.html
11. Cheng, F.*, Cui, Z., LeDoux, T., Mallick, K., Hoffman, G., Jarvis, J. M., Paz, N., Schaub, T.
M., Nirmalakhandan, N., Brewer, C. E., Optimized Hydrothermal Liquefaction for High- and
Low-Lipid Algae, TCS 2016: Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels
and Biobased Products, RTI International, Chapel Hill, NC, November 2, 2016.
12. Brewer, C. E., Lyons, S., Bhakta, N., Payne, J., Carroll, K. C., Pyrolysis of Solid Waste on
Spacecraft for Water Recovery and Biochar, TCS 2016: Symposium on Thermal and
Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products, RTI International, Chapel Hill, NC,
November 2, 2016.
13. Mallick, K.*, Cheng, F., Gedara, S.H., Brewer, C.E., Nirmalakhandna, N., Review of
Biofuel Extraction from Microalgae by HTL and the Energy Associated With It, 6th
International Conference on Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts, San Diego, June 28,
2016.
14. Brewer, C. E., Lamm, M. H., Writing Application Exercises that Promote Discussion in
Calculation-Heavy Classes, 15th Annual TBLC Conference, Team Based Learning
Collaborative, Albuquerque, March 4, 2016.
15. Hoffman, G.*, Salazar, A., Brewer, C. E., Conversion of Invasive Species Biomass To
Energy and Biochar through Pyrolysis and Torrefaction 2015 American Institute of Chemical
Engineers Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 9, 2015.
16. Carrillo, B.D.*, Domiguez, M., Idowu, O. J., Brewer, C. E., Evaluating Plant Available
Water in Biochar-Amended Soils--A Preliminary Study Towards Enhancing Lunar and
Martian Regoliths for Plant Growth, 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual
Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 9, 2015.
17. Lyons, S.*, Saberi, M., Carroll, K. C., Brewer, C. E., Waste Processing with Pyrolysis to
Recover Water and Nutrients, 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual
Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, November 9, 2015.
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18. Amiri, A.*, Brewer, C.E., Design of a biomass slow pyrolyzer-multiple effect distillation
(MED) prototype, Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased
Products, Denver, CO, September 3, 2014.
19. Brewer, C.E., Opportunities for biomass thermochemical processing to solve waste
management and clean water problems, Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for
Biofuels and Biobased Products, Denver, CO, September 3, 2014.
20. Brewer, C.E., Use of a 6-step problem solving methodology and team based learning (TBL)
to teach engineering fundamentals, 11th Annual Team Based Learning Collaborative
Conference, St. Petersburg, FL, March 2, 2012.
21. Brewer, C.E., Unger, R., Brown, R.C., Biochars from fast pyrolysis of switchgrass and corn
stover, 239th American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, March 24, 2010.
22. Brewer, C.E., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Satrio, J.A., & Brown, R.C. Characterization of biochar
from fast pyrolysis and gasification systems, GTI International Conference on
Thermochemical Conversion Science (TCBiomass), Chicago, IL, September 16, 2009.
Regional/Local Conferences
23. LeDoux, T.*, Brewer, C.E., Continuous flow hydrothermal liquefaction of algae, 23rd
Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium, Las Cruces, April 27, 2018.
24. Macklin, S.*, Brewer, C.E., Characterization of anthocyanin in guar seed hulls, 23rd Annual
Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium, Las Cruces, April 27, 2018.
25. Lopez, E.*, Brewer, C.E. Phytoremediation of heavy metal contamination on arid soils, 23rd
Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium, Las Cruces, April 27, 2018.
26. Hendren, A.*, Phytoremediation of soils with salt and heavy metal contamination, 23rd
Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium, Las Cruces, April 27, 2018.
27. Zowada, R.*, Brewer, C., Foudazi, R., Bio-Derived Porous Hydrogels for Soil Water
Retention in Arid Regions, New Mexico Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Los Lunas,
NM, December 13, 2017.
28. Wade, E. *, Brewer, C., Foudazi, R., Comparison of Water-Soluble Polymers in Wind
Erosion Control, New Mexico Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Los Lunas, NM,
December 13, 2017.
29. Creegan, E. *, Ulery, A., Brewer, C., Acharya, R., Flynn, R., Stringam, Community-to-Farm
Organic Waste Utilization, New Mexico Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Los Lunas,
NM, December 13, 2017.
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30. Keller, L. *, Ulery, A., Idowu, J., Brewer, C., Holguin, O., Pietrasiak, N., Biochar Potential
in Arid Agricultural Soils, New Mexico Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Los Lunas, NM,
December 13, 2017.
31. Le-Doux, T., Cheng, F., Treftz, B.*, Woolf, S., Miller, J., Brewer, C.E., Jena, U., Design of
Pilot-Scale Continuous Flow Reactor for Algal Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL), New
Mexico Academy of Sciences Research Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, November 4, 2017.
32. Wang, H.*, Tang, T., Audu, M.A., Tchinda, D., Treftz, B., Brewer, C.E., Jena, U., Team
Externship at Santa Fe Community College to Gain Experience in Algae Culture and
Harvesting, New Mexico Academy of Sciences Research Symposium, Albuquerque, NM,
November 4, 2017.
33. Audu, M.A.*, Martinez Bejarano, C.A., Myint, M.T., Brewer, C.E., Jena, U., Yan, J.,
Arellano, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Algae Grown on Dairy Wastewaters, New Mexico
Academy of Sciences Research Symposium, Albuquerque, NM, November 4, 2017.
34. Macklin, S.*, Brewer, C.E., Adsorption onto Pecan Shell Biochar for Removal of N-
Nitrosodimethylamine from Water, New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation Student
Research Conference, Las Cruces, NM, October 13, 2017.
35. Le-Doux, T.*, Cheng, F., Treftz, B., Woolf, S., Miller, J., Brewer, C.E., Jena, U., Design of
Pilot-Scale Continuous Flow Reactor for Algal Hydrothermal Liquefaction (HTL), New
Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation Student Research Conference, Las Cruces, NM,
October 13, 2017.
36. Hendren, A.*, Brewer, C.E., Halophytes for Soil Remediation, New Mexico Alliance for
Minority Participation Student Research Conference, Las Cruces, NM, October 13, 2017.
37. Soliz, N., Catherine Brewer, Umakanta Jena, Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Filamentous
Algae, NSF RENUWit Young Scholars Research Symposium, Las Cruces, NM, June 30,
2017.
38. LeDoux, T.*, Hydrothermal liquefaction optimization for high and low-lipid algae, 22nd
Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium, Las Cruces, April 28, 2017.
39. Macklin, S.*, Adsorption onto pecan shell biochar for removal of N-nitrosodimethylamine
from water, 22nd Annual Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium, Las Cruces,
April 28, 2017.
40. Hendren, A.*, Biochar for desalination concentrate management, 22nd Annual
Undergraduate Research & Creative Arts Symposium, Las Cruces, April 28, 2017.
41. Le-Doux, T.*, Cheng, F. Miller, J., Brewer, C.E., Design of Pilot-Scale Continuous Flow
Reactor for Algal Hydrothermal Liquefaction, New Mexico AMP Undergraduate Research
Conference, Las Cruces, September 30, 2016.
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42. Cheng, F.*, Mallick, K., Hoffman, G., Brewer, C. E., Nirmalakhandan, N., Hydrothermal
Liquefaction of Various Algae in Batch and Continuous Flow Reactors, New Mexico
Academy of Sciences Research Symposium, NM EPSCOR, Albuquerque, NM, November 14,
2015.
43. Amiri, A.*, Brewer, C. E., Small-Scale Thermal Desalination of Brackish Water Using
Biomass Energy, 60th Annual New Mexico Water Conference, Water Resources Research
Institute, Taos, NM, October 8, 2015.
44. Brewer, C. E., Amiri, A.*, Idowu, O. J., Small-Scale Thermal Desalination of Brackish
Water Using Biomass Energy, 15th Annual Research & Creative Activities Fair, University
Research Council, Las Cruces, October 2, 2015.
45. Amiri, A.*, Brewer, C.E., Idowu, O.J., Aspen simulation of biomass slow pyrolyzer-multiple
effect distillation (MED) prototype, 1st Annual Rocky Mountain Section American Water
Works Association/RMWEA Conference, Albuquerque, NM, April 30, 2015.
46. Salazar, A.Y.*, Brewer, C.E., Tumbleweed mitigation through biochar production, New
Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation Student Research Conference, Las Cruces, NM,
October 2, 2014.
47. Brewer, C.E., Unger, R., Schmidt-Rohr, K., Brown, R.C., Selection of biochars for a field
study, American Institute of Chemical Engineers-Institute for Sustainability 2011 Pacific
Northwest Conference on Sustainability, Seattle, April 30, 2011.
FUNDED GRANTS
USDA NIFA AFRI Sustainable Bioenergy and Bioproducts (#2017-68005-26867)
Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions
$14,990,363 total ($2,897,647 for NMSU) for 9/1/17-8/31/22, PI: Kim Ogden (University of
Arizona), NMSU PI: John Idowu, NMSU co-PIs: Sangu Angadi, Omar Holguin, Kulbhushan
Grover, Paul Gutierrez
Serving as co-PI, Feedstock Logistics thrust leader and NM education coordinator for large
coordinated agricultural project to develop guayule and guar biomass systems in Arizona and
New Mexico for local production of rubber, guar gum, and jet fuels.
USDA Sun Grant Program South Central Region (#2014-38502-22598)
Biochars from Woody Biomass Residues for Improved Poplar Production
$187,500 for 9/1/16-3/31/19
Serving as PI for a project between industry partners in the south central US region producing
wood products to evaluate pyrolysis for woody waste management, renewable energy
production, and development of a biochar co-product for soil and adsorption applications.
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NASA White Sands Test Facility (#NN16AQ82G)
Adsorption of NDMA on Carbons
$398,092 for 8/10/2016-7/31/19, co-PIs: David Rockstraw, Paul Andersen
Serving as PI for project to optimize pecan shell-derived activated carbons and evaluate
adsorption treatments for NDMA at low concentrations in groundwater. Project using 14C-
labeled NDMA to overcome previous analytical challenges.
USDA NIFA National Needs Fellowship (#2015-38420-23706)
Sustainable Use of Biomass Resources in a Semi-Arid Landscape: Connecting Chemical
Engineering, Soil Science, and Extension
$241,000 for 7/15/15-7/14/20, co-PIs: April Ulery, John Idowu, Ram Acharya, David Rockstraw
Serving as PI for a multidisciplinary graduate fellowship program with training in chemical
engineering and soil science. This program is preparing four fellows (2 MS, 2 PhD) to address
the challenges of producing food, fiber, and fuel from biomass while improving soil quality in
water-limited regions.
NM WRRI-Bureau of Reclamation Cooperative Agreement (#R16AC00002)
Biochar for Desalination Concentrate Management
$74,377 for 4/15/16-8/31/17, co-PI: John Idowu
Served as PI for proof-of-concept grant to sequester salt from brackish water in mineral form
using pyrolysis of halophyte biomass grown on desalination concentrate.
NSF Innovation Corps (#1648700)
I-Corps: Small-Scale Low-Temperature Multiple Effect Distillation for Brackish Groundwater
Desalination Using Heat from Biomass Pyrolysis
$50,000 for 7/17/16-1/31/17
Served as PI for technology commercialization evaluation through completion of 100+ customer
discovery interviews and intensive entrepreneurship training.
NASA Kennedy Space Center Technology Advancing Partnerships (#NNX15AN66A)
Waste Processing with Pyrolysis to Recover Water and Nutrients
$65,170 for 7/1/15-9/30/16, co-PI: K.C. Carroll
Served as PI for proof-of-concept study to convert solid waste on spacecraft to plant growth
media to enable beyond low Earth orbit missions.
Western Excelsior Corporation Cooperative Agreement
Wood Waste Utilization Tests for Process Development
$6,500 for 1/1/16-6/30/16
Served as PI for private industry cooperative agreement investigating production of biochars
from excelsior production residues.
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NASA White Sands Test Facility (#NNX14AK69G)
Measurement of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Adsorption Isotherms on Activated Carbon
$149,678 for 10/20/14-6/30/16, co-PI: David Rockstraw
Served as PI for study of adsorption of NDMA, a rocket fuel waste product water contaminant,
on biomass-derived activated carbons; study includes development of isotherms for sodium
perchlorate (less toxic model) and production of activated carbons.
NMSU-Bureau of Reclamation Tier 1 Extension Grant Construction of MED Component of Pyrolyzer-Desalination Unit for Resiliency Testing
$104,237 for 8/1/14-7/31/15
Served as PI for design, fabrication and operation of lab-scale water desalination unit system for
fouling/scaling resiliency testing for different water chemistries.
NMSU-Bureau of Reclamation Tier 1 Proof of Concept Grant Design of Pyrolyzer-Desalination Unit Interface for Distributed Biochar and Clean Water
Production
$49,681 for 1/1/14-6/30/15, co-PI: O. John Idowu
Served as PI for proof of concept design of slow pyrolysis-multiple effect distillation unit, slow
pyrolysis production of pecan wood, pecan shell and cotton gin trash biochars; soil water
potential measurements of biochar-amended soils.
AWARDS
NMSU Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award, 2018
New Mexico EPSCOR Mentoring Award, 2018
2nd Place, Dark and Malty Category, AICHE Young Professionals 1st Annual Brewing
Competition, 2017
NMSU University Research Council Early Career Research Award, 2017
NMSU American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Chapter Faculty Superlatives
“It’s Not My Office Hours, But Come In Anyway,” 2015
“Best Nerd Culture References,” 2015
Iowa State University Graduate College Teaching Excellence Award, 2012
George Washington Carver Award, 2011
Cash award given annually to one Iowa State University graduate student in the Biorenewable
Resources & Technology program for outstanding achievement. Award included recognition at
the 2011 World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioprocessing in Toronto, Canada.
AIChE Forest Bioproducts Division Student/Post-Doctoral Research Travel Award, 2011
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FELLOWSHIPS
James R. Katzer Graduate Research in Energy Fellowship, 2011-2012
One-year fellowship given to an Iowa State University chemical engineering graduate student
pursuing research in a renewable energy field.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2008-2011
Plant Sciences Institute Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2008, 2011-2012
Competitively awarded four-year graduate fellowship for outstanding candidates who pursue a
Ph.D. degree in plant-related sciences at Iowa State University.
College of Engineering Cowell First-Year Graduate Fellowship, 2007-2008
One of eight fellowships given each year to top incoming engineering graduate students at Iowa
State University.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, 2013-Present
CHME 491 Brewing and Distilling in England and Ireland
Two-week faculty-led international program (FLiP) touring breweries and distilleries in Ireland
and England to understand history, impacts, styles, and technologies; serves as an elective course
for Brewery Engineering minor. Spring 2018: 10 students, 1 community participant.
CHME 495 Brewing Science and Technology
Senior-level lecture and lab course covering technical aspects of brewing from ingredient
selection to unit operations to brewery economics; serves as required capstone course for
Brewery Engineering minor. Spring 2018: 17 students.
CHME 301 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics I
Sophomore-level lecture course covering mass, energy and entropy balances, engines,
refrigerators, and properties of ideal and real pure substances. Spring 2018: 35 students, Spring
2017: 34 students, Spring 2016: 36 students, Spring 2015: 49 students, Spring 2014: 42 students.
CHME 306 Transport Phenomena II: Heat and Mass Transfer
Junior-level lecture course covering conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers and 1-D
mass transfer. Fall 2017: 34 students, Fall 2016: 41 students, Fall 2015: 43 students, Fall 2014:
39 students, Fall 2013: 28 students.
CHME 485/585 Materials from Biorenewable Resources
Dual-level elective course covering biomass composition, production systems, harvesting,
processing, products (fuel, fiber, food), economics, and research directions. Included three off-
site tours. Fall 2015: 27 students.
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CHME 594 Professional Communications in Chemical Engineering
Graduate-level lecture/workshop course covering interpersonal relationships, non-verbal
communications, presentations, manuscripts and job application materials. Spring 2016: 8
students, Spring 2015: 15 students.
CHME 690 Graduate Seminar
Department-wide research seminar that including safety continuing education, internal and
external invited speakers, and graduate students presenting their research prior to their defense or
comprehensive exams. Spring 2016: 10 students.
Faculty Intern
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 2011
Transport Phenomena II
Junior-level lecture course covering conduction, convection, radiation, heat exchangers and 1-D
mass transfer. Fall 2011 (Instructor): 36 students, independently taught one of two sections.
Spring 2011 (TA): 55 students, independently taught unit on radiation, and assisted in homework
management, review sessions, and exam question development.
Summer Academy Instructor, Teaching and Outreach Laboratory Developer
Biorenewables Resources & Technology (BRT) Program and National Science Foundation
Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC), Iowa State University, 2011
One of two instructors responsible for designing and conducting a 3-week intensive Summer
Academy on biofuels and bio-products for 11 local middle school teachers in July, 2011.
Responsibilities included designing and setting up two laboratory spaces in new facility to be
used for independent student projects in biorenewable resources and technology, an
undergraduate lab course, and pre-college outreach activities. Final product includes procedures
and handout materials for 8 laboratory exercises.
Teaching Assistant
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 2007-2009
Chemical Engineering Laboratory I
Junior-level unit operations course focusing on laboratory techniques for thermodynamics, fluid
dynamics and heat transfer applications and communication skills. Spring 2009
Biological Engineering Laboratory
Designed and tested experimental procedures, purchased and installed equipment, and wrote
accompanying materials for a new four-week fermentation experiment series for senior-level unit
operations course for students in the biological engineering track. Summer-Fall 2007
Teaching Assistant Department of Chemistry, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2003-2006
College Chemistry I Laboratory
Introduction to basic inorganic chemistry for non-science majors.
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College Chemistry II Laboratory
Introduction to basic organic chemistry and biochemistry for non-science majors.
Organic Chemistry I Laboratory
First semester organic chemistry for chemistry/science majors.
GRADUATE STUDENTS ADVISED
Major Advisor--Current
David Amidei, PhD, expected 2019 (co-advised with Paul Andersen)
Ali Amiri, PhD, expected 2018
Meshack Audu, MS, expected 2019 (co-advised with Umakanta Jena)
CJ Bianconi, MS, expected 2019
Feng Cheng, PhD, expected 2018
Zheng Cui, PhD, expected 2020 (co-advised with Umakanta Jena)
Daniel Ellis, MS, expected 2020
Kwonit Mallick, Water Science & Management MS, expected 2018
Tianbai Tang, MS, expected 2018 (co-advised with Umakanta Jena)
Brian Treftz, MS, expected 2019
Major Advisor--Graduated
Huilin Wang, MS, 2018
Kwabena Sarpong, Water Science & Management MS, 2017
Jere Freeh, MS, 2016
Yunhe Zhang, MS, 2015
Committee Member--Current
Lindsay Keller, Plant & Environmental Sciences MS, expected 2018
Elijah Wade, MS, expected 2018
Erdong Song, PhD, expected 2018
Kwabena Sarpong, Industrial Engineering MS, expected 2019
Emily Creegan, Plant & Environmental Sciences PhD, expected 2019
Ryan Zowada, PhD, expected 2019
Hanah Rheay, Plant & Environmental Sciences MS, expected 2020
Lin Chen, Chemistry PhD, expected 2020
Committee Member--Graduated
Jesus Sambrano, PhD, 2018
Mohsen Karbakhshravari, Civil Engineering PhD, 2017
Kaylin Beeman, MS, 2016
Leland Sharp, Mechanical Engineering MS, 2016
Leili Abkar, MS, 2015
Atefe Hadi, MS, 2015
Masoume Jaberi, MS, 2015
Alireza Saraeian, MS, 2015
Mohammad Tanhaemami, MS, 2015
Jun Wang, PhD, 2015
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Visiting Scholar Supervisor
Carla Martinez-Chavez, MS, University of Guadalajara, Summer 2014
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHERS SUPERVISED
New Mexico Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) Undergraduate Research Scholars
Esai Lopez, BSCHE, expected 2020
Jose Rodriguez, BSCHE, expected 2019
Alyssa Hendren, BSCHE, 2018
Sicilee Macklin, BSCHE, 2018
Travis LeDoux, BSCHE, 2018
Andrea Salazar, BSCHE, 2018
National Science Foundation S-STEM Mentee
Brent Houser, BSCHE, expected 2019
Undergraduate Research including CHME 498--Current
Lucion Derry, BSCHE, expected 2019
Emily Fenske, BSCHE, expected 2021
Sarah Fox, BSCHE, expected 2020
Gustavo Hernandez, BSCHE, expected 2019
Esai Lopez, BSCHE, expected 2020
Cesar Martinez Bejarano, BSCHE, expected 2019
Jackson Nickolenko, BSCHE, expected 2020
Jose Rodriguez, BSCHE, expected 2019
Karen Sanchez, BSCHE, expected 2019
Nicolas Soliz, BSCHE, expected 2022
Jacob Usery, BSCHE, expected 2019
Undergraduate Research including CHME 498--Completed
Scott Woolf, BSCHE, expected 2021
Daniel Ellis, BSCHE, 2018
Sterling Ellis, BSCHE, 2018
Alyssa Hendren, BSCHE, 2018
Travis LeDoux, BSCHE, 2018
Sicilee Macklin, BSCHE, 2018
Andrea Salazar, BSCHE, 2018
Brian Treftz, BSCHE, 2018
Kailey Garland, BSCHE, 2017
Nayan Bhakta, BSCHE, 2017
Audrey McKee, BSCHE, 2017
Brent Carrillo, BSCHE, 2017
Graham Hoffman, BSCHE, 2017
Adam Navarro, BSCHE, 2017
Jacey Payne, BSCHE, 2017
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Michael Smith, BSCHE, 2017
Sarah Lyons, BSCHE, 2016
Jose Pena, BSCHE, 2016
Huilin Wang, BSCHE, 2016
Willian Do Prado, Brazil Science Mobility Exchange Program, Summer 2015
Flavia Yamashita, Brazil Science Mobility Exchange Program, Summer 2015
Zheng Cui, BSCHE, 2015
Maribel Dominguez, BSCHE, 2015
Bandon L. Easterday, BSCHE, 2015
Carolina Herrera, BSCHE, 2015
High School Researchers
Kevin Yu, ReNUWIt Young Scholars Program, Summer 2018
Mason Curtin, ReNUWIt Young Scholars Program, Summer 2018
Nicholas Soliz, ReNUWIt Young Scholars Program, Summer 2017
Scott Woolf, Las Cruces Public Schools Excel Program, 2016-2017
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Peer Reviewer
Journal of Forestry, Industrial Crops & Products, Journal of Horticultural Science &
Biotechnology, Journal of Analytical & Applied Pyrolysis, Journal of Visualized Experiments,
Solid Earth, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Journal of Hazardous Materials,
Bioenergy Research, Bioresource Technology, Ecological Engineering, Plant & Soil, Energy &
Fuels, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Environmental Progress & Sustainable
Energy, Soil Science, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Nature Communications
Proposal Review Panelist
SBIR Phase I, USDA, 2 panels
HBCU Undergraduate Program, National Science Foundation, 2 panels
CBET Division, National Science Foundation, 1 panel
Ad Hoc Proposal Reviewer
HBCU Undergraduate Program, National Science Foundation, 1 panel
Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, 1 panel
Student Poster Competition Judge
Bioengineering Division, AICHE Annual Meeting, 2017
Session Chair/Co-Chair
Forest & Plant Bioproducts Division, AICHE Annual Meeting, 2013-present
Young Professionals Director
AICHE Rio Grande Local Section, 2017-present
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Undergraduate Research Fellow Selection Committee and Mentor
NIH MARC Program, New Mexico State University, 2018-present
Undergraduate Research Scholar Selection Committee
NM Alliance for Minority Participation, New Mexico State University, 2016-present.
Outreach Session Leader and Volunteer
Expanding Your Horizons, New Mexico State University, 2014-present.
Library Faculty Liaison
Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, New Mexico State University, 2016-present.
Faculty Advisor
Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Organization, New Mexico State University, 2013-
present.
Editorial Board Member
The Biochar Journal, 2014-2015.
Graduate Student Recruitment
Graduate School and Career Fair, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, November, 2013.
Faculty Search Committee Member
Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University, 2013
President
Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Organization, Iowa State University, 2011-2012
Vice president and seminar coordinator, 2010-2011
Curriculum Committee Member
Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, 2009-2012
Conference Organizing Committee Member
2010 U.S. Biochar Initiative Conference, Iowa State University, 2010
Community Outreach Volunteer
Science Bowl and Fellows Elementary School Science Night, Ames Laboratory, 2010-2012
Science Fair Judge
State Science & Technology Fair of Iowa, Iowa State University, 2008-2012
Graduate Assistant
Engineering Thematic Year: Energy Security & Sustainability
Engineering Policy & Leadership Institute, Iowa State University, 2008-2009
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Current
Pink Boots Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Agricultural
& Biological Engineers, International Biochar Initiative, U.S. Biochar Initiative
Past
American Chemical Society, American Society for Engineering Education, American Water
Works Association, Soil Science Society of America, Team Based Learning Collaborative
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Concise Course in Brewing Technology (online)
Siebel Institute of Technology, August-November, 2017
Summer School for Chemical Engineering Faculty
American Society for Engineering Education, Raleigh, NC, July 29 – August 3, 2017
Innovation Corps Program
National Science Foundation, San Francisco, CA, July-August, 2016
Bio-products to Enable Biofuels Workshop
DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office, Denver, CO, July 16, 2015.
Publish & Flourish Program
Teaching Academy, New Mexico State University, Spring 2015
International Space Station Research Workshop
Sponsored by CASIS, Las Cruces, NM, March 30, 2015
Water Conservation Program Benefit-Cost Analysis Workshop
AWWA Sustainable Water Management Conference, Portland, OR, March 15, 2015
Team Mentoring Program
Teaching Academy, New Mexico State University, 2013-2104
One semester working with cohort of other first-year faculty on teaching, research, and
scholarship planning, time management, the promotion and tenure process, and interviewing
potential mentors. One semester working one-on-one with faculty mentor from different
department on course syllabi, classroom observations, manuscript preparation, and annual
performance evaluation process.
Preparing Future Faculty Program
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University, 2010-2011
Program included four courses, two significant teaching experiences, and an independent study
project.
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Graduate and Post-doc Leadership Skills Workshop
Sponsored by the National Science Foundation
31st Annual Meeting of the Council for Chemical Research, Atlanta, GA, 2010
Summer Intensive Program in Sustainable Utilization of Renewable Resources
Karl Franzens Universität and Technische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria, 2009
LANGUAGES
English (native speaker), Spanish (beginning), Polish (intermediate), German (intermediate)