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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: [email protected]

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


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


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


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


26. Hendren, A.*, Phytoremediation of soils with salt and heavy metal contamination, 23rd


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


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)

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