Rowan University - Chemical Engineeringand Industry

OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS

C. Stewart SlaterProfessor and Chair

Department of Chemical Engineering

Fall 2000

Rowan Engineering

• Four basic degree programs– Chemical

– Civil

– Electrical & Computer

– Mechanical

• Highly selective students–1250 SAT, Top 15%

• 450 undergraduates

• Master of Science program

• Aid in economic development of region

Curricular Features• Project based curriculum

• Teamwork approach to problem solving

• Communication skills

• Hands-on laboratories

• Modern computer tools

• Safety and environmental issues

• Economics/business

• Industrial partnerships

All of these are integrated throughout the curriculum and are best represented in our Rowan Engineering Clinics

Rowan Engineering Clinics

• Freshman Clinic–Measurements

–Teamwork

–Problem solving

• Sophomore Clinic–Multidisciplinary design

–Communication skills

Junior and Senior Clinics

• Projects vary in scope and complexity

• Applied research, development, design

• Involve multiple disciplines–Engineering, Science, Business

• Industry mentorship

• Typical length: 1 year

• Base sponsorship level: $10K/semester

Student PlacementClass of 2000

Univ. Delaware

Univ. Massachusetts

Virginia Tech

Rowan - 4

Johnson Matthey - 2

Algroup Wheaton

Best Buy Management

DuPont

Campbell Soup Co.

Lucent

Merck

INDUSTRY ACADEMIC

                                                                                                    

Student Achievements• First Class - May 2000

• 1st Place in the National AIChE Environmental Engineering Team Competition

• Best Undergraduate Presentation and Poster at the annual UNI-TECH Student Conference.

• 2000 Zeisberg award from Delaware Valley section of AIChE for outstanding student design report.

• 2000 Mid-Atlantic Section – Student Paper Competition Winner

Chemical Engineering Facilities

• Henry M. Rowan Hall - $28M 95,000 sq.ft.

• Laboratory modules that serve a wide variety of research and educational needs

• Bench and pilot-scale systems representing different areas of process engineering

• Analytical instrumentation

• Computer hardware and software

Selected equipment holding of Chemical Engineeringutilized in teaching and research activities

Liquid-Liquid Extraction Column Climbing Film Evaporator

Fluidized Bed Multiphase Mixing

Ultrafiltration/ Microfiltration System

Reverse Osmosis System

Pervaporation Membrane System

Electrodialysis Membrane System

Fermentation

HPLC

Catalytic Reactor System with FTIR

Tubular Flow and CSTR Systems

Specialty Chemical Pilot Plant

Packed Columns for Gas-Liq Absorption

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Chemical Engineering Faculty Capabilities

• Recognized teacher-scholars

• Active in professional societies

• Grants from major federal agencies– NSF, DOE, EPA, etc.

• Experience with industrial projects

• National award recognition– 4 Dow Outstanding Faculty Awards

– George Westinghouse Award

– Chester Carlson Award

– DuPont Young Faculty Fellowship

Kevin D. Dahm (Ph.D. MIT) Assistant Professor

• Mechanistic modeling of complex reacting systems

• Development of software for chemical process modeling in traditional and emerging fields - MODELLA

• Theoretical treatment of diffuse reflectance data

• Experimental design

• Novel process modeling, analysis and control

• Shakespearean actor, playwright and director

Dianne Dorland (Ph.D. West Virginia Univ.)

Dean of Engineering and Professor

• Hazardous waste management• Process development• Engineering management/administration• Educational research and methods

development• International folk dance, blueberry farmer

Stephanie Farrell (Ph.D. NJIT) Associate Professor

• Development and modeling of controlled release systems

• Membrane separations– Ultrafiltration, microfiltration, electrodialysis

• Liquid membranes and hollow fiber separations

• Biochemical processing

• Educational research / methods development

• Egyptologist

Robert P. Hesketh (Ph.D. Delaware) Professor

• Reactor design - kinetics and catalysis• Separations

– fluid/ particle separations– extraction, distillation– membrane separations - ultra/microfiltration, electrodialysis– hybrid ceramic membrane-reactors

• Multiphase flow and mixing• Specialty chemical pilot plant development• Laboratory methods for visualization of

chemical engineering practice and principles• Cello playing and orienteering

Example Clinic Project

• Sponsor: Johnson-Matthey, Inc.

• Topic: Evaluation of novel separation process for the recovery of precious metals from process streams

• Length: 2 semesters

• Student team: 3 ChE & 1 Chemist

• Cost: $30K

• Intellectual property rights: Flexible

Example Clinic Project (con’t)

• Sample outcomes– Literature review

– Critical analysis of vendor capabilities

– Experimental testing

– Modeling and verification

– Economic process analysis

• Student lab results were used to predict pilot plant performance in England, and this was verified

• Faculty and students have continued at local plant over summer

Kathryn A. Hollar (Ph.D. Cornell)Assistant Professor

• Biochemical engineering:– bioprocess design

– pharmaceutical production

– food processing

– consumer products

– bioconversion

– sterile processing, etc.

• Fermentation and downstream separations process research and development

• Dual degree in English Literature and ChE

Zenaida Otero Gephardt (Ph.D. Delaware) Associate Professor

• Statistical process analysis and experimental design in the chemical industry

• Multiphase processing

• Supercritical fluid extraction

• Electrophotographic particle flow and processing

• Educational research and methods development

James A. Newell (Ph.D. Clemson) Associate Professor

• Novel materials properties and performance

• Novel uses for high-performance polymers

• Tensile and compressive failure modeling in polymers

• Silicon carbide fiber and composite production

• Outcomes assessment in engineering

• Educational research/methods development

• Stock investing

Mariano J. Savelski (Ph.D. Oklahoma) Assistant Professor

• “Green chemistry” - environmentally benign manufacturing - R&D for pollution prevention

• Wastewater minimization, reuse and recovery

• Food process technology

• Design of heat and mass exchanger networks

• Design of alternate chemical pathways

• Computer process simulation and optimization

• HAZOP and safety analysis

• Physical fitness / weight training

C. Stewart Slater (Ph.D. Rutgers)Professor and Chair

• Membrane process R&D: pervaporation, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, gas separation and novel membranes

• Biochemical/pharmaceutical/food engineering purification processes

• Specialty chemical purification processes

• Wastewater minimization: reuse and recovery

• Novel educational methods in separation science and technology

• Horticulturist

Potential Interactions• Undergraduate student internships

• Full-time hiring

• Clinic projects

• Faculty consulting/ Summer employment

• Rowan Masters program

• Technology transfer, workshops

• Industrial seminars, Plant Design “consultants”, Adjunct, etc.

South Jersey Technology Center at Rowan University

• NJ Commission on Science and Technology sponsored facility

• Administered by the College of Engineering through Rowan Foundation

• Advanced technology projects

• Business incubator for start-ups

Rowan University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, NJ 08028, Tel: 856-256-5310, Fax: 856-256-5242

C. Stewart Slater, Professor and Chair 856-256-5312, slater@rowan.edu

Kevin D. Dahm, Assistant Professor 856-256-5318, dahm@rowan.edu

Stephanie Farrell, Associate Professor 856-256-5315, farrell@rowan.edu

Robert P. Hesketh, Professor 856-256-5313, hesketh@rowan.edu

Kathryn A. Hollar, Assistant Professor 856-256-5348, hollar@rowan.edu

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Associate Professor 856-256-5314, keil@rowan.edu

James A. Newell, Associate Professor 856-256-5316, newell@rowan.edu

Mariano J. Savelski, Assistant Professor 856-256-5317, savelski@rowan.edu

Dianne Dorland, Dean and Professor of Chemical Engineering 856-256-5300, dorland@rowan.edu

Marvin L. Harris, Process Technician

856-256-5319, harrism@rowan.edu

Catherine Barrett, Secretary

856-256-5310, barrett@rowan.edu