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Masters Degree Program in Chemical Engineering

 

In addition to advanced courses in chemical engineering and other areas, master's students must complete a thesis for the M.E. degree. Thesis advisors may be chosen from the Department of Chemical Engineering or the Department of Chemistry. The followingis a summary of theses recently completed by chemical engineering students.

Recent Master's Theses in Chemical Engineering from the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

2001

"Capital Cost Estimation: Using Microsoft Excel and Fortran-77 Subroutines"
by Theo Fernandez
Advisor: Irv brazinsky and Richard Stock, Chemical Engineering

2000

"SPARTAN_JMC: A Jump-Walking Monte Carlo Interface to SPARTAN"
by Denise Bergin
Advisor: Robert Topper, Chemistry

"Method for In Vitru Characterization of Ploy-L-lactic Acid and Ploy-e-Caprolactone Composites Using a Taylor-Couette Flow Device"
by Joseph Su
Advisor: Richard Stock, Chemical Engineering

"The Modified Hydrocarb Process"
by Brad Herman
Advisor: Irv Brazinsky and Richard Stock, Chemical Engineering


"The Gasification and Ignition of Polyvinyl Chloride Endotracheal Tubes by a Surgical Carbon Dioxide Laser"
by Calvin Chan
Advisor: George Sidebotham, Chemical Engineering

 

1999

"Separation of Albumin - Hemoglobin Protein Mixture; A Preliminary Investigation"
by So Yeun Sonia Yoon
Advisor: Zikri Ahmed, Chemical Engineering


"A Study of Photoelectrochemical Cells: Specifically Dye Sensitized Titanium Dioxide Solar Cells"
By Denise Ng
Advisor: Andrea Newmark, Chemistry


"A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer from a Film of Water to a Rotaing Cylinder"
by Neal Kwait
Advisor: George Sidebotham, Chemical Engineering

 

1998

"Simulation of a Waste Treatment Process"
by David de Gruyl
Advisors: Irv Brazinsky and Richard Stock, Chemical Engineering

"Mathematical Analysis and Modeling of the Collection Efficiences of Wet Electrostatic Precipitators"
by James Kiamie
Advisor: Zikri Ahmed, Chemical Engineering

"A Study in the Use of the Quartz Crystal Microbalance as a Tool in Immunoassay and Toxicity Studies"
by Joseph Labay
Advisor: Rebecca LaRue, Chemistry

"Separation of Water-Oil Emulsion Using Cat-Floc Coagulants: A Comparison Study" by Karen Lau
Advisor: Zikri Ahmed and Irv Brazinsky, Chemical Engineering

 

1997


"Separation of Proteins; An Adsorbent Comparison Study for a Bovine Serum Albumin System"
by Jane Atkinson
Advisor: Zikri Ahmed, Chemical Engineering

"Application of Environmental Engineering Across Engineering Curriculum"
by Tristan Baccay
Advisor: Zikri Ahmed, Chemical Engineering

"Batch 'Salting Out' of Sodium Sulfate from Solution"
by Tara Griesing
Advisor: Charles Okorafor, Chemical Engineering

"Performance of Vortex Controlled Diffuser"
by O'Brorhie Imarah
Advisor: Charles Okorafor, Chemical Engineering

"The Determination of Oxygen Radical Species Released from Activated Pulmonary Alveolar Macrophages Using "Live" Image Analysis"
by Francis Torres
Advisor: Richard Stock, Chemical Engineering

"Simulation of Specialized Flash Separations"
by Joseph Lee
Advisor: Irv Brazinsky and Richard Stock, Chemical Engineering

"Catalytic Gasification of Municipal Waste, Sewage Sludge and Coal"
by Wei Yuan Chan
Advisor: Shang I. Cheng, Chemical Engineering

 

1996

"The Microdetermination of Calcitonin Hormone Using a Quartz Crystal Microbalance as a Biosensor"
by David Baboo
Advisor: Rebecca LaRue (Ch)

"The Low Peclet Number Laminar Diffusion Flame"
by Jason R. Banfelder
Advisor: George Sidebotham (ChE)

"Removal and Recovery of Phenol from Contaminated Wastewater; A Continuous Process"
by Thzaira Charles
Advisor: Zikri M. Ahmed (ChE)

"Continuous Purification of Oil Contaminated Water Using Dispersed Air Flotation"
by Jeongyoon Choi
Advisor: Zikri M. Ahmed (ChE)

"Separation of a Motor Oil-Water Emulsion Via Air Flotation; Operating Conditions"
by Eamon Heavey
Advisor: Zikri M. Ahmed (ChE)

"The Removal of Heavy Hydrocarbons from High Density Polyethylene Using a Xylene/Acetone Process"
by Brian O'Kane
Advisor: Andrea Newmark (Ch)

"A Plant-Wide Control Strategy for the Tennessee-Eastman Process"
by Nick Popolo
Advisor: Charles Okorafor (ChE)

"Optimization of Petroleum Contaminated Soil Process"
by Robert Smodlaka
Advisor: Irv Brazinsky (ChE) and Joe Cataldo (ME)

"Application of a Quartz Crystal Microbalance for the Detection and Quantification of Porcine Insulin Hormone"
by Songponn Vatanapradit
Advisor: Rebecca LaRue (Ch)

"Separation of Proteins with Similar Isoelectric Point, Human Placental Alkaline Phosphatase - Albumin"
by Wei Zhu
Advisor: Zikri M. Ahmed (ChE)