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Rowan University - Chemical Engineering and Industry OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS. C. Stewart Slater Professor and Chair Department of Chemical Engineering. Fall 2000. Rowan Engineering. Four basic degree programs Chemical Civil Electrical & Computer Mechanical
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Rowan University - Chemical Engineeringand IndustryOPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIPS C. Stewart Slater Professor 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
Univ. Delaware Univ. Massachusetts Virginia Tech Rowan - 4 Johnson Matthey - 2 Algroup Wheaton Best Buy Management DuPont Campbell Soup Co. Lucent Merck Student PlacementClass of 2000 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
Electrodialysis Membrane System Pervaporation Membrane System
HPLC Fermentation
Catalytic Reactor System with FTIR Tubular Flow and CSTR Systems
Specialty Chemical Pilot Plant Packed Columns for Gas-Liq Absorption
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
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 • 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