research overview Professor Falconer’s research focuses on preparation and characterization of zeolite membranes, photocatalysis, molecular layer deposition membranes, and the preparation and modification of catalysts by atomic and molecular layer deposition.
keywords inorganic membranes, heterogeneous catalysis, separations, zeolite membranes, interactive simulations, atomic layer deposition, molecular layer deposition, photocatalysis, conceptests, screencasts
selected publications conference proceeding Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout the Core Chemical Engineering Curriculum - Year 3. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014 Improving Student Interaction with Chemical Engineering Learning Tools: Screencasts and Simulations. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014 Resources to Implement Flipped Chemical Engineering Classrooms: Course Packages. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014 Screencasts for Enhancing Chemical Engineering Education. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2014 Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout the Core Chemical Engineering Curriculum - Year 2. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2013 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTEGRATION OF CONCEPTUAL LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE CORE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUM YEAR 1. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2012 INCORPORATING SCREENCASTS INTO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING COURSES. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2012 Preliminary Development of the AIChE Concept Warehousee. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2012 Collaborative Research: Integration of Conceptual Learning throughout the Core Chemical Engineering Curriculum. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2011 SPECIAL SESSION: EDUCATIONAL METHODS AND TOOLS TO ENCOURAGE CONCEPTUAL LEARNING. ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2011 REACTION SITES ON THE AL2O3 SUPPORT OF PD/AL2O3. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. 1887-1890. 1993 SPILLOVER TO FORM CH3O ON PT/AL2O3 AND PD/LA2O3. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. 277-280. 1993 THE ROLE OF SPILLOVER IN THE HYDROGENATION OF OXYGENATES ADSORBED ON NI/AL2O3. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. 171-175. 1993 journal article Why not try active learning?. AIChE Journal. 4174-4181. 2016 Adsorption of CO2, CH4, C3H8, and H2O in SSZ-13, SAPO-34, and T-Type Zeolites. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 9749-9757. 2016 Combining Interactive Thermodynamics Simulations with Screencasts and ConcepTests. Chemical Engineering Education. 63-69. 2016 Increasing H-2/N-2 separation selectivity in CHA zeolite membranes by adding a third gas. Journal of Membrane Science. 118-124. 2015 Measuring Mixture Adsorption by Temperature-Programmed Desorption. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 5159-5164. 2015 Using atomic layer deposited tungsten to increase thermal conductivity of a packed bed. Applied Physics Letters. 2015 Enhanced dry reforming of methane on Ni and Ni-Pt catalysts synthesized by atomic layer deposition. Applied Catalysis A: General. 107-116. 2015 Controlling Nanoscale Properties of Supported Platinum Catalysts through Atomic Layer Deposition. ACS Catalysis. 1344-1352. 2015 Influence of propane on CO2/CH4 and N2/CH4 separations in CHA zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 201-209. 2015 Stabilizing Ni Catalysts by Molecular Layer Deposition for Harsh, Dry Reforming Conditions. ACS Catalysis. 2714-2717. 2014 Separating molecules by size in SAPO-34 membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 185-191. 2014 Morphology, structure and adsorption of titanate nanotubes prepared using a solvothermal method. Materials Research Bulletin. 49-55. 2014 Improving SAPO-34 membrane synthesis. Journal of Membrane Science. 384-393. 2013 Synthesis of supported Ni catalysts by atomic layer deposition. Journal of Catalysis. 9-15. 2013 Seeded-gel synthesis of SAPO-34 single channel and monolith membranes, for CO2/CH4 separations. Journal of Membrane Science. 770-775. 2012 Spatially resolved gas permeation through SAPO-34 membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 212-221. 2012 Zeolite Membranes: Microstructure Characterization and Permeation Mechanisms. Accounts of Chemical Research. 1196-1206. 2011 Stabilization of Supported Metal Nanoparticles Using an Ultrathin Porous Shell. ACS Catalysis. 1162-1165. 2011 Effect of water on the adsorbed structure of formic acid on TiO2 anatase (1 0 1). Journal of Catalysis. 321-328. 2011 Effects of Water and Formic Acid Adsorption on the Electronic Structure of Anatase TiO2(101). Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 2738-2749. 2011 H2 Separation Using Defect-Free, Inorganic Composite Membranes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 1748-1750. 2011 Influence of zeolite crystal expansion/contraction on NaA zeolite membrane separations. Journal of Membrane Science. 413-420. 2011 Template removal from SAPO-34 crystals and membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 29-35. 2010 Effect of water on formic acid photocatalytic decomposition on TiO2 and Pt/TiO2. Journal of Catalysis. 294-299. 2010 Blocking defects in SAPO-34 membranes with cyclodextrin. Journal of Membrane Science. 7-12. 2010 Influence of crystal expansion/contraction on zeolite membrane permeation. Journal of Membrane Science. 98-104. 2010 Inhibiting crystal swelling in MFI zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 54-61. 2010 Gated Ion Transport through Dense Carbon Nanotube Membranes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 8285-8290. 2010 Scale-up of SAPO-34 membranes for CO2/CH4 separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 7-13. 2010 Correlations in zeolite and ionic liquid membrane performance. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2010 Correlation of Crystal Lattice Expansion and Membrane Properties for MFI Zeolites. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 10021-10024. 2009 Adsorption-induced expansion of defects in MFI membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 238-245. 2009 Concentration polarization in SAPO-34 membranes at high pressures. Journal of Membrane Science. 32-36. 2009 Alcohol and water adsorption and capillary condensation in MFI zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 23-29. 2009 High Density, Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotube Membranes. Nano Letters. 225-229. 2009 Adsorbate-Induced Expansion of Silicalite-1 Crystals. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 9611-9616. 2008 High-resolution physical adsorption on supported borosilicate MFI zeolite membranes: comparison with powdered samples. Journal of Membrane Science. 413-419. 2008 Methane conversion to higher hydrocarbons by UV irradiation. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 6568-6572. 2008 High selectivities in defective MFI membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 309-315. 2008 Characterizing non-zeolitic pore volume in zeolite membranes by temperature-programmed desorption. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 224-230. 2008 Characterizing nonzeolitic pores in MFI membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 3943-3948. 2008 Investigation of slowing-down and speeding-up effects in binary mixture permeation across SAPO-34 and MFI membranes. Separation and Purification Technology. 230-236. 2008 Alumina-supported SAPO-34 membranes for CO2/CH4 separation. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 5412-+. 2008 2,2-Dimethylbutane adsorption and diffusion in MFI zeolite. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 24-31. 2008 Reversible H-2 storage using a SAPO-34 zeolite layer. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 579-582. 2008 SAPO-34 membranes for CO2/CH4 separations: Effect of Si/Al ratio. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 310-317. 2008 SAPO-34 seeds and membranes prepared using multiple structure directing agents. Advanced Materials. 729-+. 2008 Hydrogen purification using a SAPO-34 membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 277-283. 2008 Enhanced flux through double-sided zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 112-117. 2007 Ion-exchanged SAPO-34 membranes for light gas separations. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 140-146. 2007 A controllable nanometer-sized valve. Advanced Materials. 3032-+. 2007 FUEL 180-Reversible hydrogen storage using a SAPO-34 layer. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2007 Flexible nanostructure of MFI zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 182-189. 2007 Modeling permeation of CO2/CH4, CO2/N-2, and N-2/CH4 mixtures across SAPO-34 membrane with the maxwell-stefan equations. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 3904-3911. 2007 Modeling transient permeation of polar organic mixtures through a MFI zeolite membrane using the Maxwell-Stefan equations. Journal of Membrane Science. 167-173. 2007 Interpreting unary, binary, and ternary mixture permeation across a SAPO-34 membrane with loading-dependent Maxwell-Stefan diffusivities. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 5075-5082. 2007 Adsorption-activated nanovalve. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2007 Defective MFI zeolite membranes with high selectivities. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 744-744. 2007 Adsorption of benzene mixtures on silicalite-1 and NaX zeolites. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 376-385. 2006 Improved SAPO-34 membranes for CO2/CH4 separations. Advanced Materials. 2601-+. 2006 Modeling transient permeation of binary mixtures through zeolite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 6032-6043. 2006 Photocatalytic oxidation of gas-phase methyl tert-butyl ether and tert-butyl alcohol. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 79-87. 2006 Separation of binary C5 and C6 hydrocarbon mixtures through MF1 zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 171-176. 2006 Adsorption of liquid mixtures on silicalite-1 zeolite: A density-bottle method. Langmuir. 7390-7397. 2005 Pd and Pd-Cu membranes: inhibition of H2 permeation by H2S. Journal of Membrane Science. 49-62. 2005 Modification of zeolite membranes for H2 separation by catalytic cracking of methyldiethoxysilane. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 4035-4041. 2005 High-pressure CO2/CH4 separation using SAPO-34 membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 3220-3228. 2005 Effects of impurities on CO2/CH4 separations through SAPO-34 membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 59-66. 2005 Fundamentals and applications of pervaporation through zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 1-33. 2004 Transient permeation of butanes through ZSM-5 and ZSM-11 zeolite membranes. AIChE Journal. 2816-2834. 2004 SAPO-34 membranes for CO2/CH4 separation. Journal of Membrane Science. 121-135. 2004 Effects of water gas shift gases on Pd-Cu alloy membrane surface morphology and separation properties. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 4188-4198. 2004 Measurements of diffusion through a zeolite membrane using isotopic-transient pervaporation. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 199-210. 2004 Inhibition during multicomponent diffusion through ZSM-5 zeolite. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2598-2601. 2004 Partial oxidation of methanol for hydrogen production using ITO/Al2O3 nanoparticle catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General. 77-86. 2004 SAPO-34 membranes for CO2/CH4 separation.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. U350-U350. 2004 Gas-phase photocatalytic oxidation of motor fuel oxygenated additives. Water Science and Technology. 141-145. 2004 Comparing atomistic simulations and experimental measurements for CH4/CF4mixture permeation through silicalite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 123-136. 2003 Driving force for pervaporation through zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 165-176. 2003 Transport of C6 isomers through ZSM-5 zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 51-67. 2003 MTBE adsorption on all-silica β zeolite. Environmental Science and Technology. 4007-4010. 2003 Synthesis of B-substituted beta-zeolite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 3019-3021. 2003 Analysis of transient permeation fluxes into and out of membranes for adsorption measurements. Chemical Engineering Science (CES). 2103-2112. 2003 Pervaporation of organic/water mixtures through B-ZSM-5 zeolite membranes on monolith supports. Journal of Membrane Science. 235-247. 2003 Properties and separation performance of Ge-ZSM-5 membranes. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 137-154. 2003 Driving force for pervaporation through zeolite membranes.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. U879-U879. 2003 Synthesis and separation properties of B-ZSM-5 zeolite membranes on monolith supports. Journal of Membrane Science. 113-127. 2002 Steady-state surface species during toluene photocatalysis. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 39-50. 2002 Adsorption and diffusion properties of zeolite membranes by transient permeation. Desalination. 435-440. 2002 Pervaporation of aqueous organic mixtures through Ge-ZSM-5 zeolite membranes. Desalination. 327-329. 2002 Separation of C-4 and C-6 isomer mixtures and alcohol-water solutions by monolith supported B-ZSM-5 membranes. Desalination. 331-332. 2002 Adsorption and diffusion properties of butanes in ZSM-5 zeolite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 4094-4105. 2002 Synthesis and separation performance of SSZ-13 zeolite membranes on tubular supports. Chemistry of Materials. 3458-3464. 2002 Transient measurements of adsorption and diffusion in H-ZSM-5 membranes. AIChE Journal. 1155-1167. 2002 X-type zeolite membranes: preparation, characterization, and pervaporation performance. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 59-70. 2002 A comparison of atomistic simulations and experimental measurements of light gas permeation through zeolite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 1641-1650. 2002 Isotopic-transient permeation measurements in steady-state pervaporation through polymeric membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 173-183. 2002 Separating organics from water by pervaporation with isomorphously-substituted MFI zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 111-123. 2002 In situ crystallization of beta zeolite membranes and their permeation and separation properties. Chemistry of Materials. 489-492. 2002 ZSM-11 membranes: Characterization and pervaporation performance. AIChE Journal. 269-278. 2002 A Ge-substituted ZSM-5 zeolite membrane for the separation of acetic acid from water. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 6165-6171. 2001 Preparation of B-ZSM-5 membranes on a monolith support. Journal of Membrane Science. 141-144. 2001 Pervaporation of water/THF mixtures using zeolite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 4577-4585. 2001 Separation of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol and glucose using a ZSM-5 zeolite membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 53-59. 2001 Transparent thin-film TiO2 photocatalysts with high activity. Environmental Science and Technology. 2988-2994. 2001 Characterization of SAPO-34 membranes by water adsorption. Journal of Membrane Science. 25-40. 2001 Characterization of adsorbed species on TiO2 after photocatalytic oxidation of toluene. Journal of Catalysis. 21-33. 2001 Effects of zeolite membrane structure on the separation of 1,3-propanediol from glycerol and glucose by pervaporation. Chemistry of Materials. 1865-1873. 2001 Separation of 1,3-propanediol from aqueous solutions using pervaporation through an X-type zeolite membrane. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 1952-1959. 2001 Separations of light gases using zeolite membranes: Comparisons between experiment and atomistic theories.. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. U375-U375. 2001 Photocatalytic oxidation and decomposition of acetic acid on titanium silicalite. Environmental Science and Technology. 1252-1258. 2001 Photocatalytic decomposition of aliphatic alcohols, acids, and esters. Journal of Catalysis. 303-314. 2001 Aromatic permeation through crystalline molecular sieve membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 565-577. 2001 Highly selective separation of n-hexane from branched, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons using B-ZSM-5 membranes. Chemical Communications. 601-602. 2001 Preparation and pervaporation properties of a MEL-type zeolite membrane. Chemical Communications. 583-584. 2001 Isomorphous substitution of Al, Fe, B, and Ge into MFI-zeolite membranes. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 269-280. 2000 Gas permeation properties of ion-exchanged ZSM-5 zeolite membranes. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 485-492. 2000 Separation of C-6 isomers by vapor permeation and pervaporation through ZSM-5 membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 43-53. 2000 Experimental configuration and adsorption effects on the permeation of C4 isomers through ZSM-5 zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 35-52. 2000 Boron-substituted ZSM-5 membranes: Preparation and separation performance. AIChE Journal. 1201-1208. 2000 Role of lattice oxygen in photocatalytic oxidation on TiO2. Journal of Catalysis. 318-325. 2000 Separation of light gas mixtures using SAPO-34 membranes. AIChE Journal. 779-789. 2000 Low-temperature hydrogen production using electrically activated catalysts. Chemical Communications. 1875-1876. 2000 Transient measurements of lattice oxygen in photocatalytic decomposition of formic acid on TiO2. Catalysis Letters. 145-148. 2000 Alkali-free ZSM-5 membranes: Preparation conditions and separation performance. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 3635-3646. 1999 Parallel pathways for photocatalytic decomposition of acetic acid on TiO2. Journal of Catalysis. 230-237. 1999 Acetone and acetaldehyde oligomerization on TiO2 surfaces. Journal of Catalysis. 393-407. 1999 Temperature and pressure effects on CO2 and CH4 permeation through MFI zeolite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 115-125. 1999 Separation of hexane isomers through nonzeolite pores in ZSM-5 zeolite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 2775-2781. 1999 Time-dependent permeance of gas mixtures through zeolite membranes. Analytical Chemistry. 1016-1020. 1999 Aldol condensation of acetaldehyde to form high molecular weight compounds on TiO2. Catalysis Letters. 89-93. 1999 UV-enhanced exchange of O-2 with H2O adsorbed on TiO2. Journal of Catalysis. 155-159. 1999 Identification of adsorbed species during steady-state photocatalytic oxidation of ethanol on TiO2. Journal of Catalysis. 111-122. 1998 Parallel pathways for transport in ZSM-5 zeolite membranes. Chemistry of Materials. 3716-3723. 1998 Photocatalytic and thermal catalytic oxidation of acetaldehyde on Pt/TiO2. Journal of Catalysis. 171-178. 1998 Synthesis and permeation properties of SAPO-34 tubular membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 3924-3929. 1998 Catalyst design to change selectivity of photocatalytic oxidation. Journal of Catalysis. 213-219. 1998 Mechanism of the photocatalytic oxidation of ethanol on TiO2. Journal of Catalysis. 470-483. 1998 Photocatalytic decomposition of acetic acid on TiO2. Catalysis Letters. 129-132. 1998 Separations of C4 and C6 isomers in ZSM-5 tubular membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 166-176. 1998 Transient oxidation of volatile organic compounds on a CuO/Al2O3 catalyst. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 23-36. 1997 Characterization and permeation properties of ZSM-5 tubular membranes. AIChE Journal. 1797-1812. 1997 Influence of adsorbed molecules on the permeation properties of silicalite membranes. Journal of Membrane Science. 77-82. 1997 Oxidation of volatile organic compounds on a Ag/Al2O3 catalyst. Applied Catalysis A: General. 179-191. 1997 Initial reaction steps in photocatalytic oxidation of aromatics. Catalysis Letters. 57-65. 1997 Separations of cyclic, branched, and linear hydrocarbon mixtures through silicalite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 137-143. 1997 Improved methanol yield from methane oxidation in a non-isothermal reactor. Fuel. 1748-1754. 1996 Photocatalytic oxidation of ethanol: Isotopic labeling and transient reaction. The Journal of physical chemistry. 15886-15889. 1996 Organics/water separation by pervaporation with a zeolite membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 163-174. 1996 Oxidation of volatile organic compounds on Al2O3, Pd/Al2O3, and PdO/Al2O3 catalysts. Journal of Catalysis. 104-117. 1996 Separation of close-boiling hydrocarbons with silicalite zeolite membranes. Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions. 2499-2502. 1996 Separation of methyl ethyl ketone from water by pervaporation using a silicalite membrane. Journal of Membrane Science. 127-130. 1996 Permeation of aromatic hydrocarbon vapors through silicalite-zeolite membranes. The Journal of physical chemistry. 7676-7679. 1996 Separation of hydrocarbon isomer vapors with silicalite zeolite membranes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 1575-1582. 1996 Effect of silicon oxide thickness on the direct synthesis of dimethyldichlorosilane. Journal of Catalysis. 31-40. 1996 Decomposition and oxidation of CH313 CH2OH on Al2O3, Pd/Al2O3, and PdO/Al2O3 catalysts. Catalysis Letters. 45-51. 1996 Transient studies of 2-propanol photocatalytic oxidation on titania. Journal of Catalysis. 611-625. 1995 EFFECTS OF REACTANT LOSS AND MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY ON A DEHYDROGENATION REACTION IN A MEMBRANE-ENCLOSED CATALYTIC REACTOR. Journal of Membrane Science. 63-70. 1995 PREPARATION AND SEPARATION PROPERTIES OF SILICALITE COMPOSITE MEMBRANES. Journal of Membrane Science. 79-87. 1995 SILICALITE-1 ZEOLITE COMPOSITE MEMBRANES. Catalysis Today. 209-212. 1995 EFFECTS OF REACTANT LOSS AND MEMBRANE SELECTIVITY ON A DEHYDROGENATION REACTION IN A MEMBRANE-ENCLOSED CATALYTIC REACTOR. Journal of Membrane Science. 235-242. 1995 DESORPTION OF TUNGSTEN FLUORIDES FROM TUNGSTEN. Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2401-2404. 1995 SPILLOVER IN HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSIS. Chemical Reviews. 759-788. 1995 SEPARATION PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE MEMBRANES. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 93-PETR. 1995 HYDROGEN-EXCHANGE WITH ADSORBED METHANOL AND METHOXY ON NICKEL ALUMINA. Journal of Catalysis. 301-310. 1994 CHARACTERIZATION OF TIO(2) PHOTOCATALYSTS USED IN TRICHLOROETHENE OXIDATION. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 325-342. 1994 CORROSION OF REACTOR WALL SURFACES BY WF(6). Journal of the Electrochemical Society. 2884-2888. 1994 ELECTRON-BEAM-INDUCED DEPOSITION OF TUNGSTEN. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology Part B: Nanotechnology and Microelectronics. 2976-2979. 1994 INTERACTION OF COPPER-CATALYSTS AND SI(100) FOR THE DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF METHYLCHLOROSILANES. Journal of Catalysis. 348-368. 1994 HYDROGENATION OF ORGANIC OXYGENATES ON NI/AL2O3 AND NI/SIO2 CATALYSTS. Journal of Catalysis. 72-81. 1994 THE EFFECT OF ZN PROMOTER ON ENHANCED DIFFUSION DURING CATALYTIC FORMATION OF METHYLCHLOROSILANES. Journal of Catalysis. 101-106. 1994 CERAMIC-ZEOLITE COMPOSITE MEMBRANES AND THEIR APPLICATION FOR SEPARATION OF VAPOR GAS-MIXTURES. Journal of Membrane Science. 1-10. 1994 METHYLCYCLOHEXANE TO BENZENE CONVERSION OVER K-PROMOTED PT(111). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 12106-12110. 1993 ALCOHOL DECOMPOSITION BY REVERSE SPILLOVER. Journal of Catalysis. 214-226. 1993 SEPARATION OF METHANOL HYDROGEN MIXTURES USING INORGANIC MEMBRANES. Journal of Membrane Science. 123-125. 1993 DECOMPOSITION AND HYDROGENATION OF OXYGENATES ON NI/AL2O3. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 256-COLL. 1993 DIRECT CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF METHANE TO METHANOL. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 4-IEC. 1993 ANALYSIS OF A MEMBRANE ENCLOSED CATALYTIC REACTOR FOR BUTANE DEHYDROGENATION. Journal of Membrane Science. 197-206. 1993 THE ROLE OF SPILLOVER IN CARBON-MONOXIDE HYDROGENATION OVER ALUMINA-SUPPORTED PLATINUM. Journal of Catalysis. 421-434. 1993 REACTION SITES ON THE AL2O3 SUPPORT OF PD/AL2O3. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. 1887-1890. 1993 SPILLOVER TO FORM CH3O ON PT/AL2O3 AND PD/LA2O3. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. 277-280. 1993 THE ROLE OF SPILLOVER IN THE HYDROGENATION OF OXYGENATES ADSORBED ON NI/AL2O3. Studies in Surface Science and Catalysis. 171-175. 1993 TRAPPING OF CH3O FORMED FROM CO + H2. Catalysis Letters. 55-65. 1993 TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMMED METHANATION ON PD/LA2O3 AND PD/SIO2 CATALYSTS. Journal of Catalysis. 294-305. 1992 EFFECTS OF K-ADATOMS, O-ADATOMS, AND H-ADATOMS ON THE ADSORPTION-KINETICS OF CO ON PT(111). Surface Science. 273-284. 1992 SPILLOVER RATE FROM PD TO AL2O3. Journal of Catalysis. 737-741. 1992 INFLUENCE OF ADSORBED CH3O ON CO DESORPTION FROM NI/AL2O3. Journal of Catalysis. 515-526. 1992 ADSORPTION SITES ON PD/AL2O3. Journal of Catalysis. 145-156. 1991 METHANOL HYDROGEN SEPARATION BY CAPILLARY CONDENSATION IN INORGANIC MEMBRANES. Journal of Membrane Science. 185-193. 1991 METHYL-CHLORIDE AND TRICHLOROSILANE ADSORPTION ON CU(110). Surface Science. 93-103. 1991 FORMATION AND DECOMPOSITION OF METHOXY SPECIES ON A NI/AL2O3 CATALYST. Journal of Catalysis. 732-743. 1991 AES AND SIMS ANALYSIS OF POTASSIUM GRAPHITE SURFACES. Carbon. 645-652. 1991 SPILLOVER OF CO AND H2 ONTO AL2O3 SURFACES. Journal of Catalysis. 465-476. 1990 METHANATION SITES ON A LOW LOADING NI/AL2O3 CATALYST. Applied catalysis. 283-300. 1990 DEPENDENCE OF TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMMED METHANATION OF H-2 PRESSURE. Journal of Catalysis. 35-44. 1990 METHANATION SITES ON A PT/TIO2 CATALYST. Journal of Catalysis. 443-455. 1990 A SIMS STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF POTASSIUM CARBONATE WITH CARBON-BLACK. Journal of Catalysis. 10-21. 1990 SITE TRANSFER AND A SUPPORT-BOUND H-CO COMPLEX ON NI/TIO2. Journal of Catalysis. 68-79. 1990 POTASSIUM PROMOTION OF NI/AL2O3 CATALYSTS. Applied catalysis. 159-175. 1989 DIRECT FORMATION OF (CH3)2HSICL FROM SILICON AND CH3CL. The Journal of physical chemistry. 5563-5568. 1989 SPILLOVER SITES ON A 19-PERCENT NI/AL2O3 CATALYST. Journal of Catalysis. 404-415. 1989 CARBON-DIOXIDE HYDROGENATION ON POTASSIUM-PROMOTED NICKEL-CATALYSTS. Applied catalysis. 189-198. 1989 ACTIVATED FORMATION OF A H-CO COMPLEX ON NI/AL2O3 CATALYSTS. Journal of Catalysis. 24-33. 1989 TPR AND SIMS STUDIES OF CACO3 CATALYZED CO2 GASIFICATION OF CARBON. Carbon. 593-602. 1989 DETECTION OF ACTIVATED ADSORPTION SITES AND A CO-H SURFACE COMPLEX ON RU/AL2O3. Journal of Catalysis. 444-452. 1988 ISOTOPIC IDENTIFICATION OF SURFACE SITE TRANSFER ON NI/AL2O3 CATALYSTS. The Journal of physical chemistry. 4474-4478. 1988 DIRECT SYNTHESIS ON MODEL CATALYSTS. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 223-IEC. 1988 THE COPPER SILICON INTERFACE - COMPOSITION AND INTERDIFFUSION. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 1012-1016. 1988 A MECHANISM FOR SODIUM-OXIDE CATALYZED CO2 GASIFICATION OF CARBON. Journal of Catalysis. 329-346. 1988 CHRYSOCOLLA AS A METHANATION CATALYST SUPPORT. Applied catalysis. 95-107. 1988 KINETICS OF METHYLCHLOROSILANE FORMATION ON ZN-PROMOTED CU3SI. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics. 519-537. 1987 MECHANISM FOR CATALYZED GASIFICATION OF CARBON. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 121-COLL. 1987 TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMMED DECOMPOSITION OF DEUTERATED FORMIC-ACID ON NI/SIO2. Journal of Catalysis. 424-433. 1987 ISOTOPE EXCHANGE AND THE SODIUM-CATALYZED CO2 GASIFICATION OF CARBON. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 445-447. 1987 INTERACTION OF POTASSIUM CARBONATE WITH SURFACE OXIDES OF CARBON. Fuel. 1356-1359. 1986 METHANATION OF CARBON-MONOXIDE AND CARBON-DIOXIDE ON NI/AL2O3 CATALYSTS - EFFECTS OF NICKEL LOADING. Applied catalysis. 311-319. 1986 CATALYZED CARBON GASIFICATION WITH (BACO3)-C-13. Fuel. 400-406. 1986 ALKALI PROMOTERS ON SUPPORTED NICKEL - EFFECT OF SUPPORT, PREPARATION, AND ALKALI CONCENTRATION. Journal of Catalysis. 152-160. 1985 CARBON-MONOXIDE METHANATION OVER NICKEL ALUMINA THIN-FILM MODEL CATALYSTS. Surface Science. 351-357. 1985 CATALYTIC FORMATION OF SILANES ON COPPER SILICON ALLOYS. Journal of Catalysis. 44-53. 1985 EFFECT OF NONREACTING GASES ON THE DESORPTION OF REACTION-CREATED CO FROM GRAPHITE. Carbon. 627-633. 1985 SILANE FORMATION ON SILICON - REACTION-KINETICS AND SURFACE-ANALYSIS. Langmuir. 104-110. 1985 SURFACE-ANALYSIS OF METHYLCHLOROSILANE FORMATION CATALYSTS. Journal of Catalysis. 396-405. 1985 A TPR-TRACER STUDY OF THE BOUDOUARD REACTION CATALYZED BY POTASSIUM CARBONATE. Carbon. 214-214. 1984 ALKALI PROMOTERS ON NICKEL - INFLUENCE OF THE SUPPORT. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 114-COLL. 1984 CARBON-CATALYZED EXCHANGE BETWEEN CARBON-DIOXIDE AND POTASSIUM CARBONATE AT 500-1000-K. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 376-378. 1984 CARBON-DIOXIDE GASIFICATION OF CARBON-BLACK - ISOTOPE STUDY OF CARBONATE CATALYSIS. Journal of Catalysis. 65-74. 1984 CO METHANATION ON LOW-WEIGHT LOADING NI/AL2O3 - MULTIPLE REACTION SITES. Journal of Catalysis. 380-391. 1984 ELECTRON-BEAM EFFECTS ON THE RATE OF ALUMINUM OXIDATION BY CO2. Applications of Surface Science. 97-108. 1984 OXIDE FORMATION ON ALUMINUM IN THE PRESENCE OF KEV ELECTRONS AND CO2. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films. 1000-1003. 1984 CARBON AND CARBON-MONOXIDE HYDROGENATION ON NICKEL - SUPPORT EFFECTS. Journal of Catalysis. 257-266. 1983 ELECTRON-ENHANCED CO2 ADSORPTION AND STABILIZATION ON ALUMINUM FILMS. Surface Science. 455-462. 1983 SURFACE COMPOSITIONS OF COPPER-SILICON ALLOYS. Applications of Surface Science. 359-374. 1983 TEMPERATURE-PROGRAMMED DESORPTION AND REACTION - APPLICATIONS TO SUPPORTED CATALYSTS. Catalysis Reviews - Science and Engineering. 141-227. 1983 EFFECTS OF NON-REACTIVE DILUENT GASES ON THE DESORPTION OF SURFACE OXIDES FROM GRAPHITE. 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education and training Ph.D., Stanford University 1974 M.S., Stanford University 1968 B.E., Johns Hopkins University 1967
awards and honors ASEE Fellow, conferred by American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Warren K. Lewis Award for Chemical Engineering Education, conferred by American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2015 BFA Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service, conferred by Boulder Faculty Assembly, 2011 Hazel Barnes Prize, conferred by Office of the Chancellor, 2008 President's Teaching Scholar, conferred by University of Colorado President, 2000 BFA Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work, conferred by Boulder Faculty Assembly, 1999 Engr Faculty Research Award, conferred by College of Engineering and Applied Science, 1991
