People



  • Dr. Kevin N. West



  • Graduate Students

  • Weisin Chai - Thermodynamic Properties of Biomolecules for use in Fuels

  • Vijayakumari Jajam - Characterization of CO2 Capturing Ionic Liquid/Aqueous Solutions

  • Samuel M. Murray - Thermophysical Characterization of Lipid-Inspired Ionic Liquids

  • A. Shay Thigpen - AFM Characterization of Lipid-Inspired Ionic Liquid Nano-Tribology & Structure

  • Swathi Uppala - CO2 Capture in Ionic Liquids via Raman Spectroscopy



  • Undergraduate Students

  • Richard L. Cullum - Modeling and Measurement of Phase Behavior related to Anesthetic Gas Recycle Using Ionic Liquids

  • Joshua T. Richardson - Packed-bed Reforming of Hydrocarbons for Hydrogen Production (Joint with Srinivas Palanki)

  • Misbah Syed - Detection of Dispersed Hydrocarbons in Seawater

  • T. Kyle Zimlich - Thermophysical Characterization of Novel Ionic Liquids and Thier Mixtures with Molecular Solutes



  • Former Students

  • Zach D. Hart - B.S.Ch.E. - 2011
  • Jake G. LeBlanc - B.S.Ch.E. - 2011
  • K. Aaron Lepre - B.S.Ch.E. - 2011
  • Donna L. Gaya - B.S.Ch.E. - 2011
  • James E. Lake - B.S.Ch.E. - 2010
  • Samuel M. Murray - B.S.Ch.E - 2010
  • Johnathon D. Powell - B.S.Ch.E - 2010

  • Rajeev Davuluru - M.S.Ch.E. - 2011 - "Development of an Acidity Scale for Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquids and Investigation of Their Structure Property Relationships"