Chemical Engineering Kinetics (155:341)
Fall 2015, Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Fundamental theories of kinetics. Ideal reactor analysis; single reactions, parallel and series reactions. Consideration of real reactors and reactor design. Principles of heterogeneous catalysis, combined mass transfer/kinetic phenomena, and approaches to catalytic reactor design using computer methods.
Advanced Transport Phenomena (155:501)
Fall 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Momentum transport processes in laminar- and turbulent-flow systems. Development and application of steady and unsteady boundary-layer processes, including growth, similitude principles, and separation. Potential flow theory coupled with viscous dissipation at boundaries. Momentum transport in fixed- and fluid-bed exchangers and reactors. Prerequisite: Undergraduate transport phenomena.
South China University of Technology (SCUT) Student Summer Program at Rutgers
Summer 2017, 2018
Revolutionizing reaction engineering and catalysis through in-situ and Operando spectroscopy
Short course on coupling the basic principles of reactor design with molecular spectroscopic techniques in order to measure accurately the kinetics of complex reactions. Efforts were placed on developing an understanding on the changes occur on active sites.
Chemical Engineering Kinetics (155:341)
Fall 2015, Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Fundamental theories of kinetics. Ideal reactor analysis; single reactions, parallel and series reactions. Consideration of real reactors and reactor design. Principles of heterogeneous catalysis, combined mass transfer/kinetic phenomena, and approaches to catalytic reactor design using computer methods.
Advanced Transport Phenomena (155:501)
Fall 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Momentum transport processes in laminar- and turbulent-flow systems. Development and application of steady and unsteady boundary-layer processes, including growth, similitude principles, and separation. Potential flow theory coupled with viscous dissipation at boundaries. Momentum transport in fixed- and fluid-bed exchangers and reactors. Prerequisite: Undergraduate transport phenomena.
South China University of Technology (SCUT) Student Summer Program at Rutgers
Summer 2017, 2018
Revolutionizing reaction engineering and catalysis through in-situ and Operando spectroscopy
Short course on coupling the basic principles of reactor design with molecular spectroscopic techniques in order to measure accurately the kinetics of complex reactions. Efforts were placed on developing an understanding on the changes occur on active sites.
Chemical Engineering Kinetics (155:341)
Fall 2015, Spring 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Fundamental theories of kinetics. Ideal reactor analysis; single reactions, parallel and series reactions. Consideration of real reactors and reactor design. Principles of heterogeneous catalysis, combined mass transfer/kinetic phenomena, and approaches to catalytic reactor design using computer methods.
Advanced Transport Phenomena (155:501)
Fall 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Momentum transport processes in laminar- and turbulent-flow systems. Development and application of steady and unsteady boundary-layer processes, including growth, similitude principles, and separation. Potential flow theory coupled with viscous dissipation at boundaries. Momentum transport in fixed- and fluid-bed exchangers and reactors. Prerequisite: Undergraduate transport phenomena.
South China University of Technology (SCUT) Student Summer Program at Rutgers
Summer 2017, 2018
Revolutionizing reaction engineering and catalysis through in-situ and Operando spectroscopy
Short course on coupling the basic principles of reactor design with molecular spectroscopic techniques in order to measure accurately the kinetics of complex reactions. Efforts were placed on developing an understanding on the changes occur on active sites.
Tsilomelekis Research Group
Material Synthesis | Heterogeneous Catalysis | Operando Molecular Spectroscopy
Tsilomelekis Research Group
Material Synthesis | Heterogeneous Catalysis | Operando Molecular Spectroscopy
Group Members
George Tsilomelekis, PhD
Assistant Professor
Diploma in Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, 2006
M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, 2011
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece, 2011
Postdoctoral Research: Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation, University of Delaware, USA, 2012-2015
Thu D. Nguyen
Graduate Student (PhD)
We are interested in investigating the competitive pathways occurring in the CO2 assisted Ethane Oxidative Dehydrogenation reaction. At the core of our approach is the use of in-situ and operando vibrational spectroscopies to unravel molecular structural changes under real reaction conditions.
Athanasios Kritikos
Graduate Student (PhD)
Our project involves the study of solvent effects is biomass processing by means of advanced spectroscopic techniques. We are particularly interested in studying the conformational change of sugars in the presence of homogeneous as well as heterogeneous catalytic materials.
Adam Zuber
Graduate Student (PhD)
Our focus is on the preparation of sulfated mixed metal oxides with controlled surface dispersed active species suitable for alkylation reactions. We aim to investigate the molecular structure as well as the catalytic properties of those materials by means of Operando Raman/FTIR spectroscopies.
Hedun Wang
Graduate Student (PhD)
Our research focuses on developing novel catalysts for the Oxidative Dehydrogenation of alkanes using CO2 as mild oxidant. It is of our intent to investigate the molecular structure as well as the catalytic properties of those materials by means of Operando Raman spectroscopy.