Bioenergy Center Graduates and Thesis/Dissertations
Eric Appah
Ph.D. Applied Science and Technology
Dissertation: A Novel Sensitization and Activation Technique for The Fabrication of H2-selective Pd and Pd-Ag Composite Membrane Using Surfactant Induced Electroless Plating
Mudasar Khan
M.S. Chemistry
Thesis: Methanol steam reforming on mesoporous carbon-based Cu catalyst for hydrogen production:
Effect of addition of Ce and Zn.
Micah Jasper
Ph.D. in Energy and Environmental Systems (EES),
Dissertation: Multi-objective optimization and techno-economic and environmental analysis of biomass
gasification and pathways for transportation fuel.
Nafeezuddin Mohammad
Ph.D. Nanoengineering
Dissertation: Catalyst and Microreactor Development for Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis
2019
Robert Boyd (2019)
MS - Nano Engineering
Thesis: Bimetallic Oxide Mesoporous Catalysts for Sustainable Fuel Production in a Stainless-Steel Microchannel Reactor
Tamerick Barbour (2019)
MS - Chemistry
Thesis: Mono and Bimetallic (M: Cu & Pd) COK-19 for Methanol Steam Reforming
Abolhasan Hashemisohi (2019)
Ph.D.- Computational Science & Engineering
Dissertation: Numerical Analysis of Biomass Gasification in a Fluidized Bed Reactor: Effects of Particle Size Distribution, Mixing Dynamics, and Heat Transfer
Alexis McGill
MS - Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Influence of Temperature on Selectivity of Polydimethylsiloxane Membrane.
Issac Kyei
MS - Chemistry
Thesis: Syntheses of Luminescent Lanthanide (III) – Mesoporous Silica Hybrid Materials for Sensing Volatile Organic Compound.
2018
Khondker Sultana (2018)
Ph.D. - Nanoengineering
Dissertation: Catalytic Graphitization of Mesoporous Carbon by Different Transition Metal Combinations for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Electrodes
Woosley Smith (2018)
Ph.D. - Nanoengineering
Dissertation: Functional 3D Printing with Thermoplastic Nanocomposites
Emmanuel Ogbole (2018)
Ph.D. - Energy & Environmental Systems
Dissertation: Developing High Performing Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Nanocomposite Membranes for Oxygen-Enriched Air Production and Natural Gas Purification
Eric Ntow (2018)
MS - Chemistry
Thesis: Bimetallic Ni-Cr Encapsulated in CeO2 Modified SBA-15 for Hydrogen Production via Glycerol Steam Reforming
Tayyiaba Choudry (2018)
MS - Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Performance of Pd-Ag H2-selective membrane fabricated by surfactant induced electroless plating via a novel substrate surface sensitization and activation technique.
2017
Michael Taft (2017)
MS - Chemical Engineering
Thesis: DFT Studies of Adsorption of Cu7-atom Nanoclusters on TiO2 Surfaces and
Applications to Methanol Steam Reforming Reactions
Beatrice Muriungi (2017)
MS – Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Chemical Looping Gasification of biomass using calcium ferrite and copper ferrite bimetallic
oxides
Emmanuel Ansah (2017)
Ph.D. – EES
Dissertation: Experimental and Process Modeling of pyrolysis of biomass to fuels and chemicals
Shobha Mantripragada (2017)
MS- Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Graphene Oxide Polybenzimidazole/Nanocomposite Membrane for High Temperature PEM Fuel Cell Application”
Matthew Lopez (2017)
PSM: Chemistry
Thesis: Analysis of condensates from steam reforming of glycerol to produce hydrogen over metal catalysts in mesoporous silica
2016
Nana Abayie Boakye-Boaten (2016)
Ph.D. - Energy & Environmental Systems
Dissertation: Sustainable Production of Bioproducts from giant Miscanthus: A Biorefinery Approach
Eboni Hobley (2016)
MS - Chemical Engineering
Thesis: Molecular Dynamic Simulations for Equilibrium Properties of Iα and Iβ Cellulose
Talal Ahmed (2016)
Ph.D. - Nanoengineering
Dissertation: An Experimental Study of Newly Developed Nickel Supported Catalysts for
Reduction of Biomass-Based Tar to Produce Hydrogen-Rich Synthesis Gas from
Biomass Gasification
John Eshun (2016)
Ph.D. - Energy & Environmental Systems
Dissertation: Investigation of the Physicochemical Evolution and Reaction Kinetics
during Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification
Vicki Smith Foust (2016)
Ph.D. – Energy and Environmental Systems
Dissertation: An Analysis of Greenhouse-Gas Reduction Commitment, Diffusion and
Success in the Higher Education Sector
Rui Li (2016)
Ph.D. - NanoEngineering
Dissertation: Utilization of carbon derived from thermal conversion of renewable
resources for development of nano catalyst
Dereje Worku (2016)
MS - Chemical Engineering
Thesis: A Novel Method for Synthesis of OMC and M-OMC catalysts (Pt) support for
PEM Fuel Cell application
Richard Abrokwah (2016)
Ph.D. - Energy & Environmental Systems
Dissertation: Development of Mesoporous Nanocatalysts for Production of Hydrogen and Synthetic Biofuels
Mohammad Rafati (2016)
Ph.D. – Energy and Environmental Systems
Dissertation: Fisher-Tropsch Synthesis of Liquid Fuels from Biomass-Derived Syngas
2015
Tanisha D. Billups (2015)
MS – Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles in Aqueous Phase
Using a Mix of Surfactants for Fabrication of H2-selective Membrane by Electroless Plating
Mensavi K. Dangbui (2015)
MS – Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Development of Low Humidity High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane for Fuel Cells
Okoli Hyacinth (2015)
MS- Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Parametric Design and Testing of a Fluidized-Bed Auto-thermal Biomass gasifier
Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2015)
MS- Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Fischer-Tropsch Studies in Si-Microreactor coated with TiO2 Sol-Gel Encapsulated
Emeka Paul Muonagolu (2015)
MS – Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Synthesis and Development of Modified OMC Supported Platinum Electrocatalyst for PEMFC
Hla Tun (2015)
MS - Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Thermal Stability of Pd-Ag Composite Membranes Fabricated by Surfactant Induced
Electroless Plating (SIEP) Method for Hydrogen Separation
William Dade (2015)
MS - Chemistry
Thesis: Catalytic Activity and Stability Enhancement by incorporating CeO2 and TiO2 in Ni/Co-MCM-41 Catalyst
Samuel Agyemang (2015)
Ph.D. – Computational Science & Engineering
Dissertation: Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Biomass Gasification in a Fluidized Bed Reactor
Sara Al-Salihi (2015)
MS - Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Glycerol Steam Reforming using Bimetallic Nanocatalysts in Mesoporous SBA-15 Silica
Emmanuel Ogbole (2015)
Ph.D. - Energy & Environmental Systems
Dissertation: Development of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) mixed Matrix Membrane.
2014
Ahmed Fadel (2014)
MS - Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Synthesis and characterization of Ni modified order mesoporous carbon for Polymer Electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications
Mohammed Moniruddin (2014)
MS - Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering
Thesis: Study of Pd-Ag Membranes with an Intermediate Oxide Layer Fabricated by Surfactant Induced Electroless Plating (SIEP)
Sri Lanka Owen (2014)
Ph.D. - Computational Science & Engineering
Dissertation: Mesoporous TiO2 encapsulated monometallic (Cu, Co, Ni, Pd, Sn, Zn) Nanocatalysts for steam reforming of methanol
Purnima Kharidehal (2014)
Ph.D. - Chemical, Biological & Bioengineering (LA Tech)
Dissertation: Multiscale Modeling Study of Methanol Oxidation by ION Modified MDH Enzymes
Sheena Shearin (2014)
Ph.D. - Energy & Environmental Systems
Dissertation: Computational investigation of Pd-based bi-metallic catalysts in methanol steam reforming reactions
