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Faculty & Staff

Dr. Richard Davis, Professor & Head
Richard Davis

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara
BS Chemical Engineering, Brigham Young University

Numerical modeling and simulation of transport phenomena and separation processes; Physico-chemical and thermodynamic property measurement, correlation, and estimation; Gas absorption; Membrane separations; Advanced oxidation; Bioprocess Engineering; Engineering Education.

  • 2009 Omega Chi Epsilon Award
  • 2003 Jean G. Blehart Distinguished Teaching Award
  • 2000 Omega Chi Epsilon Award
  • 2000 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

Office: 172 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-6162
Email: rdavis@d.umn.edu
Website: http://www.d.umn.edu/~rdavis

Dr. Rashid Hasan, Professor
Rashid Hasan

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Waterloo
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Fluid flow and heat transfer.

  • 1993-2002 Olson Professor of Engineering (UND)
  • 1994 & 1995 SPE Outstanding Technical Editor Award

Office: 225 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-7127
Email: rhasan@d.umn.edu

Dr. Keith Lodge, Associate Professor
Keith Lodge Cartoon

PhD Chemistry, University of Sheffield
BSc Molecular Sciences, University of Warwick

Distribution coefficients and physical-chemical properties of hydrophobic pollutants; applications of surface and colloid science to environmental science and engineering; the formation of emulsions in alkanol and water systems; role of freshwater sediments in the bioaccumulation and transport of hydrophobic pollutants; physical characterization of freshwater sediments; environmental chemical analysis.

  • 2002 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award

Office: 221 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-6164
Email: klodge@d.umn.edu
Website: http://www.d.umn.edu/~klodge

Dr. Steven Sternberg, P.E., Associate Professor
Director, Environmental Science
Steven Sternberg

PhD Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
MS Chemical Engineering, Purdue University
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

Bio-separation of heavy metal contaminants in wastewater and ground water. Experimental and numerical modeling of transport phenomena in porous media. Fractal geometry and statistics. Environmental justice, education and social outreach.

  • 2009 Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award
  • 2004 MSPE Faculty Award
  • 1999 Saiki Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence

Office: 227 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-6165
Email: ssternbe@d.umn.edu
Website: http://www.d.umn.edu/~ssternbe/

Dr. Michael Rother, Associate Professor
Michael Rother

PhD Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

The effects of surfactants of droplet interactions in viscous flows.

  • 2010 SCSE Young Teacher Scholar Award
  • 2006 Omega Chi Epsilon Award

Office: 223 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-6154
Email: mrother@d.umn.edu

Dr. Guy Sander, Assistant Professor

PhD Chemical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Metabolic Engineering of plant tissue and algal systems. Identificaiton of heterogeneous polycyclic plant metabolites using chromatorgraphy and mass spectrometry. Metabolomics; Biochemical Engineering; Biorenewable chemicals, fuels, and materials.

  • 2011 Omega Chi Epsilon Award

 

 

Office: 215 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-7828
Email: gsander@d.umn.edu

Carol A. Horabik, P.E. Instructor
Carol A. Horabik MS Chemical Engineering, University of North Dakota
BS Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University

Office: 229 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-6578
Email: chorabik@d.umn.edu

J. Moe Benda, Instructor
Director, Iron Range/UMD Graduate Engineering Education Program
MS Chemical Engineering, Michigan State University
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan

   
Office:
Mesabi Range College
C170 Administration Building
1001 Chestnut Street West
Virginia MN 55792-3401
Email: mbenda@d.umn.edu

Office: (218) 749-7776
Fax: (218) 726-6360
Cell: (218) 290-5366
Web: www.d.umn.edu/scse


Ronald Visness Adjunct Professor
Ronald Visness

Former McKnight Distinguished Visiting Professor in Particle Technology in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Minnesota Duluth.

  • President of TacTec

Address: 263 Tanner Ct., Circle Pines, MN 55014
Phone: (763) 780-1932
Email: rvisness@mninter.net

Julie DeRoche, Executive Office & Administrative Specialist
 

Duties and Responsibilities: provides support to department head in academic, personnel and budget areas; provides instructional support for faculty; payroll administrator for department; department budget administrator; department purchasing; department course scheduling, assists students with University policies and procedures; updates website for faculty/staff and alumni.

Office: 176 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-7126

Duane Long, Laboratory Services Coordinator
Duane Long

BA Chemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth

  • 2007 Omega Chi Epsilon Service Award
  • 2004 Lake Superior Section, American Chemical Society Service Award
  • 1994 Outstanding Service Award for Continuous Service

Duties and Responsibilities: student and research laboratory support; student and faculty computer support; Laboratory Safety Officer; department purchasing; department equipment and student tech fee budgets; department laboratory safety and hazardous waste handling trainer for faculty/staff/students; Safety, Health & Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (CSHEPAC) member. Interests: Environmental Chemistry/Engineering, Pollution Prevention, Sustainable Development, Mercury in the Environment, laboratory safety.

Office: 226 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-6171
Email: dlong@d.umn.edu
Website: http://www.d.umn.edu/~dlong