Faculty & Staff
Dr. Richard Davis, Professor & Head
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PhD Chemical Engineering, University of California Santa Barbara 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.
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Office: 172 Engineering Building
Phone: (218) 726-6162
Email: rdavis@d.umn.edu
Website: http://www.d.umn.edu/~rdavis
Dr. Rashid Hasan, Professor
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PhD Chemical Engineering,
University of Waterloo Fluid flow and heat transfer.
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Office: 225 Engineering
Building
Phone: (218) 726-7127
Email: rhasan@d.umn.edu
Dr. Keith Lodge, Associate Professor
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PhD Chemistry, University
of Sheffield 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.
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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
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PhD Chemical Engineering,
Purdue University 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.
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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
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PhD Chemical Engineering,
University of Colorado at Boulder The effects of surfactants of droplet interactions in viscous flows.
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Office: 223 Engineering
Building
Phone: (218) 726-6154
Email: mrother@d.umn.edu
Dr. Guy Sander, Assistant Professor
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PhD Chemical Engineering,
Iowa State University, Ames, IA 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.
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Office: 215 Engineering
Building
Phone: (218) 726-7828
Email: gsander@d.umn.edu
Carol A. Horabik, P.E. Instructor
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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
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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 |
Ronald Visness
Adjunct Professor
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Former McKnight Distinguished Visiting Professor in Particle Technology in the Chemical Engineering Department of the University of Minnesota Duluth.
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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
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BA Chemistry, University of Minnesota Duluth
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
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