Projects:

Advanced Materials

• Graphene incorporated nanomagnetic foam as a potential adsorbent for oil separation   (Shamim)
• The Glass Transition Temperature (Tg) of Polymer – Graphene nanoplatelet  Films using Differential Calorimetry (Shamim)
• Characterization, Imaging, and Mechanical Testing of the Wet Granulation of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients using Natural or Herbal Excipients (Reeves)
• Screening Photoactive Nanomaterials on Nanoporous and Mesoporous Supports (Martin)
• Multi-scale Modeling of Structure-Process-Property Relationships to Design Polymeric Materials with Engineered Properties (Martin)

Bioengineering

• *Biodiesel and high-performance fuel additives from Agro-based feedstocks  (Gyamerah)
• **Bioethanol by fermentation of ionic liquid hydrolyzed lignocellulosic biomass (Gyamerah)
• *Bio-oil production by fast pyrolysis and kinetics of biomass pyrolysis (Gyamerah)
• Advanced Interrogation of Metabolic Networks to Affect Protein Translation and Post-translation Processes (Martin)
• Modeling of Algae as Source for Biofuel (Shakir)
• Biological Agents (Earthworms, Enzymes and Yeasts) in Decontamination of Motor Oil and Crude Oil Spills in Soil (Shakir)
• The Physiological Effects of Ambient Atmospheric fluid on Human Health at Different Regions in Space (Olanrewaju)
• Viscoelastic Properties of Cervical Vaginal Fluid (CVF) of Goat (Shamim)
• Ionic Transport in Biological Ion Channels (Gabitto)

Energy and Environmental Systems

• Sustainability and Ecological Human Imprint (Shakir)
• Blue Energy Production as Environmental Friendly Energy Source (Gabitto)
• Energy Efficient Capture of CO2 from Post-Combustion Coal Fired Power Plant Flue Gases Using a Novel Solvent (Dada)
• Sorption Modeling and Verification for Off-Gas Treatment (Gabitto)
• Synthesis of Thermochemical Cycles for H₂ Production (Martin)
• Design of an Energy System that optimally conform to Sustainability Metrics (Olanrewaju)

Process Engineering

• Modeling, Simulation, and Design of Carbon Dioxide Absorption by Amino Acids (Gabitto)
• Sulfur Poisoning of Inorganic Membranes and Catalysts (Gabitto)
• Dissolution Kinetic Modeling of API release in a Reciprocating Cylinder Apparatus (Reeves)
• Applications of Smart Manufacturing in the Chemical Process Industries (Dada)
• Fluid-Structure Interaction in Human Physiological System: A Computational Approach (Olanrewaju)
• Enhancing the Effectiveness of Photocatalyst for the Treatment of Produced Water (Reeves)
• Population Modeling of Child Particles in Agitated Vessels through the evaluation of particle size distributions (Reeves)
• Model Predictive Control of Integrated Gasification Combined Cycles (Martin)

Select Publications:

Advanced Materials

• N. Shamim et al., “Adsorption, desorption and conformational changes of desorbed lysozyme from thermosensitive nanomagnetic particles”, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 320 (1), 15-21, 2008.
• L.L. Martin et al., “Quantifying polymer structural component evolution using X-ray scattering and mixed-integer Network Component Analysis (NCA)”, Computers and Chemical Engineering Vol. 35 No. 11 (2011) 2564-2578.

Bioengineering

• M. Gyamerah et al., (2018) Effect of Brönsted acidic ionic liquid 1-(1-propylsulfonic)-3- methylimidazolium chloride on growth and co-fermentation of glucose, xylose and arabinose by Zymomonas mobilis AX101. Lett Appl Microbiol 66: 549 – 557.
• M. Gyamerah et al., (2016) Extraction and characterization of triglycerides from coffeeweed and switchgrass seeds as potential feedstocks for biodiesel production. J Sci Food Agric 96: 4390 – 4397.
• J. Gabitto et al., “One- and Two-Equation Models to Simulate Ion Transport in Charged Porous Electrodes.” Colloids Interfaces, 2, 4, 2018.
• N. Shamim et al., “The elasticity of cervical-vaginal secretions is abnormal in polycystic ovary syndrome: case report of five PCOS women”, Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 16 (6), 1019-1021, 2012.

Energy and Environmental Sustainability

• S. Shakir and I. Osborne-Lee, “2012 Modeling and Evaluating the Global Energy Flow in Ecosystems and its Impacts on the Ecological Footprint.” In: Ferenc Jordan and Sven Erik Jorgensen (Eds.) Chapter 28 in “Models of the Ecological Hierarchy from molecules to the ecosphere. 469–498. 2012.
• J. Gabitto, et al., “Analysis and Simulation of a Blue Energy Cycle,” Renewable Energy, 91, 249-260, 2016.
• S. Shakir, I. Osborne-Lee, et al., (2019)  Ecological Human Imprint (EHI) and Water Resources in USA Modeling: Impacts and Assessment. RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA. Vol. 2, 57-83.

Process Engineering

• J. Gabitto et al., “Carbon Dioxide Absorption Modeling for Off-Gas Treatment in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle.” Int. Journal of Chem. Eng., vol. 2018.
• K. Olanrewaju, E. Dada, et al., “Application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Biotransportation of Complex Fluid in the Human System”, Intl J. of Sci.and Eng. Res., Vol. 9, Issue 6, June 2018.
• S.M. Reeves et al., “The Impact of Computational Pharmacology,” Euro. Sci. Journal March 2019 edition Vol.15, No.9 ISSN: 1857 – 7881.
• S.M. Reeves et al., “Mechanisms Influencing Crystal Breakage Experiments in Stirred Vessels” Crystal Growth and Design, 12, 2748-2758 (2012).

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