Teaching Experience
Washington State University
Associate Professor (2016-Current)
2022 Spring Semester:
- CHE 211 “Kinetics and Reactor Design”
- CHE 529 “Chemical Engineering Kinetics”
2021 Spring Semester:
- CHE 211 “Kinetics and Reactor Design”
- CHE 529 “Chemical Engineering Kinetics”
2020 Spring Semester:
- CHE 211 “Kinetics and Reactor Design”
- CHE 529 “Chemical Engineering Kinetics”
2019 Fall Semester:
- CHE 211 “Process Simulation”
2019 Spring Semester:
- CHE 529 “Chemical Engineering Kinetics”
2018 Spring Semester
- CHE 211 “Process Simulation”
2018 Fall Semester
- CHE 211 “Process Simulation”
2017 Spring Semester
- CHE 211 “Process Simulation”
2017 Fall Semester
- CHE 541 “Chemical Engineering Analysis”
2016 Spring Semester
- CHE 541 “Chemical Engineering Analysis”
University of Nevada
Associate Professor (2010-2016)
- Computer Applications in Chemical Engineering (Undergraduate Level), Spring 2016
- Advanced Kinetics and Reactor Design (Graduate Level), Fall 2010, Fall 2012, Spring 2015
- Transport Phenomena II (Junior Level), Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014
- Process Control (Senior Level), Co-instructing, Spring 2014
- Separation Processes (Senior Level), Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2014, Fall 2015
- Reaction Engineering (Senior Level), Fall 2015
- Applications in Chemical Engineering (Sophomore Level), Spring 2016
Awards and Grants Related to Teaching
- Project title: “Catalytic partial oxidation of lignin model compounds in aqueous media”, University of Nevada, Reno, Undergraduate Research Award (Student: Reed Liu), Amount: $1,500, June 2013 – August 2014.
- Project title: “Production of lactic acid from hemicellulose over modified zirconia catalysts”, NSF EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Award (Student: Sarah Carl), Amount: $3,900, November 2012 – May 2013.
- Project title: “Conversion of lignin into vanillin over bi-functional heterogeneous catalysts”, NSF EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Award (Student: Justin Donat), Amount: $3,900, November 2012 – May 2013.
- Project title: “Kinetic study of the aqueous phase partial oxidation of cellulosic biomass”, University of Nevada, Reno, Undergraduate Research Award (Student: Nolan Nicholson), Amount: $1,500, September 2012 – May 2013.
- Project title: “Catalytic depolymerization of hemicellulose”, NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Award (Student: Emily Truong), Amount: $4,500, June 2012 – August 2012.
- Project title: “Sustainable jet fuel from the energy crop on the arid lands”, University of Nevada, Reno, Undergraduate Research Award (Student: Zachary Karmiol), Amount: $1,200, June 2011 – May 2012.
- Project title: “Catalytic depolymerization of cellulose over supported gold catalysts for biofuel production”, NSF EPSCoR Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Award (Student, Morgan Vonnahme), Amount: $4,500, June-August, 2011.