Steven EdmundPh.D. 2013Email: edmundst@umich.edu Catalyst Regeneration Research High Temperature Kinetics Research Personal Website |
-Education-
Ph.D. 2013
Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
M.S. 2007
Department of Chemical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
B.S. 2006
Department of Chemical Engineering
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
-Presentations-
- International Congress on Catalysis, Munich, Germany July 2012 Poster: “Influence of Microwave Irradiation on Catalytic Reforming Systems” Johannes Schwank Presentor
- Michigan Catalyst Society Spring Symposium, Midland May 2012 Presentation: “CO Oxidation On Pd/Al2O3: Kinetics In The Absence Of Heat And Mass Transfer Effects”
- AICHE National Conference, Minneapolis October 2011 Presentation: “Influence of Microwave Band Irradiation on Catalystic Reforming Systems Operating Under Deleterious Conditions”
- AICHE National Conference, Philadelphia November 2008 Presentation: “Investigation of Microwave Interactions with Nickel Based Autothermal Reforming Catalysts”
- Engineering Graduate Symposium, University of Michigan November 2008 Presentation: “Investigation of Microwave Interactions with Nickel Based Autothermal Reforming Catalysts” *Placed second in session
- AICHE 2006 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Student Poster Session November 2006"Investigation of Dialysis Membrane Transport Properties by Use of NMR Relaxation and Diffusion Measurements Coupled to Transport Models" Steven E. Edmund and James E. Maneval. Abstract
-Publications-
- Patent No.: US 2011/0118105 A1: Use of Microwave Energy to Remove Contaminating Deposits from a Catalyst
- "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements of Fluid-Solid Interactions in Dialysis-Membrane Materials" Steven E. Edmund. unpublished masters thesis, Bucknell University (May 2007). Abstract | Link to File
Research Group Activites
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-Research Interests-
Investigation of novel means to regenerate catalysts used in the reforming of hydrocarbons.
- Fundamental investigation into surface properties of nanometer catalyst particles using SEM, TEM, XPS
- Selective oxidation of graphene structures from catalyst surfaces
- Sulfur poisoning and removal
- Transient reactor modeling
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance measurements of Fluid-Solid interactions in dialysis membrane materials.
- NMR relaxation measurements coupled with diffusion reaction modeling
Process Automation and programming
- Automation of the Lilo and Ironman Reactor systems
- Matlab programming for analysis and process control