Dr. Wong gives a virtual talk at the Thermal & Catalytic Sciences Symposium.
September
The lab welcomes new member, Christian Ayafor. Christian will be pursuing his Ph.D. in Energy Engineering.
May
Lab members Melisa Nallar (Ph.D.), Colleen Ahern (B.S.), Ethan Bossange (B.S.), and Nicholas Tenaglia (B.S.) graduate.
Melisa receives Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Colleen receives Undergraduate Research Award, Ethan receives Howard H. Reynolds Entrepreneurship Award, and Nicholas receives Chemical Engineering Scholarship Award. Congratulations on your achievements!
Peng’s paper on reaction coupling between ethylbenzene dehydrogenation and nitrobenzene hydrogenation is published. Congratulations!
Our collaborative paperwith Prof. Trelles‘ group on converting carbon dioxide using a solar-gliding arc plasma reactor is published. Congratulations!
April
Anthony Quartarone, Undergraduate Immersive Scholar in the lab, receives the Best Poster Award for the annual Student Research & Community Engagement Symposium. Read his story here.
Melisa Nallar, Ph.D. student in the lab, has successfully defended her dissertation. Congratulations, Melisa!
2019
December
Our collaborative paper with Prof. Trelles‘ group on converting carbon dioxide using a solar-enhanced microwave plasma reactor is published. Congratulations!
Dr. Wong, Melisa, and Peng attend 2019 Annual AIChE Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Wong is also honored to join the celebration dinner in honor of Prof. William H. Green, Jr., Dr. Wong’s postdoctoral advisor, for his 2019 AIChE R. H. Wilhelm Award in Chemical Reaction Engineering.
The article describing Dr. Wong’s NSF CAREER project is live.
October
We are grateful to be selected by the Department of Energy to develop an enzymatic process to convert polyester wastes into high-value products. The project is led by Prof. Sobkowicz and is a collaborative effort with Prof. Xie. See the award announcement here.
Dr. Wong gives an invited talk for the seminar series of the Polymer Program of the Institute of the Materials Science at the University of Connecticut.
Our collaborative paper withProf. Gu‘s group on electrochemical ethanol oxidation using nanowire electrodes is published. Congratulations!
September
The lab welcomes new Ph.D. students, Fuat Şakirler, Heba Morgan, Mihriye Doğa Tekbaş, undergraduate researcher, Colleen Ahern, and Immersive Scholars, Patrick Bertini and Anthony Quartarone.
Peng’s paper on propane pyrolysis facilitated by phenyl radicals is published. Congratulations!
June
Dr. Wong gives a talk and presents a poster at the Pyroliq 2019 conference in Cork, Ireland. Dr. Wong enjoys the casual atmosphere of the conference venue and takes the opportunity to visit London, UK with his family.
Dr. Wong gives a talk at the 2nd New England Energy Research Forum at Worceter Polytechnic Institute.
May
Melisa’s paper on how functional groups in molten polymers inhibit cellulose pyrolysis is published. Congratulations!
April
Melisa’s paper on how molten polymers inhibit mass transfer pathways in cellulose pyrolysis is published. Congratulations!
Dr. Wong receives the National Science Foundation CAREER award. The award abstract can be found here.
2018
December
We are grateful to be selected by the Co-Optima Program of the Department of Energy to develop a novel process to convert waste sawdust into renewable fuel additives. The project is led by Prof. Mack and is a collaborative effort with Prof. Schwartz and Prof. Wheeler at the University of Maine. Read this article about our award.
September
The article on the student competition to present a reactor concept on converting waste crustacean shells into green fertilizers is live. This reactor concept was presented in the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo, sponsored by the Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) student design competition program.
August
We are grateful to receive funding from the National Science Foundation to study reaction coupling between alkane dehydrogenation with bio-oil hydrodeoxygenation. The award abstract can be found here.
July
Our collaborative paper with Prof. Gu‘s group on electrochemical methanol oxidation using nanowire electrodes is published. Congratulations!
April
Dr. Wong and the student competition team travel to Washington, D.C. to present their reactor design concept on converting seafood waste into green fertilizers in the USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo.
February
We are grateful to be selected by the Environmental Protection Agency’s People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Program to enter a student design competition. The student team will develop a reactor technology to convert crustacean seafood waste, such as waste crab and lobster shells, into green fertilizers. See the award abstract here.
