CHE Seminar

SEMINAR:     “Transition Metal Modified TiO2-loaded Molecular Sieves for Visible
                        and UV-Visible Light Driven Photodegradation of Aqueous Organic Pollutants”

PANAGIOTIS  (PETER)  SMIRNIOTIS, Ph.D.   Date of Birth May 28, 1966

Professor and Director of Catalysis & Reactor Engineering Labs

Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, University of Cincinnati

       Cincinnati, OH 45221-0012

      Phone (513)  556-1474, Fax (513) 556-3473

web site: http://alpha.che.uc.edu/~catalysi

EDUCATION:

1994 Ph.D.                 Chemical Engineering, State University of New York at Buffalo

                                    Advisor: Prof. Eli Ruckenstein

1989 BS & Diploma  Chemical Engineering Department, University of Patras, Greece

                                    Advisor: Prof. Alkiviades Payatakes

HONORS, AWARDS, AND  DISTINCTIONS:

National  & International

2006                                North American Central Regional Young Investigator Award of

                        SIGMA XI

2004                Eminent Engineer of Tau Beta Pi

2001                BP Faculty Excellence Award

2000                Young Investigator Award of the U.S. DoArmy

1999                DuPont Young Professor

1997                The 1997 CAREER Award (NSF)

1997                1997 NASA SHARP PLUS (Emerging Ethnic Engineers  Program)

1994                U.S.A. Achievement Academy Award (USAA)

University of Cincinnati

2004                Outstanding Professor of the Quarter in the College (for Fall 2004) 

2003                Outstanding Professor of the Quarter in the College (for Fall 2003) 

2002                SIGMA XI Young Investigator Award

2000                Outstanding Professor of the Chemical Engineering Department

1999                Research Award for Young Faculty of the College of Engineering

1999                Honor Roll Professor of the Engineering College

1998                Honor Roll Professor of the Engineering College

1998                Outstanding Professor of the Chemical Engineering Department

1997                Outstanding Professor of the Quarter in the College (for Summer 1997) 

1997                Faculty Summer Research Fellowship

1995                The 1995 Award for Ethnic Education

WORK EXPERIENCE:

09/2003 to present      Professor

                                    Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, U. of Cincinnati

2005 to 2007              Head

                                    Chemical & Materials Engineering Department, U. of Cincinnati

01/2002 to 07/2002     Visiting Professor (Roel Prins Group)

                                    Laboratory for Technical Chemistry, ETH,  Zürich, Switzerland

1999 to 2003               Associate Professor

                                    Chemical Engineering Department, University of Cincinnati

1994-1999                   Assistant Professor

                                    Chemical Engineering Department, University of Cincinnati

CURRENT  AREAS  OF  RESEARCH:

            • Heterogeneous Catalysis on Energy, Environment

            • Surface Characterizations of Solid Materials          

            • Molecular Sieves and Novel Materials        

• Reactor modeling and Chemical Kinetics

            • High temperature Separation of CO₂ separation

• Separation of biorelated molecules (proteins, peptides) with mesoporous sorbents and membranes

PUBLICATIONS:

Dr. Smirniotis has over 110 refereed publications (published and in press) in international journals, 8 refereed publications from Symposia, and 1 US patent.