Department

Title
Assistant Professor (Chemistry)

Education
Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Sydney
B.S. Chemistry, University of Sydney

Experience

• Assistant Professor
  Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of St. Thomas, Houston TX (2009-present)
• Visiting Assistant Professor
  Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of St. Thomas, Houston TX (2008-2009)
• Adjunct Assistant Professor
  Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of St. Thomas, Houston TX (Summer 2008)
• Senior Scientist
  Schering-Plough Research Institute, Summit NJ (2005-2007)
• Research Associate
  Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge LA (2002-2005)
• Research Staff Scientist
  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton NJ (2001-2002)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate
  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton NJ (1998-2001)

Teaching Areas
General Chemistry (1341, 1342, 1141, 1142)
Organic Chemistry (2144)

Research Areas

• Pyrolysis and combustion of fuels
• Chemical thermodynamics, reactions kinetics, and transport processes in chemically-reacting systems
• Formation and fate of combustion-generated pollutant compounds: volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
• Application of quantum and statistical mechanical methods for examining fundamental chemical and physical processes in combustion

Other Interests
Landscape and nature photography, camping and hiking, running and weight training, classical Latin and Greek, baroque music, mathematical tables and slide rules.