Tracy J. Benson, Ph.D.

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Tracy Benson, Ph.D..
Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering
Phone: (409)-880-7536
Fax: (409)-880-2197
Email: tracy.benson@lamar.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Recent Publications
Piler, K., Bahrim, C., Sylvestre Twagirayezu, Benson, T.J. (2020) “Lattice Disorders of TiO2 and Their Significance in the Photocatalytic Conversion of CO2” Advances in Catalysis, V 66, Chapter 2 (https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.acat.2020.09.001)
Piler, K., Watters, J., Benson, T.J. (2020) “Band Gap Tuning of TiO2 NP-SWCNT Nanocomposite Materials Using Surfactant Synthesis Techniques” Materials Letters, 278, 128410. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X20311150?via%3Dihub)
Doan, L., Benson, T.J. (2020) “Solubility and Activity Coefficients of Three Triazine-Type Compounds in Various Low Ionic Strength Aqueous Solutions” Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data, 65, 5, 2325 – 2331. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jced.9b00898)
Piler, K., Muhmud, A., Benson, T.J. (2019) “A Regression Analysis with Laboratory Validation for the Use of Reverse Micelles to Achieve Desired Nanonsized Catalytically Active Sites” Chemical Engineering Communications, 207, 537 – 548. (https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00986445.2019.1605506)
Borton, J., Lopez, F., Linh, D., Holmes, W.E., Benson, T.J. (2019) “Conversion of High Free Fatty Acid Lipid Feedstocks to Biofuel Using Triazabicyclodecene Catalyst (Homogeneous and Heterogeneous)” Energy & Fuels, 33, 3322 - 3330. (https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b00359)
Agbroko, O. W., Piler, K., Benson, T. J. (2017) “A Comprehensive Review of H2S Scavenger Technologies from Oil and Gas Streams,” ChemBioEng Reviews, 4, 1 – 22. (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cben.201600026)
Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Benson, T.J. (2015) “A Conceptual Design by Integrating Dimethyl Ether (DME) Production with Tri-reforming Process for CO2 Emission Reduction,” Fuel Processing Technology, 131, 7 – 13. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378382014004731)
Education
M.S. (Ch.E.), 2003, Mississippi State University
B.S. (Ch.E.), 2000, Mississippi State University
Awards & Honors
- Jack Gill Distinguished Faculty Fellowship (2017 - 2020)
- Chair, Advances in Catalysis session at the AIChE spring conference in Houston, TX (2016)
- Best Speaker Award at the 2015 AIChE Southwest Process Technology Conference
- Chair, AIChE Sustainability Engineering Forum (2015)
- Technical advisor/safety consultant for AIChE Mid East Regional ChemE Car Competition in Bahrain (2015)
- University Merit Award (2014)