Tracy J. Benson, Ph.D.

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Tracy Benson, Ph.D..
Professor and Chair, Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Jack Gill Endowed Chair

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

Ph.D. (Ch.E.), 2008, Mississippi State University
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)