Tracy J. Benson, Ph.D.
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Tracy Benson, Ph.D.
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
- Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Gossage, J., Lou, H., Benson, T.J. (2014) “Thermodynamic Analysis of Tri-reforming Reactions to Produce Syngas,” Energy & Fuels, 28, 2717 – 2726. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ef500084m
- Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Gossage, J., Lou, H., Benson, T.J. (2014) “A Conceptual Design by Integrating Steam Reforming and Dry Reforming Coupled with Partial Oxidation of Methane Processes for CO2 Emission Reduction,” Chemical Engineering & Technology, 37, 1493 – 1499. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ceat.201400132/abstract
- Fang, Y., Rasel, M.A.K., Benson, T.J., Richmond, P.C. (2014) “Novel Hands-on Water Overflow SIS Experiment in Undergraduate Process Control Laboratory,” Chemical Engineering Education, V49, 37 – 46.
- 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
- Mollaeian, K., Wei, S., Islam, M.R., Dickerson, B., Holmes, W.E., Benson, T. J. (2016) “Development of an Online Raman Analysis Technique for Monitoring the Production of Biofuels” ACS Energy & Fuels, 30 (5), 4112-4117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b00313
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
M.S. (Ch.E.), 2003, Mississippi State University
B.S. (Ch.E.), 2000, Mississippi State University
Awards & Honors
- 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)
