Office of Undergraduate Research

Chemical Engineering

Faculty Mentors

Clayton Jeffryes, Ph.D.

Department: Chemical Engineering

Email: cjeffryes@lamar.edu

Link to Faculty web page: https://www.lamar.edu/engineering/chemical/faculty/clayton-jeffryes/index.html

Research interests:

  • Bionanomaterials
  • Bioprocess engineering
  • Microwave synthesis of nanomaterials
  • Bioprocess control systems

Appropriate majors:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology

Qiang Xu, Ph.D.

Department: Chemical Engineering

Email: Qiang.xu@lamar.edu

Link to faculty web page: https://www.lamar.edu/engineering/chemical/faculty/qiang-xu/index.html

Research interest:

  • Process modeling
  • Simulation
  • Optimization
  • Control
  • Planning and scheduling
  • Data mining

Appropriate majors:

  • Chemical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Applied Physics
  • Business Management