Publications, Reports and Presentations

Undergraduate Research

Principal Investigator: Professor Ray Mentzer

Investigation into Corrosion Under Insulation - Detection & Mitigation - Fall 2017

Analysis of Tank Overflow Incidents - Fall 2019

Human Error & Process Safety - Fall 2019

ARSST Analysis of DMSO Decomposition Under Acidic Conditions - Spring 2019

PHA Shortcomings - Fall 2019

Identification of Gaps in Inherently Safer Design Analysis Methodologies and Possible Solutions (w / AcuTech) - Spring 2020

Investigation into Condition-Based Monitoring Techniques for Valves, Pumps, and Storage Tanks (w / BP) - Spring 2020

Identification of Gaps in Inherently Safer Design Analysis Methodologies and Possible Solutions - 2020

Organizational Health - New Methodology for Measuring - 2021

Role of Natural Disasters in Process Safety Incidents - 2021

Heat of Reaction Comparison between Chemical Thermodynamic and Energy Release (CHETAH) and TAFFI Component Increment Theory (TCIT) for Aryl Nitro Compounds - 2022

Environmental, Social, and Governance Stewardship: Safety’s Involvement - 2022

Pipeline Transport of Alternative Fuels - 2023

Heats of Rxn - TCIT & CHETAH - Kapuscinski, Research Report - 2023

Correlation of Flammability Limits to Laminar Burning Velocity - 2024

Carbon Capture and Storage Sites - 2024

Electrochemical Intervention for Chemical Hazard Reduction - 2025

Non-PhD Research Publications

Principal Investigator: Professor Ray Mentzer

Comparison of Global Process Safety Regulations

Process Safety Incidents Across 14 Industries

Risk and Reliability of Aged Natural Gas Pipelines

Global Process Safety Incidents in Pharmaceutical Industry - 2020

Experimental vs. Predicted Heats of Reaction for Some Common Reaction Types in Pharmaceutical Industry - 2022 

Professional MS Students

Analysis of Major Propane Release with CFD - 2017

Thermal Hazards in the Pharmaceutical Industry (Amgen) - 2019

Explosion Analysis for Hybrid Mixtures Containing Dusts - 2019

Modeling Indoor Releases of Hazardous Chemicals - 2020

AcuTech AI HAZOP Report - 2025

Evonik Report - Guidelines for storage of unstable materials - 2025

Graduate Student Class Projects

Corrosion Under Insulation - Detection

Human Factors in Design of Control Rooms for Process Industries

Industry Experience With Ammonia Manufacturing Plants

Other

Principal Investigator: Professor Ray Mentzer

Safety Shower & Eyewash Systems - Best Practices - 2020

An Analysis of Cyber Security requirements in proposed CISTAR facilities - 2021

Factors Contributing to US Chemical Plant Process Safety Incidents from 2010 - 2020 - 2021

Promoting a Safe Laboratory Environment Using the Reactive Hazard Evaluation and Analysis Compilation Tool - 2021

Precompetitive Collaborations in the Pharmaceutical Industry Regarding Process Safety - 2021

Towards Safer Practices in Academic and Industrial Chemical Laboratories - 2022

PhD Research 

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