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
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
Organizational Health - New Methodology for Measuring - 2021
Role of Natural Disasters in Process Safety Incidents - 2021
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
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
Oil & Gas Reservoir Fluid Injection & Flowback Management - 2021
Hydrogen Value Chain Analysis: Steam Methane Reforming Coupled with Carbon Capture & Storage - 2022
Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal - 2022
Use of Water to Mitigate a Bromine Loss of Containment Event - 2022
Process Hazard Analysis Alternate Hydrogen Production Methods - 2022
Bioprocessing Technology, Process Safety Hazards - 2023
Research in Current RAGAGAP - 2023
Process Hazard Analysis of Alternate Hydrogen Production Methods - 2023
Correlation of Laminar Flame Speed with Lower Flammability Limit for Various Fuel-Air Mixture - 2023
Determination of Common Root Causes of 300+ Global Incidents - 2024
Dynamically Modeling High Pressure Releases or Complex Fire Suppression Systems - 2024
AcuTech AI HAZOP Report - 2025
Evonik Report - Guidelines for storage of unstable materials - 2025
Graduate Student Class Projects
Corrosion Under Insulation - Detection - 2017
Human Factors in Design of Control Rooms for Process Industries - 2017
Industry Experience With Ammonia Manufacturing Plants - 2019
Review on hazard classification methodology - 2020
The substitution of hydrofluoric acid with sulfuric acid in the alkylation unit in refineries - 2021
Corrosion under insulation-Latest inspection techniques - 2021
Inherently Safer Design Via. Chemical Substitution - 2022
Accidents by Human Error Research Report - 2022
Bioprocess Safety: Process Safety related Hazards and Risks - 2022
Research Report on Human Error in Process Safety Incidents - 2023
Comparison of Global PSM Regulations - 2024
Explosive Potential of Fertilizers - 2024
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
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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