2025 Research Projects
PhD Research
Professional M.S. Capstone Research
Heats of reaction for some common reaction types in pharma industry & comparison with CHETAH & TCIT predictions; Part XII, XIII, XIIII; on-going ~5 years: w / 7 cos
Estimation of minimum safe gas purge rates for open vents & flares – ExxonMobil
Estimation of decomposition energies for organometallics & amine salt materials, Part IV, V, VI – Johnson Matthey
Management of Change – Safety & Consulting Associates
Using Commercial AI tools to develop a HAZOP Augmentation & Automation chatbot – Kenexis & Dow
Ammonia as a hydrogen carrier – PSRG
Site specific decision trees for handling unstable materials, Part I, II - Evonik
Improving the process of conducing inherent safety studies for safer technologies and alternatives analysis, Part I, II – AcuTech
Operator Competency – Safety & Consulting Associates
Reactive Hazard Assessment Survey – Pharma, Chem & O&G; Lilly / Shell / Dow
Process Safety Assessments / Audits – PSRG
Use of ChatGPT in a private cloud as a tool for inherent safety studies, HAZOPs, and other PHA methodologies, Part III – AcuTech
Undergraduate Research (PI: Prof Ray Mentzer)
Use of Electrochemistry to Reduce Reactivity Hazards; continued (Profs Tackett & Mentzer)
Estimation of Decomposition Energies for Organometallics using TCIT - continued (Johnson Matthey)
Analysis of national oil companies by size & process safety performance, focusing on PEMEX incident history – fall