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William Bernard Krantz

 
  
 
Personal Information: 
  • Born January 27, 1939, in Freeport, Illinois, USA
  • Married in 1968 to June Clair Gaspar
  • One child, Brigette Elise Krantz, born April 30, 1976
  • Research interests:  membrane formation and process design, pressure-swing adsorption, scaling analysis in modeling transport and reaction processes, materials processing in low-gravity, global climate change, self-organization in geophysical systems, and biomedical engineering
  • Hobbies and interests:  English history; classical music; world travel; canoeing and backpacking; vintage postcard collecting; care and repair of antique clocks
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Educational Background:
  • BA, Chemistry; 1961; Saint Joseph’s College; Rensselaer, Indiana
  • BS with Honors in Liberal Arts and Sciences and High Distinction in the Curriculum; Chemical Engineering; 1962; University of Illinois; Urbana-Champaign
  • PhD, Chemical Engineering; 1968; University of California; Berkeley
  • PE (Professional Engineer); State of Colorado Registration Number 11630
 
Professional Experience:
  • Assistant Professor 1968-73; Associate Professor 1974-1979; Professor 1980-1999; President's Teaching Scholar 1990-; Professor Emeritus 2000-; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder.
  • Fulbright-Hayes Lecturer; Department. of Chemical Engineering; Istanbul Technical University;  Turkey; 1974-1975.
  • NSF-NATO Senior Fellow in Science; Fluid Mechanics Research Institute; University of Essex; Colchester, England; June-August, 1975.
  • Program Director; Thermodynamics and Mass Transfer Program; National Science Foundation; Washington, DC; 1977-1978.
  • Visiting Keating-Crawford Professor; Department of Chemical Engineering; University of Notre Dame; South Bend, IN; Fall, 1985.
  • Co-Director of the NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Membrane Applied Science and Technology (MAST); University of Colorado; 1988-99.  [link to http://www.mastcenter.org/]
  • Co-Director of the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Site Program; University of Colorado; 1993-1999.
  • Guggenheim Fellow and Fulbright Research Fellow; Mathematical Institute, Oxford University; Oxford, UK; 1988- 1989.
  • Guggenheim Fellow; Department of Chemical Engineering; Indian Institute of Science; Bangalore, India; Summer, 1989.
  • Research Fellow; Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research; University of Colorado; Boulder; 1991-1999.
  • Visiting Professor; Center for Membrane Science and Technology; University of Twente; Enschede, Netherlands; 1995-96.
  • NSF GOALI Faculty Fellow; Chevron Research and Technology; Richmond, California; 1996.
  • NSF GOALI Faculty Fellow; 3M Corporate Research and Technology; St. Paul, Minnesota; 1996.
  • Professor and Rieveschl Ohio Eminent Scholar of Membrane Technology 2000-2005; Professor Emeritus 2005-; University of Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH.
  • Director, NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Summer Site Program; University of Cincinnati; 2001-2005.
  • Director, NSF Integrative Graduate Research Education and Training (IGERT) Program; University of Cincinnati; 2003-2005.
  • Co-Director, NSF Industry/University Cooperative Research Center for Membrane Applied Science and Technology (MAST); University of Cincinnati; 2000-05.  [link to http://www.mastcenter.org/]
  • Visiting Research Fellow; Research School of Chemistry 2003; Department of Applied Mathematics 2004; Australian National University; Canberra, ACT, Australia.
  • Visiting Research Fellow; Nanyang Technological University; Singapore; 2004 and 2005.
  • Isaac M. Meyer Chair Visiting Professor; Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; National University of Singapore; 2005-2008.
 
Selected Awards and Recognition: 
  • Fulbright-Hayes Fellowship at Istanbul Technical University, Turkey, 1974-75.
  • NSF-NATO Senior Fellowship in Science at the Fluid Mechanics Research Institute of the University of Essex in Colchester, England, 1975.
  • Special Achievement and Outstanding Performance Awards from the National Science Foundation, 1978.
  • George Westinghouse Award of the American Society for Engineering Education, 1980
  • Fulbright-Hayes Senior Research Fellowship at Aachen Technical University in West Germany, 1981-82.
  • Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1984.
  • National Research Lecturer of Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, 1984-86.
  • Innovation in Coal Conversion Award given by the University of Pittsburgh, 1987.
  • Fulbright-Hayes Research Fellowship for advanced study at Oxford University in England, 1988-89.
  • Guggenheim Fellowship at Oxford University in England and the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, 1988-89.
  • Named a President's Teaching Scholar of the University of Colorado, April, 1990.
  • Rocky Mountain Section Outstanding Teaching Award of the American Society for Engineering Education, 1998.
  • Named to Academy of Fellows of the American Society for Engineering Education, 1999.
  • Dow Lectureship Award of the Chemical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2003.
  • Malcolm E. Pruitt Award of the Council for Chemical Research, 2004.
  • Named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2005.

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Recent Publications (2005-2008):

·     Gabelman, A., S.-T. Hwang, and W.B. Krantz, “Dense Gas Extraction using a Hollow Fiber Membrane Contactor: Experimental Results vs. Model Predictions,” J. Membrane Science, 257, 11-36 (2005).

·     Krantz, W. B., “Thermodynamics of Surfaces,” chapter 48 in The Engineering Handbook, R. C. Dorf (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 48-1 to 48-8 (2005) USBN 0-8493-1586-7.

·     Khare, V.K., A.R. Greenberg, and W.B. Krantz, “Vapor Induced Phase Separation - Effect of the Humid Air Exposure Step on Membrane Morphology: Part I. Insights from Mathematical Modeling,” J. Membrane Science, 258, 140-156 (2005).

·     Jia, Y., R. Wang, A.G. Fane, and W.B. Krantz, “Effect of Air Bubbling on Atrazine Adsorption in Water by Powdered Activated Carbons - Competitive Adsorption of Impurities,” Separation and Purification Technology, 46(1-2), 79-87 (2005).

·     French, D.A., R. Flannery, S. Kleene, W.B. Krantz, and C. Groetsch, “Numerical Approximation of Solutions of a Nonlinear Inverse Problem arising in Olfaction Experimentation,” Mathematical and Computer Modeling, 43, 945-956 (2006).

·     Li, D., A.R. Greenberg, W.B. Krantz, and R.L. Sani, “Membrane Formation via Thermally Induced Phase Separation (TIPS): Model Development and Validation,” J. Membrane Science, 279, 50-60 (2006).

·     Lee, H., S.R. Chaudhuri, W.B. Krantz, and S.-T. Hwang, “A Model for Evaporative Casting of Polymeric Membranes Incorporating Convection due to Density Changes,” J. Membrane Science, 284, 161-172 (2006).

·     Gupta, V.K., Hwang, S.-T., W.B. Krantz and A.R. Greenberg, “Characterization of Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membrane Performance for Aqueous Salt Solutions using Irreversible Thermodynamics,” Desalination, 208, 1-18 (2007).

·     Chai, G.-Y., A.R. Greenberg, and W.B. Krantz, “Ultrasound, Gravimetric, and SEM Studies of Inorganic Fouling in Spiral-Wound Membrane Modules,” Desalination, 208, 277-293 (2007).

·     Anim-Mensah, A.R., J.E. Franklin, J.E., L.A. Salazar, D.B. Mast, J.E. Mark, S. J. Clarson, and W. B. Krantz, “Use of Ultrasound to Determine Selected Mechanical Properties of Silicone Films,” chapter in Science and Technology of Silicone and Silicone-Modified Materials, #964 ACS Symposium Series, by S.J. Clarson, J.J. Fitzgerald, M.J. Owen, S.S. Smith, and M.E. Van Dyke (eds.), Oxford University Press, UK, 203-219 (2007).

·     Anim-Mensah, A.R., J.E. Mark, and W.B. Krantz, “Use of Solubility Parameters for Predicting the Separation Characteristics of Poly(dimethyl-siloxane) and Siloxane-Containing Membranes,” Chapter 14 in Science and Technology of Silicone and Silicone-Modified Materials, ACS Symposium Series #964, by S.J. Clarson, J.J. Fitzgerald, M.J. Owen, S.D. Smith, and M.E. Van Dyke (eds.), Oxford University Press, UK (2007).

·     N. Widjojo, T.S. Chung, and W.B. Krantz “A Morphological and Structural Study of Ultem/P84 Copolyimide Dual-Layer Hollow Fiber Membranes with Delamination-Free Morphology” Journal of Membrane Science, 294, 132-146 (2007).

·     Li, Yi, W.B. Krantz, and T.-S. Chung, “A Novel Primer to prevent Nanoparticle Agglomeration in Mixed Matrix Membranes,” A.I.Ch.E. Journal, 53(9), 2470-2475 (2007).

·     Bonyadi, S., T.-S. Chung, and W.B. Krantz, “Investigation of Corrugation Phenomenon in the Inner Contour of Hollow Fibers during Non-solvent Induced Phase Separation Process,” J. Membrane Science, 299(1-2), 200-210 (2007).

·     Krantz, W.B., “From Third World to First – in Water Resources Management,” in What’s in a Name?, E. Fung (ed.), National University of Singapore Development Office Yearbook, Republic of Singapore (2007).

·     Krantz, W.B., “Scaling Analysis as a Pedagogical Tool in Teaching Transport and Reaction Processes,” 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, June 24-27, 2007, Honolulu, HI (available on CD-Rom).

·     Cheng, J., L. Yi, T.-S. Chung, Chen, S.-B., and W.B. Krantz, “High-Performance Protein Separation by Ion Exchange Membrane Partitioned Free-Flow Isoelectric Focusing System,” Chem. Eng. Sci., 63, 2241-2251 (2008).

·     Peterson, R.A. and W.B. Krantz, “Differential Frost Heave Model for Patterned Ground Formation: Corroboration with Observations along a North American Arctic Transect,” Journal of Geophysical Research, 113 (G3), S304 (2008).

·    Balaji, S., S. Lakshminarayanan, and William B. Krantz, “Scaling and Sensitivity Analysis of a Reverse Flow Reactor,” Chem. Eng. Sci., 63(2), 342-355 (2008).

·     Krantz, W.B., “Oral Communication Skills Workshop for Students in Engineering and Applied Science,” 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, June 22-25, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA (available on CD-ROM).

·     Walker, D.A., H.E. Epstein, V.E. Romanovsky, C.L. Ping., G.J. Michaelson, R.P. Daanen, Y. Shur, R.A. Peterson, W.B. Krantz, M.K. Raynolds, W.A. Gould, G. Gonzalez, D.J. Nickolsky, C.M. Vonlanthen, A.N. Kade, P. Kuss, A.M. Kelley, C.A. Munger, C.T. Tarnocai, N.V. Matveyeva, and F.J.A. Daniëls “Arctic Patterned-Ground Ecosystems:  A Synthesis of Field Studies and Models along a North American Arctic Transect,” Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences, 113(G3), S301 (2008).

·     Anim-Mensah, A.R., W.B. Krantz, and R. Govind, “Studies on Polymeric Nanofiltration-Based Water-Softening and the Effect of Anion Properties on the Softening Process,” European Polymer Journal, 44(7), 2244-2252 (2008).

 
[link to Publications]
 
Patents:  
  • “Continuous Countercurrent Membrane Column for the Separation of Solute/Solvent Systems,” U.S. Patent No. 4,755,297, (with B.A. Nerad), issued July 5, 1988.
  • “Blood Treatment Device with Moving Membrane for Enhancing Mass Transfer,” (with R.R. Bilodeau, R.J. Elgas and M. E. Voorhees), U.S. Patent No. 5,626,759, issued May 6, 1997.
  • “Method and Apparatus for Determining the State of Fouling/Cleaning of Membrane Modules,” U.S. Patent No. 6,161,435, (with G.-Y. Chai, L.J. Bond, and A.R. Greenberg), issued December 19, 2000.
  • “Balanced Flow Resistance OCR Distributor Cone,” (with D.E. Earls, H.J. Trimble, J. Chabot, and K. Parimi), U.S. Patent No. 6,387,334, issued May 14, 2002.
  • “Apparatus and Method for Controlling Pore Size in Polymeric Membranes and Thin Films,” (with A.R. Greenberg,A. Neice, and P. Todd), U.S. Patent No. 6,479,007, issued November 12, 2002.
 
Research Grants and Contracts:
  • 148 grants and contracts totaling $20.1 million from NSF, NASA, DOE, DOA, private industry, and other University, State and Federal agencies.