Meet graduated students who wrote the patents, publications, theses, and other works made possible by the consortium funding over the decades. Below are a few summary graphics regarding our graduated students.
Many of our students have diverse backgrounds and often take their first jobs with our current and former member companies after graduation. Click on them to learn more about the work they pursued while in the CFNC.
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Electrospinning of Spring Supported Tubular Nanofiber Media and Its Application (2019)
Parker
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Applications of Dispersed Phase Flows through Porous Media (2018)
Parker-Hannifin
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Parker-Hannifin
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Electrowet Coalescence of Water Drops in Water-ULSD Dispersion (2017)
Filtration Technology Corporation
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Fabrication, Characterization, and Application of Elastic Hydrophobic Electrospun Fiber Mats (2016)
Mann&Hummel Purolator Filters LLC
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
American Air Filtration
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Vibration Assisted Water-Diesel Separation by Glass Fiber Media and Electrospun Fiber Media (2016)
Amerson Automation Solutions
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Performance of Layered Thin media in Coalescence Filtration and Modification of Prediction Model (2016)
Celanese
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Parker-Hannifin
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Hyundai
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Conversion of Phenol to Cyclohexanone using Nanofiber Supported Catalysts (2015)
Jazan University
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Study of Liquid Drop Migration on Fibers and Mats Due to Liquid Flow in a Thin Slit Geometry (2015)
SINA
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
PhD: Comparison of Nonwoven Fiberglass and Stainless Steel Microfiber Media in Aerosol Coalescence Filtration (2015)
MS: Drop Motion on Superhydrophobic Fiber Mats (2011)
Parker-Hannifin
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Post-Doc at UA
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Modification of Electrospinning Solutions and Yarn Production for Filtration Application (2013)
Intel
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Separation of Emulsified Water from Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (2013)
Ingredion
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Water-Diesel Secondary Dispersion Separation using Superhydrophobic Tubes of Nanofibers (2013)
Emerson
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Post-Doc at North Carolina State
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Shale Shaker Model and Experimental Validation (2012)
Schlumberger
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Chemical Engineering
Advisor: George Chase
Mixed Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Fiber Media for Liquid-Liquid Coalescence (2011)
Donaldson
Improved performance with layer orientation incorporated pleated media on coalescence filtration (2010)
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Nanofiber filter media for air filtration (2010)
Fibrao Technology Corp
Metal oxide nanofibers as filters, catalyst and catalyst support structures (2010)
Hollingsworth & Vose
Improving performance and drainage of coalescing filters (2010)
Clarcor
Catalytic Decomposition of Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide Gases using Nanofiber Based Filter Media of Varying Diameters (2010)
BP
Modeling of Drainage in Coalescing Filters (2010)
Fiberweb
Study of Methods to Create and Control Electrospun Liquid Jets (2009)
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Synthesis of Semiconducting Ceramic Nanofibers, Development of P-N Junctions, and Bandgap Engineering by Electrospinning (2009)
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Catalytic Decomposition of Nitric Oxide and Carbon Monoxide Gases Using Nanofiber Based Filter Media (2008)
Microscale Study of Drop Migration on Fibers in Coalescing Filters (2007)
Cummins Filtration
Effect of Surface Energy of Fibers on Coalescence Filtration (2007)
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A Computer Program for Filter Media Design Optimization (2007)
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An Analysis of Variable Effects on a Theoretical Model of the Electrospin Process for Making Nanofibers (2006)
Parker-Hannifin
Non-thesis MS (2006)
Metallurg Vanadium Corp.
Development, Characterization and Testing of Titanium Dioxide Nanofibers Enhanced Ceramic Fibrous Filter Medium for Filtration Applications (2006)
Parker-Hannifin
Nanofiber Incorporated Glass Fiber Filter Media (2005)
Parker-Hannifin
Modeling of Coalescing Filters (2005)
Kaydon Corp.
Non-thesis MS (2004)
Goodyear
Control of glass fiber orientation in non-woven media by electric field (2004)
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Liquid-Liquid Coalescence filtration (2004)
SamSung
Synthesis, Characterization, and Testing of Carbon Nanofibers for Coalescence Filtration of Oil from Compressed Air and Adsorption of Chloroform from Air (2003)
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Nanofiber Augmented Meltblown Filter Media
Study of Electrorheology Fluid Flow Through a Packed Bed (2003)
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The Study of Coalescence Filtration and Drainage Design (2002)
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Non-thesis MS (2002)
Polymer Engineering Solutions, Inc.
Characterizing Three Dimensional Fiber Orientation Distribution of Filter Media (2002)
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Cross Flow Filtration Characteristics of Fiber Oriented Filter Media (2002)
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Characterization of Consolidated Sand Cartridge Filters (2001)
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Effects of pH and Salt Concentration on Particle Capture in co-filtration of Papermaking Slurry (2001)
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Non-thesis MS (2001)
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Effect of Humidity, Temperature and Binder Content in Oil-Droplet Coalescence in Glass Fiber Filter Media with and without Polymer Nanofibers (2000)
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Permeability Study on Laboratory Scale Water-Based Coalescing Filter (1999)
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Effect of Fiber Orientation on Filter Media Performance (1999)
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Zeta Potential Effects of Clay Migration in Sandstone (1999)
Permeability and Coalescence Performance Study of Filter Material Using Latex as Binder (1999)
Characterizing Fiber Orientation in Fibrous Media (1999)
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Filler Retention in Pre-Formed and Forming Fibrous Media (1998)
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Acetone Extraction of 2,4 DNT from Sand and Clay Soils (1997)
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Study of Wall Effects in Elastic Packed Beds (1996)
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Solvent Recovery of Acetone from Acetone-Water-Energetic Mixtures (1996)
Non-thesis MS (1996)
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Using a Multiphase Continuum Theory and Directly Measured Data to Model Flow Through Packed Beds (1994)
Two Phase Flow in Porous Media (1992)
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