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2017 Texas A&M

Conference on

Energy

September 25 – 27, 2017

Bethancourt Ballroom, Memorial Student

Center (MSC)

Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Thank you to all our sponsors !!

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Table of Contents

CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW .................................................................. 2

PLENARY SPEAKERS ............................................................................................ 3

PANEL DISSCUSSIONS ......................................................................................... 6

ORAL PRESENTATIONS ....................................................................................... 7

POSTER SESSIONS ............................................................................................. 12

ABOUT US

Texas A&M Energy Research Society (TAMU ERS) is a community established by the

Texas A&M Energy Institute in Fall 2015. Our mission is to work for students and

researchers conducting multi-disciplinary energy research to ensure their needs

are understood, advocated, and promoted through education, research, and

learning. We aim to create a dynamic and synergistic environment within the

university through technical and social events. Texas A&M Conference on Energy is

our signature event.

The ERS Team:

Organizing Committee: Burcu Beykal (President), Ishan Bajaj (Vice-President),

Cosar Doga Demirhan (Technical Lead), Yang-Denis Su-Feher (External Outreach

Lead), Melis Onel (Internal Outreach Lead), Shachit Iyer (Logistics Lead)

Conference Directors: Baris Burnak, Salih Emre Demirel, Pankaj Goel, Justin Katz,

Kevin Topolski, Bingyu Wang

TAMU ERS Spotlight Video Interview Team: Melis Onel, Cosar Doga Demirhan,

Burcu Beykal, Wei Deng, Rahul Sharma, Kevin Topolski, Aurora Vargas, Xuezhen

Wang

App Developers: Justin Katz, Aurora Vargas


Conference Program

Start End Monday, September 25, 2017

07:30 08:30 Conference Registration and Breakfast (MSC 2300C)

08:30 09:15 Opening Remarks (MSC 2300C)

09:15 10:15 Plenary Presentation: Dr. Ralph T. Muehleisen, Argonne National Laboratory (MSC 2300C)

10:15 10:30 Break

10:30 12:30

Oral Presentations - 1

Multifunctional Materials for Energy Applications

(MSC 2300A)

Energy Policy, Law, and Security (MSC 2300B)

Oil & Gas Exploration and Production (MSC 2300D)

12:30 13:30 Lunch Break (MSC 2300C)

13:30 14:30 Panel: Big Data, Big Responsibility: The Role of Big Data in Energy (MSC 2300B)

14:30 14:45 Break

14:45 16:45


Combustion Science and Technology

(MSC 2300A)

Data Science and Analytics in Energy Applications

(MSC 2300B)

Modeling, Design, and Analysis of Multi-scale Energy Systems - I

(MSC 2300D)

Start End Tuesday, September 26, 2017


09:15 10:15 Plenary Presentation: Dr. Michael C. Kerby, ExxonMobil (MSC 2300C)

10:15 10:30 Break

10:30 12:30


Energy Storage Technologies (MSC 2300A)

Optimization and Control of Multi-Scale Energy Systems

(MSC 2300B)

The Water-Energy-Food Nexus (MSC 2300D)

12:30 13:30 Lunch Break (MSC 2300C)

13:30 14:30 Panel: Moving Toward a Safe, Secure & Sustainable Energy Supply Chain (MSC 2300B)

14:30 14:45 Break

14:45 16:45


Energy Carrier and Conversion Technologies (MSC 2300A)

Process Safety Management and Risk Assessment

(MSC 2300B)

Modeling, Design, and Analysis of Multi-scale Energy Systems - II

(MSC 2300D)

Start End Wednesday, September 27, 2017


08:30 09:30 Plenary Presentation: Dr. Ajay Mehta,

Shell International Innovation Research & Development (MSC 2300C)

09:30 10:30 Poster Session (MSC 2300E)

10:30 12:30


Innovative Process Design Methods (MSC 2300A)

Renewable Energy Production Technologies: Solar, Wind, Biomass,

and Geothermal (MSC 2300B)

Environmental and Societal Impacts of Energy Production

(MSC 2300D)

12:30 13:00 Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks (MSC 2300C)


Plenary Speakers

Plenary Speaker:

(9:15 - 10:15 am, Monday, MSC 2300C)

Dr. Ralph T. Muehleisen

Principal Building Scientist,

Building Energy Decision

and Technology Research (BEDTR) Section Leader

Urban Science and Engineering Program Leader

Argonne National Laboratory

Title: Urban Science and Engineering: Big Data + Big Computing = Big Solutions

to Big Problems

Abstract: While the development of cities is one of mankind’s greatest achievements, it is also

one of mankind’s greatest challenges. Unprecedented urban growth is leading to unprecedented

design challenges and unprecedented strains on finite resources. Urban science and engineering

is an evolving discipline that tries to study urban regions using the methods of systems

engineering, looking at the city as a connected whole rather than trying to understand each portion

in isolation. A systems approach will let scientists, economists, sociologists, urban planners,

designers, and policy makers understand the interaction of urban system components and

evaluate design, operation, and operation scenarios. Urban scale models are being developed

that couple the separate models for atmospheric, environmental, water, transportation, energy,

buildings, and economic systems and will be seeded with massive amounts of urban data just

becoming available to researchers. This talk will present an overview of some of the more recent

developments in urban systems science and in particular look at the applications of data science

and high performance computing to help cities solve their problems.

About the speaker: At Argonne, Dr. Ralph T. Muehleisen leads research to increase the

efficiency, sustainability, and resilience of the built environment while improving the quality of life

for its citizens. His research programs range from policy and market research, to advanced

modeling of buildings and grid, to new technology development. Dr. Muehleisen is an active

member of many professional societies including the International Building Performance

Simulation Association (IBPSA), ASHRAE, ASTM, and the Acoustical Society of America.


Plenary Speakers

Plenary Speaker:

(9:15 - 10:15 am, Tuesday, MSC 2300C)

Mike Kerby

Corporate Strategic Research Manager

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company

Clinton, New Jersey

Abstract: Society faces the dual challenge of providing reliable and affordable energy while also

reducing greenhouse gas emissions to reduce the risks of climate change. By 2040 the global

population will grow from 7 to more than 9 billion and energy demand is likely to increase by 25%

even with efficiency gains. Currently, more than 1 billion people do not have electricity and future

energy will need to be not only reliable, affordable, and scalable but also sustainable. This talk

provides an overview of ExxonMobil’s energy outlook, key drivers, and technology approaches to

address these challenges. The world’s energy system will require a transformation over the next

several decades and technology will underpin these changes. Attention is focused on delivering

low emissions technologies including low energy processing, carbon capture and storage, and

second generation biofuels. Such technologies have potential to diversify the energy mix, increase

energy efficiency, and reduce emissions.

About the speaker: Mike received his bachelor of science in chemistry from the University of

Dayton and a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Texas, Austin. After completing a

postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley, he joined ExxonMobil’s Process Technology

Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1989. Over the past 28 years, Mike has held a number

of technical and management positions within ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company,

ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company, and ExxonMobil Chemical. In 2000, Mike joined

ExxonMobil Refining and Supply Company as Planning Advisor in Fairfax, Virginia, and in 2008

he became Lab Director for Corporate Strategic Research, in Clinton, New Jersey. In 2010, Mike

joined ExxonMobil Chemical to become the Global Chemical Research Manager and in 2012 the

Global Polymer Technology Manager in Houston, Texas. In 2014, he assumed his current

position as Corporate Strategic Research Manager. Mike holds more than 30 U.S. patents and

is a past recipient of the American Chemical Society’s Heroes of Chemistry Award for

commercializing technology to produce cleaner diesel transportation fuels. He has served on the

National Academies Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, the Chemical Heritage

Foundation, the Texas Bioenergy Policy Council, and is active in United Way.


Plenary Speakers

Plenary Speaker:

(8:30 - 9:30 am, Wednesday, MSC 2300C)

Dr. Ajay Mehta

General Manager,

Long Range Research & New Energy Technologies

Shell International Innovation Research & Development

Title: More and Cleaner Energy Solutions – Powering Progress Together for a

Changing World

Abstract: We stand at the cusp of an ongoing energy transition that will fundamentally disrupt

the way in which energy is produced, processed, transmitted, distributed and consumed. The

energy mix of the future will be much more diverse and will see the rapid growth of renewables

over the next few decades. The expanding role of electrification will have also have a wide-

ranging impact on the transportation, building, power, and heavy industry segments and create a

completely new paradigm for energy production and its usage. This presentation will provide an

overview of Shell’s response to the energy transition and the role of research and technology for

the development of dense energy carriers (solar fuels), advanced energy storage systems and

novel approaches to convert methane to new products. Advances in computational material

science and chemistry as well as biosciences will also play a central role in emerging energy

solutions. This presentation will conclude with a discussion on the pace and integration of many

of these potential breakthroughs that will power progress together for a changing world.

About the speaker: Ajay Mehta has worked at Shell for 21 years, primarily in its upstream

exploration and production division. He spent his first decade at Shell working on Deepwater

projects worldwide, first as a Research Scientist, then as a R&D Team Leader and finally, as a

Research Manager. During this time, he also served as a Distinguished Lecturer for the Society

of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) as a subject matter expert on gas hydrates. Ajay subsequently

assumed assignments in production operations, project engineering and general management,

including postings in Malaysia and New Orleans. Prior to his current role, he served as an

Engineering Manager in the Deepwater Projects organization where his group was accountable

for de-risking major subsea technologies. In his current role, he serves as the General Manager

for Long Range Research and New Energy Technologies and leads a global team of experts to

develop more and cleaner energy solutions. Ajay holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the

National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India, a PhD in Chemical Engineering and

Petroleum-Refining from the Colorado School of Mines, and an MBA from the Massachusetts

Institute of Technology.


Panel Discussions

Panel 1: Big Data, Big Responsibility: The Role of Big Data in Energy

1:30 – 2:30 pm, Monday, September 25, 2017 (MSC 2300B)

The advancement in technology and computational power has enabled huge amount of data collection in real time,

which has initiated the big data era. Today big data analytics is becoming an essential tool for businesses as well as

society, providing assistance in decision-making processes in numerous energy industries. With increasing popularity

comes lots of questions on its current capabilities and future potential. In this panel organization, we aim to discuss the

challenges and opportunities associated with the use of big data in the energy sector.

Moderator:

Dr. Faruque Hasan Assistant Professor Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University

Panelists:

Dr. Yu Ding James Peters Brian H. Richards Brant Swidler

Professor Analytical Specialist Managing Director Customer Success Manager Department of Industrial &

Systems Engineering The Dow Chemical Company Innovation

Accenture SparkCognition

Texas A&M University

Panel 2: Moving Toward a Safe, Secure & Sustainable Energy Supply Chain:

What is the current state? What are tomorrow’s challenges?

1:30 – 2:30 pm, Tuesday, September 26, 2017 (MSC 2300B)

Energy production and distribution are major challenges for today’s and tomorrow’s energy infrastructure. How energy

infrastructures are constructed will have a substantial impact on the development of future technologies. To build,

maintain, and grow a resilient energy supply chain, sustainability, safety, and security must be carefully considered in

the planning process. This panel discussion will focus on these three major issues around the energy supply chain:

sustainability, safety, and security.

Moderator:

Captain James Pettigrew Director Operations for the Ocean Energy Safety Institute Texas A&M University

Panelists:

Dr. M. Sam Mannan J. Gregory Hall Dr. Debalina Sengupta

Director, Mary Kay O’Connor Safety Center

Professor, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering Texas A&M University

Principal Electrical Engineer Eastman Chemical Company

Associate Director Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station – Gas and Fuels Research

Center


Oral Presentations

Start End Monday

September 25, 2017

10:30 12:30 Oral Presentations - 1

Multifunctional Materials for Energy Applications

(MSC 2300A)

Energy Policy, Law, and Security

(MSC 2300B)

Oil & Gas Exploration and Production

(MSC 2300D)

10:30 10:50

Low Temperature Thermoelectric Power Factor from Completely Organic Thin Films Enabled by Multidimensional Conjugated Networks Daniel Stevens, Chungyeon Cho, Choongho Yu, Jaime Grunlan

Franchise Laws in the US Automobile Distribution System: Consumer Protection or Regulatory Capture? Ephraim Karsagi

A Comprehensive Three-Dimensional Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Model for Shale Reservoirs with Multiple Bedding Layers Jizhou Tang, Kan Wu, Christine Economides

10:50 11:10

Metal Ions in Water Degrade Friction Reduction Performance of Fracturing Fluids

Rixing Zhang, Hisham Nasr-El-Din, Lisa M. Perez, Perla B. Balbuena

Low Carbon Fuel Standards Can Mark a New Era in Energy Regulation: The Case of California Samir Huseynov, Marco Palma

CFD High Performance Computing in Oil Reservoirs at Intel Xeon Phis

Zhi Shang, Honggao Liu

11:10 11:30

An Indentation-based Technique for Assessing a Material’s Propensity to Strain Localization

Mengying Liu, Ian McCue, Michael Demkowicz

The Energy Paradigm Shift: An Analysis and Future Strategy of United States Relationships in the Middle East and Energy Security Ruben Mendoza

Revisiting the Fundamentals of Transient Flow in Unconventional Reservoirs

Zhenzhen Wang, Michael King, Akhil Datta-Gupta

11:30 11:50

Facile Preparation of a Free-Standing Hydrogen-bonded Ladder Polymer Films through Solid State In-situ Ring-Annulation Tianyu Yuan, Xiaozhou Ji, Lei Fang

Challenges Facing the "Keep it in the Ground" Movement Monika U. Ehrman

Robust upscaling to model multiscale aspects of fluid flow in porous media Krishna Nunna, Michael King

11:50 12:10

Computational Design of Amyloid Materials Capturing Cesium

Sai Vamshi Reddy Jonnalagadda, Yeonsu Kwak, Chang-Hyun Choi, Asuka Orr, Moon Joo Lee, Anna Mitraki, Hae Kwon Jeong, Phanourios Tamamis

Cyber-Vulnerabilities of using UAVs in Power Line Inspections Leela Krishna Chaitanya Gottumukkala, Robin R. Murphy

Integration of Pressure Transient Data into Reservoir Models using the Fast-Marching Method Chen Li, Michael J. King

12:10 12:30

Hybrid Au-CsPbBr3 Nanoparticles for Optoelectronic Applications Benjamin Roman, Matthew Sheldon


Oral Presentations

Start End Monday

September 25, 2017


Combustion Science and Technology

(MSC 2300A)

Data Science and Analytics in Energy Applications

(MSC 2300B)

Modeling, Design, and Analysis of Multi-scale

Energy Systems - I (MSC 2300D)

14:45 15:05

H-atom Measurement in Stabilized Sooting Flat Flames Using Femtosecond Two Photon-LIF

Ayush Jain, Yejun Wang, Waruna D. Kulatilaka

Fault Detection and Diagnosis of Continuous Processes via Non-linear Support Vector Machine based Feature Selection

Melis Onel, Chris A. Kieslich, Yannis A. Guzman, Christodoulos A. Floudas, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

Generalized Process Synthesis and Intensification using a Novel Block Superstructure

Jianping Li, Salih Emre Demirel, M. M. Faruque Hasan

15:05 15:25

Advanced Laser Diagnostics for use in Extreme Combustion Nicholas Diskerud, Alex C. Bayeh, Adonios N. Karpetis

Addressing Societal Grand Challenges: Strategies for Research Translation in Energy Bruce Herbert

Determination of the optimal number of eigenfunctions in Proper Orthogonal Decomposition based on Machine Learning Harwinder Singh Sidhu, Abhinav Narasingam, Prashanth Siddhamshetty, Joseph Sang-II Kwon

15:25 15:45

Imaging Carbon Monoxide (CO) in Sooting Flames Using Femtosecond Two-Photon LIF Yejun Wang, Waruna Kulatilaka

Spline Model for Wake Effect Analysis: Characteristics and Impacts on Wind Turbine Power Generation

Hoon Hwangbo, Andrew L., Johnson Yu Ding

Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Integrated Adsorption-Reaction Processes

Akhil Arora, Shachit S. Iyer, M. M. Faruque Hasan

15:45 16:05

Three-Dimensional Imaging of Particle Size and Distribution During Energetic Reactions Using Digital In-line Holography Nicholas Niemiec, Catherine Dillier, Eric Petersen

A Two-phase Algorithm for Optimization of Data-driven Processes

Ishan Bajaj, M.M. Faruque Hasan

The Resolution of the Generic Safety Issue GSI-191 for Current Pressurized Water Reactors - A Successful Approach Rodolfo Vaghetto, Alessandro Vanni, Yassin Hassan

16:05 16:25

Microwave coupling to the flame front: Nonequilibrium effects

Albina Tropina, R.B. Miles

Using Bayesian Probability in conjunction with the Capacitance Resistance Model to formulate Type Well Analysis Methodology to Forecast Reservoir Decline Ruben C. Mendoza, W. John Lee

16:25 16:45

Intermittent Combustion in Swirl Injectors used in Propulsion and Power Generation Devices

Adonios N. Karpetis, Nicholas M. Diskerud

Data-Driven Modeling and Optimization of Constrained Grey-Box Computational Problems Using ARGONAUT

Burcu Beykal, Fani Boukouvala, Christodoulos A. Floudas, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos


Oral Presentations

Start End Tuesday

September 26, 2017


Energy Storage Technologies

(MSC 2300A)

Optimization and Control of Multi-Scale Energy

Systems (MSC 2300B)

The Water-Energy-Food Nexus

(MSC 2300D)

10:30 10:50

Shapeable, Self-healing and Thermoreversible PCM-holding PVA gels Parvin Karimineghlani, Anbazhagan Palanisamy, Svetlana Sukhishvili

Process Synthesis and Global Optimization of Novel Ammonia Production Processes C. Doga Demirhan, William W. Tso, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

Systematic Analysis and Optimization of Water-Energy Nexus Spyridon D. Tsolas, M. Nazmul Karim, M. M. Faruque Hasan

10:50 11:10

Experimental Validation of Numerical Prediction for the Transient Performance of a Thermal Energy Storage (TES) Platform Realized By Integrating Heat Exchanger (PHX) with Phase Change Materials (PCM)

Navin Kumar, Reynaldo Chavez

Integration of Design, Scheduling and Control under Uncertainty via Model Based Multi-Parametric Programming

Baris Burnak, Justin Katz, Nikolaos A. Diangelakis, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

Optimizing Multi-Well Aquifer Storage and Recovery Systems for Energy Use and Recovery Efficiency Saheli Majumdar, Dr. Gretchen R Miller, Ben Smith, Dr. Zhuping Sheng

11:10 11:30

Understanding the Lithiation Mechanisms of Sulfur-Carbon Cathodes: A Theoretical Approach from Atomistic Modeling

Saul Perez Beltran, Perla B. Balbuena

Local dynamic mode decomposition with control: Its application to model predictive control of hydraulic fracturing

Abhinav Narasingam, Joseph Kwon

Enhanced Water Usage Model for Electricity Generation Planning to Minimize Economic Value and Water Requirements

Dwarkanath Prabhu, R. Skinner, V.J. Leon

11:30 11:50

Electrolyte Decomposition at the Lithium Metal Anode of Rechargeable Batteries

Luis E. Camacho-Forero, Perla B. Balbuena

Handling economic and practical considerations in feedback control of hydraulic fracturing in ultra-low permeability reservoirs Prashanth Siddhamshetty, Shuai Liu, Joseph Sang-Il Kwon, Peter P. Valko

The Role of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals in Morocco Bassel Daher, Rabi Mohtar

11:50 12:10

A Heavy Truck Flywheel-Regenerative Braking System Design, Modeling and Simulation Using Generalized Gyrator Theory Nima Farrokhzad-Ershad, Morsy A., Nariman S., Tafazzoli Mehrjardi R., Ehsani M.

Inherently Safer Design and Control

Denis Su-Feher, Yogesh Koirala, Efstratios Pistikopoulos, M. Sam Mannan

Water-Energy Nexus in San Antonio Region

Jordan Muell, Ahmed Mroue, Rabi Mohtar, Mark Holtzapple, David Burnett, Mukul Bhatia

12:10 12:30

Conducting Block Copolymer Battery Electrode Binders Compared Against Their Homopolymer Blend Analogs

Hyosung An, Xiaoyi Li Cody

Chalker, Maria Stracke, Rafael Verduzco, Jodie L. Lutkenhaus


Oral Presentations

Start End Tuesday

September 26, 2017


Energy Carrier and Conversion Technologies

(MSC 2300A)

Process Safety Management and Risk

Assessment (MSC 2300B)

Modeling, Design, and Analysis of Multi-scale

Energy Systems - II (MSC 2300D)

14:45 15:05

Experimental measurements of pressure drop in a randomly packed bed

Ethan Daniel Kappes, Stephen King, Ethan Kappes, Mateusz Marciniak, Thien Nguyen, Yassin Hassan, Victor Ugaz

Risk based decision making methods for evaluating complex technologies, a comparative analysis on pipelines and railroad for crude oil transport Pranav Kannan, Dr. M.A.Wortman, Dr. M. Sam Mannan

Model Reduction and Approximation for Simultaneous Design, Control, and Scheduling

Justin Katz, Baris Burnak, Nikolaos A. Diangelakis, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

15:05 15:25

Energy Storage and Efficiency Enhancement in the OTEC Power System

Nagan Srinivasan

Maintenance optimization-based cooling tower resilience analysis for optimal and safer operation

Prerna Jain, E.N. Pistikopoulos, M. Sam Mannan

Anchor-Tenant Models for the Synthesis of Eco-Industrial Parks through Carbon-Hydrogen-Oxygen Symbiosis Networks Kevin Topolski, Mohamed Noureldin, Mahmoud El-Halwagi

15:25 15:45

Dynamic Modeling and Control of Absorption of Hydrogen in a LaNi5 bed Gerald Ogumerem, Iordanis Kesisoglou, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

Real-time chemical detection using energy-efficient mid-Infrared sensors on-a-chip Pao Tai Lin

Structural Analysis of the Global Natural Gas Trade Network

Nataliia Sviazinska, Sergiy Butenko, Ivan Damnjanovic

15:45 16:05

Self-Growth-Templating Synthesis of 3D N,P,Co-Doped Mesoporous Carbon Frameworks for Efficient Oxygen Electroreduction Fuping Pan, Ying Li

A Network-Based Risk-Averse Approach to Optimizing the Security of a Nuclear Facility

Eugene Lykhovyd, Sergiy Butenko, Craig Marianno, Justin Yates

Modeling the plasma dynamics of in-space propulsion devices

Kentaro Hara

16:05 16:25

Towards the development of bio-sensors for the detection of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) Pranav Kannan, S. Vaddiraju, M. Sam Mannan


Oral Presentations

Start End Wednesday

September 27, 2017


Innovative Process Design Methods

(MSC 2300A)

Renewable Energy Production Technologies: Solar, Wind, Biomass, and

Geothermal (MSC 2300B)

Environmental and Societal Impacts of Energy

Production

(MSC 2300D)

10:30 10:50

Carbon Fiber from Fractionated Lignin Enables Multi-stream Integrated Biorefinery Qiang Li, Qiang Li, Shangxian Xie, Wilson K. Serem, Joshua S. Yuan

Innovations in Molten Salt Technology to Enable Concentrated Solar Power Peter McIntyre, Akhdiyor Sattarov, Debiyoti Banerjee, Sam Mannan, James Gerity, Joshua Kellams, Jeffrey Breitschopf

Remediation of Petroleum Impacted Soils with Electron Beam Irradiation John Lassalle, Thomas Thompson, Marco Martinez, Harika Rao Damarla, Paul Bireta, Gabriel Sabadell, Thomas Hoelen, Andrea Strzelec, David Staack

10:50 11:10

Design and Optimization of Modular Intensified Process for Integrated Carbon Capture and Conversion Shachit S Iyer, Ishan Bajaj, Priyadarshini Balasubramanian, M.M. Faruque Hasan

The oil/solar nexus: Leveraging oil driven development to create and sustain renewable energy in the United Arab Emirates Ryan P. Dicce, Christian Brannstrom, Michael Ewers

Field Measurements on Geothermal Foundations

Reza Keshavarz, Sanchez M., Akrouch G., Briaud J.L.

11:10 11:30

Advancing the Production of Olefins and Aromatics from Natural Gas via Methanol: Chemical Looping for Syngas Generation William W. Tso, C. Doga Demirhan, Alexander M. Niziolek, Onur Onel, Christodoulos A. Floudas, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos

Advanced F2O(Formic Acid:Fenton:Organosolv) Pretreatment for Switchgrass Biomass Valorization

Man Li, Shangxian Xie, Michelle Olson, Katy C. Kao, Joshua S. Yuan

Vehicle Motion Planning: Past and Ongoing Research in Rathinam's Lab

Bingyu Wang, Sivakumar Rathinam, Kaarthik Sundar, Bingyu Wang

11:30 11:50

An Integrated Framework for Process Intensification with Operability, Control and Safety

Yuhe Tian, Efstratios Pistikopoulos, M. Sam Mannan

Asymmetric spatio-temporal models for short-term wind forecast

Ahmed Aziz Ezzat, Mikyoung Jun, Yu Ding

Current understanding of emissions and air quality impacts from unconventional oil and gas in Texas Geoffrey Roest, Gunnar Schade

11:50 12:10

A General Framework for Process Synthesis, Integration and Intensification Salih Emre Demirel, Jianping Li, M. M. Faruque Hasan

Laboratory Studies on Thermal Fracturing Behavior in Well Stimulation of Enhanced Geothermal Systems Jungyeon Jang, Yunxing Lu, Minsu Cha

Measuring the Severity of Tariff Under-Recovery in Ghana Brittany Street, Steven Puller

12:10 12:30

A Network-based Optimization Approach to Wind Energy Systems Jose Saldana, Seyedmohammadhossein Hosseinian, Sergiy Butenko


Poster Session

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM (MSC 2300E)

Poster Number

Title Authors

1 Nothing of Permanence? Local Impacts of the Latest Energy Boom and Bust in Texas

Craig Carpenter, Rebekka Dudensing, David Anderson

2 Water desalination and fertilizer production

Aggie Challenge Advanced Vapor Compression Desalination Team, Yndalecia Ojeda, Esteban Saba, Audrey Munson, Gena Markantonis, Regan Hess, Will Lipscomb, Daisy Enriquez, Sara Mustafa, Myada Abdelrahman, Carolynn Van Zandt, Talon Page

3 Selective Conversion of Ashe Juniper Waste into Levoglucosenone and Acetol

Julius Choi, Sergio Capareda

4 Effect of Carbon Dioxide-Sustained Extraction using Ion-Exchange Resin on Countercurrent Mixed-Acid Fermentation

Haoran Wu

5 Amine Loaded Polymers: The Effect of Functionalized Polymer Dopants on CO2 Capture

Gregory Day, Mathieu R. Bosch, Elizabeth A. Joseph, Hannah F. Drake, Jeremy A. Willman, Hong-Cai Zhou

6 An Optimized Design for the Reformer Unit in a Methanol Production Plant

Abdulrahman Alsuhaibani, Mahmoud El-Halwagi

7 Modeling of flashing fluids discharging through a puncture in a pipeline

Tatiana Flechas, Delphine Laboureur, M. Sam Mannan

8 Numerical and Experimental Study of Gasoline Particulate Filters to Enable High Efficiency Engines

Pengze Yang, Quinton Porter, Andrea Strzelec

9 Electrochemical Fabrication of Micro-channel Arrays on Aluminum Foil as Novel Current Collectors for Energy Storage Devices

Yuan Yue

10 Intelligent Compressor Control for Reduced Energy Usage

Trevor Terrill, Bryan Rasmussen

11 Sky Imagery for minutes-ahead forecasting Naman Jadhav,

12 Deepwater Horizon and the lack of payout policies for victims in oil spills

Jaclyn Muniz,

13 Tracking the Impacts of Industrial Energy Efficiency Christopher Price, Bryan Rasmussen

14 Phase Change Materials for Enhanced Thermal Energy Storage

Navin Kumar, Binjian Ma, Aditya Kuchibhotla

15 Molten Salt Nanofluid for Enhanced Thermal Energy Storage

Navin Kumar, Binjian Ma, Aditya Kuchibhotla

16 scalable synthesis of novel 2D materials for energy storage

Wanmei Sun, Micah Green

17 In-situ Mechanistic Investigation of an Organic Radical Polymer Cathode on Interfacial Charge and Mass Transfer

Shaoyang Wang, Fei Li, Jodie Lutkenhaus

18 The Design of TEMPO-containing Polypeptide Nanocomposites as Promising Candidates for Battery Applications

Tan P. Nguyen, Jingwei Fan, Rachel Letteri, Xun He, and Karen L. Wooley

19 Molybdenum Disulfide 2-D Nanosheets Toxicology to the Environmental Surfaces - Soil Bacteria Survivability Analysis

Michael Bae, Jun Kyun Oh, Nirup Nagabandi, Mustafa Akbulut


Poster Session

20 Numerical Investigation of Hydrodynamics and Heat Transfer induced by Droplet Train Impingement Process for Surface Cooling Applications

Jayaveera, Taolue Zhang, Jorge Alvarado

21 Design of pipe crush test using Finite Element Analysis

Pradeep Gudlur, Amine Benzerga

22 Site Selection Study for LNG Offshore Terminal Based on GIS MCDA

Chenxi Ji, Chenxi Ji, Monir Ahammad, Sam Mannan

23 SPIV Of Flow Behavior Inside A 5x5 Rod Bundle With Mixing Vane

Mateusz Marciniak, Thien Nguyen, Yassin Hassan

24 Advanced heavy gas dispersion model Jiayong Zhu, Delphine Laboureur, and M. Sam Mannan

25 Aramid Nanofiber/Graphene/Carbon Nanotube Composite Electrodes for Structural Energy and Power

Anish Patel, John Harris, Jodie L. Lutkenhaus

26 The Influence of Surface Chemistry and Nanoscopic Roughness on the Frictional Properties of MoS2 Nanosheets

Zhuotong Liu, James D. Batteas

27 Adhesion and Friction at Graphene/Self-Assembled Monolayer Interfaces

Meagan Elinski, Benjamin D. Menard, Zhuotong Liu, James D. Batteas

28 Template-free 3D titanium carbide (MXene) particles crumpled by capillary forces

Smit Alkesh Shah, Touseef Habib, Huili Gao, Peipei Gao, Wanmei Sun, Micah Green, Miladin Radovic

29 A Hydrogen-bonded Ladder Polymer for Carbon Fiber Synthesis and Processing

Xiaozhou Ji, Yang Zou, Tianyu Yuan, Lei Fang

30 Synthesis of Versatile Building Block for Ladder-type Active Material in Organic Photovoltaics

Jongbok Lee, Lei Fang

31 Transition Metal Doping of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskites for Enhanced Optoelectronic Properties

David Parobek, Benjamin Roman, Yitong Dong, Ho Jin, Elbert Lee, Matthew Sheldon, Dong Hee Son

32 Selecting high-lipid producing microalgal mutants through a dielectrophoresis-based microseparator

Song-I Han, Hyun Soo Kim, Arum Han

33 Two-chamber droplet gradient generator microfluidics for microalgae cell growth analysis

Amirali Selahi, Arum Han

34 Compressive creep behavior of porous uranium metal

Karyn Stern, Sean McDeavitt, Luis Ortega

35 Increasing Energy Efficiency of Advanced Nuclear Reactor Fuel Utilizing Modern Experimental Thermal Hydraulic Measurement Techniques

Nolan Goth, Yassin Hassan, Thien Nguyen, Saya Lee, N.K. Anand, Nolan Goth, Philip Jones, Mason Childs, Nicolas Quintanar, Will Headley, Marilyn Delgado, Matt Marciniak, Macon Heath, Brandon Joe, Brian Hubbard, Matt Abernathy

36 Fracture Development and Morphology of Thermally Induced Fractures in EGS wellbores

Danielle Dawson, Minsu Cha, Yunxing Lu

37 Developing a mechanical stratigraphic model of the Eagle Ford Formation

Guangjian Xu, Judith Chester, Fred Chester

38 Fracture Compliance: relationship with fracture conductivity and effect on wave propagation

Edith Sotelo, Richard L. Gibson

39 Frequency-domain Reverse-time migration using generalized multiscale FEM

Yongchae Cho, Richard Gibson

40 Cumulative Risk Assessment Model to Determine Increased Risk due to Impaired Barriers in Offshore Drilling Rigs

Syeda Zohra Halim, M. Sam Mannan


Poster Session

41 The role of leadership and development of management systems to ensure safety performance in energy sectors

Shayan Niknezhad

42 Data-based semi-automatic hazard identification (dahazid) for more comprehensive identification of hazardous scenarios

Sunhwa Park, William J. Rogers, Hans J. Pasman, M. Sam Mannan

43 Developing Probabilistic Barrier Failure Models to Predict Blowout Events

Nafiz Tamim, Delphine Laboureur, A. Rashid Hasan, M. Sam Mannan

44 Study of the Effects of Flow Conditions on the Performance of Corrosion Inhibitors in CO2 Environment

Edna Mendez, Bin Zhang, M. Sam Mannan

45 A New Passive Safety System for Next Generation Reactors - An Experimental and Computational Analysis of Design and Performance.

Nicolas Quintanar, David Holler, Sero Yang, Lance White, Andrew Mills, Matt Abernathy, Brandon Joe, Kevin Savabi, Parth Patel, Alex Brown, Jack Wiley, Will Headley

46 A quantitative approach for optimal alarm identification

Joshiba Ariamuthu Venkidasalapathy, Costas Kravaris, M. Sam Mannan

47 Potential for Peak Demand Reduction Austin Rogers, Bryan Rasmussen

48 Sulfite-enhanced visible light-driven photocatalysis: BiOBr microspheres in the degradation of methyl orange

Wei Deng, Ying Li

49 Energy-water nexus: an integrated model to support decision making among different sectors

Qiong Su, Qiong Su, Hancheng Dai, Yun Lin, Xie Yang, Huan Chen, A. R. Karthikeyan

50 The application of a Food-Energy-Water (FEW) Nexus approach on land use optimization

Yaling Nie, Styliani Avraamidou, Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos, Xin Xiao

51 Shale Gas Monetization: Designing Separation Units for Feedstock Variability

Eric Bohac, Mahmoud El-Halwagi


Notes


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